WO2011069302A1 - Mélanges de polymères thermoplastiques comprenant du polyuréthane dynamiquement réticulé dans une matrice de polymère oléfinique - Google Patents

Mélanges de polymères thermoplastiques comprenant du polyuréthane dynamiquement réticulé dans une matrice de polymère oléfinique Download PDF

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WO2011069302A1
WO2011069302A1 PCT/CN2009/075514 CN2009075514W WO2011069302A1 WO 2011069302 A1 WO2011069302 A1 WO 2011069302A1 CN 2009075514 W CN2009075514 W CN 2009075514W WO 2011069302 A1 WO2011069302 A1 WO 2011069302A1
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  • thermoplastic compositions comprising a discontinuous or co-continuous rubber phase comprising thermoplastic polyurethane in a continuous olefin polymer matrix, and further relates to articles made from the thermoplastic compositions and methods for making the thermoplastic compositions.
  • thermoplastic vulcanizates comprise polypropylene as a continuous phase and crosslinked ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) as a dispersed phase.
  • EPDM ethylene propylene diene monomer
  • PP polypropylene
  • crosslinked EPDM provides the TPVs with an elastomeric character.
  • Extender oil can be added into the TPV and absorbed into the crosslinked EPDM to adjust hardness. Since most of the components in conventional TPVs are polyolefin-based (non-polar), it is difficult to accommodate polar flame retardant (FR) ingredients in the TPVs.
  • thermoplastic polyurethane is able to accommodate more FR ingredients such as metal hydrates and phosphorous-based FRs.
  • TPU thermoplastic polyurethane
  • PO polyolefin
  • the compatibility between TPU and polyolefins is not good enough, especially when a large amount of FR ingredients are added.
  • reactive compatibilizers such as amine or hydroxyl functionalized POs
  • One aspect of the invention provides a compatibilized blend comprising a continuous phase comprising a thermoplastic olefin polymer, a dispersed or co-continuous phase comprising a crosslinked, thermoplastic polyurethane dispersed in the continuous phase or co-continuous with the continuous phase; and a phenolic resole resin crosslinking the thermoplastic polyurethane, wherein the phenolic resole resin acts as a compatibilizer for the thermoplastic olefin polymer and the polyurethane.
  • Articles comprising the blend are also provided.
  • the thermoplastic olefin polymer is a non-polar olefin polymer.
  • the thermoplastic olefin polymer is an ethylene-based polymer.
  • the compatibilized blends can further comprise at least one flame retardant and/or at least one additional compatibilizer.
  • the phenolic resole resin has the following structure:
  • R' is an H atom or a CH 2 OH group and R is an alkyl group.
  • the blend comprises 5 to 75 weight percent thermoplastic olefin polymer, based on the total weight of the blend, 5 to 75 weight percent thermoplastic polyurethane, based on the total weight of blend, and 0.1 to 10 weight percent phenolic resole resin, based on the total weight of blend.
  • Another aspect of the invention provides a method of making a compatibilized blend, the method comprising mixing a thermoplastic olefin polymer, a thermoplastic polyurethane and a phenolic resole resin and crosslinking the thermoplastic polyurethane with the phenolic resole resin with continuous mixing.
  • the method can further comprise mixing a functionalized olefin compatibilizer with the thermoplastic olefin polymer, the thermoplastic polyurethane and the phenolic resole resin.
  • One aspect of the invention provides a compatibilized blend comprising a first phase comprising a thermoplastic olefin polymer matrix and a second phase comprising a crosslinked, thermoplastic polyurethane.
  • the first phase is a continuous phase and the second phase can be co-continuous with the first phase, or dispersed as a non-continuous phase in the first phase.
  • the blends further include a phenolic resole resin which at least partially crosslinks the thermoplastic polyurethane and acts as a compatibilizer for the olefin polymer and the thermoplastic polyurethane.
  • compositions can be significantly improved compared with blends of olefin polymers and thermoplastic polyurethanes that do not include a compatibilizer, or that use a reactive compatibilizer.
  • the blends may also be referred to as compositions, where "composition”, “blend” and like terms mean a mixture or blend of two or more components.
  • polymer which is use throughout this disclosure means a polymeric compound prepared by polymerizing monomers, whether of the same or a different type.
  • the generic term polymer thus embraces the term homopolymer, usually employed to refer to polymers prepared from only one type of monomer, and the term interpolymer. It also embraces all forms of interpolymers, e.g., random, block, homogeneous, heterogeneous, etc.
  • the continuous phase of the present blends includes at least one thermoplastic olefin polymer, which is desirably a non-polar thermoplastic polyolefin.
  • a polyolefin in the thermoplastic matrix is advantageous because it can provide chemical resistance, UV resistance and volume electronic resistance.
  • Olefin polymer means a polymer derived from simple a-olefins. Suitable thermoplastic polyolefins include both olefin homopolymers and interpolymers.
  • Interpolymer means a polymer prepared by the polymerization of at least two different monomers. The interpolymers can be random, block, homogeneous, heterogeneous, etc. This generic term includes copolymers, usually employed to refer to polymers prepared from two different monomers, and polymers prepared from more than two different monomers, e.g., terpolymers, tetrapolymers, etc.
  • Examples of olefin homopolymers are the homopolymers of ethylene (polyethylene) and propylene (polypropylene). Included in the polyethylenes are high density polyethylenes (HDPEs) and low density polyethylenes (LDPEs).
  • HDPEs include those made by polymerizing ethylene monomers using Ziegler-Natta coordination catalysts to provide linear high density polyethylenes having densities of 0.941 to 0.965 gms/cc.
  • LDPEs include those made by polymerizing ethylene monomers using free-radical catalysts to provide branched polyethylenes with densities of 0.910 to 0.935 gms/cc.
  • Examples of HDPEs include HDPE DGDB-2480, available from Sinopec Qilu Co., and HDPE 12450N, available from the Dow Chemical Company.
  • Examples of the olefin interpolymers are the ethylene/a-olefin interpolymers and the propylene/a-olefin interpolymers.
  • the a-olefin is preferably a C2-20 linear, branched or cyclic a-olefin (for the propylene and high olefin/a-olefin interpolymers, ethylene is considered an a-olefin).
  • C3-20 a-olefins examples include propene, 1-butene, 4-methyl-l- pentene, 1-hexene, 1-octene, 1 -decene, 1 -dodecene, 1 -tetradecene, 1 -hexadecene, and 1- octadecene.
  • the a-olefins can also contain a cyclic structure such as cyclohexane or cyclopentane, resulting in an a-olefin such as 3 -cyclohexyl-1 -propene (allyl cyclohexane) and vinyl cyclohexane.
  • cyclic olefins such as norbornene and related olefins
  • cyclic olefins are a-olefins and can be used in place of some or all of the a-olefins described above.
  • styrene and its related olefins are a-olefins for purposes of this invention.
  • Illustrative polyolefin copolymers include ethylene/propylene, ethylene/butene, ethylene/1 -hexene, ethylene/1 -octene, ethylene/styrene, and the like.
  • Illustrative terpolymers include ethylene/propylene/1 -octene, ethylene/propylene/butene, ethylene/butene/1 -octene, and ethylene/butene/styrene.
  • the copolymers can be random or blocky.
  • VLDPE very low density polyethylene
  • FLEXOMER® ethylene/1 -butene polyethylene made by The Dow Chemical Company
  • homogeneously branched, linear ethylene/a-olefin copolymers e.g.
  • TAFMER® by Mitsui Petrochemicals Company Limited and EXACT® by Exxon Chemical Company
  • homogeneously branched, substantially linear ethylene/a-olefin polymers e.g., AFFINITY® polyolefin plastomers and ENGAGE® polyolefin elastomers available from The Dow Chemical Company
  • olefin block copolymers such as those described in USP 7,355,089 (e.g., INFUSE® available from The Dow Chemical Company).
  • the more preferred polyolefin copolymers are the homogeneously branched linear and substantially linear ethylene copolymers.
  • the substantially linear ethylene copolymers are especially preferred, and are more fully described in USP 5,272,236, 5,278,272 and 5,986,028.
  • the olefin copolymers of this category of thermoplastic polymers also include propylene, butene and other alkene-based copolymers, e.g., copolymers comprising a majority of units derived from propylene and a minority of units derived from another a-olefin (including ethylene).
  • Exemplary propylene polymers useful in the practice of this invention include the VERSIFY® polymers available from The Dow Chemical Company, and the VISTAMAXX® polymers available from ExxonMobil Chemical Company.
  • the olefin polymer of the continuous phase is an ethylene polymer.
  • "Ethylene polymer”, “polyethylene”, “ethylene-based polymer” and like terms mean a polymer containing units derived from ethylene. Ethylene-based polymers typically comprises at least 50 mole percent (mol%) units derived from ethylene.
  • Blends of one or more of the olefin polymers can also be used in the continuous phase of the present blends.
  • the olefin polymers useful in the practice of this invention are typically used in amounts ranging from 1 to 99 weight percent (wt%) based on the weight of the blend. This includes embodiments in which the olefin polymers are used in an amount ranging from 5 to 75 wt%, based on the weight of the blend.
  • the co-continuous, or dispersed, phase includes at least one crosslinked thermoplastic polyurethane.
  • a polyurethane is advantageous because it allows for the accommodation of polar flame retardants, thereby making flame-retardant blends with good mechanical properties possible.
  • a "thermoplastic polyurethane” (or "TPU"), as used herein, is the reaction product of a di-isocyanate, one or more polymeric diol(s), and optionally one or more difunctional chain extender(s).
  • the TPU may be prepared by the prepolymer, quasi- prepolymer, or one-shot methods.
  • the di-isocyanate forms a hard segment in the TPU and may be an aromatic, an aliphatic, and a cycloaliphatic di-isocyanate and combinations of two or more of these compounds.
  • a nonlimiting example of a structural unit derived from di- isocyanate (OCN-R-NCO) is represented by formula (I) below:
  • Nonlimiting examples of suitable di-isocyanates include 4,4'-di-isocyanatodiphenyl-methane, p-phenylene di-isocyanate, l,3-bis(isocyanatomethyl)-cyclohexane, 1 ,4-di-isocyanato- cyclohexane, hexamethylene di-isocyanate, 1,5 -naphthalene di-isocyanate, 3,3'-dimethyl- 4,4'-biphenyl di-isocyanate, 4,4'-di-isocyanato-dicyclohexylmethane, 2,4-toluene di-isocyanate, and 4,4'-di-isocyanato-diphenylmethane.
  • the polymeric diol forms soft segments in the resulting TPU.
  • the polymeric diol can have a molecular weight (number average) in the range, for example, from 200 to 10,000 g/mole. More than one polymeric diol can be employed.
  • Nonlimiting examples of suitable polymeric diols include polyether diols (yielding a "polyether TPU'); polyester diols (yielding a "polyester TPU'); hydroxy-terminated polycarbonates (yielding a "polycarbonate TPU”); hydroxy-terminated polybutadienes; hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene-acrylonitrile copolymers; hydroxy-terminated copolymers of dialkyl siloxane and alkylene oxides, such as ethylene oxide, propylene oxide; natural oil diols, and any combination thereof.
  • One or more of the foregoing polymeric diols may be mixed with an amine-terminated polyether and/or an amino -terminated polybutadiene-acrylonitrile copolymer
  • the difunctional chain extender can be aliphatic straight and branched chain diols having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms, inclusive, in the chain.
  • Illustrative of such diols are ethylene glycol, 1,3 -propanediol, 1 ,4-butanediol, 1 ,5-pentanediol, 1 ,6-hexanediol, neopentyl glycol, and the like; 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol; hydroquinonebis-(hydroxyethyl)ether; cyclohexylenediols (1,4-, 1,3-, and 1 ,2-isomers), isopropylidenebis(cyclohexanols); diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, ethanolamine, N-methyl-diethanolamine, and the like; and mixtures of any of the above.
  • difunctional extender may be replaced by trifunctional extenders, without detracting from the thermoplasticity of the resulting TPU; illustrative of such extenders are glycerol, trimethylolpropane, and the like.
  • the chain extender is incorporated into the polyurethane in amounts determined by the selection of the specific reactant components, the desired amounts of the hard and soft segments, and the index sufficient to provide good mechanical properties, such as modulus and tear strength.
  • the polyurethane compositions can contain, for example, from 2 to 25, preferably from 3 to 20 and more preferably from 4 to 18, wt % of the chain extender component.
  • chain stoppers small amounts of monohydroxyl functional or monoamino functional compounds, often termed “chain stoppers,” may be used to control molecular weight.
  • chain stoppers are the propanols, butanols, pentanols, and hexanols.
  • chain stoppers are typically present in minor amounts from 0.1 to 2 weight percent of the entire reaction mixture leading to the polyurethane composition.
  • the equivalent proportions of polymeric diol to said extender can vary considerably depending on the desired hardness for the TPU product. Generally speaking, the equivalent proportions fall within the respective range of from about 1 :1 to about 1 :20, preferably from about 1 :2 to about 1 :10. At the same time the overall ratio of isocyanate equivalents to equivalents of active hydrogen containing materials is within the range of 0.90:1 to 1.10:1 , and preferably, 0.95:1 to 1.05:1.
  • TPUs include the PELLETHANETM, ESTANETM, TECOFLEXTM, TECOPHILICTM, TEC OTH A ETM, and TECOPLASTTM thermoplastic polyurethanes all available from the Lubrizol Corporation; ELASTOLLANTM thermoplastic polyurethanes and other thermoplastic polyurethanes available from BASF; and additional thermoplastic polyurethane materials available from Bayer, Huntsman, Merquinsa and other suppliers.
  • the polyurethane component of the compatibilized blends used in the practice of the invention may contain a combination of two or more TPUs as described above.
  • TPUs useful in the practice of this invention are typically used in amounts ranging from 1 to 99 wt% based on the weight of the blend. This includes embodiments in which TPUs are used in amounts ranging from 5 to 75 wt% based on the weight of the blend.
  • Phenolic Resole Resins are typically used in amounts ranging from 1 to 99 wt% based on the weight of the blend.
  • Phenolic resole resins play two roles in the present blends. They crosslink the thermoplastic polyurethanes (e.g., through a dynamic crosslinking process, as described below) and they act as compatibilizers for the olefin polymers and the TPUs in the blend. As a result, the phenolic resins improve the mechanical properties of the blends relative to blends that use more conventional crosslinking agents, such as peroxides. In addition, the phenolic resole resins can have a high limited oxygen index (LOI) (e.g., about 32 to 36) which can improve the flame retardant performance of the blends into which they are incorporated.
  • LOI high limited oxygen index
  • the phenolic resole resin helps the olefin polymers and TPUs mix together without objectionable separation so that delamination or derivation problems do not occur in products, such as molded articles, formed from the blends. Delamination can be evidenced by, for example, the lowering of some measured physical property (e.g., tensile strength) to a value below that for either one of the polymer components in the blend, or by the visual observation of separation, such as sample fracture, crumbling, or the like.
  • some measured physical property e.g., tensile strength
  • the phenolic resole resins are desirably those having benzyl hydroxyl, or methyl hydroxyl, end-groups.
  • the resole resins can have the following structure:
  • R' is an H atom, hydroxyl group or CH 2 OH group and R is an alkyl group, such as a p-tert octyl group or a p-tert butyl group.
  • the phenolic resole resin SP-1045 available from SI Group, is an example of a suitable phenolic resole resin.
  • the repeat unit in this phenolic resin is
  • the phenolic resole resins useful in the practice of this invention are typically used in amounts ranging from 0.01 to 20 wt% based on the weight of the blend. This includes embodiments in which TPUs are used in amounts ranging from 0.1 to 10 wt% based on the weight of the blend.
  • Compatibilizers and curing agents in addition to the phenolic resole resin can also be included in the blend.
  • Additional compatibilizers that can, optionally, be included in the present blends include reactive compatibilizers, such as polyolefins grafted with functional groups that react with polyurethanes.
  • additional compatibilizers include epoxy-modified polyolefins and hydroxyl-modified non-polar polymers, such as polyolefin homopolymers, random or block copolymers, or polyolefin elastomers, and styrenic copolymers; and amine modified polyolefin homopolymers, random or block copolymers, or polyolefin elastomers.
  • IgetabondTM 2C ethylene/glycidyl methacrylate (EGMA) with 6 wt% GMA and 94 wt% ethylene
  • EGMA ethylene/glycidyl methacrylate
  • Other examples include malic anhydride grafted polypropylene (PP-g-MAH) and hydroxyl grafted polypropylene.
  • the additional compatibilizers useful in the practice of this invention are typically used in amounts ranging from 0.01 to 15 wt%, based on the weight of the blend. This includes embodiments in which additional compatibilizers are present in amounts ranging from 0.1 to 10 wt%, and further includes embodiments in which additional compatibilizers are present in amounts ranging from 1 to 7.5 wt%, based on the weight of the blend.
  • Peroxides are an example of an additional curing agent for the TPU that may be included in the blend.
  • Luperox 101 available from Arkema, is an example of a suitable peroxide curing agent.
  • the additional curing agents useful in the practice of this invention are typically used in amounts ranging from 0.01 to 4 wt%, based on the weight of the blend. This includes embodiments in which additional curing agents are present in amounts ranging from 0.1 to 3 wt%, and further includes embodiments in which additional curing agents are present in amounts ranging from 0.2 to 2 wt%, based on the weight of the blend.
  • the present compositions can further optionally include one or more curing catalysts (also referred to as a curing accelerator or cure activator) for the phenolic resole resins, or any additional curing agents.
  • curing catalysts for the phenolic resole resins include Lewis acids, SnCl 4 .2H 2 0, and FeCl 3 3H 2 0.
  • curing catalysts for peroxide curing agents include triallyl isocyanurate (TAIC) or trimethylpropane trimethacrylate (TMPT).
  • the curing catalysts useful in the practice of this invention are typically used in amounts ranging from 0.01 to 4 wt%, based on the weight of the blend. This includes embodiments in which additional curing catalysts are present in amounts ranging from 0.05 to 2 wt%, and further includes embodiments in which additional curing catalysts are present in amounts ranging from 0.1 to 1 wt%, based on the weight of the blend.
  • Flame retardants can be included in the blends in order to provide flame-retardant compositions.
  • the flame retardants can be organic or inorganic and are desirably halogen- free.
  • Halogen-free and like terms mean that the compositions of this invention are without or substantially without halogen content, i.e., contain less than 2000 mg/kg of halogen as measured by ion chromatography (IC) or a similar analytical method. Halogen content of less than this amount is considered inconsequential to the efficacy of the composition as, for example, a wire or cable covering.
  • the blends satisfy at least one of the UL 94 V0, UL 94 VI and UL 94 V2 flame retardant standards.
  • UL-94 is the Underwriters' Laboratory (UL) Bulletin 94 Tests for Flammability of Plastic Materials for Parts in Devices and Appliances.
  • Organic flame retardants include organic phosphates. Specific examples of organic flame retardants include phosphorus- or nitrogen-based flame retardants.
  • the organic flame retardants can be intumescent flame retardants.
  • An "intumescent flame retardant” is a flame retardant that yields a foamed char formed on a surface of a polymeric material during fire exposure.
  • Phosphorus-based and nitrogen-based intumescent flame retardants that can be used in the practice of this invention include, but are not limited to, organic phosphonic acids, phosphonates, phosphinates, phosphonites, phosphinites, phosphine oxides, phosphines, phosphites or phosphates, phosphorus ester amides, phosphoric acid amides, phosphonic acid amides, phosphinic acid amides, and melamine and melamine derivatives, including melamine polyphosphate, melamine pyrophosphate and melamine cyanurate and mixtures of two or more of these materials.
  • Examples include phenylbisdodecyl phosphate, phenylbisneopentyl phosphate, phenyl ethylene hydrogen phosphate, phenyl-bis-3,5,5'- trimethylhexyl phosphate), ethyldiphenyl phosphate, 2-ethylhexyl di(p-tolyl) phosphate, diphenyl hydrogen phosphate, bis(2-ethyl-hexyl) p-tolylphosphate, tritolyl phosphate, bis(2- ethylhexyl)-phenyl phosphate, tri(nonylphenyl) phosphate, phenylmethyl hydrogen phosphate, di(dodecyl) p-tolyl phosphate, tricresyl phosphate, triphenyl phosphate, triphenyl phosphate, dibutylphenyl phosphate, 2-chloroethyldiphenyl phosphate
  • Phosphoric acid esters of the type described in U.S. Patent No. 6,404,971 are examples of phosphorus-based flame retardants.
  • Ammonium polyphosphate is another example.
  • the ammonium polyphosphate is often used with flame retardant co-additives, such as melamine derivatives. Additional co-additives, such as hydroxyl sources, can also be included to contribute to the intumescent flame retardant char forming mechanism.
  • Budenheim and Adeka sell intumescent material blends such as Budenheim BuditTM 3167 (based on ammonium polyphosphate and co-additives) and Adeka FP-2100J (based on piperazine polyphosphate and co-additives).
  • Preferred intumescent flame retardant additives used in the demonstration of this invention include the ADK STAB FP-2100J (a nitrogen -phosphorous based flame retardant) and a combination of resorcinol diphosphate (Supresta RDP) and aluminum trihydrate.
  • Other preferred flame retardants include bisphenol A polyphosphate (also known as BAPP or BDP).
  • Suitable inorganic flame retardants include metal hydroxides, calcium carbonate, silica and mixtures thereof.
  • metal hydroxides are aluminum trihydroxide (also known as ATH or aluminum trihydrate) and magnesium hydroxide (also known as magnesium dihydroxide).
  • organic flame retardants useful in the practice of this invention are typically used in amounts ranging from 1 to 40 wt%, based on the weight of the blend. This includes embodiments in which organic flame retardants are present in amounts ranging from 5 to 30 wt%, and further includes embodiments in which organic flame retardants are present in amounts ranging from 5 to 20 wt%, based on the weight of the blend.
  • the inorganic flame retardants useful in the practice of this invention are typically used in amounts ranging from 1 to 70 wt%, based on the weight of the blend. This includes embodiments in which inorganic flame retardants are present in amounts ranging from 10 to 60 wt%, and further includes embodiments in which inorganic flame retardants are present in amounts ranging from 20 to 50 wt%, based on the weight of the blend.
  • the blends of this invention can, optionally, also contain additives and/or fillers.
  • additives include, but are not limited to, antioxidants, processing aids, colorants, coupling agents, ultraviolet stabilizers (including UV absorbers), antistatic agents, nucleating agents, slip agents, plasticizers, lubricants, viscosity control agents, tackifiers, anti-blocking agents, surfactants, extender oils, acid scavengers, and metal deactivators.
  • antioxidants include, but are not limited to, antioxidants, processing aids, colorants, coupling agents, ultraviolet stabilizers (including UV absorbers), antistatic agents, nucleating agents, slip agents, plasticizers, lubricants, viscosity control agents, tackifiers, anti-blocking agents, surfactants, extender oils, acid scavengers, and metal deactivators.
  • processing aids including UV absorbers
  • antistatic agents including UV absorbers
  • nucleating agents nucleating agents
  • slip agents slip agents
  • Representative fillers include but are not limited to the various metal oxides, e.g., titanium dioxide; metal carbonates such as magnesium carbonate and calcium carbonate; metal sulfides and sulfates such as molybdenum disulfide and barium sulfate; metal borates such as barium borate, meta-barium borate, zinc borate and meta-zinc borate; metal anhydride such as aluminum anhydride; clay such as diatomite, kaolin and montmorillonite; huntite; celite; asbestos; ground minerals; and lithopone.
  • These fillers are typically used a conventional manner and in conventional amounts, e.g., from 5 wt% or less to 50 wt% or more based on the weight of the composition.
  • Suitable UV light stabilizers include hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS) and UV light absorber (UVA) additives.
  • HALS hindered amine light stabilizers
  • UVA UV light absorber
  • Representative HALS that can be used in the compositions include, but are not limited to, TINUVIN XT 850, TINUVIN 622, TINUVIN® 770, TINUVIN® 144, SANDUVOR® PR-31 and Chimassorb 119 FL.
  • TINUVIN® 770 is bis-(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidinyl)sebacate, has a molecular weight of about 480 grams/mole, is commercially available from Ciba, Inc. (now a part of BASF), and possesses two secondary amine groups.
  • TINUVIN® 144 is bis-(l,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidinyl)- 2-n-butyl-2-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)malonate, has a molecular weight of about 685 grams/mole, contains tertiary amines, and is also available from Ciba.
  • SANDUVOR® PR-31 is propanedioic acid, [(4-methoxyphenyl)-methylene]-bis-(l ,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4- piperidinyl)ester, has a molecular weight of about 529 grams/mole, contains tertiary amines, and is available from Clariant Chemicals (India) Ltd.
  • Chimassorb 119 FL or Chimassorb 119 is 10 wt % of dimethyl succinate polymer with 4-hydroxy-2,2,6,6, - tetramethyl-1- piperidineethanol and 90 wt % of N,N"'-[1 , 2 -Ethanediylbis[[[4,6-bis[butyl(l, 2,2,6,6- pentamethyl-4-piperidinyl)amino] -1,3,5- traizin-2- yl]imino]-3,l-propanediyl]] bis [N'N"- dibutyl-N'N"- bis(l,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidinyl)]-l, is commercially available from Ciba, Inc.
  • Representative UV absorber (UVA) additives include benzotriazole types such as Tinuvin 326 and Tinuvin 328 commercially available from Ciba, Inc. Blends of HAL's and UVA additives are also effective.
  • the light stabilizers are present in amounts of 0.1 to 5.0 weight percent, based on the total weight of the compositions. This includes embodiments that include 1.0 to 2.0 weight percent of UV light stabilizer additives.
  • antioxidants include, but are not limited to, hindered phenols such as tetrakis[methylene(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyhydro-cinnamate)]methane; bis[(beta-(3,5- ditert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)-methylcarboxyethyl)]sulphide, 4,4'-thiobis(2-methyl-6-tert- butylphenol), 4,4'-thiobis(2-tert-butyl-5-methylphenol), 2,2'-thiobis(4-methyl-6-tert- butylphenol),and thiodiethylene bis(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy)hydrocinnamate; phosphites and phosphonites such as tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphite and di-tert-butylphenyl- phosphonite; thio compounds such as
  • processing aids include, but are not limited to, metal salts of carboxylic acids such as zinc stearate or calcium stearate; fatty acids such as stearic acid, oleic acid, or erucic acid; fatty amides such as stearamide, oleamide, erucamide, or ⁇ , ⁇ '-ethylene bis-stearamide; polyethylene wax; oxidized polyethylene wax; polymers of ethylene oxide; copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide; vegetable waxes; petroleum waxes; non ionic surfactants; silicone fluids and polysiloxanes.
  • Processing aids can be used, for example, in amounts of 0.05 to 5 wt% based on the weight of the composition. Mechanical Properties
  • the present blends can be characterized by their tensile strength at break (in MPa), elongation at break (%), volume resistance (in ⁇ * ⁇ ) and/or melt flow rates (MFRs).
  • Tensile strength and elongation can be measured in accordance with the ASTM D-638 testing procedure on compression molded samples prepared according to ASTM D4703. Elongation at break, or elongation to break, is the strain on a sample when it breaks. It usually is expressed as a percent.
  • Some embodiments of the present blends have tensile strengths at break of at least 10 MPa. This includes blends having tensile strength at break of at least 15 MPa and further includes blends having a tensile strength at break of at least 20 MPa.
  • Some embodiments of the present blends have an elongation at break of at least 100%. This includes blends having an elongation at break of at least 200%, further includes blends having an elongation at break of at least 400% and still further includes blends having an elongation at break of at least 600%.
  • Some embodiments of the present blends have a volume resistivity of at least lxlO 15 ⁇ * cm. This includes blends having a volume resistivity of at least 2x10 15 Q*cm. For the purposes of this disclosure, volume resistivity is measured in accordance with ASTM D257.
  • the present blends can be made by dynamically crosslinking polyurethane polymers to form a co-continuous or discontinuous phase in an olefin polymer matrix.
  • a vulcanizable elastomer is dispersed into a resinous thermoplastic polymer and the elastomer is crosslinked in the presence of a crosslinking agent while continuously mixing and shearing the blend.
  • the viscosity of the elastomer phase increases, causing the viscosity ratio of the blend to increase.
  • the shear stress causes the elastomer phase to form dispersed particles in the thermoplastic matrix.
  • the crosslinking density of the elastomeric phase is not sufficiently high, the elastomeric phase can remain co-continuous with the thermoplastic matrix.
  • the examples below provide examples of methods of forming blends via a dynamic vulcanization process. Briefly, these methods entail blending an olefin polymer, a thermoplastic polyurethane and a phenolic resole resin with continuous mixing.
  • the olefin polymer and the polyurethane are first mixed with an additional compatibilizer at an elevated temperature and the phenolic resole resin is subsequently added to the mixer. The resulting mixture is then mixed at the elevated temperature for a time sufficient to allow the phenolic resole resin to crosslink the polyurethane. Flame retardants, cure catalysts and optional additives can also be added to the mixture during the mixing process.
  • the blends can be made without the use of liquid materials, resulting in easy processability.
  • Compounding of the blends can be effected by standard equipment known to those skilled in the art.
  • compounding equipment are internal batch mixers, such as a BanburyTM or BoilingTM internal mixer.
  • continuous single, or twin screw, mixers can be used, such as a FarrelTM continuous mixer, a Werner and PfleidererTM twin screw mixer, or a BussTM kneading continuous extruder.
  • the type of mixer utilized, and the operating conditions of the mixer will affect properties of the composition such as viscosity, volume resistivity, and extruded surface smoothness.
  • Another aspect of the invention provides articles, such as molded or extruded articles, comprising one or more blends of present invention.
  • Articles include cable jackets and wire insulation.
  • the article includes a metal conductor and a coating on this metal conductor to provide an "insulated" wire capable of electrical transmission of low voltage telecommunication signals or for a wide range of electrical power transmission applications.
  • a "metal conductor,” as used herein, is at least one metal component used to transmit either electrical power and/or electrical signals. Flexibility of wire and cables is often desired, so the metal conductor can have either a solid cross-section or preferentially can be composed of smaller wire strands that provide increased flexibility for the given overall conductor diameter. Cables are often composed of several components such as multiple insulated wires formed into an inner core, and then surrounded by a cable sheathing system providing protection and cosmetic appearance.
  • the cable sheathing system can incorporate metallic layers such as foils or armors, and typically has a polymer layer on the surface.
  • the one or more polymer layers incorporated into the protective/cosmetic cable sheathing are often referred to cable "jacketing".
  • the sheathing is only a polymeric jacketing layer surrounding a cable core.
  • the present blends may be used as, or in, the polymeric components in a full range of wire and cable products, including power cables and both metallic and fiber optic communication applications. Use includes both direct contact and indirect contact between the coating and the metal conductor.
  • Direct contact is a configuration whereby the coating immediately contacts the metal conductor, with no intervening layer(s) and/or no intervening material(s) located between the coating and the metal conductor.
  • Indirect contact is a configuration whereby an intervening layer(s) and/or an intervening material(s) is located between the metal conductor and the coating.
  • the coating may wholly or partially cover or otherwise surround or encase the metal conductor.
  • the coating may be the sole component surrounding the metal conductor. Alternatively, the coating may be one layer of a multilayer jacket or sheath encasing the metal conductor.
  • the blends can be used as a layer or component in fiber optic cables which incorporate optical fibers transmitting light energy. These cables are typically used in communication applications, and are capable of transmitting large quantities of data.
  • the polymeric coating provides many of the same protective benefits as metallic-based cables, providing a tough protective layer with good cosmetic appearance, and having any required level of burn resistance.
  • Nonlimiting examples of suitable coated metal conductors include wiring for consumer electronics, a power cable, a power charger wire for cell phones and/or computers, computer data cords, power cords, appliance wiring material, and consumer electronic accessory cords.
  • a cable containing an insulation layer comprising a blend of this invention can be prepared with various types of extruders, e.g., single or twin screw types. These blends should have extrusion capability on any equipment suitable for thermoplastic polymer extrusion.
  • the most common fabrication equipment for wire and cable products is a single screw plasticating extruder.
  • a description of a conventional single screw extruder can be found in USP 4,857,600.
  • An example of co-extrusion and an extruder therefore can be found in USP 5,575,965.
  • a typical extruder has a hopper at its upstream end and a die at its downstream end.
  • Granules of the polymeric blend feed through a hopper into the extruder barrel, which contains a screw with a helical flight.
  • the length to diameter ratio of extruder barrel and screw is typically in the range of about 15:1 to about 30:1.
  • a screen pack supported by a breaker plate used to filter any large particulate contaminates from the polymer melt.
  • the screw portion of the extruder is typically divided up into three sections, the solids feed section, the compression or melting section, and the metering or pumping section.
  • the granules of the polymer are conveyed through the feed zone into the compression zone, where the depth of the screw channel is reduced to compact the material, and the thermoplastic polymer is fluxed by a combination of heat input from the extruder barrel, and frictional shear heat generated by the screw.
  • Most extruders have multiple barrel heating zones (more than two) along the barrel axis running from upstream to downstream. Each heating zone typically has a separate heater and heat controller to allow a temperature profile to be established along the length of the barrel.
  • thermoplastic extrusion lines After shaping, thermoplastic extrusion lines typically have a water trough to cool and solidify the polymer into the final wire or cable product, and then have reel take-up systems to collect long lengths of this product.
  • wire and cable fabrication process for example, there are alternate types of screw designs such as barrier mixer or other types, and alternate processing equipment such as a polymer gear pump to generate the discharge pressure.
  • Table 1 provides a list of the raw materials used in the examples, along with their manufacturers, MFR values, and densities, where applicable.
  • Pellethane 201-90AE is a TPU-polyether from Lubrizol Corporation.
  • VERSIFY DE2300 is a propylene-ethylene copolymer.
  • Phenolic resin (Resole) SP-1045 is a phenolic resole resin having a repeat unit structure as follows:
  • Tensile testing Granules made from the blends were formed into sample sheets for tensile testing via compression molding. The sample sheets were compression molded at 180 °C for 10 minutes in accordance with ASTM D4703. The sheets were cut into bell-shape specimens. The tensile strength at break and the elongation at break are measured according to ASTM D638, using a nominal Type C specimen punched using a bell shaped cutter from the 90 mm wide molded sheet having a nominal 1.44 mm thickness. The tensile testing is performed on a INSTRON 5566 Tensile Tester at a testing speed of 500mm/minute with video camera to record the strain.
  • VW-1 Underwriters' Laboratory
  • UL Underwriters' Laboratory
  • Vertical Wire, Class 1 the highest flame rating a wire or sleeve can be given under the UL 1441 specification.
  • the test is performed by placing the wire or sleeve in a vertical position. A flame is set underneath it for a period of time, and then removed. The characteristics of the sleeve are then noted.
  • the VW-1 flame test is determined in accordance with Method 1080 of UL-1581. In the present experiments, simulated VW-1 testing is conducted in a UL-94 chamber.
  • the specimen is hanged on a clamp, with its longitudinal axis vertical by applying a 50 g load on to its lower end.
  • a paper flag (2 * 0.5 cm) is placed on the top of the wire.
  • the distance between the flame bottom (highest point of the burner oracle) and the bottom of flag is 18 cm.
  • the flame is applied continuously for 45 sec.
  • After flame time (AFT), uncharred wire length (UCL) and uncharred flag area percentage (flag uncharred) are recorded during and after combustion.
  • Four or five specimen are tested for each sample. Any of the following phenomenons will result in a rating of "not pass”: (1) the cotton under the specimen is ignited; (2) the flag is burned out; or (3) dripping with flame is observed.
  • Morphology The morphology of the blends was measured using cryo-microtomy, atomic force microscopy and optical microscopy.
  • Cryo-Microtomy Specimens for microtomy are cut by a razor blade. The isolated pieces are razor trimmed to an appropriate size for cryo-microtomy.
  • Cross sections of the specimens are polished with a diamond knife at -120°C on a Leica UC6 microtome equipped with an FC6 cryo -sectioning chamber.
  • Microtome sections cut in the cross machine direction (CMD) are selected and polished at the same time for scanning.
  • AFM Atomic Force Microscopy
  • AFM images are obtained on a Nanoscope V using a Dimension V Large Sample AFM (Veeco, Inc.) and hybrid scanner head.
  • the microscope is outfitted with coaxial zoom optics for reflected light imaging up to about 1000X magnification.
  • the microscope is operated in the Tapping ModeTM (trademark of Veeco) where the lever is oscillated at resonance and the feedback control adjusts for constant tapping amplitude.
  • Scanning is carried out in air using commercially available silicon cantilevers and tips with nominal force constants of 48 N/m (LTESPW Tapping mode etched silicon probes). Estimated normal scanning forces under these conditions are in the 10 "8 to 10 "9 N range.
  • the digital images have 512x512 pixels.
  • the digital images are pseudo- colored according to measured properties (height, amplitude, and phase).
  • the initial amplitude of the oscillating probe (AO) is 2000mv and the set point amplitude (Asp) is 1300mv ⁇ 1500
  • the TPU, polyolefin and additional compatibilizer are fed into a Haake mixer at 190 °C for about 5 minutes.
  • the phenolic resole resin is then added into the mixer.
  • the rotor speed is kept at 80 rpm and held for 3-15 minutes to allow TPU crosslinking.
  • the melt is then cooled to room temperature and removed for testing.
  • Inventive blends 1 and 2 use HDPEs with different MFR values as the continuous olefin polymer.
  • the inventive blends 1 -3 use a phenolic resole resin to dynamically crosslink the TPU which exists as a non-continuous phase dispersed in the polyolefin continuous phase.
  • Inventive blend 1 provides surprisingly improved tensile strength, elongation at break and volume resistance relative to the comparative blends.
  • inventive blend 3 and comparative blend 3 use VERSIFY DE 2300 as the olefin polymer. Like inventive blends 1 and 2, inventive blend 3 uses a phenolic resole resin to dynamically crosslink the TPU which exists as a non-continuous phase dispersed in the polyolefin elastomer continuous phase. Compared to comparative blend 3, inventive blend 3 exhibits remarkably improved tensile strength and elongation at break.
  • the blends in this example include PP-g-OH and/or PP-g-MAH compatibilizers, as well as organic and inorganic flame retardants.
  • the blends of Table 3 are formulated by adding the TPU, the polyolefin and the additional compatibilizer to a Haake mixer at 190 °C for about 3 minutes. After the resulting polymer composition melts, a mixture of BDP and ATH flame retardants is added into the mixer and mixed for another 3 minutes. Then the phenolic resole resin is added into the mixer. The rotor speed is kept at 80 rpm, the temperature is raised to above 195 °C, and held 3-15 minutes to allow crosslinking. The melt is then cooled to room temperature and removed for testing.
  • the PP-g-MAH is a commercial product with 1% MAH grafted onto hPP (available from Rizhisheng Company). Fifty grams of the PP-g-MAH is fed into a Haake mixer at 170 °C at a rotor speed of 50 rpm. After the PP-g-MAH melts, a stoichiometric quantity of ethanolamine is added and mixed for 3 minutes to form the PP-g-OH. The melt is then cooled to room temperature and removed for later use.
  • inventive blends 4, 5 and 6 are flame-retardant composites comprising crosslinked TPU domains in an olefin polymer matrix.
  • the phenolic resole resin content of each blend is different.
  • Comparative blend 4 is a flame-retardant composite comprising uncrosslinked TPU and an olefin polymer.
  • inventive blends 4, 5 and 6 are able to pass the VW-1 test and, at the same time, afford dramatically improved mechanical properties.
  • some specimens for comparative blend 4 show slight dripping during the combustion tests. In contrast, there is no dripping during the combustion of any of the specimens corresponding to inventive blend 4.
  • inventive blends with a higher phenolic resole resin content can provide better mechanical properties.
  • inventive blends 4 and 5, which include both PP-g-MAH and PP-g- OH exhibit better mechanical properties than inventive blend 6, which includes only PP-g- OH.
  • inventive blend 6 which includes only PP-g- OH.
  • the reason may be that the combination of PP-g-MAH and PP-g-OH affords better compatibility for the composite, whereby PP-g-MAH is able to compatiblize ATH and the olefin polymer and PP-g-OH is able to compatiblize the TPU and the olefin polymer in the composite.
  • inventive blends 4 and 6, and comparative blend 4 were studied by AFM and optical microscopy.
  • Inventive blend 4 in which the TPU is dynamically crosslinked by the phenolic resins has a more homogenous dispersion than comparative blend 4 in which the TPU is not dynamically crosslinked.
  • the domain sizes for inventive blends 4 and 6 and comparative blend 4 become smaller as the content of phenolic resole resin increases from 0 to 2 wt%, based on the total weight of the blend. This indicates that the phenolic resole resin also acts as a compatibilizer for the TPU and olefin polymer in the blends. This may be due to the large R group of the resole resin (p-tert. octyl group).
  • compositional, physical or other property such as, for example, tensile strength, elongation at break, etc.
  • tensile strength, elongation at break, etc. is from 100 to 1,000
  • sub ranges such as 100 to 144, 155 to 170, 197 to 200, etc.
  • ranges containing values which are less than one or containing fractional numbers greater than one e.g., 1.1 , 1.5, etc.
  • one unit is considered to be 0.0001 , 0.001, 0.01 or 0.1 , as appropriate.

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L'invention porte sur des mélanges rendus compatibles comprenant une première phase comprenant un polymère oléfinique thermoplastique et une seconde phase comprenant un polyuréthane thermoplastique réticulé. La première phase est une phase continue et la seconde phase peut être co-continue avec la première phase ou dispersée sous forme d'une phase non continue dans la première phase. Les mélanges comprennent en outre une résine phénolique de type résole qui réticule au moins en partie le polyuréthane thermoplastique et sert d'agent de compatibilité pour le polymère oléfinique et le polyuréthane thermoplastique.
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