WO2014021396A1

WO2014021396A1 - Polyester film and method for producing same

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Publication number: WO2014021396A1
Application number: PCT/JP2013/070797
Authority: WO
Inventors: 清水　敏之; 中谷　伊志
Original assignee: 東洋紡株式会社
Priority date: 2012-08-03
Filing date: 2013-07-31
Publication date: 2014-02-06
Also published as: JP6135373B2; JP6981451B2; JP6519605B2; JP6358362B2; JP6447658B2; JP2017196898A; JP2017197760A; JP2017197758A; TW201408467A; JP6358361B2; JP2014043571A; JP2017197766A; TWI607856B; JP6358360B2; JP2017201028A; JP2019194339A; JP6610617B2; JP2017197759A; JP2017214577A

Abstract

The present application addresses the problem of providing a biaxially stretched polyester film which can be produced in a simple manner by a treatment for imparting easy adhesion properties such as a corona discharge treatment and which has both film strength and easiness of adhesion. The problem can be solved by a biaxially stretched polyester film which comprises a polyester resin and has a thickness of 3 to 50 μm and of which one surface is subjected to any one of various treatments for imparting easy adhesion properties such as a corona discharge treatment, wherein the polyester resin has such a property that the difference between a recrystallization temperature of the polyester resin which is measured by DSC and is observed upon the cooling of a melted product of the polyester resin at a rate of 40˚C/min and a recrystallization temperature of the polyester resin which is measured by DSC and is observed upon the cooling of a melted product of the polyester resin at a rate of 20˚C/min is 0 to 15˚C.

Description

Polyester film and method for producing the same

The present invention relates to an easily adhesive polyester film. More specifically, the present invention relates to a polyester film exhibiting excellent adhesion in various laminating and printing applications and a method for producing the same.

Biaxially stretched polyester films represented by polyethylene terephthalate (PET) films are magnetic tapes and insulating tapes due to their excellent transparency, dimensional stability, mechanical properties, electrical properties, chemical resistance, etc. It is used in a wide range of fields such as photographic film, tracing film, packaging material, electrical insulating material, information recording material, and various process papers. However, since the biaxially stretched polyester film has a high crystal orientation, the film surface has poor adhesion to various adhesives, paints, inks, photosensitizers, magnetic paints, matte agents, and the like. Therefore, as a simple method, in addition to annealing the film at a high temperature, a method of lowering the orientation of the whole film and making it easy to adhere by performing a treatment at a high temperature during heat setting during the film forming process is adopted. However, this conventional technique has a problem that the film becomes brittle.

Therefore, as a general method, when actually used in various processes, it is often necessary to perform some kind of easy adhesion treatment on the surface of the polyester film. Examples are given below.
A technique is known in which the surface is easily melted by adding / copolymerizing a component having a small crystal melting heat quantity (for example, polyalkylene glycol) into the raw material, thereby increasing ink adhesion and laminate strength. (See, for example, Patent Document 1). However, such conventional techniques improve the adhesion because the crystallinity of the surface is low, but there is a problem that the adhesion on the surface on the base material side tends to decrease at high temperatures and is easy to block.

In addition, a technique is known in which ink adhesion and laminate strength are increased by a resin layer formed by laminating an easily adhesive coat layer on the surface by in-line coating or offline coating (see, for example, Patent Document 2). ). However, such a conventional technique has a problem that the manufacturing process is complicated, and a surface layer component is mixed at the time of recovery of a film end portion that is not used as a product.

On the other hand, in printing and laminating, in order to increase adhesion such as ink adhesion and laminating strength, physical methods such as ultraviolet irradiation treatment, corona discharge treatment, plasma discharge treatment, flame treatment, alkali treatment, primer It is known to perform chemical treatment such as treatment. For example, a technique has been known in which ink adhesion and laminate strength increase due to polar groups formed on the surface layer (see, for example, Patent Document 3). However, since the crystallinity of the film surface is increased by corona treatment, there is a problem that it is difficult to easily adhere.

JP 51-90346 A Japanese Patent Publication No.41-8470 Japanese Patent Publication No.58-25331

The present invention has been made against the background of the problems of the prior art. That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a biaxially stretched polyester film having both film strength and easy adhesion by a simple method such as easy adhesion treatment such as corona discharge treatment.

The inventors of the present invention have intensively studied to achieve the object, and as a result, the present invention has been completed. That is, the present invention
1. Polyester resin obtained by DSC, wherein the difference between the recrystallization temperature observed when cooled from the molten state at a rate of 40 ° C./min and the recrystallization temperature at a rate of 20 ° C./min is 0 to 15 ° C. A biaxially stretched polyester film having a thickness of 3 to 50 μm and satisfying the physical properties of the following requirements (1) to (4):
(1) The thermal shrinkage in the MD direction is 0.5 to 10%.
(2) The piercing strength is 5 to 20N.
(3) The surface crystallinity obtained by ATR-IR is 1.10 to 1.35 on the easy adhesion treated surface side.
(4) The value obtained by subtracting the surface crystallinity of the other side of the film from the surface crystallinity of one side of the film is in the range of −0.1 to 0.
2. 2. The biaxially stretched polyester film as described in 1 above, wherein the polyester resin has an isophthalic component.
3. 2. The biaxially stretched polyester film according to 1 above, wherein the polyester resin comprises a polyester resin polymerized from a plant-derived ethylene glycol component.
The present invention makes it possible to reduce the crystallinity and orientation of the surface of one surface while maintaining the strength of the film by making each surface of the biaxially stretched polyester film into a specific surface state. Adhesion can be improved.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an easily-adhesive polyester film excellent in heat resistance of a surface layer without being mixed with other materials in addition to balancing adhesion and mechanical properties, which has been difficult to achieve in the past. It becomes possible.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.

The polyester resin used in the present invention is a polyester (A) obtained by using terephthalic acid (TPA) and ethylene glycol (EG) as main constituent components, and the TPA content is preferably 60% by mass or more, and more preferably 70% by mass. Above, especially 75 mass% or more is preferable, Most preferably, it is 80 mass% or more. If it is less than 60% by mass, the crystallinity is lowered and the film properties are not sufficient.
In the polyester (A) used as the main constituent component, the TPA is preferably 90 mol% or more, more preferably 95 mol% or more, and still more preferably 98 mol% or more as the dicarboxylic acid component. It is preferable that EG is 90 mol% or more as a glycol component, More preferably, it is 95 mol% or more, More preferably, it is 97 mol% or more. At this time, it is preferable that impurities other than by-products generated by an ether bond during polymerization are not contained. Even if these impurities are very small, it is not preferable because the melting point of the polyester resin is greatly lowered.

The polyester may be a copolymer. Examples of the dicarboxylic acid component that may be copolymerized with the polyester include isophthalic acid, orthophthalic acid, naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, biphenyldicarboxylic acid, cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, adipic acid, azelaic acid, and sebacic acid. Examples of the glycol component that may be copolymerized with the polyester include ethylene glycol, 1,3-propylene glycol, 1,2-propylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, neopentyl glycol, 1,5-pentanediol, Examples include 1,6-hexanediol, diethylene glycol, cyclohexanediol, polyethylene glycol, polytetramethylene glycol, and polycarbonate diol. The copolymerization of these components has the effect of lowering the crystallinity and ease of crystallization of polyethylene terephthalate, and the oriented crystals on the surface are easily relaxed by heat during treatment such as corona discharge treatment. This is a highly preferred method for the purposes of the invention.

Further, other constituent components of the polyester are not particularly limited. For example, polyester (A) such as polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), polybutylene naphthalate (PBN), and polypropylene terephthalate (PPT). Other polyester resins. In addition, as additives, polyester-based and polyamide-based elastomers, polyolefin-based elastomers, etc., which are copolymerized with at least one of a flexible polyether component, polycarbonate component, and polyester component to improve pinhole resistance during bending Can be added. The lower limit of the amount of these additives is 0% by weight, and the upper limit is preferably 20% by weight. If it exceeds 20% by weight, the effect is saturated and other problems such as a decrease in transparency of the film may occur.

The polyester film can contain a lubricant. In addition to inorganic lubricants such as silica, calcium carbonate, and alumina, organic lubricants are preferable, silica and calcium carbonate are more preferable, and silica is particularly preferable. By adding these lubricants, transparency and slipperiness can be imparted to the film.

The lower limit of the concentration (ppm) of the lubricant in the polyester film is preferably 10, more preferably 30, and further preferably 50. If it is less than the above, the practicality may be lowered in terms of slipperiness. The upper limit of the lubricant concentration (ppm) is preferably 10,000, more preferably 9000, and still more preferably 8000. When the above is exceeded, the transparency of the film may decrease.

Regarding the particle size of the lubricant, the lower limit of the primary particle size is 0.005 μm, preferably 0.010 μm, more preferably 0.015 μm. If it is 0.005 μm or less, an increase in viscosity at the time of melting is observed, which is not preferable. Regarding the particle size of the lubricant, the upper limit of the primary particle size is 50 μm, preferably 40 μm, more preferably 30 μm. When the thickness is 50 μm or more, transparency is deteriorated or dropped, which is not preferable.

The polyester resin may contain conventionally known additives such as a lubricant, a stabilizer, a colorant, an antioxidant, an antistatic agent, and an ultraviolet absorber as necessary.

These additives need to be adjusted within a range where the impact strength and piercing strength can be satisfied.

The characteristics of the polyester resin in the present invention are obtained by DSC and the recrystallization temperature (hereinafter referred to as Tc (A)) observed when cooled from the molten state at a rate of −20 ° C./min. The difference in recrystallization temperature (hereinafter referred to as Tc (B)) at a rate of −40 ° C./minute (hereinafter referred to as Tc (A) −Tc (B)) is within a specific range. Is a feature.
The lower limit of Tc (A) -Tc (B) is preferably 0. More preferably, it is 0.5, More preferably, it is 1. If it is less than 0 ° C., the crystallization rate is too slow, which is not preferable for the present invention.
The upper limit of Tc (A) -Tc (B) is preferably 15, more preferably 14.5, still more preferably 14, particularly preferably 13.5, most preferably 13.3. is there. Exceeding the above is not preferable because it is very stable against heat such as corona discharge treatment and the effect of improving various adhesive properties is small. The reason for this is presumed to be that the crystallizing speed is high, crystals having a strong surface are formed at a lower temperature, and are not easily melted by heat such as corona discharge treatment.
It was found that Tc (A) -Tc (B) can be controlled by the type of lubricant in the polyester resin, the amount of impurities in the resin, the type of copolymerization component, and the addition of an additive having a crystallization retardation effect.

The lower limit of Tc (A) is preferably 140, more preferably 141, and still more preferably 143. If it is less than the above, the crystallization rate may be too low and the heat resistance of the film may be lowered.
The upper limit of Tc (A) is preferably 175, more preferably 170, and even more preferably 168. When the above is exceeded, the difference between the crystallization temperature and the melting temperature becomes too small, and the stretchability may be lowered.

The lower limit of Tc (B) is preferably 130, more preferably 131, and still more preferably 133. If it is less than the above, the crystallization rate may be too low and the heat resistance of the film may be lowered.
The upper limit of Tc (B) is preferably 165, more preferably 155, and even more preferably 155. If it exceeds the above, adhesiveness may not be obtained.

In order to make Tc (A) -Tc (B) of the polyester resin in the above range in the film of the present invention, the upper limit of the amount of the crystal nucleating agent contained in the polyester resin is 100 ppm, preferably 10 ppm, most preferably Is 5 ppm or less.

In addition to impurities contained in raw materials such as nitrogen compounds and sulfur compounds, the impurities refer to impurities mixed during polymerization or melt extrusion, and the upper limit of the amount mixed is preferably 1 ppm or less, more preferably 0. 0.5 ppm or less, most preferably 0.1 ppm or less.
When each upper limit is exceeded, the change of the crystallinity degree by a corona discharge process is small, and the effect of easy adhesion becomes small. The reason is unknown, but the precursor of the oriented crystal at the time of heat setting comes to form a strong oriented crystal at low temperature, and as a result, the thermal stability of the surface layer crystal after biaxial stretching becomes high, It is presumed that the melting of crystals due to heat at the time of treatment, which is the object of the present invention, hardly occurs and the effect of easy adhesion becomes small.

The polyester film of the present invention can use a polyester resin obtained using a plant-derived raw material in addition to a polyester resin obtained using a conventional fossil fuel-derived raw material. It is preferable to use plant-derived raw materials from the aspect of reducing the environmental load in recent years. Specific examples include plant-derived TPA, EG, BD, adipic acid, sebacic acid, dimer acid, hydrogenated dimer acid, isosorbide, and furandicarboxylic acid, but are not limited thereto.
In particular, polyester resins obtained using plant-derived materials have limitations in removing impurities during the purification process, and there are problems such as remaining nitrogen compounds. However, polyester resins obtained using these plant-derived materials can be obtained. Since the polyester resin contributes to the promotion of crystallization of the film and forms strong oriented crystals, the crystal relaxation of the surface layer due to heat during processing is reduced, causing a decrease in adhesiveness. It is important to.

The polyester film of the present invention can be obtained only from virgin raw materials, but it is also possible to use recycled raw materials. In particular, the use of recycled PET resin obtained by collecting PET bottles can contribute to the recent reduction of environmental burden.

The lower limit of IV (inherent viscosity, unit [dL / g]) of the recycled PET resin needs to be 0.5, and more preferably 0.55. If it is less than 0.5, it is not preferable because problems such as a decrease in mechanical properties, a decrease in molecular weight, and an increase in crystallization speed and a decrease in film forming property occur. The upper limit of IV needs to be in the range of 0.8, preferably 0.75. When IV exceeds 0.8, the melt viscosity is too high, the discharge amount in the extruder is lowered, and the productivity is lowered.
The addition amount of the recycled raw material such as recycled PET resin is not particularly limited, but is determined in consideration of the color tone and IV of the film. Even if the total amount is a recycled PET resin, there is no problem, but the color tone is preferably within a range where the Co-b value is 10 or less, specifically, 0 to 95%.

When a recycled PET resin is used, the copolymerization amount of the isophthalic acid in the polyester resin of the film with respect to the acid component is preferably 0.5 to 2.5 mol%, more preferably 1.0 to 2.5 mol%.

In addition, when using a PET bottle raw material or a recycled PET resin, it is preferable to add an additive for adjusting the melt specific resistance in order to impart electrostatic adhesion during casting. Known compounds can be used as additives. Specifically, Mg-based compounds, P-based compounds, Na-based compounds, K-based compounds, and the like can be used. Etc. are determined.

Although the film forming method of the biaxially stretched film of the present invention will be specifically described below, it is not limited to these.
The stretched film of the present invention may be a uniaxially stretched film in the longitudinal direction (MD direction) or the transverse direction (TD direction), but is preferably a biaxially stretched film. In the case of biaxial stretching, sequential biaxial stretching or simultaneous biaxial stretching may be used, but sequential biaxial stretching is more preferable.
By using a stretched film, a film having a low thermal shrinkage rate can be obtained even at 150 ° C., which could not be expected with a conventional polypropylene film.

In the following, a method for producing a film of sequential biaxial stretching of longitudinal stretching and transverse stretching, which is the most preferable example, will be described.
First, the polyester resin is heated and melted with a single or biaxial extruder and extruded onto a chill roll to obtain an unstretched film.

The lower limit of the resin melting temperature (° C.) is preferably 220, more preferably 240, and even more preferably 260. If it is less than the above, the melt viscosity is high, and it may be difficult to discharge. The upper limit of the resin melting temperature (° C.) is preferably 350, more preferably 340, and even more preferably 330. Exceeding the above is not preferable because molecular weight reduction or coloring due to thermal decomposition is observed.

The lower limit of the extrusion die temperature (° C.) is preferably 220, more preferably 240, and even more preferably 260. If it is less than the above, the melt viscosity is high, and it may be difficult to discharge. The upper limit of the extrusion die temperature (° C.) is preferably 350, more preferably 340, and even more preferably 330. Exceeding the above is not preferable because molecular weight reduction or coloring due to thermal decomposition is observed.

The lower limit of the chill roll temperature (° C.) is preferably 0, more preferably 2, and even more preferably 5. If the chill roll temperature is too low as described above, the chill roll may condense and the quality stability is lowered, which is not preferable. The upper limit of the chill roll temperature (° C.) is preferably 80, more preferably 50, and further preferably 40. When the above is exceeded, cooling may be insufficient, resulting in a decrease in stretchability and poor thickness.
The lower limit of the casting speed (m / min) is preferably 2, more preferably 5, even more preferably 10, and particularly preferably 20. If it is less than the above, productivity may be lowered.

The upper limit of the casting speed (m / min) is preferably 120, more preferably 110, and even more preferably 100. If the above is exceeded, casting may become unstable. The lower limit of the cast thickness (μm) is preferably 10, more preferably 15, and further preferably 20. If it is less than the above, the cast thickness may be too thin, making biaxial stretching difficult.

The upper limit of the cast thickness (μm) is preferably 1250, more preferably 1000, and still more preferably 800. When it exceeds the above, cooling becomes insufficient, and it may be difficult to obtain stable stretchability.

As the MD stretching method, in addition to single-stage stretching, multi-stage stretching such as two-stage stretching is preferable. In particular, multi-stage stretching such as two-stage stretching is preferred in order not to increase the plane orientation after biaxial stretching or to reduce strain after biaxial stretching. As the MD stretching method, a roll heating method and an infrared heating method are preferable.

The lower limit of the MD draw ratio (times) is preferably 3, more preferably 3.1, and still more preferably 3.2. If it is less than the above, the mechanical properties such as puncture strength may be lowered. The upper limit of the MD draw ratio (times) is preferably 4.5, more preferably 4.4, and still more preferably 4.3. When the above is exceeded, breakage and the like may be observed at the time of film formation, and productivity may be lowered.
The lower limit of the MD preheating temperature (° C.) is preferably 30, more preferably 35, and still more preferably 40. If it is less than the above, preheating may be insufficient and stretching may be difficult. The upper limit of the MD preheating temperature (° C.) is preferably 200, more preferably 180, and even more preferably 150. When the above is exceeded, it may crystallize and it may become difficult to stretch.
The lower limit of the MD stretching temperature (° C.) is preferably 50, more preferably 60, still more preferably 70, and particularly preferably 80. If it is less than the above, the resin may not be softened and stretching may be difficult. The upper limit of the MD stretching temperature (° C.) is preferably 150, more preferably 145, and still more preferably 140. When the above is exceeded, it may crystallize and it may become difficult to stretch.
The stretching temperature in the case of the infrared heating method can be appropriately adjusted from the film forming conditions, but the film temperature during stretching is preferably in the above range.

The lower limit of the MD stretching rate (% / min) is preferably 100, more preferably 150, and even more preferably 200. If it is less than the above, productivity may be lowered. The upper limit of the MD stretching rate (% / min) is preferably 100,000, more preferably 90000, and further preferably 80000. When the above is exceeded, the film-forming stability may be lowered.

The lower limit of the MD draw ratio is preferably 2.5, more preferably 2.6, and even more preferably 2.7. If it is less than the above, the degree of crystallinity of the surface layer is low, the peel force changes when the extrusion lamination conditions are changed, and the piercing strength may be lowered. The upper limit of the MD draw ratio is preferably 4.5, more preferably 4.4, and still more preferably 4.35. Exceeding the above may result in a decrease in productivity during film formation.

The lower limit of the thickness (μm) after MD stretching is preferably 5, more preferably 10, and further preferably 15. If it is less than the above, transverse stretching may be difficult.
The upper limit of the thickness (μm) after MD stretching is preferably 250, more preferably 240, and still more preferably 230. When the above is exceeded, the thickness after biaxial stretching may be too thick and may be unsuitable for the purpose of the present invention.

The lower limit of the TD stretch ratio (times) is preferably 3.5, more preferably 3.6, and still more preferably 3.7. If it is less than the above, productivity at the time of film formation may be reduced, and uniformity of thickness may be reduced. The upper limit of the TD stretch ratio (times) is preferably 5, more preferably 4.8, and even more preferably 4.5. When the above is exceeded, breakage and the like may be observed at the time of film formation, and productivity may be lowered.

The lower limit of the TD preheating temperature (° C.) is preferably 30, more preferably 40, still more preferably 50, and particularly preferably 60. If it is less than the above, preheating may be insufficient and stretching may be difficult. The upper limit of the TD preheating temperature (° C.) is preferably 150, more preferably 145, and still more preferably 140. When the above is exceeded, it may crystallize and it may become difficult to stretch.
The lower limit of the TD stretching temperature (° C.) is preferably 50, more preferably 60, still more preferably 70, particularly preferably 80, and most preferably 100. If it is less than the above, the resin may not be softened and stretching may be difficult.
The upper limit of the TD stretching temperature (° C.) is preferably 180, more preferably 175, still more preferably 170, particularly preferably 165, and most preferably 160. When the above is exceeded, it may crystallize and it may become difficult to stretch.

The setting of heat setting conditions is the most important point in the present invention. In the present invention, in order to develop adhesiveness, it is necessary to set heat setting conditions so that the crystal on the film surface is relaxed by heat during treatment such as corona discharge treatment. If the crystal on the surface is strong before the corona discharge treatment, the structure is less likely to relax, such as melting of the crystal, and the effect of improving the adhesion by the corona discharge treatment is reduced. Therefore, it is necessary to set heat setting conditions according to the state before heat setting immediately after biaxial stretching.

As a rough guideline,
・ When raw materials with a high crystallization rate are used or when the orientation after biaxial stretching is high, the crystals on the surface are strong and high temperature heat setting is required as the temperature reached by the film surface However, when exposed to high temperature for a long time, the mechanical properties of the film deteriorate. For this reason, the temperature which a film reaches | attains is high and it is necessary to shorten the processing time at high temperature.
・ When raw materials with a slow crystallization rate are used, or when the orientation after biaxial stretching is low, crystallization of the film is unlikely to occur due to heat during heat setting. Occurs and the mechanical properties of the film are reduced. For this reason, it is necessary to fix the heat for a long time at a low temperature, but the processing at a low temperature for a long time does not improve the mechanical properties of the film or melt the crystals on the surface. No improvement occurs. For this reason, after confirming the physical properties of the film, it is necessary to adjust to shorten the heat setting time at a high temperature while appropriately increasing the heat setting temperature.

As a result of examining these points, the film forming conditions (stretching ratio) and the heat setting conditions are adjusted so that the surface crystallinity is within the range described later, and the adhesive properties are adjusted by adjusting the surface before and after the corona discharge treatment. We found that improvements could be obtained. From these points, the conditions need to be adjusted as appropriate, and are exemplified below, but are not limited to these methods and conditions.
In the following description, it is assumed that there are one or more heat setting zones (the first half is zone 1 and the second half is zone 2).

The lower limit of the heat setting temperature (° C.) of each zone is preferably 150, more preferably 160, and even more preferably 170. If it is less than the above, the thermal shrinkage rate becomes too large, which may result in poor dimensional stability in various processing steps. The upper limit of the heat setting temperature (° C.) of each zone is preferably 280, more preferably 270, and even more preferably 260. When the above is exceeded, not only the crystals on the surface layer but also the orientation of the entire film may be collapsed, and the mechanical properties may be deteriorated.

The lower limit of the heat setting time (seconds) is preferably 0.5, more preferably 1, more preferably 1.2, particularly preferably 1.5, and most preferably 2.5. . Productivity may fall that it is less than the above. The upper limit of the heat setting time (second) is preferably 50, more preferably 15, more preferably 10, particularly preferably 7, and most preferably 5. When the above is exceeded, productivity may be lowered.

The lower limit of the TD relaxation rate (%) is preferably 0, more preferably 0.5, and still more preferably 0.8. If it is less than the above, it tends to break and productivity may be lowered. The upper limit of the TD relaxation rate (%) is preferably 20, more preferably 15, and still more preferably 10. When the above is exceeded, sagging may occur, and the thickness accuracy in the width direction may decrease.

The lower limit of the film forming speed (m / min) at the TD outlet is preferably 3, more preferably 5, still more preferably 10, and particularly preferably 20. If it is less than the above, the productivity is low, which is unsuitable from an industrial viewpoint. The upper limit of the film formation rate (m / min) at the TD outlet is preferably 500, more preferably 400, and even more preferably 300. If the above is exceeded, distortion may increase.

The lower limit of the thickness (μm) after biaxial stretching is preferably 3, more preferably 4, and further preferably 5. If it is less than the above, it may be too thin and workability may be reduced. The upper limit of the thickness (μm) after biaxial stretching is preferably 50, more preferably 45, and even more preferably 40. If it exceeds the above, it is too thick and the workability is lowered, and when used as a packaging material, the flexibility may be lowered.

(Film characteristics)
The lower limit of the heat shrinkage rate (%) in the MD direction at 150 ° C. for 15 minutes of the present invention is preferably 0.5, more preferably 0.6, and even more preferably 0.7. If it is less than the above, the practical effect by improving the dimensional stability is saturated. The upper limit of the heat shrinkage rate (%) in the MD direction at 150 ° C. × 15 minutes is preferably 10, more preferably 8, and further preferably 5. Exceeding the above may cause a pitch shift or the like in various processing steps, which may deteriorate the appearance.

The lower limit of the surface crystallinity of the easy-adhesion treated surface of the present invention is preferably 1.1, more preferably 1.15, still more preferably 1.2, and most preferably 1.25. If it is less than the above, the change in crystallinity of the film surface layer due to heat is large, and various adhesiveness may be changed by heat treatment after processing. The upper limit of the surface crystallinity of the easy adhesion treated surface is preferably 1.35, more preferably 1.34, still more preferably 1.33, particularly preferably 1.3, and most preferably 1.28. If it exceeds the above, the crystallinity of the film surface layer may be too high, resulting in a decrease in adhesiveness.

The lower limit of the surface crystallinity of the non-treated surface of the present invention is preferably 1.1, more preferably 1.15, still more preferably 1.2, and most preferably 1.25. The surface crystallinity of the non-treated surface is the same as the surface before treatment such as corona discharge treatment, but if it is less than the above, the crystallinity of the film surface layer is too low and various adhesion properties may change. . The upper limit of the surface crystallinity of the non-treated surface is preferably 1.5, more preferably 1.45, and still more preferably 1.4. As described above, the non-treated surface is almost the same as the treated surface before various treatments. However, exceeding the above is not preferable because the degree of crystallinity of the film surface layer is too high and the adhesion on the easy adhesion treated surface side is not improved.

The lower limit of the value obtained by subtracting the crystallinity of the other surface of the film from the surface crystallinity of one surface of the film of the present invention is preferably −0.1, more preferably −0.08, Preferably it is -0.05. If it is less than the above, the effect of improving adhesiveness is saturated. The upper limit of the value obtained by subtracting the crystallinity of the other surface of the film from the surface crystallinity of one surface of the film is preferably 0, more preferably -0.001, and still more preferably -0.004. And most preferably -0.008. If it exceeds the above, the crystallinity of the surface is increased by easy adhesion treatment such as corona discharge treatment, and the adhesion is not improved.
More specifically, a value obtained by subtracting the crystallinity of the non-treated surface from the crystallinity of the easy-adhesion-treated surface of the film is preferably within the above range.

The lower limit of the piercing strength (N) of the film of the present invention is preferably 5, more preferably 6, and further preferably 7. If it is less than the above, breakage during processing may easily occur. The upper limit of the piercing strength (N) is preferably 20, more preferably 18, and further preferably 17. If the above is exceeded, the effect may be saturated.

In the present specification, the “easy adhesion treatment surface” refers to a surface subjected to the following easy adhesion treatment. In addition to physical methods such as ultraviolet irradiation treatment, corona discharge treatment, plasma discharge treatment and flame treatment, chemical treatment such as alkali treatment and primer treatment can be used as the easy adhesion treatment method in the present invention. Preferable is a physical method that can be processed in a dry process, more preferably ultraviolet irradiation treatment, corona discharge treatment, plasma discharge treatment, and flame treatment, and more preferably ultraviolet irradiation treatment, corona discharge treatment, plasma discharge. Treatment, most preferably corona discharge treatment.
A known method can be used for the corona discharge treatment (see, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-106934). The lower limit of the preferable discharge amount (W · min / m ² ) is 1, more preferably 5, and still more preferably 10. If it is less than the above, the effect of the treatment is small, and the effect of improving the adhesiveness is not seen. The upper limit of the preferable discharge amount (W · min / m ² ) is 200, more preferably 180, and still more preferably 150. When the above is exceeded, the oxidation of the surface proceeds so much that the effect of improving the adhesiveness is not seen.

In the present invention, by setting each characteristic of the film within the range of the present invention, very high adhesiveness (laminate strength) can be imparted when laminated.
The lower limit of the laminate strength is preferably 3, more preferably 3.5, and even more preferably 4. If it is less than the above, when used as a bag or lid, there may be problems such as easy breakage when a strong impact is applied. The upper limit of the laminate strength is preferably 15, more preferably 13, and still more preferably 10. If the above is exceeded, the effect may be saturated.

This application claims the benefit of priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2012-172815 filed on August 3, 2012. The entire contents of the specification of Japanese Patent Application No. 2012-172815 filed on August 3, 2012 are incorporated herein by reference.

Next, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to examples, but the present invention is not limited to the following examples. The film was evaluated by the following measurement method.

[Intrinsic viscosity of polyester]
0.1 g of polyester was dissolved in 25 mL of a mixed solvent of phenol / tetrachloroethane (volume ratio: 3/2) and measured at 30 ° C. using an Ostwald viscometer.

[Melting point of polyester]
Using a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) manufactured by SII, measurement was performed at a sample amount of 10 mg and a heating rate of 20 ° C./min. The melting endothermic peak temperature detected here was taken as the melting point.

[Thickness]
It was measured by a method according to JIS-Z-1702.

[Surface crystallinity]
FT-IR ATR measurement was performed on both the easy-adhesion treated surface and the non-treated surface of the sample under the following conditions.
FT-IR apparatus: FTS-60A / 896 manufactured by Bio Rad DIGILAB
Single reflection ATR attachment: golden gate MKII (manufactured by SPECAC)
Internal reflection element: Diamond incident angle: 45 °
Resolution: 4cm ^-1
Number of integration: 128 times crystallinity was calculated by the intensity ratio of absorption appearing near the absorption and 1410 cm ^-1 appearing near ^{^{^{1340cm -1 (1340cm -1 / 1410cm -1}}} ). Here, 1340 cm ⁻¹ is absorption due to the bending vibration of CH ₂ (trans structure) of ethylene glycol, and 1410 cm ⁻¹ is absorption independent of crystal and orientation.
The value obtained by subtracting the surface crystallinity of the other surface of the film from the surface crystallinity of the one surface of the film is “the surface crystallinity of the easy-adhesion treated surface of the film and the surface of the non-treated surface”. The value obtained by subtracting the crystallinity ”was used.

[Break strength, elongation at break]
According to JIS K 7113. A sample having a width of 10 mm and a length of 100 mm in the longitudinal direction and the width direction of the film was cut out using a razor as a sample. After being left for 12 hours in an atmosphere of 23 ° C. and 35% RH, the measurement was performed in an atmosphere of 23 ° C. and 35% RH under conditions of a distance between chucks of 40 mm and a pulling speed of 200 mm / min. Values were used. As a measuring device, an autograph AG5000A manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation was used.

[Puncture strength]
It was measured in accordance with “2. Test methods for strength, etc.” in “Standards for Foods, Additives, etc. 3: Equipment and Containers and Packaging” in the Food Sanitation Law (Ministry of Health and Welfare Notification No. 20 of 1982). A needle having a tip diameter of 0.7 mm was pierced into the film at a piercing speed of 50 mm / min, and the strength when the needle penetrated the film was measured to obtain the piercing strength. The measurement is performed at room temperature (23 ° C.), and the unit is [N].

[Heat shrinkage]
The measurement was performed by the dimensional change test method described in JIS-C-2318 except that the test temperature was 150 ° C. and the heating time was 10 minutes.

[Lamination strength]
A laminate laminated with a polyolefin film having a thickness of 40 μm was cut out to a width of 15 mm and a length of 200 mm to obtain a test piece, using “Tensilon UMT-II-500 type” manufactured by Toyo Baldwin Co., Ltd., temperature 23 ° C., relative humidity The peel strength at the joint surface between the untreated surface of the polyester film 1 and the polyolefin resin layer was measured under the condition of 65%. The tensile speed was 10 cm / min and the peeling angle was 180 degrees.

[Ink adhesion]
In accordance with the cross-cut evaluation described in JIS-K5400, after printing ink on the easy-adhesive surface of the film, 100 cross-cut guides were used to create 100 1 mm squares with a cutter blade, and then adhesive tape (manufactured by Nichiban Co., Ltd.) A cellophane tape was used to evaluate the adhesion of the squares.
As the ink used, a solvent-type ink (900 series Tetron ink, manufactured by Jujo Ink Co., Ltd.) was used, and the film was left to dry for 24 hours after screen printing of # 250 on the coating layer surface (coating layer A of the present invention). .

[Production Example of Polyester Resin 1]
Magnesium acetate tetrahydrate was added to the polyester in a mixture of terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol so as to be 60 ppm as Mg atoms in the polyester, and the mixture was esterified at a temperature of 255 ° C. under normal pressure. Thereafter, antimony trioxide in an amount of 150 ppm in the polyester as Sb atoms and trimethyl phosphate in an amount of 40 ppm in the polyester as P atoms were added, and further reacted at a temperature of 260 ° C.
Subsequently, the reaction product was transferred to the polycondensation reaction layer, and an ethylene glycol slurry of silica particles having an average particle size of 2.3 μm was added so that the silica was 1000 ppm in the polyester, and then the reaction was performed while heating and heating. The system was gradually depressurized, and polycondensation was performed at 280 ° C. under a reduced pressure of 133 Pa (1 mmHg) by a conventional method to obtain a polyester chip having IV = 0.62. The obtained polyester resin has a recrystallization temperature [Tc (A)] observed when cooled from a molten state at a rate of 20 ° C./min obtained by DSC at 161 ° C. and 40 ° C./min. The recrystallization temperature [Tc (B)] at the rate was 157 ° C. and Tc (A) -Tc (B) was 4 ° C.

[Example 1]
The polyester resin 1 was dried under reduced pressure (1.3 hPa) for 24 hours at 120 ° C. and melted at 280 ° C. using a single screw extruder, and then cooled from a 30 cm wide T-die (280 ° C.) (surface temperature 10 C.) cast upward (applying a voltage of 7.2 kV from a tungsten wire electrode with a diameter of 30 μm installed so as to face the circumferential surface of the cooling roll, and applying a 0.2 mA current for electrostatic contact) An unstretched sheet having a central thickness of 170 μm was obtained.
The unstretched sheet is preheated at a roll temperature of 95 ° C., stretched 3.5 times in the longitudinal direction at a stretching temperature of 100 ° C., then stretched 4.0 times in the transverse direction at 100 ° C., and then a relaxation rate of 3.0% Then, heat setting was performed at 230 ° C. to obtain a polyester film having a thickness of 12 μm. The speed at the TD outlet was 50 m / min, and the residence time in the heat setting zone was 2 seconds. Then, after preheating to 40 degreeC, the corona discharge process was performed to the one surface side of the film. The corona discharge treatment was performed at 90 W · min / m ² . Thereafter, it was wound around a paper tube to obtain a polyester film 1. The properties of the obtained film are shown in Table 1.

[Example 2]
Films were obtained under the conditions described in Table 1. Table 1 shows the film forming conditions, physical properties, and evaluation results of the obtained film.

[Example 3]
As a raw material, the PET bottle was washed and then re-pelletized to obtain a recycled PET resin (IV: 0.68, Co-b: 8, isophthalic acid copolymerization amount 2.0 mol%) 60% average particle size 1 A film was obtained under the conditions shown in Table 1 using 40% polyester resin containing 3 μm of agglomerated silica and a silica concentration of 700 ppm. Table 1 shows the film forming conditions, physical properties, and evaluation results of the obtained film. In the above raw material formulation, the recrystallization temperature [Tc (A)] observed when cooled from the molten state at a rate of 20 ° C./min obtained by DSC is 151 ° C., a rate of 40 ° C./min. The recrystallization temperature [Tc (B)] was 144 ° C. and Tc (A) -Tc (B) was 7 ° C.

[Example 4]
As raw material, ethylene glycol of polyester resin 1 is made from plant-derived ethylene glycol, 80% polyester resin (IV: 0.65) obtained without adding aggregated silica, aggregated silica having an average particle size of 2.3 μm at 3500 ppm A film was obtained under the conditions described in Table 1 by using 20% PET resin and mixing it with a silica concentration of 700 ppm. Table 1 shows the film forming conditions, physical properties, and evaluation results of the obtained film. In the above raw material formulation, the recrystallization temperature [Tc (A)] observed when cooled from the molten state at a rate of 20 ° C./min obtained by DSC is 168 ° C., a rate of 40 ° C./min. The recrystallization temperature [Tc (B)] was 155 ° C. and Tc (A) -Tc (B) was 13 ° C. The amount of nitrogen compound obtained by the oxygen-circulating chemiluminescence method in the plant-derived ethylene glycol used was in the range of 0 to 1 ppm.

[Comparative Examples 1 to 4]
Films were obtained under the conditions described in Table 1. Table 1 shows the film forming conditions, physical properties, and evaluation results of the obtained film.

[Comparative Examples 5 to 7]
Aggregation with an average particle size of 1.3 μm in 80% of a polyester resin (IV: 0.65) obtained in the same manner as in Example 4 except that plant-derived ethylene glycol containing 10 ppm of a nitrogen compound as an impurity was used as a raw material. A 20% PET resin containing silica was mixed and a silica concentration of 1000 ppm was used to obtain a film under the conditions shown in Table 1. Table 1 shows the film forming conditions, physical properties, and evaluation results of the obtained film. In the above raw material formulation, the recrystallization temperature [Tc (A)] observed when cooled from the molten state at a rate of 20 ° C./min obtained by DSC is 175 ° C., a rate of 40 ° C./min. The recrystallization temperature [Tc (B)] was 155 ° C. and Tc (A) -Tc (B) was 20 ° C.

[Comparative Example 8]
Using a raw material obtained by adding 1% by weight of a crystal nucleating agent (Adeka Stub NA-05 manufactured by Adeka) to polyester resin 1, a film was obtained under the conditions shown in Table 1. Table 1 shows the film forming conditions, physical properties, and evaluation results of the obtained film. In the above raw material formulation, the recrystallization temperature [Tc (A)] observed when cooled from the molten state at a rate of 20 ° C./min obtained by DSC is 185 ° C., a rate of 40 ° C./min. The recrystallization temperature [Tc (B)] was 153 ° C. and Tc (A) -Tc (B) was 32 ° C.

The results are shown in Table 1.

The polyester film of the present invention can be widely used in a wide range of fields such as magnetic tape, insulating tape, photographic film, tracing film, packaging material, electrical insulating material, information recording material, and various process papers. Suitable for printing because of its excellent properties and dimensional stability.
In addition, since it has high heat resistance, it can be dried at a high temperature when drying a coating or printing, and it is possible to use a coating agent, an ink, a laminating adhesive, or the like, which has been difficult to be used in production, or has been conventionally used.
Furthermore, it is also suitable for insulating films such as capacitors and motors, solar cell backsheets, inorganic oxide barrier films, and transparent conductive film base films such as ITO.

Claims

Polyester resin obtained by DSC, wherein the difference between the recrystallization temperature observed when cooled from the molten state at a rate of 40 ° C./min and the recrystallization temperature at a rate of 20 ° C./min is 0 to 15 ° C. A biaxially stretched polyester film having a thickness of 3 to 50 μm and satisfying the physical properties of the following requirements (1) to (4):
(1) The thermal shrinkage in the MD direction is 0.5 to 10%.
(2) The piercing strength is 5 to 20N.
(3) The surface crystallinity obtained by ATR-IR is 1.10 to 1.35 on the easy adhesion treated surface side.
(4) The value obtained by subtracting the surface crystallinity of the other side of the film from the surface crystallinity of one side of the film is in the range of −0.1 to 0.
The biaxially stretched polyester film according to claim 1, wherein the polyester resin has an isophthalic component.
The biaxially stretched polyester film according to claim 1, wherein the polyester resin comprises a polyester resin polymerized from a plant-derived ethylene glycol component.