Abstract:
Producing expandable polylactic acid-containing granules, comprises: (a) melting and mixing (i) polylactic acid, (ii) at least one additional polymer, (iii) a diepoxide or polyepoxide and (iv) at least one additive, preferably nucleating agent; (b) mixing (v) an organic blowing agent and (vi) a co-blowing agent including nitrogen, carbon dioxide, argon and/or helium, into the polymer melt via a static or dynamic mixer; (c) discharging the mixture via a nozzle plate with holes; and (d) granulating the blowing agent-containing melt directly behind the nozzle plate under water. Producing expandable polylactic acid-containing granules, comprises: (a) melting and mixing (i) polylactic acid (50-99.9 wt.%, based on the total weight of the components (i)-(iii)), (ii) at least one additional polymer (0-49.9 wt.%, based on the total weight of the components (i)-(iii)), (iii) a diepoxide or polyepoxide (0.1-2 wt.%, based on the total weight of the components (i)-(iii)) and (iv) at least one additive, preferably nucleating agent (0-10 wt.%, based on the total weight of the components (i)-(iii)); (b) mixing (v) an organic blowing agent (3-7 wt.%, preferably 1-7 wt.%, based on the total weight of the components (i)-(iv)) and (vi) a co-blowing agent including nitrogen, carbon dioxide, argon and/or helium (0.01-5 wt.%), into the polymer melt via a static or dynamic mixer at a temperature of at least 140[deg] C; (c) discharging the mixture via a nozzle plate with holes, whose diameter at the nozzle outlet is not > 1.5 mm; and (d) granulating the blowing agent-containing melt directly behind the nozzle plate under water at a pressure of 1-20 bar. Independent claims are also included for: (1) the expandable polylactic acid-containing granules with cavities with an average diameter of 0.1-50 mu m and a solid proportion of 93-97 wt.% obtained by the above method, comprising (in wt.%) (i) the polylactic acid (50-98.9, based on the total weight of components (i)-(iii)), (ii) at least one polyester based on aliphatic and aromatic dicarboxylic acids and aliphatic dihydroxy compounds (1-49.9, based on the total weight of components (i)-(iii)), (iii) an epoxide group-containing copolymer based on styrene, acrylic acid ester and/or methacrylic acid ester (0.1-2, based on the total weight of components (i)-(iii)), (iv) the additive (0-10, based on the total weight of components (i)-(iii)), and (v) the organic blowing agent (3-7), or a polylactic acid-containing polymer mixture; (2) producing particles of foam molded parts, comprising pre-foaming the expandable polylactic acid-containing granules with hot air or steam to form the foam particles with a density of 8-100 kg/m 3>, and then welding the foam particles in a closed mold; (3) the polylactic acid-containing polymer mixture comprising (in wt.%) (i) the polylactic acid (60-98.9, based on the total weight of components (i)-(iii)), (ii) at least one polyester (1-39.9, based on the total weight of components (i)-(iii)), based on (a) succinic acid (90-99.5 mol.%, based on the components (i)-(ii)), (b) at least one dicarboxylic acids with 8-20 carbon atoms (0.5-10 mol.%, based on the components (i)-(ii)), (c) 1,3-propanediol or 1,4-butanediol (98-102 mol.%, based on the components (i)-(ii)), (iii) the epoxide group-containing copolymer (0.1-2, based on the total weight of the components (i)-(iii)), and (iv) the nucleating agent (0-1, based on the total weight of components (i)-(iii)); and (4) foam materials comprising the polylactic acid-containing polymer mixture.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a thermoplastic molding compound, comprising: A) 69 to 98 weight percent, in relation to the components A and B, of a thermoplastic, selected from the group consisting of: polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, polymethyl methacrylate, polyamide, polybutylene teraphthalate and polyoxymethylene; B) 2 to 31 weight percent in relation to the components A and B of a polymer blend, comprising: i) 30 to 70 weight percent in relation to the total weight of components i and ii, of at least one polyester on the basis of aliphatic and/or aromatic dicarboxylic acid and an aliphatic dihydroxy compound; ii) 70 to 30 weight percent in relation to the total weight of the components i to ii, of polylactic acid; iii) 0 to 10 weight percent, in relation to the total weight of the components i to iv, of an epoxide group-containing copolymer on the basis of styrene, acrylic acid ester and/or methacrylic acid ester; iv) 0 to 15 weight percent in relation to the total weight of the components i to iv, of nucleation agents, lubricants and antiblocking agents, waxes, antistatic agents, antifog means or dyes; and C) 0 to 40 weight percent, in relation to the components A to C, of further additives.
Abstract:
The invention relates to thermoplastic molding compounds, comprising: A) 80 to 99.5 weight percent, in relation to the components A and B, of a polyamide A; B) 0.5 to 20 weight percent, in relation to the components A and B, of a co-polyester B having a viscosity number according to DIN 53728 from 150 to 320 cm 3 /g comprising: B 1 ) 40 to 80 weight percent in relation to the total weight of the components B 1 and B 2 at least of a succinic, adipic, azelaic, sebacic or brassylic acid or the ester-forming derivatives or mixtures thereof, B 2 ) 20 to 60 weight percent in relation to the total weight of the components B 1 and B 2 of terephthalic acid or the ester forming derivatives or mixtures thereof, B 3 ) 98 to 102 mol percent in relation to the components B 1 and B 2 , of 1,4 butanediol or 1,3 propanediol or mixtures thereof as a diol component, B 4 ) 0 to 1 weight percent in relation to the component B, of a splitter, B 5 ) 0 to 2 weight percent in relation to the component B, of a chain extender, B 6 ) 0 to 2 weight percent in relation to the component B, of further additives; C) 0 to 60 weight percent in relation to the components A to D, of a fibrous reinforcement material C; D) 0 to 10 weight percent in relation to the components A to D, of further additives D. The invention further relates to a method for increasing the notched impact strength in polyamides as well as to the use of the molding compounds previously indicated for producing fibers, foils and molded bodies and to fibers, foils and molded bodies that can be obtained from said molding compounds.