Abstract:
The present invention relates to uncrosslinked polyethylene particles for the production of expanded particles that can easily and securely produce expanded particles which can be molded without applying a special internal pressure, are excellent in moldability, such as secondary expansion, fusion and dimensional accuracy, and have a high expansion rate and to uncrosslinked polyethylene expanded particles made of said uncrosslinked polyethylene particles. The present uncrosslinked polyethylene particles for the production of expanded particles are resin particles whose base resin is an uncrosslinked polyethylene having a density of over 0.920 g/cm and up to and including 0.940 g/cm and wherein, in the DSC curve that is obtained by using a differential scanning calorimeter in such a manner that after 1 to 10 mg of the resin particles is heated to 200 DEG C at 10 DEG C/min and then is cooled to room temperature at 10 DEG C/min, heating is again carried out to 200 DEG C at 10 DEG C/min and during the second heating the measurement for the DSC curve is carried out, q1/qtotal >/= 0.5 wherein q1 stands for the quantity of heat absorbed in the range of the DSC curve of from 50 DEG C to (the melting point - 10) DEG C in terms of J/g and qtotal stands for the total quantity of absorbed heat of the DSC curve of from 50 DEG C to the temperature at which the melting is completed in terms of J/g is satisfied, and the temperature width at 1/2 of the peak height h of the endothermic peak whose apex is at 115 DEG C or higher is 5 DEG C or more. Further, the present uncrosslinked polyethylene expanded particles are obtained by impregnating the above resin particles with an expanding agent, dispersing the resin particles in a dispersing agent in a closed vessel, and discharging the resin particles and the dispersing medium from the vessel at a temperature equal to or over the softening temperature of the resin particles into a low-pressure region.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a production process of foamed polymer particles, wherein particles of a polymer, which contain a silica-alumina adsorbent in which the molar ratio of SiO2/A1203 is at least 1.15, are dispersed in a dispersion medium in the presence of carbon dioxide in a closed vessel, the resultant dispersion is heated to a temperature not lower than the softening temperature of the polymer to impregnate the polymer particles with carbon dioxide, and the polymer particles and the dispersion medium are then released into an atmosphere of a pressure lower than the internal pressure of the vessel, thereby expanding the polymer particles. The polymer may be an uncrosslinked propylene polymer, uncrosslinked, linear low-density polyethylene or crosslinked polymer.
Abstract:
Provided is an expanded propylene resin bead including a core layer in a foamed state, which includes a propylene-based resin composition (a) satisfying the following (i) and (ii); and a cover layer which includes an olefin-based resin (b) satisfying the following (iii) or (iv): (i) the propylene-based resin composition (a) is a mixture of 65% by weight to 98% by weight of a propylene-based resin (a1) having a melting point of 145°C to 165°C and a flexural modulus of 1,200 MPa or more and 35% by weight to 2% by weight of a propylene-based resin (a2) having a melting point of 100°C to 145°C and a flexural modulus of 800 MPa to 1,200 MPa; (ii) a difference in a melting point between the resin (a1) and the resin (a2) is 5°C to 25°C; (iii) the olefin-based resin (b) is a crystalline olefin-based resin having a melting point (TmB) that is lower than a melting point (TmA) of the composition (a) and being in a relation of (0°C
Abstract:
The present invention relates to polyolefin resin expanded beads containing multi-layer expanded beads containing a core layer in a foamed state containing a polyolefin resin and a cover layer coated on the core layer, the cover layer containing a mixed resin of a polyolefin resin (A) and at least one resin (B) selected from a polystyrene resin and a polyester resin, and the mixed resin having a weight ratio (A/B) of the polyolefin resin (A) and the resin (B) of from 15/85 to 90/10, and a composite laminated body using an expanded beads molded body thereof, and the expanded beads molded body is excellent in solvent resistance and also excellent in adhesiveness to a thermosetting resin on the surface of the molded body, and can provide a composite laminated body excellent in productivity with a thermosetting resin.
Abstract:
An electrostatic dissipative, polypropylene-based resin expanded bead having an expanded core layer of a polypropylene-based resin, and a cover layer that covers the expanded core layer and that is composed of a mixed resin containing electrically conductive carbon black, wherein the mixed resin includes a polypropylene resin which forms a continuous phase and a polyethylene resin which forms dispersed phases dispersed in the continuous phase, with the electrically conductive carbon black being unevenly distributed to the dispersed phases side. In-mold molding of the expanded beads gave a molded article.
Abstract:
A process for producing polylactic acid-based resin expanded beads by releasing foamable resin particles, which are in a softened state and dispersed in a dispersing medium contained in a pressure resisting closed vessel, to an atmosphere having a pressure lower than that in the closed vessel together with the dispersing medium to foam and expand the foamable particles. The foamable resin particles are obtained by impregnating a physical blowing agent into resin particles which are formed of a modified polylactic acid resin modified with an epoxide and showing specific physical properties when melted.
Abstract:
Conventional moldings of foamed particles of propylene polymers have been estimated to be excellent in cushioning effect and impact resilience but not necessarily satisfactory in stiffnesses such as compressional stress. The formed particles of propylene homopolymers of the invention have a modulus in tension of 15,000-25,000 kg/cm2 and a crystal structure which exhibits both of proper and high-temperature peaks as the endothermic peak in the DSC curve obtained by differential scanning calorimetry, the high-temperature peak having a heat quantity of 30-60 J/g. Moldings produced from the above foamed particles have a density of 0.01-0.3 g/cm3 and a modulus in tension of 15,000-25,000 kg/cm2. The DSC curves thereof reveal that, as in the case of the foamed particles per se, the crystal structures exhibit both of the proper and high-temperature peaks and the high-temperature peak has a heat quantity of 30-60 J/g, as well.
Abstract:
[Problem] The objective problem of the present invention is to provide a process for producing a polyolefin-based resin expanded beads molded article that is excellent in bending deflection characteristics, high in porosity, low in bulk density and light in weight. [Solution] A process for producing a polyolefin-based resin expanded beads molded article having interconnected void spaces, including filling, in a mold cavity, multi-layered polyolefin-based resin expanded beads each of which has a cylindrical, polyolefin-based resin expanded core layer and a polyolefin-based resin outer layer covering the expanded core layer and which satisfy specific requirements, introducing steam in the mold cavity to heat the multi-layered expanded beads filled in the mold cavity to fuse bond and mold the multi-layered expanded beads in the mold cavity.
Abstract:
Disclosed are expanded polypropylene resin beads which enable the heat molding of expanded polypropylene resin beads at low steam pressure and can provide an expanded mold with sufficient rigidity and heat resistance. The multilayer expanded resin beads are formed by expanding multilayer resin beads comprising a core layer formed from a polypropylene resin and a coating layer formed from a different polypropylene resin to that which forms the core layer. The multilayer expanded resin beads can be molded in-mold at a steam pressure lower than the steam pressure for molding single-layer expanded beads which would result from expanding the single layer resin beads made from the polypropylene resin which forms the core layer. The coating layer to core layer resin weight ratio in the aforementioned multi-layer resin beads is not less than 0.001 and not greater than 0.040 and the expansion ratio of the expanded beads, the average value of the thickness of the coating layer of the expanded beads, calculated based on the coating weight ratio of the multi-layer resin beads, is not less than 0.1µm and not greater than 3.0µm.