Fiber-reinforced polypropylene-based composite resin composition with reduced odor for interior parts of automobiles

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11118021-B2
Application number	US-201916392254-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 23, 2019
Priority date	Sep 13, 2018
Publication date	Sep 14, 2021
Grant date	Sep 14, 2021

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a fiber-reinforced polypropylene composite resin composition with reduced odor for interior parts of vehicles which includes an inorganic deodorant with excellent effects of reducing odors so as to improve indoor air quality, and includes a mixture of a polypropylene polymer, a thermoplastic elastomer, a fiber-shaped filler, a coupling agent, a slip agent and a UV stabilizer.
Interior parts of vehicles molded from the fiber-reinforced polypropylene composite resin composition according to the present disclosure deodorize unpleasant gas generated during the production process and have excellent mechanical properties, thus providing pleasant environments for drivers.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fiber-reinforced polypropylene composite resin composition comprising:
35 to 50% by weight of a polypropylene polymer based on 100% by weight of a polypropylene composite resin composition;
30 to 40% by weight of a thermoplastic elastomer based on 100% by weight of a polypropylene composite resin composition;
15 to 25% by weight of a fiber-shaped filler based on 100% by weight of a polypropylene composite resin composition;
0.5 to 2% by weight of a coupling agent based on 100% by weight of a polypropylene composite resin composition; and
2 to 4% by weight of an inorganic deodorant based on 100% by weight of a polypropylene composite resin composition,
wherein the inorganic deodorant is a silicate compound including a partial structure represented by Chemical Formula 1:

wherein R is a trivalent aluminum cation (Al 3+ ), a monovalent silver cation (Ag 3+ ), a divalent zinc cation (Zn 2+ ), or a monovalent ammonium cation (NH 4+ ).

2. The fiber-reinforced polypropylene composite resin composition according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a slip agent; and
a UV stabilizer.

3. The fiber-reinforced polypropylene composite resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the polypropylene polymer is selected from the group consisting of a propylene homopolymer, a propylene-ethylene copolymer or mixtures thereof.

4. The fiber-reinforced polypropylene composite resin composition according to claim 3 , wherein the propylene homopolymer has a melt flow index of 10 to 25 g/10 min (230° C., 2.16 kg).

5. The fiber-reinforced polypropylene composite resin composition according to claim 3 , wherein the propylene-ethylene copolymer comprises:
a first propylene-ethylene copolymer having a melt flow index of 25 to 35 g/10 min (230° C., 2.16 kg); and
a second propylene-ethylene copolymer having a melt flow index of 90 to 100 g/10 min (230° C., 2.16 kg).

6. The fiber-reinforced polypropylene composite resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the polypropylene polymer has a weight average molecular weight of 80,000 to 600,000 g/mol and a specific gravity of 0.89 to 0.91.

7. The fiber-reinforced polypropylene composite resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the thermoplastic elastomer comprises:
an olefin-based thermoplastic elastomer; and
a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer.

8. The fiber-reinforced polypropylene composite resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the fiber-shaped filler is selected from the group consisting of glass fiber, carbon fiber, steel fiber, aramid fiber, polypropylene fiber, vinylon fiber, nylon or mixtures thereof.

9. The fiber-reinforced polypropylene composite resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the fiber-shaped filler has a diameter of 10 to 30 μm, and a length of 1 to 12 mm.

10. The fiber-reinforced polypropylene composite resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the coupling agent is a modified polypropylene polymer grafted with unsaturated carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof.

11. The fiber-reinforced polypropylene composite resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the inorganic deodorant is a silicate compound represented by Compositional Formula 1 and having a layered structure:
Ag 2 Al 2 H 8 N 2 O 21 Si 7 Zn 2   [Compositional Formula 1].

12. The fiber-reinforced polypropylene composite resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the inorganic deodorant has a BET (Brunauer Emmett Teller) surface area of 220 to 280 m 2 /g.

13. The fiber-reinforced polypropylene composite resin composition according to claim 2 , wherein the slip agent is selected from the group consisting of a saturated fatty acid amide-based slip agent, a silicone-based slip agent or mixtures thereof.

14. The fiber-reinforced polypropylene composite resin composition according to claim 2 , wherein the UV stabilizer is a mixture of: a hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS)-based UV stabilizer having a weight average molecular weight of 2,000 g/mol or more; and an antioxidant selected from a phenol-based antioxidant, an amine-based antioxidant, a sulfur-based antioxidant, a phosphorus-based antioxidant or mixtures thereof.

15. A molded article comprising the fiber-reinforced polypropylene composite resin composition of claim 1 .

16. The molded article according to claim 15 , wherein the molded article has an elongation of 5.0% or more, a high temperature (23° C.) IZOD impact strength of 260 J/m or more and a low temperature (−10° C.) IZOD impact strength of 180 J/m or more; and
has an odor grade measured in accordance with MS300-34, of 2.5 or less.

17. The molded article according to claim 15 , wherein the molded article is a vehicle interior part.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp
• Gs Caltex

Inventors

• Lee Han Ki
• Park Ju Seong
• Kim Jae Min
• Kim Byung Soo
• Kang Byung Wook

Classifications

• C08F110/06

  Propene · CPC title

• C08J5/04

  Reinforcing macromolecular compounds with loose or coherent fibrous material · CPC title

• C08K2201/006

  Additives being defined by their surface area · CPC title

• C08J5/043 Primary

  with glass fibres · CPC title

• C08K7/02

  Fibres or whiskers · CPC title