Method for producing semifinished plasticized pvc products

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016368167-A1
Application number	US-201515117567-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 10, 2015
Priority date	Feb 13, 2014
Publication date	Dec 22, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention relates to the extrusion of polymer compositions based on polyvinylchloride (PVC) as a semifinished PVC product, in particular as pellets, and in particular to a method in which homogeneous polymer compositions with an elongation at break of 0 to 270%, a tensile strength of at least 1 N/mm2 and a degree of gelation of 5 to 80% are produced by using a specific energy input SEI of 0.03 to 0.09 kWh/kg. The method according to the invention is expediently conducted by a plasticizer being added in a number of portions to the non-compounded polyvinylchloride and mixed in with it. The method according to the invention thereby offers a quick and easy possible way of producing semifinished plasticized PVC products, in particular as pellets, the production of which only requires a single processing device in the form of an extruder.

First claim

1 . A method for extruding a homogeneous polymer composition, which has a degree of gelation of 5% to 80%, an elongation at break of 0 to 270%, and a tensile strength of at least 1 N/mm 2 , from an uncompounded polyvinyl chloride, wherein the quantity of energy introduced into the polymer composition within the method, as indicated by the specific energy input (SEI), is 0.03 to 0.09 kWh/kg.

2 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , the polymer composition consisting substantially of
(A) 30 to 80 wt % of polyvinyl chloride, (B) 0.5-5 wt % of a stabilizing additive, (C) 0-40 wt % of a solid constituent, and (D) 5-40 wt % of a plasticizer, liquid at room temperature, for the polyvinyl chloride, where the figures in wt % are based in each case on the total weight of the polymer composition, and where the method comprises the steps of (I) feeding polyvinyl chloride (A) in uncompounded form into an extrusion apparatus having at least one rotor, which has at least three kneading and/or mixing zones and is capable of both transporting and mixing the mixture, (II) feeding the polyvinyl chloride (A) and stabilizing additive (B) into the extrusion apparatus through a first inlet, which is disposed in the vicinity of the drive unit and adjacent to a first conveying segment section of the at least one rotor; (III) feeding the plasticizer to the polyvinyl chloride mixed with the stabilizing additive through at least two inlets at a distance from one another, the plasticizer being added in at least two portions each of about 20-80 wt %, based on the total weight of the plasticizer, to the polyvinyl chloride, there being a kneading and/or mixing zone disposed between the addition of the individual portions, (IV) working the plasticizer/polyvinyl chloride mixture at a temperature of or above the glass transition temperature of the polyvinyl chloride, the temperature of the mixture not exceeding 150° C., until the plasticizer has been incorporated substantially completely into the polyvinyl chloride, (V) optionally feeding the solid constituent to the polyvinyl chloride mixed with the plasticizer in a section at which at least 80 wt % of the total amount of the plasticizer has been incorporated into the polyvinyl chloride, (VI) optionally devolatilizing and extruding the mixture through the extrusion die.

3 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the uncompounded polyvinyl chloride is polyvinyl chloride prepared by suspension polymerization.

4 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the extrusion apparatus used for the extrusion comprises a pair of substantially isomorphous, elongate rotors which fit into the cavity and are disposed next to one another for interpenetrating movement.

5 . The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein each of the rotors has a length L in the range of 32-60 times.

6 . The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the polyvinyl chloride is admixed with a first portion of plasticizer at an L/D ratio in the range from 1 to 8 and with a second portion of plasticizer at an L/D ratio of to 20.

7 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said extrusion apparatus is a planetary roller extruder, an annular extruder, a multiscrew extruder or a Buss kneader.

8 . The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the solid constituent added to the polyvinyl chloride, mixed with the plasticizer, in a section at which at least 95 wt % of the plasticizer has been kneaded into the polyvinyl chloride.

9 . The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the polyvinyl chloride is admixed in step (V) with at least 80 wt % of the total amount of the solid constituent.

10 . The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the mixture of plasticizer and PVC is brought to a temperature of at least 30° C. below the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the polyvinyl chloride.

11 . The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the individual portions for the feeding of the plasticizer to the polyvinyl chloride, mixed with the stabilizing additive, in step (III) account for about to 70 wt % based on the total weight of the plasticizer.

12 . The method as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the plasticizer is added in two portions to the polyvinyl chloride, with the portion added first making up 55±3 wt % and the portion added thereafter 45±3 wt % of the total amount of the plasticizer.

13 . The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the amount of the solid constituent in the polymer composition is 0.01 to 35 wt %.

14 . The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the solid constituent is incorporated into the polyvinyl chloride only after the plasticizer has been incorporated substantially completely into the polyvinyl chloride.

15 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the amount of energy introduced by the extrusion apparatus may be introduced both in the form of mechanical energy and in the form of thermal energy, by means of heating elements, and that at the end of the extrusion apparatus a product temperature is reached of at least 130° C. up to at most 170° C.

16 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the homogeneous polymer composition has a residual thermal stability, determined according to DIN 53 381-1 at 180° C., of at least 90 minutes.

17 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the extruded homogeneous polymer composition is present in the form of granules.

Assignees

• Sika Tech Ag

Inventors

• Wolf Ulrich
• Frei Fabian

Classifications

• B29C2948/92047

  Energy, power, electric current or voltage · CPC title

• B29B9/10

  by moulding the material, i.e. treating it in the molten state · CPC title

• B29B7/40

  with single shaft · CPC title

• B29C48/435

  Sub-screws · CPC title

• C08J3/18

  Plasticising macromolecular compounds (plasticisers C08K) · CPC title