Composition containing vinyl alcohol polymer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9243161-B2
Application number	US-201214346451-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 20, 2012
Priority date	Sep 22, 2011
Publication date	Jan 26, 2016
Grant date	Jan 26, 2016

Abstract

Provided is a composition comprising: a vinyl alcohol polymer (A) comprising a monomer unit having a group represented by a formula (1); and a compound (B) comprising a silicon atom, a titanium atom, a zirconium atom or a combination thereof,
at a content of 0.01 parts by mass or greater and 900 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the vinyl alcohol polymer (A),

wherein an inequality (I) is satisfied:

370≦ P×S ≦6,000   (I)

wherein, P represents a viscosity average degree of polymerization; and S represents a percentage content (mol %) of the monomer unit. Also provided are a coating agent containing the composition, and a coated article, a thermal recording material, an ink jet recording material and a base paper for a release paper that are produced using the coating agent, and a method for producing a coated article.

First claim

The inventions claimed is:

1. A composition, comprising:
a vinyl alcohol polymer (A) that comprises a monomer unit having a group represented by formula (1);

and
a compound (B) comprising at least one of a silane compound and an organic titanium compound, at a content of 0.01 parts by mass or greater and 900 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the vinyl alcohol polymer (A),
wherein
each R 1 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms,
each R 2 independently represents an alkoxyl group, an acyloxyl group or a group represented by OM, where M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal or an ammonium group,
each R 3 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group,
each R 4 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group,
m is an integer of 0 to 2,
n is an integer of 3 or greater,
hydrogen atoms of the alkyl group, the alkoxyl group, and the acyloxyl group are unsubstituted or substituted with a substituent having an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom,
the vinyl alcohol polymer (A) satisfies mathematical formula (I):
370 ≦P×S≦ 6,000  (I)

where P represents a viscosity average degree of polymerization, and
S represents a percentage content (mol %) of the monomer unit, and
the vinyl alcohol polymer (A) is a saponification product of a copolymer of two monomers consisting of a vinyl ester monomer and a monomer having the group represented by formula (1).

2. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the vinyl alcohol polymer (A) further satisfies mathematical formulae (II) and (III):
200≦P≦4,000  (II) and

0.1≦S≦10  (III).

3. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein n is an integer of 6 or greater and 20 or less.

4. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the monomer unit is represented by formula (2):

X represents a direct bond, a divalent hydrocarbon group or a divalent organic group having an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom; and
R 5 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.

5. The composition according to claim 4 ,
wherein X is represented by —CO—NR 6 13 *, wherein R 6 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and * denotes a binding site to the group represented by formula (1).

6. The composition according to claim 4 ,
wherein X in is represented by —CO—NH—*, wherein * denotes a binding site to the group represented by formula (1), and
n is an integer of 3 or greater and 12 or less.

7. The composition according to claim 1 , further comprising a polyamide polyamine epichlorohydrin-based resin(C).

8. The composition according to claim 4 ,
wherein the vinyl alcohol polymer (A) is produced by saponifying a copolymer of two monomers consisting of an unsaturated monomer represented by formula (3) and a vinyl ester monomer,

9. A coating agent, comprising the composition according to claim 1 .

10. A coated article produced by applying the coating agent according to claim 9 on a surface of a substrate.

11. A method for producing a coated article, the method comprising applying the coating agent according to claim 9 to a surface of a substrate.

12. A thermal recording material,
wherein the thermal recording material is the coated article according to claim 10 .

13. An ink jet recording material,
wherein the ink jet recording material is the coated article according to claim 10 .

14. A base paper for a release paper,
wherein the base paper is the coated article according to claim 10 .

15. A composition, comprising:
a vinyl alcohol polymer (A) that comprises a monomer unit having a group represented by formula (1);

a compound (B) comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of a silane compound, an organic titanium compound, a zirconium salt, and a zirconium complex salt, at a content of 0.01 parts by mass or greater and 900 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the vinyl alcohol polymer (A); and
a polyamide polyamine epichlorohydrin-based resin (C),
wherein
each R 1 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms,
each R 2 independently represents an alkoxyl group, an acyloxyl group or a group represented by OM, wherein M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal or an ammonium group,
each R 3 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group,
each R 4 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group,
m is an integer of 0 to 2,
n is an integer of 3 or greater,
hydrogen atoms of the alkyl group, the alkoxyl group, and the acyloxyl group are unsubstituted or substituted with a substituent having an oxygen atom or a nitrogen atom, and
the vinyl alcohol polymer (A) satisfies mathematical formula (I):
370≦ P×S≦ 6,000  (I)

where P represents a viscosity average degree of polymerization, and
S represents a percentage content (mol %) of the monomer unit.

Assignees

• Taoka Yuta
• Nii Shinsuke
• Nakamae Masato
• Kuraray Co

Inventors

• Taoka Yuta
• Nii Shinsuke
• Nakamae Masato

Classifications

• D21H19/20

  comprising macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds · CPC title

• D21H17/36

  Polyalkenyalcohols; Polyalkenylethers; Polyalkenylesters · CPC title

• D21H27/001

  Release paper · CPC title

• C09D143/04 Primary

  Homopolymers or copolymers of monomers containing silicon · CPC title

• D21H19/60

  Polyalkenylalcohols; Polyalkenylethers; Polyalkenylesters · CPC title