Thermoplastic resin composition for use as vehicle interior material, and formed product for use as vehicle interior material

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9670355-B2
Application number	US-201314441675-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 12, 2013
Priority date	Nov 12, 2012
Publication date	Jun 6, 2017
Grant date	Jun 6, 2017

Abstract

Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition for use as a vehicle interior material, including: a biomass-derived resin having biomass-derived polyethylene; and an ASTM D6866 composition having a pMC value of 35 wt %. The thermoplastic resin composition for use as a vehicle interior material uses biomass-derived resin as a replacement for petroleum-based thermoplastic resin in order to reduce the amount of CO 2 emissions and have an environmentally friendly effect.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A thermoplastic resin composition for automotive interior materials, comprising
10 wt % to 50 wt % of a biomass-derived polyethylene;
7 wt % to 9 wt % of an additional biomass-derived resin;
3 wt % to 15 wt % of non-crosslinked thermoplastic polyolefin composite resin;
30 wt % to 50 wt % of partially crosslinked thermoplastic polyolefin composite resin;
2 wt % to 10 wt % of completely crosslinked thermoplastic polyolefin composite resin;
3 wt % to 10 wt % of ethylene octene rubber; and
5 wt % to 10 wt % of a compatibilizer,
wherein the additional biomass-derived resin comprises polyhydroxyalkanoates or cellulose,
the compatibilizer comprises a polar group-modified polyethylene resin, and
the thermoplastic resin composition having a percent modern carbon value of 18 wt % to 23 wt %, as measured in accordance with ASTM D6866.

2. The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 1 , the additional biomass-derived resin further comprises one selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, a thermoplastic polyolefin composite resin, polylactic acid, chitin, starch, thermoplastic starch, polyvinyl alcohol, polyglycolic acid, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene succinate, polybutylene terephthalate, polybutylene adipate terephthalate, polybutylene adipate-co-butylene succinate, polybutylene adipate-co-butylene succinate terephthalate, polytrimethylene terephthalate, polycaprolactone, polyamide, polyurethane, poly(ester-amide), poly(ester-urethane), and combinations thereof.

3. The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 1 , further comprising: one additional biomass-derived resin selected from the group consisting of polyhydroxyalkanoates, polylactic acid, cellulose, and combinations thereof.

4. The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the partially crosslinked thermoplastic polyolefin composite resin comprises a composite resin olefin thermoplastic elastomer formed by dispersing rubbery particles in a thermoplastic polyolefin matrix resin, the rubbery particles being partially crosslinked.

5. The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 1 , further comprising:
greater than 0 wt % to 15 wt % of polypropylene.

6. The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 5 , wherein the non-crosslinked thermoplastic polyolefin composite resin has a Shore A hardness of 87 to 92, a melt flow index of 0.6 g/10 min to 0.8 g/10 min, 230° C./2.16 kg, a specific gravity of 0.88 to 0.90, and an elongation of 600% to 700%.

7. The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 5 , wherein the partially-crosslinked thermoplastic polyolefin composite resin has a Shore A hardness of 63 to 66, a melt flow index of 0.6 g/10 min to 1.2 g/10 min, 230° C./5 kg, and a specific gravity of 0.88 to 0.90.

8. The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 5 , wherein the completely-crosslinked thermoplastic polyolefin composite resin has a Shore A hardness of 64 to 69, a melt flow index of 20 g/10 min to 25 g/10 min, 230° C./10 kg, and a specific gravity of 0.88 to 0.90.

9. The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein each of the biomass-derived polyethylene and the additional biomass-derived resin is prepared from biofuels processed or extracted from one biomass material selected from the group consisting of corn, Jerusalem artichokes, sugar cane, sugar beets, and combinations thereof.

10. The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 1 , further comprising: one additive selected from the group consisting of plasticizers, inorganic fillers, photo-stabilizers, heat stabilizers, antioxidants, lubricants, flame retardants, antimicrobials, anti-hydrolysis agents, and combinations thereof.

11. An automotive interior molded article comprising: a sheet manufactured from the thermoplastic resin composition for automotive interior materials according to claim 1 .

12. The automotive interior molded article according to claim 11 , further comprising: a surface-treated layer.

13. The automotive interior molded article according to claim 12 , wherein the surface-treated layer is formed using an electron beam curable water-based treatment agent or an electron beam curable solvent-free treatment agent.

14. A thermoplastic resin composition comprising:
a biomass-derived resin comprising biomass-derived polyethylene;
non-crosslinked thermoplastic polyolefin composite resin;
partially crosslinked thermoplastic polyolefin composite resin; and
completely crosslinked thermoplastic polyolefin composite resin wherein the completely-crosslinked thermoplastic polyolefin composite resin has a Shore A hardness of 64 to 69, a melt flow index of 20 g/10 min to 25 g/10 min, 230° C./10 kg, and a specific gravity of 0.88 to 0.90; and the thermoplastic resin composition has a percent modern carbon value of 15 wt % to 35 wt %, as measured in accordance with ASTM D6866,
wherein the thermoplastic resin composition comprises: 10 wt % to 50 wt % of the biomass-derived polyethylene, 0 wt % to 15 wt % of the additional biomass-derived resin,
0 wt % to 15 wt % of a compatibilizer,
3 wt % to 15 wt % of the non-crosslinked thermoplastic polyolefin composite resin,
30 wt % to 50 wt % of the partially crosslinked thermoplastic polyolefin composite resin,
2 wt % to 10 wt % of the completely crosslinked thermoplastic polyolefin composite resin,
0 wt % to 10 wt % of ethylene octene rubber, and
0 wt % to 15 wt % of polypropylene.

Assignees

• Lg Hausys Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Yun-Ho
• Jung Yong-Bae

Classifications

• C08L2205/03

  containing three or more polymers in a blend · CPC title

• C08L2205/02

  containing two or more polymers of the same C08L -group · CPC title

• C08J5/18 Primary

  Manufacture of films or sheets · CPC title

• C08L97/02

  Lignocellulosic material, e.g. wood, straw or bagasse {(manufacture of articles made from lignocellulosic material by dry processes B27N)} · CPC title

• C08J2323/06

  Polyethene · CPC title