This application is a U.S. national stage of PCT/KR2016/011712 filed Oct. 18, 2016,which claims the priority benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2015-0147787, filed on Oct. 23, 2015 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The present disclosure relates to a flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition having superior thermal stability, a method of preparing the same, and a molded article manufactured from the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition exhibiting both superior thermal stability and flame retardancy without harmful gas generation even when injection-molded at high temperature, high pressure, and high speed and a molded article manufactured from the same.
An acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (hereinafter referred to as ABS) resin has been widely used as an exterior material for electrical and electronic products, office equipment, and the like due to stiffness and chemical resistance of acrylonitrile and processability and mechanical strength of butadiene and styrene. However, since ABS resins readily combust, flame retardancy is hardly provided.
As methods of imparting flame retardancy to an ABS resin, there are a method of including a flame retardant monomer when polymerization is performed to prepare a rubber-modified styrene based resin, a method of mixing a prepared rubber-modified styrene based resin with a flame retardant and a flame retardant aid, and the like. Examples of the flame retardant include halogen-based flame retardants and non-halogen-based flame retardants such as phosphorus-based flame retardants. Examples of the flame retardant aid include antimony-based compounds, zinc-based compounds, polysiloxane-based compounds, and the like.
However, since residual emulsifier in an ABS resin accelerates decomposition of a flame retardant, generation of TVOCs, tribromophenol, etc. increases and retention stability is rapidly decreased. In addition, although a bromine-based flame retardant, which is mainly used among halogen-based flame retardants, exhibits superior flame retardancy, the bromine-based flame retardant generates gas and thermal stability thereof is decreased when injection-molded at high temperature, high pressure, and high speed.
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Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is one object of the present invention to provide a flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition having superior thermal stability, a method of preparing the same, and a molded article manufactured from the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition exhibiting both superior thermal stability and flame retardancy without harmful gas generation even when injection-molded at high temperature, high pressure, and high speed and a molded article manufactured from the same.
The above and other objects can be accomplished by the present disclosure described below.
In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, the above and other objects can be accomplished by the provision of a flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition including 100 parts by weight of a base resin (A) that includes 10 to 90% by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound-conjugated diene compound-aromatic vinyl compound copolymer graft-polymerized with a reactive emulsifier and 10 to 90% by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyan compound copolymer; 1 to 30 parts by weight of a bromine-based flame retardant (B); 0.5 to 8 parts by weight of an antimony-based compound (C); and 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of a polyol compound (D) and thus exhibiting superior thermal stability, and a method of preparing the same.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a molded article manufactured from the flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition having superior thermal stability.
As apparent from the fore-going, the present invention provides a flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition exhibiting both superior thermal stability and flame retardancy without gas generation even when injection-molded at high temperature, high pressure, and high speed harmful due to reduction of a residual emulsifier content, a method of preparing the same, and a molded article manufactured from the same.
Hereinafter, the present invention is described in detail.
A flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition of the present disclosure includes 100 parts by weight of a base resin (A) that includes 10 to 90% by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound-conjugated diene compound-aromatic vinyl compound copolymer graft-polymerized with a reactive emulsifier and 10 to 90% by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyan compound copolymer; 1 to 30 parts by weight of a bromine-based flame retardant (B); 0.5 to 8 parts by weight of an antimony-based compound (C); and 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of a polyol compound (D). Within this range, both superior thermal stability and flame retardancy are exhibited without generation of harmful gas even when injection-molded at high temperature, high pressure, and high speed.
Hereinafter, constituents of the flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition of the present disclosure are described in detail.
Base Resin (A)
The base resin may include 25 to 35% by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound-conjugated diene compound-aromatic vinyl compound copolymer graft-polymerized with a reactive emulsifier and 65 to 75% by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyan compound copolymer. Within this range, superior impact strength and property balance are exhibited.
The reactive emulsifier may be, for example, one or more selected from the group consisting of sulfoethyl methacrylate, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid, sodium styrene sulfonate, sodium dodecyl allyl sulfosuccinate, a copolymer of styrene and sodium dodecyl allyl sulfosuccinate, polyoxyethylene alkylphenyl ether ammonium sulfate, sodium polyoxy alkyl ether sulfuric ester, alkenyl C16 to C18 succinic acid, di-potassium salt, and sodium methallyl sulfonate. Within this range, both superior thermal stability and flame retardancy are exhibited without generation of harmful gas even when injection-molded at high temperature, high pressure, and high speed.
The reactive emulsifier may be included, for example, in an amount of 0.001 to 2 parts by weight, 0.01 to 1.5 parts by weight, or 0.1 to 1.0 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the aromatic vinyl compound-conjugated diene compound-aromatic vinyl compound copolymer. Within this range, latex is stabilized, the amount of a residual emulsifier is reduced, and generation of TVOCs is suppressed.
Bromine-Based Flame Retardant (B)
The amount of the bromine-based flame retardant (B) may be, for example, 10 to 27 parts by weight, or 15 to 25 parts by weight. Within this range, superior flame retardancy and property balance are provided.
The bromine-based flame retardant (B) may be, for example, one or more selected from the group consisting of hexabromocyclododecan, tetrabromocyclooctane, monochloropentabromocyclohexane, decabromodiphenyl oxide, octabromodiphenyloxide, decabromodiphenyl ethane, ethylene bis(tetrabromophthalimide), tetrabromobisphenol A, brominated epoxy oligomer, bis(tribromophenoxy)ethane, tris(tribromophenyl) cyanurate, tetrabromobisphenol A bis(allyl ether), and derivative thereof.
Antimony-Based Compound (C)
When the antimony-based compound is used with a bromine-based flame retardant, flame retardancy of the flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition is greatly improved due to a synergy effect.
The amount of the antimony-based compound (C) may be, for example, 1 to 7 parts by weight, or 2 to 6 parts by weight. Within this range, flame retardancy further increases.
The antimony-based compound (C) may be, for example, one or more selected from the group consisting of antimony trioxide, antimony pentoxide, metal antimony, and antimony trichloride.
Polyol Compound (D)
The amount of the polyol compound (D) may be, for example, 0.1 to 3 parts by weight, or 0.2 to 1 part by weight. Within this range, the amount of a residual emulsifier is reduced and superior thermal stability is provided.
The polyol compound (D) may be, for example, a compound containing two or more alcohol groups, or two to twenty alcohol groups; or a polyvinyl alcohol resin. As particular examples, the compound containing two or more alcohol groups may be one or more selected from the group consisting of butanediol, hexanediol, glycerol, adamantanol, sorbitol, galactitol, mannitol, arabinitol, xylitol, adonitol, and pentaerythritol. Within this range, the amount of a residual emulsifier is reduced and superior thermal stability is provided.
The flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition may include, for example, 0.01 to 10 parts by weight, or 1 to 5 parts by weight of a total of a lubricant, a heat stabilizer, and an anti-dripping agent. Within this range, superior property balance is provided.
The flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition may further include, for example, one or more selected from the group consisting of an impact modifier, an antioxidant, a light stabilizer, a sunscreen, a pigment, and an inorganic filler.
The flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition may have, for example, a gloss retention (ΔG) of 10 or less, 8 or less or 2 to 7 or less.
A tribromophenol (TBP) content in the flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition may be, for example, 3% or less, or 1 to 2.5% or less.
A residual emulsifier content in the flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition may be, for example, less than 18000 ppm, 15000 ppm or less, or 1500 to 14000 ppm. Within this range, superior thermal stability and flame retardancy are exhibited.
The flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition may have, for example, a retention discoloration (ΔE) of 8 or less, or 4 to 7.
The flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition may have, for example, a TGA loss rate (230° C., 30 min) of 3 or less, or 1.5 to 2.5.
A method of preparing the flame retardant thermoplastic resin of the present disclosure may include a step of melt-kneading and then extruding 100 parts by weight of a base resin (A) that includes 10 to 90% by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound-conjugated diene compound-aromatic vinyl compound copolymer graft-polymerized with a reactive emulsifier and 10 to 90% by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyan compound copolymer; 1 to 30 parts by weight of a bromine-based flame retardant (B); 0.5 to 8 parts by weight of an antimony-based compound (C); and 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of a polyol compound (D).
The melt-kneadingn may be carried out, for example, at 210 to 250° C., or 220 to 240° C.
The present disclosure also provides a molded article manufactured from the flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition.
Now, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the following preferred examples. However, these examples are provided for illustrative purposes only. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Therefore, it is obvious that the modifications, additions and substitutions are within the scope of the present invention.
Compounds used in examples and comparative examples below are as follows:
Ingredients were added in contents as summarized in Table 1 below and mixed. Each of resultant mixtures was extruded by means of a twin-screw extruder at 230° C. and then prepared into a pellet. The prepared pellet was injection-molded to a specimen for testing properties.
The characteristics of a flame retardant thermoplastic resin prepared according to each of Examples 1 to 6 and Comparative Examples 1 to 4 were measured according to the following methods. Results are summarized in Table 2 below.
As shown in Table 2, it can be confirmed that, in the cases of Examples 1 to 6 according to the method of the present disclosure, the content of a residual emulsifier, a TBP content, a TGA loss rate, and generation of TVOCs are remarkably decreased, impact strength is superior, and thermal stability-related properties, such as surface gloss, retention discoloration, and gloss retention, are improved.
On the other hand, it can be confirmed that, in the cases of Comparative Examples 1 and 3 in which an ABS resin polymerized with a general emulsifier is included, the amount of a residual emulsifier, a TBP content, a TGA loss rate, and generation of TVOCs greatly increase.
In addition, it can be confirmed that, in the case of Comparative Example 2 in which a polyol compound is not included, thermal stability-related properties, such as surface gloss, retention discoloration, and gloss retention, are deteriorated. Further, it can be confirmed that, in the case of Comparative Example 4 in which a large amount of polyol compound is included, impact strength and thermal stability are decreased.
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