Loading patent…
AssigneeMitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.
InventorsKazuhiko Suzuki, Takayuki Watanabe, Yasuhiro Kitahara, Masanobu Ajioka
Estimating the term…
A preparation process of heat-resistant molded articles of a lactic acid-based polymer comprising mixing the lactic acid-based polymer and poly-.epsilon.-caprolactone so as to obtain a L-lactic acid ratio of 75% by weight or more, adding to the polymer mixture a crystalline inorganic powder containing 50% by weight or more of SiO.sub.2, melt-kneading the resultant composition, filling the same into a mold which is set at 85.degree..about.125.degree. C. and forming a shape while promoting crystallization. The molded articles have excellent heat resistance and impact strength, are suitably used for food trays and beverage cups, and can be degraded, in the case of waste, into nontoxic water and carbon dioxide like natural products within a relatively short period in the natural environment.
A process for preparing a heat-resistant molded article of a lactic acid-based polymer comprising mixing 75.about.95% by weight of a lactic acid-based polymer with 5.about.25% by weight of poly-.epsilon.-caprolactone so as to obtain a L-lactic acid ratio of 75% by weight or more, adding 0.1.about.15 parts by weight of a crystalline inorganic powder comprising 50% by weight or more of SiO.sub.2 as a nucleating agent to 100 parts by weight of said polymer mixture, melt-kneading the resultant composition, filling the same into a mold of a molding machine at a mold temperature of 85.degree..about.125.degree. C., and forming a shape while promoting crystallization.
A process for preparing a heat-resistant molded article of a lactic acid-based polymer comprising mixing 100 parts by weight of a lactic acid-based polymer having a L-lactic acid ratio of 75% by weight or more, 0.1.about.15 parts by weight of a crystalline inorganic powder comprising 50% by weight or more of SiO.sub.2 as a nucleating agent and 1.about.20 parts by weight of a polyester and is obtained by condensation of an aliphatic polyhydric alcohol with an aliphatic polybasic acid or with an aliphatic polybasic acid and a hydroxycarboxylic acid, melt-kneading the resultant composition, filling the same into a mold of a molding machine at a mold temperature of 85.degree..about.125.degree. C., and forming a shape while promoting crystallization.
A heat-resistant molded article of a lactic acid-based polymer having heat resistance of 100.degree..about.160.degree. C. comprising 100 parts by weight of a polymer mixture comprising 75.about.95% by weight of a lactic acid-based polymer and 5.about.25% by weight of poly-.epsilon.-caprolactone and having a L-lactic acid ratio of 75% by weight or more and 0.1.about.15 parts by weight of a crystalline inorganic powder comprising 50% by weight or more of SiO.sub.2 as a nucleating agent.
A lactic acid-based polymer composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a lactic acid-based polymer having an L-lactic acid ratio of 75% by weight or more, 0.1.about.15 parts by weight of a crystalline inorganic powder comprising 50% by weight or more of SiO.sub.2 as a nucleating agent, and 1.about.20 parts by weight of a polyester obtained by condensation of an aliphatic polyhydric alcohol with an aliphatic polybasic acid or with an aliphatic polybasic acid and a hydroxycarboxylic acid.
A lactic acid-based polymer composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a polymer mixture comprising of 75.about.95% by weight of a lactic acid-based polymer and 5.about.25% by weight of poly-.epsilon.-caprolactone and having a L-lactic acid ratio of 75% by weight or more, 0.1.about.15 parts by weight of a crystalline inorganic powder comprising 50% by weight or more of SiO.sub.2 as a nucleating agent and 1.about.20 parts by weight of a polyester obtained by condensation of an aliphatic polyhydric alcohol with an aliphatic polybasic acid or with an aliphatic polybasic acid and hydroxycarboxylic acid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.