Plasticizer preparations

A polyvinyl chloride composition comprising polyvinyl chloride, triacetin and plasticizer, wherein the polyvinyl chloride composition comprises,

• a) from 0.5 to 50 parts by weight of triacetin and
• from 5 to 95 parts by weight of one or more plasticizers with respect to 100 parts by weight of polyvinylchloride and the entire composition of triacetin and plasticizer makes up an amount of from 10 to 100 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight polyvinylchloride, and phthalate-free plasticizers selected from the group consisting of series of alkyl esters of benzoic acid, dialkyl esters of aliphatic dicarboxylic acids, polyesters of aliphatic dicarboxylic acids or of aliphatic di-, tri- and tetrols, the end groups of which are unesterified or have been esterified with monofunctional reagents, and the number-average molar mass of which is from 1000 to 20,000 g/mol, trialkyl esters of citric acid, acetylated trialkyl esters of citric acid, glycerol esters, benzoic diesters of mono-, di-, tri-, or polyalkylene glycols, trimethylolpropane esters, dialkyl esters of cyclohexanedicarboxylic acids, dialkyl esters of terephthalic acid, trialkyl esters of trimellitic acid, triaryl esters of phosphoric acid, diaryl alkyl esters of phosphoric acid, trialkyl esters of phosphoric acid, and aryl esters of alkanesulphonic acids.

A method of using triacetin for accelerating the gelling of polyvinyl chloride plastisols, wherein the triacetin is used in combination with one or more plasticizers, and the entirety composed of triacetin and plasticizer comprises

• a) from 5 to 50% by weight of triacetin and
• b) from 50 to 95% by weight of one or more plasticizers selected from the group consisting of plasticizers from the series of alkyl esters of benzoic acid, dialkyl esters of aliphatic dicarboxylic acids, polyesters of aliphatic dicarboxylic acids or of aliphatic di-, tri- and tetrols, the end groups of which are unesterified or have been esterified with monfunctional reagents, and the number-average molar mass of which if from 100 to 20,000 g/mol, trialkyl esters of citric acid, acetylated trialkyl esters of citric acid, glycerol esters, benzoic diesters of mono-, di-, tri- or polyalkylene glycols, trimethylolpropane esters, dialkyl esters of cyclohexanedicarboxylic acids, dialkyl esters of terephthalic acid, trialkyl esters of trimellitic acid, triaryl esters of phosphoric acid, diaryl esters of phosphoric acid, trialkyl esters of phosphoric acid, and aryl esters of alkanesulphonic acids.

A method of using triacetin in the production of plasticized polyvinyl chloride, wherein the triacetin is used in combination with one or more plasticizers, and the entirety composed of triacetin and plasticizer comprises:

• c) from 5 to 50% by weight of triacetin and
• d) from 50 to 95% by weight of one or more phthalate-free plasticizers comprising an arylester of alkanesulphonic acids whose solution temperature in polyvinyl chloride is below 180° C.

A polyvinyl chloride preparation comprising polyvinyl chloride, triacetin and plasticizer, wherein the polyvinyl chloride preparation comprises, based on 100 parts by weight of polyvinyl chloride,

• a) from 0.5 to 50 parts by weight of triacetin and
• b) from 5 to 95 parts by weight of one or more phthalate-free plasticizers comprising an ester of alkanesulphonic acids whose solution temperature in polyvinyl chloride is below 180° C., and the entirety composed of triacetin and plasticizer makes up an amount of from 10 to 100 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of polyvinyl chloride.