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Modifiers for luxury vinyl tile to increase hardness and rigidity

A vinyl board, modifier technology, applied in the directions of non-polymer adhesive additives, adhesive additives, chemical instruments and methods, etc., can solve the problems of increasing the difficulty and complexity of the installation process, and can not completely effectively reduce sound, etc.

Pending Publication Date: 2021-03-16
EMERALD KALAMA CHEM
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These materials, while partially effective, are not completely effective in reducing the transmission of sound through the floor and add difficulty and complexity to the installation process

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Embodiment 1

[0113] Example 1: Dibenzoate DOE

[0114] To determine the appropriate addition % of dibenzoate plasticizers used in LVT and the processing conditions that should be used to prepare samples, Stat-Ease Version 10 runs DOE. Models are optimal (custom) designs using optimize-I. Table 3 shows the influence factors and test range used in DOE.

[0115] Table 3. Influencing factors and scope adopted by DOE

[0116] Influencing factors scope Dibenzoate 0-100% Grinding temperature 165-195℃ Pressing temperature 150-190℃ suppress pressure 5-50 tons

[0117] The first response observed is the fusion time of the base layer and wear layer. As expected, fusion time decreased with increasing temperature and percentage (content) of dibenzoate. This relationship is stronger in the wear layer than in the base layer. This is a property expected to be achieved through the use of high solvating plasticizers, such as the dibenzoate modifiers of the pre...

Embodiment 2

[0123] Example 2: In-Depth Testing - Comparison of Dibenzoate Modifiers to DOTP Alone

[0124] To see how the conditions in Table 4 differed from each other, the samples were tested more intensively than in the original DOE example above. For this example, three dibenzoates X-4100, X-4250 and X-4020 were evaluated as modifiers for DOTP and compared to DOTP alone. The dosage of X-4250 and X-4020 is 20% of the total amount of plasticizer (the balance is 80% DOTP), while the usage amount of X-4100 is 9% of the total amount of plasticizer (the balance is 91% DOTP).

[0125] The first observation is the melting temperature, only on the base layer. image 3 The melting temperature of the base layer samples is shown. The use of all dibenzoate modifiers lowered the melting temperature, even considering that the amount of plasticizer used was rather small compared to the rest of the formulation.

[0126] LVT is installed by snapping two boards together. Flexural properties were me...

Embodiment 3

[0133] Example 3: Extended DOE

[0134] Based on the results found in extensive testing of dibenzoate modified samples compared to DOTP alone using Table 4, the addition levels and process conditions of Example 2, the following tests were added to the original DOE samples: Indentation resistance, flexural modulus, flexural strength, deflection, curl and water absorption. As expected, based on the above results, all flexural parameters were affected by the dibenzoate concentration, but they were also affected by the pressing temperature and pressing pressure. Figure 9 The flexural strength models for the X-4250 and X-4100 samples are shown, with terephthalate dosage (%) and pressing temperature modeled.

[0135] By varying any of the influencing factors used in the DOE, both the curl and water absorption tests appeared to be unaffected or minimally affected (results not shown) (see Table 3).

[0136] Indentation resistance is related to all parameters of Table 3 and is impro...

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Abstract

Modifiers for use in vinyl flooring applications reduce or eliminate the need for traditional, general-purpose plasticizers in applications that require increased hardness or rigidity. High solvating,fast fusing modifiers, such as dibenzoates, added to LVT formulations provide unexpectedly increased flexural strength, hardness, indentation resistance and deflection not heretofore known or recognized in luxury vinyl tile formulations.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to modifiers for luxury vinyl sheet applications, and more particularly to modifiers for increasing hardness, strength or stiffness. The present invention also relates to a method of modifying certain properties of highly filled luxury vinyl sheets by using a modifier component that replaces, in whole or in part, the industry standard plasticizers currently used. Background technique [0002] Vinyl flooring systems are well known in the art. Vinyl flooring systems are available in rolls, bricks and planks. What distinguishes certain vinyl flooring systems from standard vinyl flooring is their ability to mimic the look and feel of natural materials such as wood or stone. These vinyl flooring systems are known as luxury vinyl tiles ("LVT"). LVT has a realistic image and a texture similar to real materials. Typically, this is achieved by using a surface layer on top of many other layers. The LVT board has a decorative pa...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): C08J3/18C08K5/103C08L27/06C09J11/06C08K5/101
CPCC08L27/06C08J3/18C08K5/103C08K5/101C08J2327/06C08J3/20C08K5/0016C08K5/12E04F15/105B32B2307/546B32B2419/04B32B27/22B32B2307/102B32B2307/536B32B2250/246B32B27/304B32B2250/02B32B27/20B32B27/08
Inventor 艾默莉·麦克布莱德卡琳娜·K·林肯豪格布莱德利·L·法雷尔凯尔·J·波塞尔特威廉·D·阿伦特
Owner EMERALD KALAMA CHEM