Thermally expandable microcapsule and foam-molded article

a technology of microcapsules and foam molding, which is applied in the field can solve the problems of difficult production of difficult to keep the expanded state, and difficult to produce thermally expandable microcapsules with excellent heat resistance. , to achieve the effect of excellent heat resistance, high expansion ratio and high shearing for

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-10-27
SEKISUI CHEM CO LTD
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[0097]According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a thermally expandable microcapsule, which shows excellent heat resistance and a high expansion ratio

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Accordingly, this method has a drawback in that a thermally expandable microcapsule having excellent heat resistance is difficult to produce.
Thus, it is difficult to produce thermally expandable microcapsules with excellent heat resistance , such as ones having a maximum foaming temperature of 180° C. or higher.
Although such a thermally expandable microcapsule shows a very high maximum foaming temperature, it is difficult to keep the expanded state.
Thus, it is not suitable for prolonged use at a high temperature.
However, upon use in m

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[0098]Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in further detail referring to the following examples. The present invention is not limited to these examples.

(EXAMPLES 1 TO 6, AND COMPARATIVE EXAMPLES 1 TO 8)

(Production of Thermally Expandable Microcapsule)

[0099]300 parts by weight of water, 89 parts by weight of sodium chloride as a regulator, 0.07 parts by weight of sodium nitrite as a water-soluble polymerization inhibitor, 8 parts by weight of colloidal silica (produced by ADEKA CORPORATION), and 0.3 parts by weight of polyvinylpyrrolidone (produced by BASF SE) as a dispersion stabilizer were charged in a polymerization vessel to prepare an aqueous dispersion medium. Subsequently, an oily mixture containing metal cation hydroxide, monomers, volatile expansion agents, and polymerization initiators, each in an amount shown in Table 1, were added to the aqueous dispersion medium to prepare a dispersion. The total amount of the dispersion was 15 kg. The obtained dispersio...

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Abstract

The present invention has its object to provide a thermally expandable microcapsule, which shows excellent heat resistance and a high expansion ratio and thereby can be suitably used for molding processes involving high shearing force, such as kneading molding, calender molding, extrusion molding, and injection molding. The present invention also has its object to provide a foamed product using the thermally expandable microcapsule. The present invention relates to a thermally expandable microcapsule, which comprises: a shell made of a polymer; and a volatile expansion agent as a core agent encapsulated in the shell, the storage elastic modulus (E′) of the shell at a temperature of 200° C. and a frequency of 10 Hz being 1×105 N/m2 or more, the storage elastic modulus (E′) of the shell at a temperature of 250° C. and a frequency of 10 Hz being 1×105 N/m2 or more, and a maximum displacement amount measured by thermomechanical analysis being 300 μm or more.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a thermally expandable microcapsule, which shows excellent heat resistance and a high expansion ratio and thereby can be suitably used for molding processes involving high shearing force, such as kneading molding, calender molding, extrusion molding, and injection molding. The present invention also relates to a foamed product using the thermally expandable microcapsule.BACKGROUND ART[0002]Thermally expandable microcapsules have been used for various applications as a design-imparting agent or a weight-reducing agent. They have been also used for paint, such as foaming ink and wallpaper, to achieve weight reduction.[0003]As such a thermally expandable microcapsule, widely known is one in which a thermoplastic shell polymer includes a volatile expansion agent that can change to a gas state at a softening temperature or lower of the shell polymer. Patent Document 1, for example, discloses a method for producing a thermally expandab...

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IPC IPC(8): C08L33/20C08J9/16C08J9/22C08L33/14
CPCB01J13/14B29C67/247B29C70/66C08F220/44C08J2333/22C08L51/10C08J2203/22C08F220/50C08J9/228C08J9/32B01J13/12C08F20/44C09K3/00
Inventor KAWAGUCHI, YASUHIROKOSAKA, YOSHIYUKI
Owner SEKISUI CHEM CO LTD
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