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Biodisintegrable thermoplastic resin moldings and a process for producing same

Assignee: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
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Filing: 1990-11-07
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Granted: 1993-07-06
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Expires: 2010-11-07
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Abstract

Abstract Biodisintegrable thermoplastic resin moldings and a process for producing same are disclosed, the biodisintegrable thermoplastic resin moldings being comprised of a thermoplastic aliphatic polyester resin as a matrix resin having dispersed therein an other type of thermoplastic resin in a proportion of 40-75 weight % based on the whole resin. The biodisintegrable thermoplastic resin moldings is easily disintegrable after disposal in an environment where microorganisms exist so that the moldings can be reduced in bulkness and give no harmful effect on the life of natural plants and animals. Thus, the present invention affords an effective means for solving various problems in the treatment of disposed plastic articles.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yutaka Tokiwa
  • 👤 Akira Iwamoto
  • 👤 Kiyoshi Takeda

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 13:58
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L67/00; C08L101/00; C08L67/04; C08L2201/00; C08L2201/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S525/00; Y10S525/938

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 186 words
A process for producing biodisintegrable thermoplastic resin moldings which comprises extruding a melt-kneaded mixture of 25-60 weight % of an aliphatic polyester resin A and 75-40 weight % of another type of thermoplastic resin B through a die positioned at the front end of the extruder under the condition satisfying the following expressions: 10>η.sub.B /η.sub.A ≧1, (I) η.sub.A ≧500 (II) wherein η A stands for the viscosity in terms of poise of the aliphatic polyester resin at the extrusion temperature, and η B stands for the viscosity in terms of poise of said another type of thermoplastic resin at the extrusion temperature, whereby said polyester resin forms a continuous phase with said another resin dispersed as a discontinuous phase therein, wherein said aliphatic polyester resin A is selected from the group consisting of polycondensates of an aliphatic polycarboxylic acid with an aliphatic polyhydric alcohol, polycondensates of an aliphatic hydroxycarboxylic acid and ring-opened polycondensates of a lactone, and wherein thermoplastic resin B is selected from the group consisting of homopolymers and copolymers of olefins, styrenes, vinyl compounds, acrylic compounds, lactams, and combinations of polycarboxylic acids and polyamines.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 186 words
A process for producing biodisintegrable thermoplastic resin moldings which comprises extruding a melt-kneaded mixture of 25-60 weight % of an aliphatic polyester resin A and 75-40 weight % of another type of thermoplastic resin B through a die positioned at the front end of the extruder under the condition satisfying the following expressions: 10>η.sub.B /η.sub.A ≧1, (I) η.sub.A ≧500 (II) wherein η A stands for the viscosity in terms of poise of the aliphatic polyester resin at the extrusion temperature, and η B stands for the viscosity in terms of poise of said another type of thermoplastic resin at the extrusion temperature, whereby said polyester resin forms a continuous phase with said another resin dispersed as a discontinuous phase therein, wherein said aliphatic polyester resin A is selected from the group consisting of polycondensates of an aliphatic polycarboxylic acid with an aliphatic polyhydric alcohol, polycondensates of an aliphatic hydroxycarboxylic acid and ring-opened polycondensates of a lactone, and wherein thermoplastic resin B is selected from the group consisting of homopolymers and copolymers of olefins, styrenes, vinyl compounds, acrylic compounds, lactams, and combinations of polycarboxylic acids and polyamines.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 22 words
A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein the viscosities η A and η B satisfy the following expression: 5>η.sub.B /η.sub.A ≧1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 37 words
A process in accordance with claim 1 wherein said resin A is biodisintegrable and said resin B has no biodisintegrability and wherein said melt-kneaded mixture comprises 30-39 weight % resin A and 51-70 weight % resin B.

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