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L-lactic acid polymer composition, molded product and film

Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals Inc
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Filing: 1997-12-22
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Granted: 2000-10-24
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Expires: 2017-12-22
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Abstract

Abstract A lactic acid polymer composition comprising formulating 100 parts by weight of a mixture consisting of 80-95% by weight of an L-lactic acid polymer having an L-lactic acid proportion of 75% or more and 5-20% by weight of a plasticizer selected from the group consisting of a polyhydric alcohol ester and a hydroxypolycarboxylic acid ester, 0.1-5 parts by weight of an anti-blocking agent having a SiO2 content of 90% or more and an average particle size of 7-50 nm, and 0.1-2 parts by weight of a slip agent; a molded product and film obtained from the composition; and a preparation process of the same are disclosed. The molded product and film are excellent in processability, transparency, flexibility, anti-blocking property and slip, and can be degraded into harmless water and carbon dioxide under natural environment, when abandoned.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kazuhiko Suzuki
  • 👤 Takayuki Watanabe
  • 👤 Yasuhiro Kitahara
  • 👤 Masanobu Ajioka
  • 👤 Shuhei Ikado

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 22:28
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08K; C08K5/00; C08K5/04; C08K5/10; C08K5/11; C08K3/00; C08K3/34; C08K3/36; C08K5/101; C08K5/103; C08K5/16; C08K5/20

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 148 words
An L-lactic acid polymer molded product prepared by heat treating at 40-65° C. and successive molding a L-lactic acid polymer composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a mixture consisting essentially of 80-95% by weight of an L-lactic acid polymer having an L-lactic acid proportion of 75% or more and 5-20% by weight of a plasticizer selected from the group consisting of a polyhydric alcohol ester and a hydroxypolycarboxylic acid ester wherein said percentages of L-lactic acid polymer and plasticizer are based on the total amount of L-lactic acid polymer and plasticizer, 0.1-5 parts by weight of an antiblocking agent having a SiO 2 content of 90% or more and an average particle size of 7-50 nm, and 0.1-2 parts by weight of a slip agent, the parts by weight of the antiblocking agent and the slip agent being based on 100 parts by weight of the mixture.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 148 words
An L-lactic acid polymer molded product prepared by heat treating at 40-65° C. and successive molding a L-lactic acid polymer composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a mixture consisting essentially of 80-95% by weight of an L-lactic acid polymer having an L-lactic acid proportion of 75% or more and 5-20% by weight of a plasticizer selected from the group consisting of a polyhydric alcohol ester and a hydroxypolycarboxylic acid ester wherein said percentages of L-lactic acid polymer and plasticizer are based on the total amount of L-lactic acid polymer and plasticizer, 0.1-5 parts by weight of an antiblocking agent having a SiO 2 content of 90% or more and an average particle size of 7-50 nm, and 0.1-2 parts by weight of a slip agent, the parts by weight of the antiblocking agent and the slip agent being based on 100 parts by weight of the mixture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 27 words
The L-lactic acid polymer molded product of claim 1 wherein the molded product has a haze of 4% or less for a product thickness of 1 mm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 20 words
The L-lactic acid polymer molded product of claim 1 wherein the molding is an injection molding or a blow molding.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 16 words
The L-lactic acid polymer molded product of claim 1 wherein the molded product is a sheet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 14 words
An L-lactic acid polymer stretched film obtained by stretching the sheet of claim 4.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 27 words
The L-lactic acid polymer stretched film of claim 5 wherein the stretched film has a haze of 2% or less for a film thickness of 300 μm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 35 words
An L-lactic acid polymer non-shrink stretched film which is prepared by further heat treating the stretched film of claim 5 at 120-130° C. and has a heat shrinkage of less than 1% at 120° C.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 33 words
An L-lactic acid polymer shrink stretched film which is prepared by further heat treating the stretched film of claim 5 at 35-60° C. and has a heat shrinkage of 10-45% at 120° C.

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