IP Library Granted Patent US 7,691,940
Granted Patent B2
US 7,691,940 · App. 11/792,382 · Granted Apr 6, 2010

Aqueous polyurethane resin and method for producing aqueous polyurethane resin and film

Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,691,940
App. No.
11/792,382
Granted
Apr 6, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide an aqueous polyurethane resin in which stable emulsion is formed, the balance between hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity is controlled and an obtained film has desired permeability and good stability, a method for producing the aqueous polyurethane resin, and a film obtained from the aqueous polyurethane resin. The aqueous polyurethane resin of the present invention includes a plurality of polyurethane resins obtained by reacting macropolyol, polyisocyanate, and a chain extender, and each of the aqueous polyurethane resins contains the macropolyols which are different from one another, and each of the aqueous polyurethane resins is chemically bonded partially to one another through the chain extender. By casting or coating the aqueous polyurethane resin, the film is obtained.

Claims (39)

1. An aqueous polyurethane resin comprising a plurality of polyurethane resins obtained by reacting macropolyol, an alicyclic diisocyanate, a compound having an active hydrogen group having an anionic group, and a chain extender, wherein

each of the polyurethane resins contains the macropolyol which is different from one another, and each of the polyurethane resins is chemically bonded partially to one another through the chain extender,

wherein at least one polyurethane resin out of the plurality of polyurethane resins contains at least one kind of hydrophobic macropolyol selected from the group consisting of polyesterpolyol, polycarbonatepolyol, and polyoxypolyalkylenepolyol whose alkylene group has 3-10 carbons, and

in the plurality of polyurethane resins, the polyurethane resin which is different from the polyurethane resin containing the hydrophobic macropolyol has a hydrophilic macropolyol having 50% by weight or more of polyoxyethylene groups, and

wherein the chain extender comprises a hydrophobic chain extender and a hydrophilic chain extender.

2. The aqueous polyurethane resin according to claim 1 , wherein a chemical bond is an urea bond.

3. The aqueous polyurethane resin according to claim 2 , wherein the chain extender contains polyamine, and

the urea bond is a urea bond produced by reaction of the polyamine and the alicyclic diisocyanate.

4. The aqueous polyurethane resin according to claim 1 , wherein the polyoxyethylene groups contained in the aqueous polyurethane resin is 20% by weight or more.

5. The aqueous polyurethane resin according to claim 1 , wherein the hydrophobic macropolyol is contained at 40% by weight or more with respect to the polyurethane resin containing the hydrophobic macropolyol, and

the polyoxyethylene group in the hydrophilic macropolyol is contained at 40% by weight or more with respect to the polyurethane resin containing the hydrophilic macropolyol.

6. The aqueous polyurethane resin according to claim 1 , wherein the hydrophilic chain extender contains polyamine having a polyoxyethylene group.

7. The aqueous polyurethane resin according to claim 1 , wherein the hydrophilic chain extender contains an alkoxysilyl compound having a primary amino group or having a primary amino group and a secondary amino group.

8. The aqueous polyurethane resin according to claim 1 , wherein the hydrophobic chain extender contains a diamine.

9. A method for producing an aqueous polyurethane resin, comprising the steps of:

reacting a first macropolyol, an alicyclic dissxocyanate and a compound having an active hydrogen group having an anionic group to obtain a first urethane prepolymer, and aqueously dispersing the first urethane prepolymer;

partially extending an isocyanate group at an end of the first urethane prepolymer with a hydrophobic chain extender;

reacting a second macropolyol, an alicyclic dissxocyanate and a compound having an active hydrogen group having an anionic group to obtain a second urethane prepolymer;

aqueously dispersing the second urethane prepolymer in an aqueous medium in which the extended first urethane prepolymer is aqueously dispersed; and

extending, with a hydrophilic chain extender, a residual isocyanate group at an end of the extended first urethane prepolymer and an isocyanate group at an end of the aqueously dispersed second urethane prepolymer,

wherein the first macropolyol comprises at least one kind of hydrophobic macropolyol selected from the group consisting of polyesterpolyol, polycarbonatepolyol, and polyoxypolyalkylenepolyol whose alkylene group has 3-10 carbons ; and

the second macropolyol comprises a hydrophilic macropolyol having 50% by weight or more of polyoxyethylene groups.

10. The method for producing an aqueous polyurethane resin according to claim 9 , wherein an equivalent ratio of the hydrophobic chain extender for partially extending the isocyanate group at an end of the first urethane prepolymer with respect to the isocyanate group at the end of the first urethane prepolymer is 0.20 to 0.98.

11. The method for producing an aqueous polyurethane resin according to claim 9 , wherein in the step of aqueously dispersing the second urethane prepolymer in the aqueous medium in which the extended first urethane prepolymer is aqueously dispersed, the first urethane prepolymer and the second urethane prepolymer does not dissolve into each other.

12. A method for producing an aqueous polyurethane resin, comprising the steps of:

reacting a first macropolyol, an alicyclic diisocyanate and a compound having an active hydrogen group having an anionic group to obtain a first urethane prepolymer, and aqueously dispersing the first urethane prepolymer;

extending an isocyanate group at an end of the first urethane prepolymer with a hydrophobic chain extender whose equivalent ratio with respect to the isocyanate group at the end is excessive;

reacting a second macropolyol, an alicyclic diisocyanate and a compound having an active hydrogen group having an anionic group to obtain a second urethane prepolymer;

aqueously dispersing the second urethane prepolymer in an aqueous medium in which the extended first urethane prepolymer is aqueously dispersed, and at the same time, the extended first urethane prepolymer and the second urethane prepolymer are extended with the hydrophobic chain extender; and

extending an isocyanate group at an end of the aqueously dispersed second urethane prepolymer with a hydrophilc chain extender,

wherein the first macropolyol comprises at least one kind of hydrophobic macropolyol selected from the group consisting of polyesterpolyol, polycarbonatepolyol, and polyoxypolyalkylenepolyol whose alkylene group has 3-10 carbons ; and

the second macropolyol comprises the hydrophilic macropolyol having 50% by weight or more of polyoxyethylene groups.

13. The method for producing an aqueous polyurethane resin according to claim 12 , wherein an equivalent ratio of the excessive hydrophobic chain extender with respect to the isocyanate group at the end of the first urethane prepolymer is 1.02 to 1.80.

14. The method for producing an aqueous polyurethane resin according to claim 12 , wherein in the step of aqueously dispersing the second urethane prepolymer in the aqueous medium in which the extended first urethane prepolymer is aqueously dispersed, the first urethane prepolymer and the second urethane prepolymer does not dissolve into each other.

15. A film obtained by casting or coating an aqueous polyurethane resin comprising a plurality of polyurethane resins obtained by reacting macropolyol, an alicyclic diisocyanate, a compound having an active hydrogen group having an anionic group and a chain extender, wherein

each of the polyurethane resins contains the macropolyol which is different from one another, and each of the polyurethane resins is chemically bonded partially to one another through the chain extender,

wherein at least one polyurethane resin out of the plurality of polyurethane resins contains at least one kind of hydrophobic macropolyol selected from the group consisting of polyesterpolyol, polycarbonatepolyol, and polyoxypolyalkylenepolyol whose alkylene group has 3-10 carbons, and

in the plurality of polyurethane resins, the polyurethane resin which is different from the polyurethane resin containing the hydrophobic macropolyol has a hydrophilic macropolyol having 50% by weight or more of polyoxyethylene groups, and

wherein the chain extender comprises a hydrophobic chain extender and a hydrophilic chain extender.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Feb 4, 2010
From: MITSUI CHEMICALS POLYURETHANES, INC.
To: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 023896/0860 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 6, 2007
From: ISOBE, MASAHIRO; HIRATA, FUMIAKI
To: MITSUI CHEMICALS POLYURETHANES, INC.
Reel/Frame 019438/0997 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2004-359193 · Dec 10, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
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