Hose for refrigerant transport use
View Patent ↗A hose for refrigerant transport use comprising an inner layer with superior deterioration resistance performance. The innermost layer comprised in the hose for refrigerant transport use of the present invention is formed using a polyamide resin composition comprising a polyamide and, per 100 parts by mass thereof, from 0.5 to 20 parts by mass of an acid acceptor.
1. A hose for refrigerant transport use comprising:
an innermost layer formed using a polyamide resin composition comprising a polyamide and, per 100 parts by mass thereof,
from 0.5 to 20 parts by mass of an acid acceptor; wherein
the hose for refrigerant transport use is used for a refrigerant-containing composition comprising a fluorine-based compound having a double bond as a refrigerant.
2. The hose for refrigerant transport use according to claim 1 , wherein the acid acceptor is at least one selected from the group consisting of a metal compound, an inorganic microporous crystal, and a hydrotalcite.
3. The hose for refrigerant transport use according to claim 2 , wherein the metal compound is at least one selected from the group consisting of:
oxides, hydroxides, carbonates, carboxylates, silicates, borates, and phosphites of the periodic table group 2 and group 12 metals;
oxides, hydroxides, carboxylates, silicates, sulfates, nitrates, and phosphates of the periodic table group 3 and group 13 metals; and
oxides, basic carbonates, basic carboxylates, basic phosphites, basic sulfites, and tribasic sulfates of the periodic table group 4 and group 14 metals.
4. The hose for refrigerant transport use according to claim 2 , wherein the metal compound is at least one selected from the group consisting of: magnesium oxide, calcium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide, barium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, barium carbonate, calcium oxide, calcium carbonate, calcium silicate, calcium stearate, zinc stearate, zinc oxide, calcium phthalate, calcium phosphite, tin oxide, litharge, red lead, dibasic lead phthalate, dibasic lead carbonate, tin stearate, basic lead phosphite, basic tin phosphite, basic lead sulfite, and tribasic lead sulfate.
5. The hose for refrigerant transport use according to claim 1 , wherein the polyamide resin composition further comprises a carboxyl group-containing modified polyolefin.
6. The hose for refrigerant transport use according to claim 1 , wherein the polyamide is at least one selected from the group consisting of polyamide 6, polyamide 11, polyamide 12, polyamide 4-6, polyamide 6-6, polyamide 6-10, polyamide 6-12, and polyamide MXD6.
7. The hose for refrigerant transport use according to claim 1 , wherein the fluorine-based compound is at least one fluoropropene selected from the group consisting of 1,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropene, 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, 1,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, and 3,3,3-trifluoropropene.
8. The hose for refrigerant transport use according to claim 1 , wherein the polyamide resin composition further comprises an acid sealing agent.
9. The hose for refrigerant transport use according to claim 8 , wherein the acid sealing agent is at least one selected from the group consisting of a carbodiimide compound, an epoxy compound, an amine compound, an isocyanate compound, and an alcohol.
10. The hose for refrigerant transport use according to claim 9 , wherein an epoxy equivalent weight of the epoxy compound is from 140 to 3,300 g/eq.
11. The hose for refrigerant transport use according to claim 8 , wherein an amount of the acid sealing agent is from 0.1 to 10 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the polyamide.
12. The hose for refrigerant transport use according to claim 1 comprising a rubber layer on the innermost layer, a reinforcing layer on the rubber layer, and an outer layer on the reinforcing layer.
13. The hose for refrigerant transport use according to claim 1 , wherein a Young's modulus of a hardened product formed from the polyamide resin composition, after a test in which the hardened product is immersed in the refrigerant-containing composition further comprising water, is 300 MPa or less.
14. The hose for refrigerant transport use according to claim 5 , wherein a weight ratio (mass ratio) of the polyamide to the carboxyl group-containing modified polyolefin is from 90/10 to 50/50.
15. The hose for transporting refrigerant according to claim 1 , wherein the acid acceptor is a hydrotalcite.
16. The hose for refrigerant transport use according to claim 1 , wherein the acid acceptor is represented by the chemical formula: Mg 1-x Al x O 3.83x (0.2≦x<0.5).