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App. No. 18/563,367

THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED BODY

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18/563,367
Abstract

Provided are a recycled-carbon-fiber-containing thermoplastic resin composition and molded body that have exceptional production properties and exceptional impact resistance even when recycled carbon fibers are used. This thermoplastic resin composition contains recycled carbon fibers (A) and a thermoplastic resin (B). In a thermoplastic resin composition according to one embodiment thereof, the oxygen content of the recycled carbon fibers (A) is 5.0 mass % or greater, and the thermoplastic resin (B) has an average solubility parameter of 10-15 and includes a polyamide resin (i-B).

Claims (73)

1 . A thermoplastic resin composition for carbon fiber reinforcement containing a recycled carbon fiber (A) and a thermoplastic resin (B),

wherein the oxygen content in the recycled carbon fiber (A) is 5.0 mass % or more,

wherein the thermoplastic resin composition satisfies any of the following (i) to (iv):

(i): the thermoplastic resin (B) has an average solubility parameter of 10 to 15 and contains a polyamide resin (i-B),

(ii): the thermoplastic resin (B) has an average solubility parameter of 9 to 15 and contains at least one of an acrylic resin (ii-B1) and a styrenic resin (ii-B2), and the glass transition temperature of the acrylic resin (ii-B1) and the styrenic resin (ii-B2) is 0° C. or higher,

(iii): the recycled carbon fiber (A) has an acid value of 0.002 to 0.080 mmol/g and the thermoplastic resin (B) has an average flow start temperature of 250° C. or lower and contains at least one of a polyester resin (iii-B1) and a polycarbonate resin (iii-B2), and

(iv): the thermoplastic resin (B) contains a polyolefin resin having a melting point of 100° C. or higher (excluding acid-modified thermoplastic resins) (iv-B) and at least one of an acid-modified polypropylene (iv-b-1) and a thermoplastic elastomer (iv-b-2), and the melting point of the acid-modified polypropylene (iv-b-1) is 130° C. or higher,

where, the oxygen content is a value measured using an energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer attached to a scanning electron microscope at an acceleration voltage of 15 kV and a field magnification of 3,000,

wherein the average solubility parameter is a value calculated by the following Formula (1):

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(however, in the formula, Ev: evaporation energy (cal/mol), v: molar volume (cm 3 /mol), Δei: evaporation energy of each atom or atom group, and Δvi: molar volume of each atom or atom group), and

wherein the flow start temperature is a temperature at which the melt viscosity of the thermoplastic resin under a pressure of 9.8 MPa is 4,800 Pa·s or less in the evaluation of the melt viscosity using a flow tester.

2 . The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 1 ,

wherein an intensity ratio I 1 /I 2 of a diffraction intensity I 1 at a Bragg angle 2θ-25° to a diffraction intensity I 2 at 2θ-44° observed by an X-ray diffraction method for the recycled carbon fiber (A) is less than 6.

3 . The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 1 ,

wherein the recycled carbon fiber (A) has a bulk density of 0.03 to 1.0 g/cm 3 ,

where, the bulk density is a value obtained according to JIS K 5101.

4 . The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 1 ,

wherein the thermoplastic resin composition satisfies (iv), and the acid-modified polypropylene (iv-b-1) has a melt viscosity ηc of 10 to 500 Pa·s at 220° C. and a shear rate of 1.2×10 3 sec −1 .

5 . The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 1 ,

wherein the thermoplastic resin composition satisfies (iv), and the polyolefin resin having a melting point of 100° C. or higher (excluding acid-modified thermoplastic resins) (iv-B) is a polypropylene homopolymer.

6 . The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 1 ,

wherein the thermoplastic resin composition satisfies (iv), and the thermoplastic resin (B) contains an acid-modified polypropylene (iv-b-1) and a thermoplastic elastomer (iv-b-2).

7 . The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 1 ,

wherein the thermoplastic resin composition satisfies any of (i) to (iii), and the thermoplastic resin (B) contains an acid-modified thermoplastic elastomer (b-1).

8 . A molded body molded from the thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 1 .

9 . The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 2 ,

wherein the recycled carbon fiber (A) has a bulk density of 0.03 to 1.0 g/cm 3 ,

where, the bulk density is a value obtained according to JIS K 5101.

10 . The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 2 ,

wherein the thermoplastic resin composition satisfies (iv), and the acid-modified polypropylene (iv-b-1) has a melt viscosity ηc of 10 to 500 Pa-s at 220° C. and a shear rate of 1.2×10 3 sec −1 .

11 . The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 3 ,

wherein the thermoplastic resin composition satisfies (iv), and the acid-modified polypropylene (iv-b-1) has a melt viscosity ηc of 10 to 500 Pa·s at 220° C. and a shear rate of 1.2×10 3 sec −1 .

12 . The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 2 ,

wherein the thermoplastic resin composition satisfies (iv), and the polyolefin resin having a melting point of 100° C. or higher (excluding acid-modified thermoplastic resins) (iv-B) is a polypropylene homopolymer.

13 . The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 3 ,

wherein the thermoplastic resin composition satisfies (iv), and the polyolefin resin having a melting point of 100° C. or higher (excluding acid-modified thermoplastic resins) (iv-B) is a polypropylene homopolymer.

14 . The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 4 ,

wherein the thermoplastic resin composition satisfies (iv), and the polyolefin resin having a melting point of 100° C. or higher (excluding acid-modified thermoplastic resins) (iv-B) is a polypropylene homopolymer.

15 . The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 2 ,

wherein the thermoplastic resin composition satisfies (iv), and the thermoplastic resin (B) contains an acid-modified polypropylene (iv-b-1) and a thermoplastic elastomer (iv-b-2).

16 . The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 3 ,

wherein the thermoplastic resin composition satisfies (iv), and the thermoplastic resin (B) contains an acid-modified polypropylene (iv-b-1) and a thermoplastic elastomer (iv-b-2).

17 . The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 4 ,

wherein the thermoplastic resin composition satisfies (iv), and the thermoplastic resin (B) contains an acid-modified polypropylene (iv-b-1) and a thermoplastic elastomer (iv-b-2).

18 . The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 5 ,

wherein the thermoplastic resin composition satisfies (iv), and the thermoplastic resin (B) contains an acid-modified polypropylene (iv-b-1) and a thermoplastic elastomer (iv-b-2).

19 . The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 2 ,

wherein the thermoplastic resin composition satisfies any of (i) to (iii), and the thermoplastic resin (B) contains an acid-modified thermoplastic elastomer (b-1).

20 . The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 3 ,

wherein the thermoplastic resin composition satisfies any of (i) to (iii), and the thermoplastic resin (B) contains an acid-modified thermoplastic elastomer (b-1).

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 19, 2024
From: TOYO INK SC HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
To: ARTIENCE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066625/0611 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2023
From: KUSAMA, DAISUKE; OHASHI, RYOTA
To: TOYO INK SC HOLDINGS CO., LTD.; TOYOCOLOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065651/0788 →