IP Library Granted Patent US 8,106,112
Granted Patent B2
US 8,106,112 · App. 13/020,540 · Granted Jan 31, 2012

Biodegradable resin composition

Assignee: KAO Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,106,112
App. No.
13/020,540
Granted
Jan 31, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a biodegradable resin composition containing a biodegradable resin, a plasticizer and a crystal nucleus agent, the plasticizer being a compound containing two or more ester groups in the molecule thereof, wherein at least one alcohol component constituting the ester contains an alkylene oxide having 2 to 3 carbon atoms, added in the average amount of 0.5 to 5 moles per one hydroxyl group, and the crystal nucleus agent is a mixture of the following crystal nucleus agent (1) and crystal nucleus agent (2); the crystal nucleus agent (1) being the following crystal nucleus agent (1-1) or crystal nucleus agent (1-2): crystal nucleus agent (1-1): at least one selected from compounds having a hydroxyl group and an amide group in the molecule thereof; and crystal nucleus agent (1-2): at least one selected from hydroxy fatty acid esters; crystal nucleus agent (2): at least one selected from a metal salt of a phosphate, a metal salt of an aromatic dialkyl sulfonate, a metal salt of rosinic acids, an aromatic carboxylic acid amide, rosinic acid amide, carbohydrazides, N-substituted ureas, salts of melamine compounds and uracils.

Claims (10)

1. A biodegradable resin composition, comprising a biodegradable resin, a plasticizer, a hydrolysis inhibitor, and a crystal nucleus agent, the plasticizer being a compound containing two or more ester groups in the molecule thereof, wherein at least one alcohol component constituting the ester contains an alkylene oxide having 2 to 3 carbon atoms, added in the average amount of 0.5 to 5 moles per 1 hydroxyl group, and the crystal nucleus agent is a mixture of the following crystal nucleus agent (1) and crystal nucleus agent (2);

the crystal nucleus agent (1) being (1-2): at least one selected from the group consisting of hydroxy fatty acid esters; and

crystal nucleus agent (2): at least one selected from the group consisting of a metal salt of an aromatic dialkyl sulfonate, a metal salt of rosinic acids, rosinic acid amide, carbohydrazides, salts of melamine compounds and uracils.

2. The biodegradable resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the crystal nucleus agent (1) to the crystal nucleus agent (2) is crystal nucleus agent (1)/crystal nucleus agent (2) (by weight)=20/80 to 80/20.

3. The biodegradable resin composition according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the crystal nucleus agent (1) is 12-hydroxystearic acid triglyceride.

4. The biodegradable resin composition according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the plasticizer is at least one selected from the group consisting of an ester of succinic acid or adipic acid and a polyethylene glycol monomethyl ether and an ester of acetic acid and glycerin or an ethylene oxide addition product of ethylene glycol.

5. The biodegradable resin composition according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the content of the biodegradable resin is 100 parts by weight, the content of the plasticizer is 5 to 30 parts by weight, the content of the crystal nucleus agent (1) is 0.1 to 3 parts by weight and the content of the crystal nucleus agent (2) is 0.1 to 3 parts by weight.

6. The biodegradable resin composition according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the biodegradable resin is a polylactic acid resin.

7. The biodegradable resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the crystal nucleus agent (2) is at least one selected from the group consisting of decamethylenedicarbonyl-dibenzoylhydrazide, 5-sulfoisophtalic acid dimethyl dibarium, 6-methyluracil, and melamine cyanurate.

8. The biodegradable resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the hydroxyl fatty acid esters (1-2) are at least one selected from the group consisting of 12-hydroxystearic acid triglyceride, 12-hydroxystearic acid diglyceride, 12-hydroxystearic acid monoglyceride, pentaerythritol-mono-12-hydroxystearate, pentaerythritol-di-12-hydroxystearate, and pentaerythritol-tri-12-hydroxystearate.

Priority Claims (2)
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