Aqueous resin composition
This invention provides an aqueous resin composition mixture of polyolefin and acrylic for paints, inks, adhesives, sealing agents, or primers, the aqueous resin composition exhibiting high peel strength even when baked at 80° C. on polyolefin substrates, and maintaining adhesion although an acrylic component is contained. Provided is an aqueous resin composition comprising an acid-modified polyolefin resin (A) and a (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer (B), wherein the acid-modified polyolefin resin (A) contains an unsaturated carboxylic acid or an anhydride thereof in an amount of 0.5 to 10 mass %, and wherein the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer (B) contains as copolymerization components a (meth)acrylic acid ester (B1), whose ester moiety is a hydrocarbon group with 12 or more carbon atoms, and a (meth)acrylic acid ester (B2), whose ester moiety is a hydrocarbon group with 11 or less carbon atoms.
1. An aqueous resin composition comprising an acid-modified polyolefin resin (A) and a (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer (B),
wherein the acid-modified polyolefin resin (A) contains an unsaturated carboxylic acid or an anhydride thereof in an amount of 0.5 to 10 mass %, and wherein the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer (B) contains as copolymerization components a (meth)acrylic acid ester (B1), whose ester moiety is a hydrocarbon group with 12 or more carbon atoms, and a (meth)acrylic acid ester (B2), whose ester moiety is a hydrocarbon group with 11 or less carbon atoms,
wherein the content of the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer (B) is 80 to 250 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the acid-modified polyolefin resin (A),
wherein the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer (B) contains the (meth)acrylic acid ester (B1), whose ester moiety is a hydrocarbon group with 12 or more carbon atoms, and the (meth)acrylic acid ester (B2), whose ester moiety is a hydrocarbon group with 11 or less carbon atoms, in a mass ratio of 70/30 to 20/80,
wherein the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer (B) further contains a polar-group-containing monomer (B3), and the polar-group-containing monomer (B3) is at least one selected from an acrylic acid ester whose ester moiety contains a polar group, and an acrylamide compound, and
wherein an amount of the polar-group-containing monomer (B3) is 6 to 40 mass % based on the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer (B).
2. The aqueous resin composition according to claim 1 , further comprising a surfactant or a basic compound, or both.
3. The aqueous resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer (B) has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of −40° C. to 80° C.
4. The aqueous resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the acid-modified polyolefin resin (A) has a melting point measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) of 90° C. or lower.
5. A paint for polyolefin substrates, comprising the aqueous resin composition of claim 1 .
6. An ink for polyolefin substrates, comprising the aqueous resin composition of claim 1 .
7. An adhesive for polyolefin substrates, comprising the aqueous resin composition of claim 1 .
8. A sealing agent for polyolefin substrates, comprising the aqueous resin composition of claim 1 .
9. A primer for polyolefin substrates, comprising the aqueous resin composition of claim 1 .
10. The aqueous resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the acrylic acid ester whose ester moiety contains a polar group is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl (meth)acrylate, 2-hydroxybutyl (meth)acrylate, 4-hydroxybutyl (meth)acrylate, dicyclopentenyl (meth)acrylate, glycidyl (meth)acrylate, methylglycidyl (meth)acrylate, 3,4-epoxycyclohexanemethyl methacrylate, tetrahydrofurfuryl (meth)acrylate, polyethylene glycol mono (meth)acrylate, polyethylene glycol di(meth)acrylate, polypropylene glycol mono (meth)acrylate, polypropylene glycol di(meth)acrylate, polytetramethylene glycol mono (meth)acrylate, polytetramethylene glycol di(meth)acrylate, dimethylaminoethyl (meth)acrylate, and diethylaminoethyl (meth)acrylate.
11. The aqueous resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the acrylamide compound is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylamide, dimethyl (meth)acrylamide, diethyl (meth)acrylamide, and dimethylaminopropyl meth)acrylamide.
12. The aqueous resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer (B) further contains a styrene monomer.
13. The aqueous resin composition according to claim 12 , wherein the styrene monomers is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of styrene, α-methylstyrene, para-methylstyrene, and divinylbenzene.