JP2008001043A - Method of manufacturing hydrated polyvinyl acetal resin film - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of manufacturing a hydrated polyvinyl acetal resin film having a high hydrating rate and high productivity. <P>SOLUTION: The method of manufacturing a hydrated polyvinyl acetal resin film comprises melt-extruding a polyvinyl acetal resin containing a plasticizer into a film from an extruder and immersing the polyvinyl acetal resin film 1 below 250°C in a water vessel 3 at ≥20°C to produce a water content of the film of ≥0.23 wt.%. Before or after immersion of the polyvinyl acetal resin film in water at ≥20°C, warm water or steam is sprayed on the film. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for producing a water-containing polyvinyl acetal resin film.

  Laminated glass in which an interlayer film made of polyvinyl butyral resin is sandwiched between glass plates has excellent transparency, weather resistance, adhesion, and penetration resistance, and also has the basic performance of preventing glass fragments from scattering. Therefore, for example, it is widely used for window glass of automobiles and buildings. The above-mentioned intermediate film is adjusted so as to contain an appropriate amount of moisture since it can provide a good adhesive force with the glass by containing moisture when bonded to glass.

In the production of the interlayer film, there is a humidification method in which an appropriate amount of water is contained in the polyvinyl butyral resin sheet by a method including a step of supplying the moisture into a humidifier as described in Patent Document 1. However, this method has a problem that the apparatus is simple and the conditions are easy to set, but the moisture content is not so fast. Therefore, a method for producing a water-containing polyvinyl acetal resin film capable of providing moisture in a short time has been required.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-31985

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a water-containing polyvinyl acetal resin film having a high water content rate and high productivity.

  The method for producing a water-containing polyvinyl acetal resin film according to the invention described in claim 1 is a method of melt-extruding a polyvinyl acetal resin containing a plasticizer from an extruder into a film shape, and placing a polyvinyl acetal resin film of less than 250 ° C. in water of 20 ° C. or more. By dipping, the moisture content of the film is 0.23% by weight or more.

  The method for producing a water-containing polyvinyl acetal resin film according to the invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that warm water or steam is further sprayed on the film before or after the polyvinyl acetal resin film is immersed in water at 20 ° C. or higher. It is a manufacturing method of the water-containing polyvinyl acetal resin film of Claim 1.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.
The polyvinyl acetal resin used in the present invention preferably has an average degree of acetalization of 40 to 75 mol%. More preferably, it is 60-75 mol%, More preferably, it is 64-71 mol%.

  Further, those having a vinyl acetate component of 30 mol% or less are preferred. More preferably, it is 19 mol% or less. Since the vinyl acetate component of the polyvinyl acetal resin is preferably set to 30 mol% or less, the saponification degree of polyvinyl alcohol as a raw material for that purpose is preferably 70 mol% or more. More preferably, it is 95 mol% or more.

  The polyvinyl acetal resin preferably has an average polymerization degree of 500 to 5000, and more preferably an average polymerization degree of 1000 to 2500.

  The polyvinyl acetal resin is preferably obtained by acetalizing a polyvinyl alcohol resin with an aldehyde having 3 to 10 carbon atoms. If the number of carbon atoms is less than 3, sufficient moldability of the resin film may not be obtained. If the number of carbon atoms exceeds 10, the reactivity of acetalization is reduced, making it difficult to produce a resin.

  The aldehyde is not particularly limited, and for example, propionaldehyde, n-butyraldehyde, isobutyraldehyde, valeraldehyde, n-hexylaldehyde, 2-ethylbutyraldehyde, n-heptylaldehyde, n-octylaldehyde, n-nonylaldehyde , N-decylaldehyde, benzaldehyde, cinnamaldehyde, and the like, aliphatic, aromatic, and alicyclic aldehydes. Preferred are n-butyraldehyde, n-hexylaldehyde, 2-ethylbutyraldehyde and n-octylaldehyde having 4 to 8 carbon atoms. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

  In addition, n-butyraldehyde is particularly preferable, and the polyvinyl acetal resin is particularly preferably a polyvinyl butyral resin.

  Examples of the plasticizer used in the present invention include triethylene glycol di-2-ethylbutyrate, triethylene glycol di-2-ethylhexanoate, triethylene glycol dicaprylate, triethylene glycol di-n-octanoate. , Triethylene glycol di-n-heptanoate, tetraethylene glycol di-n-heptanoate and the like are preferable.

  As said plasticizer amount, 20-70 weight part is preferable with respect to 100 weight part of polyvinyl acetal resin, More preferably, it is 40-60 weight part.

  The polyvinyl acetal resin used in the present invention may contain, in addition to the above components, known additives such as an ultraviolet absorber, an antioxidant, a light stabilizer, a surfactant, and a colorant. Good.

  Examples of the ultraviolet absorber include 2- (2′-hydroxy-5′-methylphenyl) benzotriazole, 2- (2′-hydroxy-3 ′, 5′-di-tert-butylphenyl) benzotriazole, 2- (2′-hydroxy-3′-tert-butyl-5′-methylphenyl) -5-chlorobenzotriazole, 2- (2′-hydroxy-3 ′, 5′-di-tert-butylphenyl) − Benzotriazole derivatives such as 5-chlorobenzotriazole, 2- (2′-hydroxy-3 ′, 5′-di-tert-amylphenyl) benzotriazole; for example, 2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4- Methoxybenzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4-octoxybenzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4-dodecyloxybenzofe Benzophenone derivatives such as 2,2′-dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone, 2,2′-dihydroxy-4,4′-dimethoxybenzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4-methoxy-5-sulfobenzophenone; And cyanoacrylate derivatives such as ethylhexyl-2-cyano-3,3′-diphenylacrylate and ethyl-2-cyano-3,3′-diphenylacrylate.

  The antioxidant is not particularly limited, and examples of the phenol-based antioxidant include t-butylhydroxytoluene, tetrakis- [methylene-3- (3′-5′-di-t-butyl-4′-hydroxy). Phenyl) propionate] methane and the like.

  The light stabilizer is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include hindered amine light stabilizers.

  Examples of the surfactant include sodium lauryl sulfate and alkylbenzene sulfonic acid.

  In the production method of the present invention, first, a polyvinyl acetal resin and a plasticizer are supplied to an extruder, heated to about 180 to 250 ° C., melt kneaded, and then extruded to form a film.

  The film immediately after extrusion may be naturally cooled, but in order to increase productivity, it is preferable to rapidly cool the film immediately after extrusion through a water tank to stabilize the film shape.

In the present invention, a film at a temperature lower than 250 ° C. is immersed in water at 20 ° C. or higher.

  When the film temperature during immersion in water is 250 ° C. or more, sagging due to softening of the film occurs, and it is difficult to form the film.

  Moreover, it is necessary to use warm water of 20 ° C. or higher in order to supply moisture to the film. In relatively low-temperature water below 20 ° C., it is difficult to reach a sufficient water content by short-time immersion.

  The method for immersing the film in water at 20 ° C. or higher is not particularly limited. For example, a method of immersing the film in a water bath having a temperature of 20 ° C. or higher is suitable.

  In this case, since the water content can be finely adjusted by adjusting the water level of the water tank, the water content can be adjusted by adjusting the water level without changing the supply line speed.

  The method for heating the water in the water tank is not particularly limited as long as water having a temperature of 20 ° C. or higher is obtained, but a method of adjusting by providing a heater or the like in the water tank is common. In addition, from the viewpoint of managing the water content so as to be within a certain range, the water used is preferably at a constant temperature in the water tank, and therefore it is preferable to adjust the water content to a constant value using a temperature controller.

  The water content of the polyvinyl acetal resin film after being immersed in water needs to be 0.23% by weight or more. Thereby, the favorable adhesive force can be exhibited at the time of bonding with glass. The water content is more preferably 0.3 to 0.5% by weight. When it exceeds 0.5% by weight, the moisture content of the polyvinyl acetal resin film becomes excessive, and thus there is a problem that foaming tends to occur during the production of the laminated glass.

  If a colorant supply line is provided in the extruder, it is possible to produce a shade film in which a colored band is formed at the end of the film.

  The film to be molded may be a single layer film or a multilayer film. For example, it may be a multilayer sheet laminated with functional layers such as a sound insulation layer, a heat insulation layer, and a heat ray reflective layer.

  The film thickness is not particularly limited, but is preferably 0.3 to 1.6 mm.

In the present invention, it is further preferable to spray water or steam on the film before or after immersing the polyvinyl acetal resin film in water at 20 ° C. or higher. In addition, it is preferable that the warm water used here is 20 degreeC-90 degreeC. When the hot water temperature exceeds 90 ° C., it may be difficult to handle the film during conveyance. More preferably, it is 45 to 60 ° C.
In addition to immersing the film in water, it is preferable that the film is further sprayed with warm water or steam of 100 ° C. or higher so that a desired water content can be easily obtained and the water content can be precisely adjusted.

  The water-containing polyvinyl acetal resin film obtained in the present invention is suitable as an interlayer film for laminated glass. As a glass plate used for laminated glass, not only an inorganic transparent glass plate but also an organic transparent glass plate such as a polycarbonate plate or a polymethyl methacrylate plate can be used.

  The water-containing polyvinyl acetal resin film obtained in the present invention exhibits an excellent adhesive force when formed into a laminated glass.

  The type of the inorganic transparent glass plate is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include float plate glass, polished plate glass, mold plate glass, netted plate glass, wire-containing plate glass, heat ray absorbing plate glass, and colored plate glass. . These may be used independently and 2 or more types may be used together. Moreover, what laminated | stacked the inorganic transparent glass plate and the organic transparent glass plate may be used.

  Moreover, the thickness of a glass plate should just be suitably selected by a use, and although it does not restrict | limit in particular, 1 mm-3 mm are preferable.

  In order to produce a laminated glass using the water-containing polyvinyl acetal resin film obtained in the present invention as an intermediate film, an ordinary laminated glass production method such as an autoclave method or a non-autoclave method is employed. For example, the interlayer film obtained by the present invention is sandwiched between two transparent glass plates, put in a rubber bag, pre-adhered at about 70 to 110 ° C. while sucking under reduced pressure, and then using an autoclave or It can manufacture by performing this adhesion | attachment at about 120-150 degreeC and the pressure of about 980-1470kPa using a press.

  In the method for producing laminated glass, the interlayer film obtained by the present invention may be interposed between at least a pair of glass plates, and suction and deaeration may be performed under reduced pressure, and at the same time, thermocompression bonding may be performed at a temperature of 60 to 100 ° C. .

  More specifically, the laminated body of glass plate / intermediate film / glass plate is put into a rubber bag, for example, about 60 to 60 in an autoclave while sucking and deaerating under reduced pressure of about −66.66 to −93.33 kPa. What is necessary is just to implement by carrying out thermocompression bonding for about 10 to 30 minutes at the temperature of 100 degreeC and the pressure of about 98-980 kPa, and performing deaeration and adhesion | attachment simultaneously.

According to the production method of the present invention, since the water content rate is high, a water-containing polyvinyl acetal resin film having a sufficient water content can be produced in a short time.
According to the production method of claim 2, it is further preferable that a desired moisture content can be easily obtained and the moisture content can be precisely adjusted.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to examples. However, the present invention is not limited to the following examples.

(Preparation of interlayer film)
After forming 100 parts by weight of polyvinyl butyral resin and 30 parts by weight of triethylene glycol-di-ethylhexanoate (abbreviation: 3GO) into a sheet having a thickness of 0.76 mm using an extruder, it is cured by heating and cured at 40 ° C. The resin film was led to a water-containing process.

(Water-containing process)
While the polyvinyl acetal resin film is run through a plurality of pairs of a roll in an aquarium and an air roll in a water-containing chamber as shown in FIG. 1, the film is passed through a water bath at 60 ° C. Then, the water-containing chamber was passed for 20 seconds, and the moisture of the sheet after passing through was wiped off to obtain the desired water-containing film.

(Comparative Example 1)
Instead of the water tank shown in FIG. 1, a target water-containing film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that water was passed through a humidification chamber filled with high-temperature steam at 100 ° C. over 20 seconds. . As shown in FIG. 2, the water-containing step was performed by allowing the polyvinyl acetal resin sheet 1 to pass through the steam chamber 4 filled with the high-temperature steam 5 over 20 seconds while being moved by the roll 2.

(Evaluation)
The moisture content of the films obtained in Example 1 and Comparative Example 1 was measured as follows. The obtained film was cut into a size of 4 cm × 4 cm, dissolved in a Karl Fischer reagent, and measured by a volumetric method using a moisture measuring device by the Karl Fischer method (manufactured by DIA INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD.). As a result, it was 0.4% by weight for Example 1, and 0.2% for Comparative Example 1. In addition, it was 0.2 weight% when the film obtained in Example 1 was extracted before being immersed in water and the moisture content was measured. From this result, it can be seen that Example 1 reaches a high water content during the same time, although it is humidified at a lower temperature than in the case of the high temperature steam of Comparative Example 1.

  According to the method for producing a water-containing polyvinyl acetal resin film of the present invention, a water-containing polyvinyl acetal resin film having a water content of 0.23% by weight or more can be easily obtained, so that the obtained film can be used as an interlayer film for laminated glass. It can be used effectively.

1 is a schematic diagram showing an underwater immersion device used in Example 1. FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the humidifier used in the comparative example 1.

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1 film 2 roll 3 water tank 4 steam room 5 steam

Claims (2)

  In the method for producing a water-containing polyvinyl acetal resin film, a polyvinyl acetal resin containing a plasticizer is melt-extruded into a film form from an extruder, and a water content of the film is immersed in water of 20 ° C. or higher by immersing a polyvinyl acetal resin film of less than 250 ° C. Is made into 0.23 weight% or more, The manufacturing method of the water-containing polyvinyl acetal resin film characterized by the above-mentioned.   The method for producing a water-containing polyvinyl acetal resin film according to claim 1, wherein the film is further sprayed with warm water or steam before or after the polyvinyl acetal resin film is immersed in water at 20 ° C or higher.

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