A THERMOPLASTIC LIGHT-TRANSFORMING COPOLYMER COMPOSITION USEFUL FOR SHIFTING OF ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION INTO RED SPECTRAL REGION AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer composition useful for shifting of ultraviolet radiation of solar or other radiation by means of transforming said radiation into red spectral region providing improved film or glass for greenhouses, decorative elements, advertisement purposes and a method for producing the same.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Polycarbonate-based polymer compositions, containing pyrazine derivatives as active additives, are known in the art. These compositions are applied in silicate glass and shifting ultraviolet radiation (hereafter denoted 'UV') into the radiation of blue spectrum (See for example Japan Patent No. 199,814). The main drawback of those compositions is their limited application area. More specifically, these compositions are characterized as inappropriate for use in agriculture, because it provided only the blue range radiation whereas maximal crop yields and growth is at the red range radiation.
Other (co-)polymer compositions for films are known in the art, and comprises ethylene and Europium compounds (hereafter denoted as Εu') as an active admixture. Such compounds may generalized at the structure of: Eu(D)3(HC), where D denoted diketone and (HC) denoted bidentate nitrous heterocyclic compound, e.g., 1,10-phenanthroline (See for example USSR Cert, of Authorship No. 1,381,128). These polymer compositions are characterized with at least three drawbacks: (i) The requirement for tedious admixture which is complicated and costly; (ii) Complexes of Eu of said structure and the majority of other Eu complexes decompose at temperatures close to the polymer melting point. For this they cannot be introduced into polyethylene films using the conventional production procedure, and in particularly their use is limited at the stage of extrusion. As a result, additional industrially unacceptable stage is required, namely impregnating polyethylene
granules with solvent solution of active admixture, followed by solvent evaporation. (Hi) An increase of active admixture concentration is followed by increasing of light dispersion of said films and hence for the decreasing of light transmission.
A polymer composition with active admixture for the production of ethylene-(co-)polymer films is also known in the art. This composition contains active admixture of europium oxide or europium organic or inorganic salt; one or more β-diketone class compounds; bidentate nitrous heterocyclic or trialkyl(aryl) phosphinoxide class compound, and a saturated range organic acid salt of alkali or alkaline-earth metal and/or ammonium, or free amine. The main drawback of said composition is its relatively low light stability, restricting its service life.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is the object of the present invention to provide an effective thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer composition useful for shifting of ultraviolet radiation of solar or other ultraviolet radiation source into red spectral region, comprising 0.001 - 5 % (wt) of each of the following ingredient groups in a polymeric continuous matrix: (A) organic and/or inorganic salts comprising at least one of the elements europium and yttrium;(B) at least one β-diketone substance; (C) a substance selected from the group of heterocycles comprising nitrogen or oxygen, organic amines, phosphides, or sulfide oxides; (D)a substance selected from the group of salts of organic acid and alkali or alkaline-earth metals and/or ammonium and/or free amine.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an effective thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer as described above, wherein the ingredient groups (A), (B), (C) and (D) are at w/w ratio range of 1.0.(1.5- 2.6):(0.21- 1.9):(0.5-2.4).
It is another object of the present invention to provide an effective thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer as described above, wherein said polymeric continuous matrix is selected from the group of high pressure or low density polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene-propylene copolymer, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer,
cellulose acetobutyrate, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polycarbonate, polyacrylates, polyamides or polyesters.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an effective thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer as described above, wherein said organic and/or inorganic salts of europium and yttrium are comprising hydrated or anhydrous nitrates or halides in the concentration ratio from 1 : 100 to 100: 1.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an effective thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer as described above, wherein said organic and/or inorganic salts of europium and yttrium are selected from: formic acid or its homologues comprising C2 to C18 hydrocarbon chains; trifluoroacetic acid and perfluorated homologues of said acid, comprising C2 to C hydrocarbon chains; mono, di, and trichloroacetic acids; naphtyl-, phenyl- and diphenyloacetic acids; benzoic acid and its substituted derivatives comprising one to five halogen atoms per molecule or from one to five alkyl or alkoxyl groups comprising C\ to 8 hydrocarbon chains; phenyl or benzoyl group; aromatic hydroxy acids comprising benzene or naphthalene and one to three hydroxy groups; aliphatic saturated diacids comprising C3 to C10 hydrocarbon chains; aliphatic unsaturated monoacids and dicarbon acids comprising C3 to C18 hydrocarbon; phenylic, naphtylic, or furylic substituent; aliphatic hydroxy acids comprising C2 to C6 hydrocarbon chains, and one or two hydroxyl groups, and one to three carboxyl groups per molecule; benzene, naphthalene, diphenyl, and dinaphthyl series polycarbon aromatic acids comprising two to four carboxyl groups per benzene ring, and one or two carboxyl groups in different positions per naphthalene ring; heterocyclic organic mono-acids or di-acids, selected from the group of imidazole, pyridine, pyrazoline, indole, and quinoline, in the concentration ratio from 1 :100 to 100:1.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an effective thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer as described above, wherein the β-diketone is defined by at least one compound comprising a compound of the generic of R1C(0)CH2C(O)R2, wherein R1 and R2 represents independently group selected from: Ci to C18 linear or branched alkyl substances; Ci to C perfluoroalkyl substances; C_ to Ci8 unsubstituted phenyl substances comprising one to five halogen atoms and/or one to five alkyl or alkoxyl groups; C\ to C4 perfluoroalkyl substances; polynuclear aromatic compounds selected from the group of 1 -naphtyl, 2-naphtyl, 9-anthracenyl,
9-phenantrenyl, 2-thenoyl, wherein said polynuclear compounds comprising up to four substituted residues; at least one 4-acyl-3-methyl-l-phenyl-2-pyrazoline-5-ons derivative, wherein said acyl comprising at least one of the group of hydrocarbon chains in the range of acetyl to stearoyl; benzoyl, either unsubstituted or with fluorine atoms fully or partially substituted with hydrogen atoms; benzoyl, or acetyl either unsubstituted or with chlorine atoms fully or partially substituted with hydrogen atoms.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an effective thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer as described above, wherein the heterocycles comprising nitrogen and selected from the group of pyrazoline, pyridine, quinoline, isoquinoline, quinoxaline, cinnoline, benzoquinoline, either unsubstituted or containing one to three methyl groups; a 2,2'- bipyridine or 4,4'-bipyridine, 2,2'-dipyrazoιine, 2,2'-dypyrimidine, 3,3'-dipyridazine, 2,2'-diquinoline, 1,1'- diisoquinoline or 3,3'-diisoquinoline, 4,5-diazofluorene, 1,10-phenanthroline, 2,2' :6',2"-terpyridine, 2,4,6-tri(2-pyridyl)-l ,3,5-triazine, 1.8-naphtyridine,
1,4,5,8-tetraazaphenantrene and their derivatives, either unsubstituted or containing one or two halogen atoms, nitro, amino, hydroxy, methyl, metoxy, and/or phenyl groups.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an effective thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer as described above, wherein said heterocycles comprising nitrogen and/or oxygenes is comprising any member of the group of macrocyclic crown-ether compounds or their nitrous analogs, 15-crown-5, benzo-15-crown-5, 18-crown-6, dibenzo-18-crown-6, dicyclohexano-18-crown-6, 2,2,1-cryptands and 2,2,2-cryptands, cyclene, cyclame, dioxycyclame, hexacyclene, either unsubstituted or containing 1 to 4 acetic acid residues at nitrogen or carbon atoms.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an effective thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer as described above, wherein said organic amines, phosphides, or sulfide oxides comprising at least one of the group of pyridine N-oxide derivatives, either unsubstituted or containing one to three methyl groups; quinoline N-oxide, either unsubstituted or containing one to two methyl groups; benzoquinoline N-oxide, 2,2 '-bipyridine N-oxide, 1,10-phenanthroline N-oxide, 2,2 '-bipyridine N,N' -oxide, 1,10-phenanthroline N,N' -oxide; a trialkyl(aryl)phosphine P-oxide series
compound comprising C to C8 alkyl chains and/or phenyl group, either unsubstituted or comprising to C , alkyl chains or substances comprising C1 to C4 alkoxyl chains, or pentafluorophenyl; a dialkyl(aryl)sulphide S-oxide derivatives comprising alkyl and/or Ci to C aryl chains or comprising unsubstituted phenyl or pentafluorophenyl substances.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an effective thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer as described above, wherein said salts of organic acid and alkali or alkaline-earth metals and/or ammonium and/or free amine, comprising C4to C18 carbohydrate chains, and organic acid salt of Li+, Na+, K+, Mg+, Ca +, NH +, R^H , R^NHa"1", R1R2R3NH+, or R'R^RV, wherein R1 - R4 are C4 to C18 alkyl chains or benzyl substances.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an effective thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer as described above, said free amine comprising at least one substances defined by at least one of the generic formulas RNH2 +, R^NH or R1R2R3N, wherein R1 - R3 are C to C18 alkyl chains or benzyl substances.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an effective thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer as described above, comprising inorganic salts of europium and yttrium in the mass ratio of 0.5:1.5 to 1.5:0.5 (A), thinoyl trifluoroacetone (B), tri-rø-octyl phosphine oxide (C), and sodium palmitate (D) at a mass ratio of 1:1.82:2.11:2.29.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an effective thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer as described above, comprising carboxylate salts europium and yttrium acetate in the mass ratio of 1:1 to 1:10 (A), at least one 4-acyl-3-methyl-l-phenyl-2-pyrazoline-5-ons derivative, comprising but not limited to 4-benzoyl-3 -methyl- l-phenyl-2-pyrazoline-5 -on (B), 1,10-phenanthroline (C), and 1,10-hexadecyl amine (D) at a mass ratio of 1 :2.53:0.55:2.2.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an effective thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer as described above, comprising inorganic salts europium and yttrium acetates in the mass ratio of 1:25 to 1:75 (A), thenoyl trifluoroacetone (B), 2,2'-dipyridine (C), and calcium stearate (D) at a mass ratio of ingredients B, C, and D is 1:0.23:1.23.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an effective thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer as described above, comprising inorganic salts europium and yttrium acetates in the mass ratio of 1:1 to 1:10 (A), dibenzoyl methane (B , thenoyl trifluoroacetone (B2), 2,2'-dipyridine (Ci.), 1,10-phenanthroline (C2), and tribenzyl amine (D) at a mass ratio of 1:0.91:0.92:0.21:0.25:2.35.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an effective thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer as described above, comprising inorganic salts europium and yttrium acetates in the mass ratio of 1:1 to 1:25 (A), thenoyl trifluoroacetone (B), 2,2'-dipyridine (Ci , dibenzo-18-crown-6 (C2), and N,N' -dimethyl octadecyl amine (D) at a mass ratio of 1:1.8:1.5:0.4:0.8:3.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an effective thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer as described above, comprising carboxylate salts europium and yttrium acetate in the mass ratio of 1 :25 to 1 :75 (A), dibenzoyl methane (B), 1,10-phenanthroline N-oxide (C), ammonium stearate (D ), and dioctyl sulfoxide (D2) at a mass ratio of 1 :2:0.6:4:0.5.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a method for the production of thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer composition useful for shifting of ultraviolet radiation of solar or other radiation into red spectral region as defined in claim 1 and in any of previous claims, wherein comprising; admixing an efficient amount of said ingredients; extruding and granulating the obtained concentrate, comprising up to 20 % of said admixture; and diluting obtained material with the initial thermoplastic polymer to an efficient concentration.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with the present invention, a novel thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer composition, useful for shifting of ultraviolet radiation of solar or other radiation into red spectral region, has been developed and proved effective to preserve mechanical and visible-light spectrum range characteristics comparing with the initial polymer material, to maintain high processibility, long service period, and to provide simplicity of production applicable for industrial and agriculture uses.
In the preferred embodiment of the present patent is a thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer composition useful for the shifting of ultraviolet radiation, comprising the following ingredients, each of which is in the range of 1*10"3 - 5 % (wt): (a) organic and/or inorganic salts comprising elements europium and yttrium; (b) β-diketone substances; (c) a substance selected from the group of heterocycles comprising nitrogen or oxygen, organic amines, phosphides, or sulfide oxides; and lastly (d), salts of organic acid and alkali or alkaline-earth metals and/or ammonium and/or free amine.
In another preferred embodiment of the present patent is said thermoplastic copolymer, comprising high pressure or low density polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene - propylene copolymer, ethylene - vinyl acetate copolymer, cellulose acetobutyrate, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polycarbonate, polyacrylates, polyamides and polyesters.
In another preferred embodiment of the present patent is said thermoplastic copolymer, comprising a mixture of inorganic europium and yttrium salts, wherein the said composition may contain hydrated or anhydrous nitrates or halides.
In another preferred embodiment of the present patent is said thermoplastic copolymer, comprising said mixture of organic europium and yttrium salts, wherein said organic and/or inorganic salts of europium and yttrium are selected from: (a) formic acid or its homologues comprising C2 to C18 hydrocarbon chains; (b) trifluoroacetic acid and perfluorated homologues of said acid, comprising C2 to C hydrocarbon chains; (c) mono, di, and trichloroacetic acids; (d) naphtyl-, phenyl- and diphenyloacetic acids; (e) benzoic acid and its substituted derivatives comprising one to five halogen atoms per molecule or from one to five alkyl or alkoxyl groups comprising Ci to Cι8 hydrocarbon chains; (f) phenyl or benzoyl group; (g) aromatic hydroxy acids comprising benzene or naphthalene and one to three hydroxy groups; (h) aliphatic saturated diacids comprising C3 to C10 hydrocarbon chains; (i) aliphatic unsaturated monoacids and dicarbon acids comprising C3 to C18 hydrocarbon; (j) phenylic, naphtylic, or furylic substituent; (k) aliphatic hydroxy acids comprising C2 to C6 hydrocarbon chains, and one or two hydroxyl groups, and one to three carboxyl groups per molecule; (1) benzene, naphthalene, diphenyl, and dinaphthyl series polycarbon aromatic acids comprising two to four carboxyl groups per benzene ring, and one or two carboxyl groups in different positions per naphthalene ring; and (m)
heterocyclic organic mono-acids or di-acids, selected from the group of imidazole, pyridine, pyrazoline, indole, and quinoline, in the concentration ratio from 1:100 to 100:1.
In another preferred embodiment of the present patent is a thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer composition as described above, wherein the β-diketone is defined by at least one compound comprising a compound of the generic of R1C(O)CH2C(0)R2, wherein R1 and R2 represents residues selected from: (a) linear or branched alkyl substances comprising Ci to C18 hydrocarbon chains; (b) perfluoroalkyl substances comprising Ci to C4 hydrocarbon chains; (c) unsubstituted phenyl substances comprising one to five halogen atoms and/or one to five alkyl or alkoxyl groups comprising C\ to C18 hydrocarbon chain; (d) perfluoroalkyl substances comprising Ci to C4 hydrocarbon chains; (e) polynuclear aromatic compounds selected from the group of 1 -naphtyl, 2-naphtyl, 9-anthracenyl, 9-phenantrenyl, 2-thenoyl, wherein said polynuclear compounds comprising up to four substituted residues; and (f) at least one 4-acyl-3-methyl-l-phenyl-2-pyrazoline-5-ons derivative, wherein said acyl comprising at least one of the group of hydrocarbon chains in the range of acetyl to stearoyl; benzoyl, either unsubstituted or with fluorine atoms fully or partially substituted with hydrogen atoms; benzoyl, or acetyl either unsubstituted or with chlorine atoms fully or partially substituted with hydrogen atoms.
In another preferred embodiment of the present patent is a thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer composition as described above, wherein the heterocycles comprising nitrogen and selected from the group of pyrazoline, pyridine, quinoline, isoquinoline, quinoxaline, cinnoline, benzoquinoline, either unsubstituted or containing one to three methyl groups; a 2,2'- bipyridine or 4,4' -bipyridine, 2,2'-dipyrazoline, 2,2'-dypyrimidine, 3,3'-dipyridazine, 2,2'-diquinoline, 1,1'- diisoquinoline or 3,3'-diisoquinoline, 4,5-diazofluorene, 1,10-phenanthroline, 2,2':6',2"-terpyridine, 2,4,6-tri(2-pyridyl)-l,3,5-triazine, 1.8-naphtyridine,
1,4,5,8-tetraazaphenantrene and their derivatives, either unsubstituted or containing one or two halogen atoms, nitro, amino, hydroxy, methyl, metoxy, and/or phenyl groups.
In another preferred embodiment of the present patent is a thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer composition as described above, wherein said heterocycles comprising nitrogen and/or oxygenes is comprising any member of the
group of macrocyclic crown-ether compounds or their nitrous analogs, 15-crown-5, benzo-15-crown-5, 18-crown-6, dibenzo-18-crown-6, dicyclohexano-18-crown-6, 2,2,1-cryptands and 2,2,2-cryptands, cyclene, cyclame, dioxycyclame, hexacyclene, either unsubstituted or containing 1 to 4 acetic acid residues at nitrogen or carbon atoms.
In another preferred embodiment of the present patent is a thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer composition as described above, wherein said organic amines, phosphides, or sulfide oxides comprising at least one of the group of pyridine N-oxide derivatives, either unsubstituted or containing one to three methyl groups; quinoline N-oxide, either unsubstituted or containing one to two methyl groups; benzoquinoline N-oxide, 2,2 '-bipyridine N-oxide, 1,10-phenanthroline N-oxide, 2,2' -bipyridine N,N' -oxide, 1,10-phenanthroline N,N'-oxide; a trialkyl(aryl)phosphine P-oxide series compound comprising C to C8 alkyl chains and/or phenyl group, either unsubstituted or comprising Ci to C4, alkyl chains or substances comprising to C alkoxyl chains, or pentafluorophenyl; a dialkyl(aryl)sulphide S-oxide derivatives comprising alkyl and/or Ci to C4 aryl chains or comprising unsubstituted phenyl or pentafluorophenyl substances
In another preferred embodiment of the present patent is a thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer composition as described above, wherein said salts of organic acid and alkali or alkaline-earth metals and/or ammonium and/or free amine, comprising C4 to C18 carbohydrate chains, and organic acid salt of Li+, Na+, K+, Mg+, Ca2+, NH4 +, R'NHS*, R1R2NH2 +, R1R2R3NH , or R!R2R3R4N+, wherein R1 - R4 are C4 to C18 alkyl chains or benzyl substances.
In another preferred embodiment of the present patent is a thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer composition as described above, wherein said free amine comprising at least one substances defined by at least one of the generic formulas RNH2 +, RlR2NR or R!R2R3N, wherein R1 - R3 are C to C18 alkyl chains or benzyl substances.
In another preferred embodiment of the present patent is a method for the production of said thermoplastic copolymer, comprising (a) mechanically admixing sufficient amount of said ingredients at room temperature with thermoplastic polymer,
preferably in form of granules or powder; (b) extruding said mixture or optionally (c) pressure die-casting of said mixture.
In another preferred embodiment of the present patent is a method for the production of said thermoplastic copolymer, comprising the following subsequent stages (a) admixing an efficient amount of said ingredients and (b) extruding and granulating the obtained concentrate, comprising up to 20 % of said admixture; (c) diluting obtained material with the initial thermoplastic polymer to an efficient concentration.
The thermoplastic light-transforming copolymer composition presented in the present invention is preferably used as a light-transforming polymer composition that effectively prevent transmission of UV-radiation by means it shifting said UV radiation into red spectral region and exhibits luminescence predominantly in the red spectrum range. Said composition is preferably used as a matrix-forming agent, comprising but not limited to a polymer, film, fiber, a glass-forming composition or a lacquer-forming or adhesive-forming for various purposes, comprising conservatories, hothouses, hotbeds, and greenhouses and other agriculture uses, in the form of roofing blocks for exhibition and recreation premises (e.g., dancing halls) in the form blocks or arbitrarily-shaped parts for the production of furniture, decorative articles, etc.
EXAMPLES
The invention is illustrated by the following examples. The light stability of materials produced was measured using results of accelerated tests performed on an Atlas (USA) Xenotest 150S instrument. The relative light stability data of compositions produced are given in Table 1.
Example 1
Active admixture components: europium and yttrium chlorides hexahydrates in the concentration ratio of 1 :1 (A), thinoyl trifluoroacetone (B), tri-«-octyl phosphine oxide (C), and sodium palmitate (D) are taken in the mass ratio of 1:1.82:2.11:2.29 and mechanically mixed at room temperature with polyethylene granules, the total
admixture weight content of the mixture being 0.3 %. This composition is extruded to produce a film 100 μm thick.
Example la.
The same composition as in example 1, the admixture components B, C, D having been taken in the same ratio, but with europium chloride hexahydrate as component A, is extruded to produce a film 100 μm thick.
Example 2
Active admixture components: europium and yttrium acetates in the concentration ratio of 1:5 (A), 4-benzoyl-3 -methyl- 1 -phenyl -2-pyrazoline-5 -on (B), 1,10-phenanthroline (C), and 1,10-hexadecyl amine (D) are taken in the mass ratio of 1:2.53:0.55:2.2 and mechanically mixed with ethylene - vinyl acetate copolymer granules, the total admixture weight content of the mixture being 10 %. This composition is extruded to produce concentrate which is diluted 100-fold with the initial copolymer and hot-rolled into sheets 500 μm thick.
Example 2a.
The same composition as in example 2, the admixture components A, B, D, C having been taken in the same ratio, but with europium acetate as component A, is processed into concentrate and further (a) hot-rolled into sheets 500 μm thick, and (b) by extrusion stretch blow molding into film 50 to 150 μm thick, with the appropriate change of active admixture weight percentage.
Example 3
Active admixture components: thenoyl trifluoroacetone (B), 2,2'-dipyridine (C), and calcium stearate (D) are taken in the mass ratio of 1:0.23:1.23 and mechanically mixed with nylon- 12 granules, the total admixture weight content of the mixture being
6 %. The composition produced is extruded into metal-free concentrate granules. Then, europium and yttrium nitrate hexahydrates in the concentration ratio of 1 : 50 (A) are mechanically mixed with metal-free concentrate and initial polymer granules, the concentrate to polymer mass ratio being 1 :20. The europium and yttrium salts mixture (A) to thenoyl trifluoroacetone (B) mass ratio is 1:1.5. The resulting composition is extruded through filament devices to produce polymer filament.
Example 3 a
Active admixture components (B) and (C) taken in the same ratio as in example 3, but without calcium stearate (D), are extruded together with nylon- 12 granules into metal-free concentrate granules in the same manner as above and further processed along with component A and initial polymer granules into polymer filament, the mass ratio of components being the same as in example 3.
Example 4
Active admixture components: europium and yttrium chloride hexahydrates in the concentration ratio of 1:5 (A), dibenzoyl methane (Bi), thenoyl trifluoroacetone (B2), 2,2'-dipyridine (CO, 1,10-phenanthroline (C2), and tribenzyl amine (D) are taken in the mass ratio of 1:0.91:0.92:0.21:0.25:2.35 and mechanically mixed with polystyrene granules, the total admixture weight content of the mixture being 0.1 %. This composition is extruded to produce formed casts.
Example 4a
Active admixture components (A), (B0, (B2), (CO, (C2), taken in the same ratio as in example 4, but with europium hexahydrate taken as component (A), are processed in the same way as in example 4 along with polystyrene granules into formed casts.
Example 5
Active admixture components: europium and yttrium nitrate pentahydrates in the concentration ratio of 1:10 (A), thenoyl trifluoroacetone (B), 2,2'-dipyridine (CO,
dibenzo-18-crown-6 (C2), and N,N' -dimethyl octadecyl amine (D) are taken in the mass ratio of 1 :1.8:1.5:0.4:0.8:3 and mechanically mixed at room temperature with polyethylene granules, the total admixture weight content of the mixture being 0.5 %. This composition is extruded to produce a film 150 μm thick.
Example 5a
Active admixture components (A), (B), (CO, (C2), taken in the same ratio as in example 5, but with europium nitrate pentahydrate taken as component (A), are processed in the same way along with polyethylene granules into a film 150 μm thick.
Example 6
Active admixture components: europium and yttrium acetate hydrates in the concentration ratio of 1:50 (A), dibenzoyl methane (B), 1,10-phenanthroline N-oxide (C), ammonium stearate (DO, and dioctyl sulfoxide (D2) are taken in the mass ratio of 1:2:0.6:4:0.5 and mechanically mixed with ethylene - propylene copolymer granules, the total admixture weight content of the mixture being 0.4 %. This composition is processed by extrusion stretch-blow molding into film 50 μm thick.
Example 6a
Active admixture components (A), (B), (C), (DO, (D2) taken in the same ratio as in example 6, but with europium acetate hydrate taken as component (A) are processed in the same way with ethylene - propylene copolymer granules into film 50 μm thick.
These tests summarized in Table 1 below have shown that polymer materials produced according to procedures described in examples 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 preserve mechanical and optical (in the visible light spectrum range) characteristics of initial polymer materials. They absorb at least 90 % of incident UV radiation and efficiently (with a transformation coefficient of at least 60 %) shifted the spectrum light to red.
As compared with prior art compositions, the proposed invention gives 3-fold to 4-fold increase of luminescence intensity.
TABLE 1
Example No. 1 la 2 2a 3 3a 4 4a 5 5a 6 6a
Light Stability, relative units 3 1 3.5 1 4.5 1 3.5 1 3 1 4.5 1