Wax Composition Comprising Linear Hydrocarbons, Branched Hydrocarbons and Oxidized Hydrocarbons, Aqueous Dispersion Thereof, Method to Produce Such Wax Composition and Dispersion and Use Thereof as Carnauba Wax Replacement
20210147686 · 2021-05-20
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Abstract
The invention relates to a wax composition comprising linear hydrocarbons, branched hydrocarbons and oxidized hydrocarbons, wherein the composition is characterized by a congealing point from 68° C. to 110° C., an acid number in the range of 3 to 30 mg KOH/g, a saponification number of 20 to 90 mg KOH/g and a needle penetration at 25° C. of below 15 1/10 mm. The invention further relates to an aqueous dispersion comprising the wax composition and a method of manufacture of both the wax composition and the dispersion. The wax composition can be used to fully or partially substitute Carnauba wax or Candelilla wax.
Claims
1. A wax composition comprising: linear and branched wax hydrocarbons having 15 to 110 carbon atoms; and oxidized hydrocarbons, characterized by a congealing point from 68° C. to 110° C., an acid number of 3 to 30 mg KOH/g, a saponification number of 20 to 90 mg KOH/g; and a needle penetration at 25° C. of below 15 1/10 mm.
2. The wax composition according to claim 1, wherein the wax hydrocarbons and the wax hydrocarbons used to prepare the oxidized hydrocarbons are originating from synthetic hydrocarbons.
3. The wax composition according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the wax composition further comprises a polyolefin wax.
4. The wax composition according to claim 3, wherein the wax composition comprises 0.1 to 5 wt.-% polyolefin wax, prcfcrably 0.5 to 2 wt.
5. The wax composition according to claim 3, wherein the polyolefin wax is a polyalpha-olefin wax.
6. (canceled)
7. The wax composition according to claim 1, wherein the needle penetration at 25° C. is equal to or below 10 1/10 mm.
8. The wax composition according to claim 1, wherein the wax composition is further characterized by one or more of the following features: a congealing point between 76° and 110° C., an acid number of between 3 and 20 mg KOH/g or 6 and 20 mg KOH/g, a saponification number of between 25 and 80 mg KOH/g, a drop melting point of between 80 and 88° C., a DSC melt peak at 82 to 84° C., a color of below 1, prefcrably equal to or below 0.5, and a clear and transparent liquid melt phase.
9. The wax composition according to claim 1, wherein the molar mass, provided as the number average, of the wax hydrocarbons and/or the oxidized hydrocarbons is between 300 to 1500 g.Math.mol.sup.−1.
10. The wax composition according to claim 1, wherein the content of molecules of the wax hydrocarbons and/or the oxidized hydrocarbons in which the carbon chain is linear is above 75 .
11. The wax composition according to claim 1, wherein the branched molecules of the wax hydrocarbons and/or oxidized hydrocarbons contain more than 10 wt. % with methyl branches and optionally the molecules comprise no quaternary carbon atoms.
12. The wax composition according to claim 1, wherein the oxidized hydrocarbons are fully or partially saponified.
13. The wax composition according to claim 3, wherein more than 50 wt. %, of the composition consists of polyolefin wax, wax hydrocarbons and oxidized hydrocarbons.
14. A partially substituted Carnauba wax composition comprising the wax composition according to claim 1 and Carnauba wax in a weight ratio of 1:9 to 9:1.
15. An aqueous dispersion comprising the wax composition according to claim 1 and water.
16. An aqueous dispersion according to claim 15, further comprising at least one surfactant.
17. An aqueous dispersion according to claim 15, wherein the aqueous dispersion has jointly or independent of each other a solid content of above 20 wt.-%, a Brookfield viscosity at 25° C. of below 500 mPa.Math.s, and an average particle size (number average) d.sub.50 below 1 μm.
18. A method of blending a wax composition according to claim 3 comprising at least the following steps: providing as components the wax hydrocarbons, the oxidized hydrocarbons and optionally the polyolefin wax, mixing the components in a molten state with each other to obtain the wax composition, and solidifying the wax composition and optionally milling the wax composition in a jet mill after the solidification.
19. (canceled)
20. A method of producing an aqueous wax dispersion according to claim 16 comprising at least the following steps: providing a wax composition in a molten state, said wax composition comprising: linear and branched wax hydrocarbons having 15 to 110 carbon atoms: oxidized hydrocarbons, and optionally Carnauba wax in a weight ratio of 1:9 to 9:1; said wax composition characterized by a congealing point from 68° C. to 110° C., an acid number of 3 to 30 mg KOH/g, a saponification number of 20 to 90 mg KOH/g; and a needle penetration at 25° C. of below 15 1/10 mm adding water and the surfactant in any order to the molten wax composition, emulsifying the components together in a high pressure homogenizer, an autoclave or with a ultrasonic sonotrode.
21. (canceled)
22. A polish, personal care or toner composition comprising the wax composition according to claim 1.
23. The composition according to claim 22 comprising 1 to 50 wt.-% of the wax composition
Description
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0020] The object of the invention can surprisingly be achieved with a wax blend comprising [0021] linear and branched wax hydrocarbons having 15 to 110 carbon atoms; and [0022] oxidized hydrocarbons,
[0023] that is characterized by [0024] a congealing point from 68° C. to 110° C., [0025] an acid number of 3 to 30 mg KOH/g, [0026] a saponification number of 20 to 90 mg KOH/g, and [0027] a needle penetration at 25° C. of below 15 1/10 mm.
[0028] The wax hydrocarbons form the base of the composition providing the required wax properties, whereas the oxidized hydrocarbons provide the functionality and the required acid and saponification number.
[0029] Hydrocarbons according to the invention are molecules consisting exclusively of carbon and hydrogen, such as alkanes. Wax hydrocarbons as the term is used herein are hydrocarbons having 15 to 110 carbon atoms. Oxidized hydrocarbons are hydrocarbon molecules comprising at least one oxygen moiety selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, carbonyl, carboxylate or lactone. Molecules in which the carbon chain is linear include oxidized hydrocarbons that are without branched and cyclic structures.
[0030] The wax hydrocarbons may be synthetic hydrocarbons and the oxidized hydrocarbons may originate from synthetic hydrocarbons, both preferably obtained by the
[0031] Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, which according to the invention are defined as hydrocarbons originating from the Cobalt- or Iron-catalyzed Fischer-Tropsch synthesis of syngas (CO and H.sub.2) to alkanes. The crude product of this synthesis is separated into liquid and different solid fractions by distillation. The hydrocarbons contain predominantly n-alkanes, a low number of branched alkanes and basically no cycloalkanes or impurities like e.g. sulfur or nitrogen.
[0032] Fischer-Tropsch waxes consist of methylene units and their carbon chain length distribution is according to one embodiment characterized by an evenly increasing and decreasing number of molecules for the particular carbon atom chain lengths involved. This can be seen in GC-analyses of the wax.
[0033] The branched molecules of the Fischer-Tropsch wax preferably contain more than 10 wt.-%, more preferably more than 25 wt.-% molecules with methyl branches.
[0034] Furthermore, the branched molecules of the Fischer-Tropsch wax preferably contain no quaternary carbon atoms. This can be seen in NMR-measurements of the wax.
[0035] The terms “Fischer-Tropsch waxes” or “waxes obtained from the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis” are used herein synonymously/interchangeable.
[0036] The oxidized hydrocarbons from the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis may be produced by the subsequent reaction of the wax hydrocarbons with air at elevated temperatures with or without the use of a catalyst until the desired acid and saponification number are obtained.
[0037] In an especially preferred embodiment the wax composition further comprises a polyolefin wax. The polyolefin wax further improves the required hardness of the wax composition, which is defined by the needle penetration at 25° C., which preferably is equal to or below 10 1/10 mm, more preferably equal to or below 8 1/10 mm.
[0038] The wax composition may comprise the polyolefin wax in an amount of 0.1 to 5 wt.-%, preferably 0.5 to 2 wt.-%.
[0039] The polyolefin wax preferably is a polyalpha-olefin wax, more preferably a hyperbranched polyalpha-olefin wax, most preferably a hyperbranched polyolefin wax having a softening point of between 70° and 80° C. and a molecular weight M.sub.n determined by gel permeation chromatography of above 4000 g.Math.mol.sup.−1. The polyalpha-olefin wax preferably originates from the polymerization of alpha-olefins having at least 14 carbon atoms, preferably having between 14 and 30 carbon atoms. Hyperbranched polyalpha-olefin waxes comprise additional branching in at least some of the sidechains, which means that the alpha-olefins polymerized are branched alpha-olefins or mixtures of branched and linear alpha-olefins.
[0040] In further preferred embodiments the wax compositions additionally have independent of each other one or more of the following properties: [0041] a congealing point between 76° and 110° C., preferably between 76° and 90° C., more preferably between 76° and 85° C., [0042] an acid number of between 3 and 20 mg KOH/g or 6 and 20 mg KOH/g, preferably between 3 and 15 mg KOH/g or 6 and 15 mg KOH/g, more preferably between 10 and 15 mg KOH/g, [0043] a saponification number of between 25 and 80 mg KOH/g, preferably between 25 and 35 mg KOH/g, [0044] a drop melting point of between 80 and 88° C., preferably between 84 and 88° C., [0045] a DSC melt peak at 82 to 84° C., [0046] a color of below 1, preferably equal to or below 0.5, and [0047] a clear and transparent liquid melt phase.
[0048] According to a further preferred embodiment the molar mass (number average) of the wax hydrocarbons and/or the oxidized hydrocarbons is between 300 to 1500 g.Math.mol.sup.−1, preferably between 400 to 1300 g.Math.mol.sup.−1 and more preferably between 500 to 800 g.Math.mol.sup.−1.
[0049] The content of molecules of the wax hydrocarbons and/or the oxidized hydrocarbons in which the carbon chain is linear may be above 75 wt.-%, preferably above 80 wt.-%
[0050] The branched molecules of the wax hydrocarbons and/or oxidized hydrocarbons preferably contain more than 10 wt.-%, more preferably more than 25 wt.-% molecules, with methyl branches and optionally the molecules comprise no quaternary carbon atoms.
[0051] In preferred embodiment the oxidized hydrocarbons are fully or partially saponified. Saponification can be conducted by adding metal soaps to the oxidized hydrocarbons, which opens the internal esters (e.g. lactones) and/or saponifies the carboxyl sites in the oxidized molecules, which increases the saponification number.
[0052] The wax composition preferably consists to more than 50 wt.-%, more preferably to more than 90 wt.-%, exclusively of the above defined polyolefin wax, wax hydrocarbons and oxidized hydrocarbons.
[0053] The wax composition may also be mixed with Carnauba wax to replace the Carnauba only partially. Therefore, the invention also covers an embodiment in which the wax composition comprises up to 75 wt.-%, preferably up to 90 wt.-% Carnauba wax. According to a further embodiment the wax composition may be a partially substituted Carnauba wax composition comprising the wax composition as defined herein and Carnauba wax in a weight ratio of 1:9 to 9:1, preferably 1:3 to 3:1.
[0054] According to a further embodiment of the invention the wax composition is part of an aqueous dispersion comprising the wax composition as described above, water and optionally a surfactant.
[0055] The oxidized hydrocarbons within the wax composition allow emulsification without (external) emulsifier by adding strong bases like e.g. potassium hydroxide.
[0056] The surfactant may be a non-ionic emulsifier e.g. an ethoxylated alcohol or a combination of such a non-ionic emulsifier with anionic emulsifiers e.g. saponified fatty acids.
[0057] The solid content of the dispersion may be above 20 wt.-%, the Brookfield viscosity at 25° C. below 500 mPa.Math.s and the average particle size (number average) d50 measured by laser diffraction below 1 μm, preferably below 0.5 μm.
[0058] Such dispersions may be used for impregnating wood particle boards, green boards or other construction materials.
[0059] A further aspect of the invention is a method of preparing a wax composition as described above comprising at least the following steps: [0060] providing as components wax hydrocarbons, oxidized hydrocarbons and optionally a polyolefin wax, [0061] mixing the components in a molten state with each other to obtain the wax composition, and [0062] solidifying the wax composition, preferably by spray cooling or pastillation or slabbing.
[0063] In a preferred embodiment the process further comprises a subsequent milling of the wax composition in a jet mill after the solidification.
[0064] Another embodiment of the invention is a method of producing an aqueous wax dispersion comprising at least the following steps: [0065] providing the wax composition according to the invention in a molten state, [0066] adding water and surfactant to the molten wax composition, [0067] emulsifying the components together in a high pressure homogenizer, an autoclave or with a ultrasonic sonotrode.
[0068] Yet a further embodiment of the present invention is the use of the wax compositions to fully or partial replace Carnauba wax or Candelilla wax in existing formulations requiring the use of Carnauba wax or Candelilla wax.
[0069] All congealing points mentioned herein have been measured according to ASTM
[0070] D 938, all acid numbers according to ASTM D 1386, all saponification number according to ASTM D 1387, all needle penetrations either at 25° C. or at 40° C. according to ASTM D 1321, all softening points according to ASTM D 36, all drop melting points according to ASTM D 127 and the color according to ASTM D 1500.
[0071] The wax composition or the partially substituted Carnauba wax composition of the present invention may be used as part of a polish, personal care or toner, preferably a shoe polish, a car polish, a plastic polish, a metal polish or a food coating or a lip care or a chemical toner. The above polish, personal care or toner composition preferably comprises 1 to 50 wt.-% of the wax composition or partially substituted Carnauba wax composition, more preferably 2 to 30 wt.-%, most preferably 3 to 15 wt.-% or 5 to 12 wt.-%.
[0072] Typical exemplary recipes in which Carnauba wax and/or the wax compositions according to the invention can be used are listed below: [0073] Furniture wax: [0074] 113 g Carnauba wax (flakes or granules) [0075] 453 g Beeswax (flakes or granules) [0076] 0.946 I Turpentine [0077] Wood wax: [0078] 25 g Carnauba wax [0079] 25 g Candelilla wax [0080] 100 g bleached Beeswax or Microcrystalline wax [0081] 25 ml double boiled Linseed oil [0082] 700 ml odorless thinner [0083] 75 ml Citrus solvent [0084] Car polish: [0085] 25 ml Coconut Oil [0086] 20 g Carnauba Wax [0087] 10 g Beeswax [0088] 37.5 ml White Vinegar [0089] 3 ml of essential oils (e.g. 1.5 ml Scotch Pine+1.5 ml of Fir Needle) [0090] Wax polish: [0091] 10 g Carnauba wax [0092] 89 g Beeswax [0093] 1 g Colophony [0094] 150 g Balsam turpentine oil T [0095] Wipe care product for the simultaneous care and cleaning of non-porous vehicle surfaces: [0096] 0.2 wt.-% crosslinked polyacrylic acid polymer (Carbopol EZ-31 from Lubrizol) [0097] 0.95 wt.-% silicone mixture (90 wt.-% Dow Corning 200 Fluid and 10 wt.-% Dow Corning 2-1912 Fluid) [0098] 1.98 wt.-% Carnauba wax emulsion (22% solid content) [0099] 96.08 wt.-% Deionized water [0100] 0.04 wt.-% Titanium dioxide [0101] 0.1 wt.-% preservative (Dimethylol-5,5-dimethylhydantoine, Dantoguard Plus from Lonza) [0102] 0.25 wt.-% Triethanolamine (99%) [0103] 0.4 wt.-% low molecular silicone ether [0104] Fostering polish without solvent: [0105] 3 wt.-% Phosphated alcohol ethoxylate (polyfunctional surfactant, TENSAN P894P from Neochem) [0106] 2 wt.-% non-ionic surfactant (POLYGON PC 1711 from Neochem) [0107] 2 wt.-% dispersing agent (POLYGON PC 1395 from Neochem) [0108] 0.1 wt.-% Methyl-(chlor-)isothiazolinone [0109] 0.1 wt.-% fragrance [0110] 77.5 wt.-% water [0111] 15 wt.-% Carnauba wax emulsion [0112] 0.3 wt.-% non-ionic thickener (POLYGON PC 2020 from Neochem) [0113] Lip care: [0114] 7 g Beeswax (white, bleached) [0115] 37.5 ml almond oil, refined [0116] 2.5 g Carnauba wax [0117] 0.1 g pearlescent pigment [0118] 1.5 ml Fluidlecithin CM [0119] Shoe polish: [0120] 7.9 wt.-% Carnauba wax [0121] 7.9 wt.-% partly saponified ester wax (Licowax O from Clariant) [0122] 1.0 wt.-% Ester of montanic acids with multifunctional alcohols (Licowax E from Clariant) [0123] 2.0 wt.-% non-polar polyethylene wax (Licowax PE 520 from Clariant) [0124] 1.2 wt.-% Ozocerite wax (Ozokerit 2089) [0125] 14.8 wt.-% Paraffin wax (Sasolwax 5603) [0126] 73.1 wt.-% Petroleum sprit [0127] Toner Compositions: [0128] a) 90 wt.-% styrene-acrylic resin (CPR100 from Mitsui) [0129] 4 wt.-% carbon black [0130] 1 wt.-% charge controlling agent (Copy charge N4S from Clariant) [0131] 4 wt.-% Carnauba wax [0132] 1 wt.-% flowing agent (silica-based, HDK from Wacker) [0133] 5 g thereof mixed with 95 g iron powder [0134] b) 17.2 wt.-% polyester resin [0135] 69 wt.-% styrene-acrylic resin [0136] 3.9 wt.-% Carnauba wax [0137] 8.6 wt.-% carbon black [0138] 0.9 wt.-% zirconium compound [0139] 0.4 wt.-% hydrophilic silica [0140] c) 28.2 wt.-% styrenic resin [0141] 5.6 wt.-% cyclized rubber [0142] 1.1 wt.-% charge controlling agent [0143] 1.2 wt.-% carbon black [0144] 28.2 wt.-% paraffin wax [0145] 28.2 wt.-% Carnauba wax [0146] 10 g thereof mixed with 0.1 g zinc stearate powder, 0.1 g hydrophobic silica and 90 g magnetite and epoxy resin
EXAMPLES
[0147] Table 1 shows the physical data of a Carnauba wax T3-grade compared to an oxidized Fischer-Tropsch wax (Sasolwax NCM 9381, available from Sasol Wax GmbH) and an oxidized polyethylene wax (AC6702 from Honeywell). As one can see some of the properties such as acid number and dropping point already show a good fit, but especially the hardness (penetration) does not fulfill the requirements of a suitable Carnauba wax replacement.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Comparison of Carnauba wax with existing products. Carnauba- Sasolwax AC 6702 wax T3 NCM 9381 PEox from Method Unit (comp.) (comp.) Honeywell Drop melting ° C. ~84 86.5 88 point ASTM D 127 Congealing ° C. 76-82 78 — point ASTM D 938 Color — yellow 0.9 Light yellow ASTM D 1500 Acid number mg KOH/g 5-15 27 14 ASTM D 1386 Saponification mg KOH/g 80-90 58 — number ASTM D 1387 Needle Pene- 0.1 mm 0-1 16 90 tration @25° C. ASTM D 1321 Needle Pene- 0.1 mm 1 41 tration @40° C. ASTM D 1321 DSC Melt peak ° C. 83.6 76.6 —
[0148] Table 2 shows the formulation of wax compositions comprising commercially available wax hydrocarbons and oxidized hydrocarbons with distinct properties according to the invention and with typical carbon number distributions (see table 3 and
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Formulation of different wax compositions (blends). Components Blend 1 Blend 2 Blend 3 Blend 4 Sasolwax C80* 50 wt.-% 49 wt.-% 45 wt.-% Sasolwax H1* 5 wt.-% 5 wt.-% Sasolwax NCM 50 wt.-% 50 wt.-% 95 wt.-% 50 wt.-% 9381* Polyboost 165 1 wt.-% *all available from Sasol Wax GmbH
TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Carbon number distribution of commercially available waxes Sasolwax C80, H1 and NCM9381 determined by gas chromatography according to EWF-method 001/03 of the European Wax Federation. NCM 9381 Carbon no. Wt. -% 12 0.1 13 0.1 14 0.2 15 0.3 16 0.1 17 0.3 18 0.4 19 0.4 20 0.4 21 0.5 22 0.5 23 0.5 24 0.7 25 0.6 26 0.6 27 0.6 28 0.7 29 0.7 30 0.8 31 1 32 1.2 33 1.6 34 1.9 35 2.7 36 3.2 37 3.5 38 3.9 39 4 40 4.6 41 4.7 42 5 43 5 44 5 45 4.9 46 4.6 47 4.4 48 4.1 49 3.7 50 3.4 51 3 52 2.7 53 2.4 54 1.7 55 1.6 56 1.6 57 1.2 58 1.1 59 1 60 0.8 61 0.5 62 0.5 63 0.4 64 0.3 65 0.3 66 0.1 67 0.1 68 0.1 C80 Carbon no. Wt. -% 20 0.1 21 0.1 22 0.1 23 0.1 24 0.1 25 0.1 26 0.2 27 0.3 28 0.4 29 0.6 30 0.8 31 1.1 32 1.6 33 2.3 34 3.2 35 4.2 36 5 37 5.7 38 6.2 39 6.6 40 6.6 41 6.5 42 6.2 43 5.8 44 5.2 45 4.8 46 4.3 47 3.8 48 3.3 49 2.8 50 2.3 51 1.9 52 1.6 53 1.3 54 1 55 0.8 56 0.7 57 0.5 58 0.4 59 0.3 60 0.2 61 0.2 62 0.1 63 0.1 64 0.1 65 0.1 H1 Carbon no. Wt. -% 24 0.1 25 0.1 26 0.1 27 0.2 28 0.2 29 0.3 30 0.5 31 0.7 32 1 33 1.5 34 2 35 2.4 36 2.8 37 3 38 3.1 39 3.1 40 3.1 41 3 42 2.9 43 2.7 44 2.5 45 2.4 46 2.2 47 2.1 48 2 49 1.9 50 1.8 51 1.7 52 1.7 53 1.6 54 1.6 55 1.6 56 1.5 57 1.5 58 1.5 59 1.5 60 1.5 61 1.5 62 1.4 63 1.4 64 1.4 65 1.4 66 1.4 67 1.4 68 1.4 69 1.3 70 1.3 71 1.3 72 1.3 73 1.1 74 1.1 75 1.1 76 1 77 1 78 1 79 0.9 80 0.9 81 0.9 82 0.9 83 0.8 84 0.8 85 0.8 86 0.7 87 0.7 88 0.7 89 0.6 90 0.6 91 0.6 92 0.5 93 0.5 94 0.5 95 0.5 96 0.5 97 0.4 98 0.4 91 0.4 100 0.4 101 0.3
[0149] Polyboost 165 is a hyperbranched (high amount of branching and high length of the branches) polyalpha-olefin wax from the company Limdon Specialty with a softening point according to ASTM D 36 of 74° C., a needle penetration at 25° C. of 5 1/10 mm, a molecular weight Mn and a polydispersity Mw/Mn , both determined by gel permeation chromatography, of Mn=4400 g marl and Mw/Mn=8.
TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 Physical data of different wax compositions. Sasol- wax NCM 9383 Blend 1 Blend 2 Blend 3 Blend 4 (comp.) (inv.) (inv.) (inv.) (inv.) Drop melting ° C. 109 86.3 86.3 96.3 97.1 point ASTM D 127 Congealing ° C. — 82.5 82.5 81.5 82.0 point ASTM D 938 Color — 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 <0.5 ASTM D 1500 Acid number mg 14 13.5 13.5 25.7 13.5 ASTM D 1386 KOH/g Saponifica- mg 37 29.0 29.0 55.0 29.0 tion number KOH/g ASTM D 1387 Needle Pene- 0.1 mm 12 10 8 12 8 tration @ 25° C. ASTM D 1321 Needle Pene- 0.1 mm 27 26 23 32 24 tration @ 40° C. ASTM D 1321 DSC Melt ° C. — 82.7 82.5 82.4 83.0 peak
[0150] The wax compositions according to the invention, especially inventive blend 2, showed a much better fit to Carnauba wax with regard to the hardness and melt behavior (e.g. DSC melt peak, see table 4). Furthermore, the color was much lighter than pure Carnauba wax and the liquid melt phase is clear and transparent compared to a non-soluble turbid appearance, which both may have advantages in certain applications, such as coatings. A saponified oxidized Fischer-Tropsch wax (Sasolwax NCM 9383) showed a too high drop melting point, but may be used as further blend component to modify the saponification number.
[0151] Inventive blend 2 shows a very good coating behavior on PET films.
[0152] In table 5 the physical data of mixtures of Carnauba wax with the wax composition of blend 2 can be seen. The Carnauba wax T3 can therefore be fully or partially replaced by the inventive blend 2.
TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 5 Physical data of different mixtures of Carnauba wax and blend 2. Carnau- 25% 50% 75% 100% bawax T3 Blend 2 Blend 2 Blend 2 Blend 2 Drop melting ° C. 85.7 83.8 83 84 86.3 point ASTM D 127 Congealing ° C. 77.5 76.5 78.5 80.5 82.5 point ASTM D 938 Color — yellow 7.2 6.4 4.2 0.5 ASTM D 1500 Acid number mg 6 7.9 9.75 11.6 13.5 ASTM D 1386 KOH/ g Saponifica- mg 89 74 59 44 29.0 tion number KOH/ ASTM D 1387 g Needle Pene- 0.1 0 1 2 5 8 tration mm @ 25° C. ASTM D 1321 Needle Pene- 0.1 1 4 5 12 23 tration mm @ 40° C. ASTM D 1321 DSC Melt ° C. 82.3 79.9 78.5 80.8 82.5 peak
[0153] As the gloss of Carnauba wax compositions on different materials is an important criteria for a lot of applications, the gloss of the inventive wax blends on paper and steel have been compared to pure Carnauba wax (see table 6).
TABLE-US-00006 TABLE 6 Gloss Units (GU) of different mixtures of Carnauba wax and blend 2. Carnau- 25% 50% 75% 100% bawax T3 Blend 2 Blend 2 Blend 2 Blend 2 60° Before 5.8 38.1 23.4 30 21.6 Gloss polishing (paper) After 40.1 58 43 47.6 38.6 polishing 60° Before 2.8 6.2 9.6 7.4 6.5 Gloss polishing (steel) After 50.7 44.6 43.3 64.4 55.5 polishing
[0154] For the gloss determination paper and steel have been coated with the respective wax blends in a film thickness of 120 μm (wet). Afterwards the gloss was measured according to ASTM D 523 before and after polishing at a specular angle of 60° using a BYK Gardener Micro-Tri-Gloss meter. The Gloss Unit (GU) of 100 is assigned to a highly polished, plane, black glass with a refractive index of 1.567 for the sodium D line. That means the nearer the value is to 100 GU the better is the glossiness. As it can be seen from the gloss values (table 6) wax blend 2 and mixtures thereof with Carnauba wax show better or at least similar gloss values compared to pure Carnauba wax, especially without polishing.
[0155] In a further step aqueous dispersions of Carnauba wax, oxidized Fischer-Tropsch wax and inventive blend 2 were produced (see table 7) with an ultrasonic sonotrode (Hielscher Sonotrode UP400st). The components were heated to 95° C. and properly mixed by stirring to form pre-emulsions. Then the stirred pre-emulsions were emulsified by using the Sonotrode without pulsing for 3 minutes adjusted at 200 W (resulting in 100-150 W) with an amplitude of 100%. Subsequently the emulsions were cooled in an ice bath to obtain the dispersions. The stability and particle size distribution of the resulting dispersions has been tested (table 7) and it was found that the dispersion of the inventive wax blend 2 shows comparable or even better results regarding these parameters compared to Carnauba wax.
TABLE-US-00007 TABLE 7 Formulation of aqueous dispersions and its properties. Dispersion Dispersion Dispersion Component [wt.-%] Description 1 (comp.) 2 (comp.) 3 (inv.) Water 70 70 70 Novelution 2205 2428+150EO 5 5 5 Carnaubawax T3 25 Sasolwax NCM Ox. FT-Wax 25 12.5 9381 Sasolwax C80 FT-Wax 12.25 Polyboost 165 PO-Wax 0.25 Test Unit Brookfield viscosity mPa .Math. s 102 190 192 @ 25° C Conductivity μS/cm 105 122 112 Centrifuge test % 2 6 2 dM μm 1.486 0.701 0.592 d50 μm 1.22 0.545 0.489 d90 μm 2.906 1.469 1.18 specific surface m.sup.2/ml 8.363 16.46 17.8
[0156] The centrifuge test is a quick test for the stability of the dispersions. 10 ml of the wax dispersion were filled into a glass with a scale of 0.1 ml and centrifuged for one hour at 3100 min.sup.−1 (2300 G). Afterwards the content of free water, which was formed on the bottom of the glass was determined and is indicated above in percent. The lower the value the higher is the stability of the dispersion.
[0157] The particle size was measured by laser diffraction with an instrument from Beckman Coulter (LS13320) using 5 drops of the dispersion diluted in 30 ml distilled water. The lower the particle size the better is the dispersibility of the wax composition.
[0158] Therefore, the inventive wax blend can not only be used as Carnauba wax replacement with regard to its physical data, but also with regards to its compatibility of use (e.g. dispersibility), which often was a problem with Carnauba wax replacements known from the prior art.