Bonding composition and method thereof

Abstract

The bonding composition comprises 70-85 wt % of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) with a melting point of 60-130 C., 6-10 wt % of compounded phosphorus-nitrogen flame retardant, 2-5 wt % of nano rare-earth oxide, 1-3 wt % of antibacterial agent, and 6-12 wt % of tackifier.

Claims

1. A method for preparing a bonding composition comprising: 70-85 wt % of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) with a melting point of 60-130 C., 6-10 wt % of compounded phosphorus-nitrogen flame retardant, 2-5 wt % of nano rare-earth oxide, 1-3 wt % of antibacterial agent, and 6-12 wt % of tackifier, wherein the TPU is a polymer of methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) and at least one of polyester polyol or polyether polyol, the compounded phosphorus-nitrogen flame retardant comprises aluminum diethylhypophosphite and melamine polyphosphate, the nano rare-earth oxide is nano cerium oxide or nano lanthanum oxide, and the tackifier is at least one of acrylate polymer or epoxy acrylate polymer, and wherein the method comprises: (1) dispersing the TPU and the tackifier at a stirring speed of 300-500 revolutions per minute (rpm) for 20-30 minutes to be mixed to be uniform to obtain a first material; (2) pouring the first material obtained in step (1) into a feed tank of a twin-screw extruder; (3) stirring the compounded phosphorus-nitrogen flame retardant, the nano rare-earth oxide, and the antibacterial agent to be mixed to be uniform, and then pouring the compounded phosphorus-nitrogen flame retardant, the nano rare-earth oxide, and the antibacterial agent into the feed tank of the twin-screw extruder to obtain a second material; (4) mixing the first material and the second material obtained in steps (1) and (3) to be uniform using the twin-screw extruder, cooling using water for cooling, granulating, and drying to control a moisture content to be less than 0.03% to obtain material particles; (5) introducing the material particles obtained in step (4) into a feed port of a cast machine, casting onto a surface with release paper of a cast roll to form a film, applying pressure to the film to enable the film to be flatly attached to the release paper, moving the film with the cast roll to pass through a cooling device, and then shaping the film to obtain a cast film coil; and (6) cutting the cast film coil obtained in step (5) into tape and storing in a vacuum-sealed plastic bag.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein a temperature for the drying is 70-90 C.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the antibacterial agent is a compounded antibacterial agent.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the antibacterial agent comprises at least two of zinc pyrithione, copper pyrithione, 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, or 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the antibacterial agent comprises two of zinc pyrithione, copper pyrithione, 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, or rare-earth pyrithione in a weight ratio of 0.8-1.2:08-1.2.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the melting point of the TPU is 70-110 C.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the compounded phosphorus-nitrogen flame retardant is compounded from aluminum diethylhypophosphite and melamine polyphosphate in a weight ratio of 1-1.5:0.8-1.2.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein: a molecular weight of the acrylate polymer is 60,000-64,000, and a molecular weight of the epoxy acrylate polymer is 50,000-53,000.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein: the TPU with the melting point of 70 C. is 85 wt %, the compounded phosphorus-nitrogen flame retardant is 6 wt %, the nano rare-earth oxide is 2 wt %, the antibacterial agent is 1 wt %, the tackifier is 6 wt %, the nano rare-earth oxide is the nano lanthanum oxide, the tackifier is the acrylate polymer with a molecular weight of 63,000, and the antibacterial agent comprises zinc pyrithione and 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one in a weight ratio of 1:1.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein: the TPU with the melting point of 90 C. is 78 wt %, the compounded phosphorus-nitrogen flame retardant is 8 wt %, the nano rare-earth oxide is 3 wt %, the antibacterial agent is 2 wt %, the tackifier is 9 wt %, the nano rare-earth oxide is the nano cerium oxide, the tackifier is the epoxy acrylate polymer with a molecular weight of 52,000, and the antibacterial agent comprises zinc pyrithione and copper pyrithione in a weight ratio of 1:1.

11. The method according to claim 5, wherein the rare-earth pyrithione comprises at least one of cerium pyrithione, lanthanum pyrithione, or Europium pyrithione.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein: the TPU with the melting point of 110 C. is 70 wt %, the compounded phosphorus-nitrogen flame retardant is 10 wt %, the nano rare-earth oxide is 5 wt %, the antibacterial agent is 3 wt %, the tackifier is 12 wt %, the nano rare-earth oxide is the nano cerium oxide, the tackifier is the epoxy acrylate polymer with a molecular weight of 52,000 and the acrylate polymer with a molecular weight of 63,000 in a weight ratio of 1:1, and the antibacterial agent comprises zinc pyrithione and copper pyrithione in a weight ratio of 1:1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

(1) The present disclosure will be further described below with the accompanying embodiments.

Embodiment 1

(2) (1) Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) with a melting point of 70 C. (product No. 1070AP, which is purchased from Zhejiang Huafon Thermoplastic Polyurethane Co., Ltd.) and a tackifier of acrylate polymer (a molecular weight is 63000) are added into a mixing tank according to the following ratio, stirred at a constant speed, and dispersed at a stirring speed of 500 revolutions/minute for 20 minutes to be uniformly mixed for later use. The TPU is a polymer of polyester polyol, polyether polyol, and methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI).

(3) (2) The material obtained in the step (1) is poured into a feed tank of a twin-screw extruder.

(4) (3) Flame retardant (e.g., a compounded phosphorus-nitrogen flame retardant), nano lanthanum oxide, an antibacterial agent (e.g., a compounded antibacterial agent), etc. are added into the mixing tank according to a ratio, uniformly mixed, and then poured into the feed tank of the twin-screw extruder. The compounded phosphorus-nitrogen flame retardant is compounded using aluminum diethylhypophosphite and melamine polyphosphate.

(5) (4) An extrusion temperature and a discharge rate are set, the materials obtained in the steps (2) and (3) are uniformly mixed using the twin-screw extruder, cooled by water for cooling, granulated, and then put into a constant-temperature oven a while later, and dried to control a moisture content to be less than 0.03% to obtain material particles, wherein a drying temperature is set to 80 C.

(6) (5) The material particles obtained in the step (4) are introduced into a feed port of a cast machine, cast onto a surface with release paper of a cast roll to form a film, a pressure is applied to the film to enable the film to be flatly attached to the release paper, so that the film moves with the cast roll to pass through a cooling device, and then the film is shaped to obtain cast film coils.

(7) (6) The cast film coils obtained in the step (5) are cut into tape for fixing requirements and stored in vacuum-sealed plastic bags.

(8) The following tables illustrate a ratio of main components of the tape in this embodiment.

(9) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Ratio of the main components in Embodiment 1 No. Material name wt % 1 Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) 85 2 Flame retardant 6 3 Nano ultraviolet-aging (UV-aging) 2 resistance agent (Lanthanum oxide) 4 Zinc pyrithione (ZPT), CIT (a 1 weight ratio is 1:1) 5 tackifier (acrylate polymer) 6

(10) TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Performance of a bonding tent of Embodiment 1 Set value Implement No. Items for test standard 1 Bonding strength, N 280 ISO 13935-2- 2014 2 Flame retardant grade V-0 UL 90 3 UV-aging resistance (no unglued Pass Outdoor test phenomenon, no chalking), 12 months 4 A size of a bacterial inhibition zone 22 mm (an inhibition rate of E. coli)

Embodiment 2

(11) (1) Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) with a melting point of about 90 C. (product No. 1180A, which is purchased from BASF) and a tackifier of epoxy acrylate polymer (a molecular weight is 52000) are added into a mixing tank according to the following ratio, stirred at a constant speed, and dispersed at a stirring speed of 300 revolutions/minute for 30 minutes to be uniformly mixed for later use. The TPU is a polymer of polyester polyol, polyether polyol, and methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI).

(12) (2) The material obtained in the step (1) is poured into a feed tank of a twin-screw extruder.

(13) (3) Flame retardant (e.g., a compounded phosphorus-nitrogen flame retardant), nano cerium oxide, an antibacterial agent (e.g., a compounded antibacterial agent), etc. are added into the mixing tank according to a ratio, uniformly mixed, and then poured into the feed tank of the twin-screw extruder. The compounded phosphorus-nitrogen flame retardant is compounded using aluminum diethylhypophosphite and melamine polyphosphate.

(14) (4) An extrusion temperature and a discharge rate are set, the materials obtained in the steps (2) and (3) are uniformly mixed using the twin-screw extruder, cooled by water for cooling, granulated, and then put into a constant-temperature oven a while later, and dried to control a moisture content to be less than 0.03% to obtain material particles, wherein a drying temperature is set to 70 C.

(15) (5) The material particles obtained in the step (4) are introduced into a feed port of a cast machine, cast onto a surface with release paper of a cast roll to form a film, a pressure is applied to the film to enable the film to be flatly attached to the release paper, so that the film moves with the cast roll to pass through a cooling device, and then the film is shaped to obtain cast film coils.

(16) (6) The cast film coils obtained in the step (5) are cut into tape for fixing requirements and stored in vacuum-sealed plastic bags.

(17) The following tables illustrate a ratio of main components of the tape in this embodiment.

(18) TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Ratio of the main components in Embodiment 2 No. Material name wt % 1 Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) 78 2 Flame retardant 8 3 Nano UV-aging resistance agent 3 (cerium oxide) 4 CPT, ZPT (a weight ratio is 1:1) 2 5 tackifier (epoxy acrylate polymer) 9

(19) TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 Performance of a bonding tent of Embodiment 2 Set value Implement No. Items for test standard 1 Bonding strength, N 350 ISO 13935-2- 2014 2 Flame retardant grade V-0 UL 90 3 UV-aging resistance (no unglued Pass Outdoor test phenomenon, no chalking), 12 months 4 A size of a bacterial inhibition zone 28 mm (an inhibition rate of E. coli)

Embodiment 3

(20) (1) Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) with a melting point of 110 C. (product No. 1195A, which is purchased from BASF) and a mixture tackifier of acrylate polymer (a molecular weight is 63000) and epoxy acrylate polymer (a molecular weight is 52000) (a weight ratio of the acrylate polymer and the epoxy acrylate polymer is 1:1) are added into a mixing tank according to the following ratio, stirred at a constant speed, and dispersed at a stirring speed of 400 revolutions/minute for 25 minutes to be uniformly mixed for later use. The TPU is a polymer of polyester polyol, polyether polyol, and methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI).

(21) (2) The material obtained in the step (1) is poured into a feed tank of a twin-screw extruder.

(22) (3) Flame retardant (e.g., a compounded phosphorus-nitrogen flame retardant), nano cerium oxide, an antibacterial agent (e.g., a compounded antibacterial agent), etc. are added into the mixing tank according to a ratio, uniformly mixed, and then poured into the feed tank of the twin-screw extruder. The compounded phosphorus-nitrogen flame retardant is compounded using aluminum diethylhypophosphite and melamine polyphosphate.

(23) (4) An extrusion temperature and a discharge rate are set, the materials obtained in the steps (2) and (3) are uniformly mixed using the twin-screw extruder, cooled by water for cooling, granulated, and then put into a constant-temperature oven a while later, and dried to control a moisture content to be less than 0.03% to obtain material particles, wherein a drying temperature is set to 90 C.

(24) (5) The material particles obtained in the step (4) are introduced into a feed port of a cast machine, cast onto a surface with release paper of a cast roll to form a film, a pressure is applied to the film to enable the film to be flatly attached to the release paper, so that the film moves with the cast roll to pass through a cooling device, and then the film is shaped to obtain cast film coils.

(25) (6) The cast film coils obtained in the step (5) are cut into tape for fixing requirements and stored in vacuum-sealed plastic bags.

(26) The following tables illustrate a ratio of main components of the tape in this embodiment.

(27) TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 5 Ratio of the main components in Embodiment 3 No. Material name wt % 1 Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) 70 2 Flame retardant 10 3 Nano UV-aging resistance agent 5 (cerium oxide) 4 MIT, ZPT (a weight ratio is 1:1) 3 5 Mixture tackifier 12

(28) TABLE-US-00006 TABLE 6 Performance of a bonding tent of Embodiment 3 Set value Implement No. Items for test standard 1 Bonding strength, N 220 ISO 13935-2- 2014 2 Flame retardant grade V-0 UL 90 3 UV-aging resistance (no unglued Pass Outdoor test phenomenon, no chalking), 12 months 4 A size of a bacterial inhibition zone 22 mm (an inhibition rate of E. coli)

Comparative Embodiment 4

(29) (1) Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) with a melting point of 90 C. (product No. 1180A, which is purchased from BASF) and a tackifier of epoxy acrylate polymer (a molecular weight is 52000) are added into a mixing tank according to the following ratio, stirred at a constant speed, and dispersed at a stirring speed of 300 revolutions/minute for 30 minutes to be uniformly mixed for later use. The TPU is a polymer of polyester polyol, polyether polyol, and methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI).

(30) (2) The material obtained in the step (1) is poured into a feed tank of a twin-screw extruder.

(31) (3) Flame retardant (e.g., a compounded phosphorus-nitrogen flame retardant), nano cerium oxide, an antibacterial agent (e.g., a compounded antibacterial agent), etc. are added into the mixing tank according to a ratio, uniformly mixed, and then poured into the feed tank of the twin-screw extruder. The compounded phosphorus-nitrogen flame retardant is compounded using aluminum diethylhypophosphite and melamine polyphosphate.

(32) (4) An extrusion temperature and a discharge rate are set, the materials obtained in the steps (2) and (3) are uniformly mixed using the twin-screw extruder, cooled by water for cooling, granulated, and then put into a constant-temperature oven a while later, and dried to control a moisture content to be less than 0.03% to obtain material particles, wherein a drying temperature is 70 C.

(33) (5) The material particles obtained in the step (4) are introduced into a feed port of a cast machine, cast onto a surface with release paper of a cast roll to form a film, a pressure is applied to the film to enable the film to be flatly attached to the release paper, so that the film moves with the cast roll to pass through a cooling device, and then the film is shaped to obtain cast film coils.

(34) (6) The cast film coils obtained in the step (5) are cut into tape for fixing requirements and stored in vacuum-sealed plastic bags.

(35) The following tables illustrate a ratio of main components of the tapes in this comparative embodiment.

(36) TABLE-US-00007 TABLE 7 Ratio of the main components in Comparative Embodiment 4 No. Material name wt % 1 Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) 87 2 Flame retardant 8 3 Nano UV-aging resistance agent 3 (cerium oxide) 4 CPT, ZPT (a weight ratio is 1:1) 2 5 tackifier (epoxy acrylate polymer) 0

(37) TABLE-US-00008 TABLE 8 Performance of a bonding tent of Comparative Embodiment 4 Set value Implement No. Items for test standard 1 Bonding strength, N 120 ISO 13935-2- 2014 2 Flame retardant grade V-0 UL 90 3 UV-aging resistance (no unglued Pass Outdoor test phenomenon, no chalking), 10 months 4 A size of a bacterial inhibition zone 22 mm (an inhibition rate of E. coli)

Comparative Embodiment 5

(38) (1) Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) with a melting point of 90 C. (product No. 1180A, which is purchased from BASF) and a tackifier of epoxy acrylate polymer (a molecular weight is 52000) are added into a mixing tank according to the following ratio, stirred at a constant speed, and dispersed at a stirring speed of 300 revolutions/minute for 30 minutes to be uniformly mixed for later use. The TPU is a polymer of polyester polyol, polyether polyol, and methylenediphenyl diisocyanate (MDI).

(39) (2) The material obtained in the step (1) is poured into a feed tank of a twin-screw extruder.

(40) (3) Flame retardant (e.g., a compounded phosphorus-nitrogen flame retardant), nano cerium oxide, an antibacterial agent (e.g., a compounded antibacterial agent), etc. are added into the mixing tank according to a ratio, uniformly mixed, and then poured into the feed tank of the twin-screw extruder. The compounded phosphorus-nitrogen flame retardant is compounded using aluminum diethylhypophosphite and melamine polyphosphate.

(41) (4) An extrusion temperature and a discharge rate are set, the materials obtained in the steps (2) and (3) are uniformly mixed using the twin-screw extruder, cooled by water for cooling, granulated, and then put into a constant-temperature oven a while later, and dried to control a moisture content to be less than 0.03% to obtain material particles, wherein a drying temperature is 70 C.

(42) (5) The material particles obtained in the step (4) are introduced into a feed port of a cast machine, cast onto a surface with release paper of a cast roll to form a film, a pressure is applied to the film to enable the film to be flatly attached to the release paper, so that the film moves with the cast roll to pass through a cooling device, and then the film is shaped to obtain cast film coils.

(43) (6) The cast film coils obtained in the step (5) are cut into tape for fixing requirements and stored in vacuum-sealed plastic bags.

(44) The following tables illustrate a ratio of main components of the tape in this comparative embodiment.

(45) TABLE-US-00009 TABLE 9 Ratio of the main components in Comparative Embodiment 5 No. Material name wt % 1 Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) 78 2 Flame retardant 0 3 Nano UV-aging resistance agent 3 (cerium oxide) 4 CPT, ZPT (a weight ratio is 1:1) 2 5 tackifier (epoxy acrylate polymer) 17

(46) TABLE-US-00010 TABLE 10 Performance of a bonding tent of Comparative Embodiment 5 Set value Implement No. Items for test standard 1 Bonding strength, N 220 ISO 13935-2- 2014 2 Flame retardant grade V-2 UL 90 3 UV-aging resistance (no unglued Pass Outdoor test phenomenon, no chalking), 8 months 4 A size of a bacterial inhibition zone 15 mm (an inhibition rate of E. coli)

(47) The aforementioned embodiments are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure, and the scope of the disclosure is not limited thereto. Thus, it is intended that the present disclosure cover any modifications and variations of the presently presented embodiments provided they are made without departing from the appended claims and the specification of the present disclosure.