Polylactic acid composites

• US 8,143,340 B2
• Filed: 03/31/2010
• Issued: 03/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Hong, Chae Hwan, Han, Do Suck
• Primary Examiner(s): Choi, Ling
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHIN, HUI H
• Application Number:
  US12/751,446
• Publication Number:
  US 20110190437A1
• Time in Patent Office: 727 Days
• Field of Search: 524/496
• US Class Current: 524/496
• CPC Class Codes: C08K 2201/011 Nanostructured additives
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 2205/03 containing three or more polymers in a blend
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 23/10 Homopolymers or copolymers of propene
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 2666/02 Organic macromolecular compounds, natural resins, waxes or and bituminous materials
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 51/06 grafted on to homopolymers or copolymers of aliphatic hydrocarbons containing only one carbon-to-carbon double bond
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 67/04 Polyesters derived from hydroxycarboxylic acids, e.g. lactones C08L67/06 takes precedence

Abstract

The present invention features polylactic acid composite compositions, more particularly a composite composition. The provided polylactic acid composite composition preferably includes the biomaterial polylactic acid resin and, accordingly, it is capable of effectively reducing carbon dioxide emission. Hence, it goes along with the low-carbon, green growth initiative. Further, with improved mechanical strength and heat resistance, it is usefully applicable to automotive interiors/exteriors, construction interiors, etc.

Claims

1. A polylactic acid composite composition comprising:

a polylactic acid resin in which a carbon nanotube is dispersed by in-situ polymerization;

a polypropylene resin; and

a maleic anhydride grafted ethylene-octene copolymer resin.

2. The polylactic acid composite composition according to claim 1, which comprises:

100 parts by weight of the polylactic acid resin in which a carbon nanotube is dispersed by in-situ polymerization;

80 to 90 parts by weight of the polypropylene resin; and

10 to 20 parts by weight of the maleic anhydride grafted ethylene-octene copolymer resin.

3. The polylactic acid composite composition according to claim 1, wherein the polylactic acid resin in which a carbon nanotube is dispersed by in-situ polymerization is prepared by adding the tin 2-ethylhexanoate as a tin catalyst to a mixture of 80 to 90 wt % of a lactide monomer and 10 to 20 wt % of a carbon nanotube and has a molecular weight of 80,000 to 150,000 g/mol.

4. The polylactic acid composite composition according to claim 1, wherein the carbon nanotube is treated with an aqueous solution of sulfuric acid or nitric acid so as to form carboxyl (—

COOH) groups on the surface.

5. The polylactic acid composite composition according to claim 1, wherein the polypropylene resin is selected from a propylene homopolymer, a propylene random copolymer and a propylene block copolymer and has a melt index (MI) of 0.5 to 30 g/10 min (ASTM D 1238, 230°

C.).

6. The polylactic acid composite composition according to claim 1, wherein the maleic anhydride grafted ethylene-octene copolymer resin has a maleic anhydride graft ratio of 0.5 to 1.0 wt %.