WO2001051557A1 - Thermoplastic starch compositions incorporating a particulate filler component - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to compositions and methods for manufacturing thermoplastic starch compositions and articles made therefrom. More particularly, the present invention relates to thermoplastic starch compositions that include a particulate filler component.
- the thermoplastic starch compositions may optionally include one or more additional thermoplastic polymers blended therewith and fibers for reinforcement.
- Glass and Metal Materials such as paper, paperboard, plastic, polystyrene, and metals are presently used in enormous quantity as printed materials, labels, mats, and in the manufacture of other articles such as containers, separators, dividers, envelopes, lids, tops, cans, and other packaging materials.
- Advanced processing and packaging techniques presently allow an enormous variety of liquid and solid goods to be stored, packaged, or shipped while being protected from harmful elements.
- Containers and other packaging materials protect goods from environmental influences and distribution damage, particularly from chemical and physical influences.
- Packaging helps protect an enormous variety of goods from gases, moisture, light, microorganisms, vermin, physical shock, crushing forces, vibration, leaking, or spilling.
- Some packaging materials also provide a medium for the dissemination of information to the consumer, such as the origin of manufacture, contents, advertising, instructions, brand identification, and pricing.
- containers and cups are made from paper, paperboard, plastic, polystyrene, glass and metal materials.
- Each year over 100 billion aluminum cans, billions of glass bottles and thousands of tons of paper and plastic are used in storing and dispensing soft drinks, juices, processed foods, grains, beer, etc.
- packaging containers and especially disposable containers made from such materials are ubiquitous.
- Paper for printing, writing, and photocopying, as well as magazines, newspapers, books, wrappers, and other flat items made primarily from tree derived paper sheets are also manufactured each year in enormous quantities. In the United States alone, approximately 5 1/2 million tons of paper are consumed each year for packaging purposes, which represents only about 15% of the total annual domestic paper production.
- Starch is a plentiful, inexpensive and renewable material that is found in a large variety of plant sources, such as grains, tubers, fruits, and the like. In many cases, starch is discarded as an unwanted byproduct of food processing. However, because starch is readily biodegradable it does not persist in the environment as a harmful material when disposed of. Perhaps the only harm that starch might cause is that it can put unwanted nutrients into the water or soil into which it is discarded, which could attract and facilitate the proliferation of certain unwanted organisms. It is this quality as a nutrient, though, that greatly facilitates the breakdown and elimination of starch from the environment. Because of the biodegradable nature of starch many have attempted to incorporate starch into a variety of materials in order to improve the environmental desirability of such materials.
- Starch has been incorporated into multi-component compositions in various forms, including as a filler, binder, or as a constituent within thermoplastic polymer blends.
- Starch may be added as an inert filler, typically in its native, unmodified state, which is a generally water-insoluble, granular material. In such cases, the starch granules will normally behave as any other solid paniculate filler and will contribute little, if any, in terms of improving the mechanical properties of the resulting material.
- starch that has been gelatinized, dried, and then ground into a powder may also be added as a particulate filler.
- starch may be added as a filler, its more interesting and technologically challenging uses have been in the area of using starch as a binder, as a thermoplastically processible constituent within thermoplastic polymer blends, and as a thermoplastic material by itself.
- starch as a water-soluble binder or as a thermoplastic material generally require significantly different compositional formulations and process conditions in order to successfully process them as intended, they have the common requirement that the native starch granules must in some way be transformed or altered from being in a granular or particulate state to being in a molten or plastic state, such as by dissolution or gelation within a solvent or by being heated to form a starch melt.
- Starch can be used as a "binder" in order to glue or otherwise adhere other solid constituents together to form a heterogenous mixture of different components.
- the starch is typically dissolved or gelatinized in an appropriate solvent, such as water, in order for it to become a liquid or gel. This allows the initially granular starch to become a flowable or plastic material into which the other components can be dispersed.
- an appropriate solvent such as water
- the starch Upon resolidification of the gelatinized starch, typically by removing enough of the water by evaporation so that the starch recrystallizes or otherwise dries out, the starch forms a solid or semi-solid binding matrix that can bind the remaining components together.
- compositions, methods, and systems for molding aqueous starch mixtures that are subsequently dried so as to form a binding matrix of dried starch which binds together discrete solid materials such as fibers and/or particulate fillers are incorporated herein by specific reference.
- Related to the process of molding aqueous starch mixtures is the formation of sheets having properties similar to conventional paper and paperboard by methods that do not require the use and subsequent removal of the huge quantities of water required in conventional paper-making processes.
- Examples of compositions, processes, and systems for continuously manufacturing sheets from aqueous starch-based mixtures in a manner that does not utilize conventional drainage or dewatering are set forth in U.S. Patent No.
- the plasticizer must be a liquid (at least when raised to the resulting gelatinization or melting point of the starch) and it must be somewhat polar in order to be chemically compatible with starch, which is itself highly polar due to the existence of hydroxyl groups on approximately half of the carbon atoms.
- plasticizers used to assist the formation of starch melts have been either highly volatile liquids at the melting point, such as water, or low volatile liquids, such as glycerin.
- Starch melts using water as the plasticizing solvent have been referred in the art as "destructurized starch”.
- Starch is said to be “destructurized” because it ceases to be a solid granular particulate as found in its native state.
- it is said to be “destructurized” because the dissolution or melting of starch in the presence of water is an irreversible process. Starch that has been dissolved into or melted in the presence of water can never return to its native, granular state.
- thermoplastic starch materials in which most or all of the water has been replaced by a low volatile plasticizer, either before or during processing, have been variously referred to as "thermoplastically processible starch” and "thermoplastic starch".
- Water can be removed before processing by using starch that has been predried so as to remove at least a portion of the natural water content.
- water can removed during processing by degassing or venting the molten mixture, such as by means of an extruder equipped with venting or degassing means.
- Examples of patents that teach the manufacture of thermoplastically processible starch, including blends of thermoplastic starch and other polymers include U.S. Patent No. 5,362,777 to Tomka; U.S. Patent No.
- thermoplastic starch blends in which native starch is initially blended with a small quantity of water together and a less volatile plasticizer such as glycerin in order to form starch melts that are subjected to a degassing procedure prior to cooling and solidification in order to remove substantially all of the water therefrom.
- a less volatile plasticizer such as glycerin
- Examples of such patents include U.S. Patent No. 5,412,005 to Bastioli et al.; U.S. Patent No. 5,280,055 to Bastioli et al.; U.S. Patent No. 5,288,765 to Bastioli et al.; U.S. Patent No. 5,262,458 to Bastioli et al.; 5,462,980 to Bastioli et al.; and U.S. Patent No. 5,512,378 to Bastioli et al.
- thermoplastic starch compositions and methods for manufacturing low cost, environmentally friendly sheets, films, and molded articles having appropriate mechanical properties similar to, e.g., paper, paperboard, polystyrene, other plastics, metal sheets, and the like.
- thermoplastic starch compositions allowed for the formation of a variety of containers or other articles using existing manufacturing equipment and techniques presently used to form articles from paper, polymer films, or moldable plastic materials.
- thermoplastic starch compositions could be formed from compositions that only included a fraction of the starch content compared to other starch-based compositions presently being utilized.
- thermoplastic starch compositions yielded articles that were readily biodegradable and/or degradable into substances commonly found in the earth.
- thermoplastic starch compositions and methods which allowed for the manufacture of sheets, containers, and other articles at a cost that was comparable to or even lower than the cost of existing methods of manufacturing articles from paper, plastics, or other materials.
- thermoplastic starch compositions and methods which allowed for the inclusion of less organic polymer materials while overcoming many of the problems associated with compositions based on starch melts.
- thermoplastic starch compositions and methods which allowed for the inclusion of significant quantities of an inorganic filler and, optionally fibrous materials, both organic and inorganic, within such starch compositions.
- thermoplastic starch compositions that had improved physical properties, such as increased thermal stability, increased modulus of elasticity, compressive strength, and toughness compared to conventional thermoplastic starch compositions.
- thermoplastic starch compositions and methods for manufacturing starch- based sheets, films articles therefrom, and molded articles are disclosed and claimed herein.
- thermoplastic starch compositions having a particulate filler and, optionally, fiber- reinforcement.
- Such "thermoplastic starch compositions" having a particulate filler can be shaped into a wide variety of articles of manufacture in a manner similar to conventional thermoplastic materials.
- the raw material that is used to make the thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention preferably comprises native, ungelatinized starch granules, although one or more starch derivatives may also be used, either alone or in combination with native starch.
- Native starch granules are made thermoplastic by mixing and heating in the presence of an appropriate plasticizer to form a starch melt.
- the starch melt is then blended with one or more non-starch materials in order to improve the properties and/or reduce the cost of the resulting thermoplastic starch composition.
- a particulate filler component is blended with the starch melt, preferably an inexpensive, naturally occurring mineral particulate filler ("inorganic filler").
- thermoplastic starch compositions In order to increase the tensile strength and other desirable mechanical properties of the starch/filler blend, other admixtures such as fibers, one or more synthetic polymers, cross-linking agents, softening agents, and the like may be included within the thermoplastic starch compositions.
- the initially solid starch granules are mixed at high shear together with an appropriate admixture, such as a lower volatile plasticizer or a more volatile plasticizing solvent, at a temperature and pressure sufficient to form the starch melt.
- an appropriate admixture such as a lower volatile plasticizer or a more volatile plasticizing solvent
- the starch and admixture are blended within the barrel of a screw or auger extruder. The extruder is heated and the screw auger within the extruder barrel is rotated in order to heat and blend the starch and plasticizer together under relatively high shear conditions to thereby cause the starch to form a melt.
- the melting point of native starch normally approaches decomposition temperature, it is necessary to melt native starch in the presence of a plasticizing admixture in order to form a workable and plastic starch melt at a temperature below the decomposition temperature.
- a plasticizing admixture in order to form a workable and plastic starch melt at a temperature below the decomposition temperature.
- a low volatile plasticizer i.e., one that has a vapor pressure of less than about 1 bar when heated to the melt temperature of the starch
- any appropriate high shear mixing apparatus such as a high speed food mixer.
- thermoplastic starch composition Before, during or after the formation of the starch melt, appropriate additives may be blended with the starch melt.
- the resulting thermoplastic starch composition is either extruded or otherwise formed into appropriately sized beads, granules, or other storable and feedable materials, or else it is immediately shaped into the desired article, such as sheets, films, or molded articles. In many cases, methods and apparatus commonly used in the plastics industry may be employed with only modest, or even no, modification in some cases.
- thermoplastic starch compositions are caused to solidify by cooling to below their softening or melting point.
- softening point or “melting point” shall refer to the temperature or temperature range above which a particular thermoplastic starch composition is sufficiently plastic and flowable such that it can be molded or formed into a desired shape, and below which the composition solidifies to the point of being approximately form stable or self-supporting.
- the quantity of plasticizer or other admixtures can be adjusted to yield thermoplastic starch compositions having a softening or melting point greater than about 40°C.
- the softening or melting point will be in a range from about 60°C to about 240°C, more preferably in a range from about 80°C to about 220°C, and most preferably in a range from about 100°C to about 200°C.
- thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention Adding an inorganic filler material to the starch melt greatly decreases the cost and, in some cases, even improves the desired mechanical properties, of the thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention.
- concentration of inorganic filler within a thermoplastic starch composition it will generally be desirable to increase the ratio of the volume of the inorganic filler compared to its surface area.
- inorganic filler particles in a manner that reduces their specific surface area.
- One way to do this is to select particles that have more uniform and less irregular surfaces.
- spherical particles have a much lower surface area to volume ratio (i.e., lower specific surface area) than highly irregularly shaped particles.
- Another strategy for decreasing the specific surface area of particle system is to use larger particles that have a lower surface to volume ratio. Larger particles can also be blended with smaller particles to thereby allow the smaller particles to occupy the spaces between the larger particles, which increases the particle packing density of the particulate filler phase.
- thermoplastic starch compositions By selecting an inorganic filler that tends to minimize, or at least optimize, the specific surface area of the filler particles, it is possible to increase the quantity of inorganic filler that can be added to the thermoplastic starch compositions, while maintaining appropriate rheological characteristics of the starch melt during molding and also maximizing the strength of the final solidified thermoplastic starch composition.
- thermoplastic starch melt particles having lower specific surface area have a lower overall surface that must come into contact with the thermoplastic starch melt, which allows for more efficient use of the binder.
- particle packing techniques further allows for more efficient use of the thermoplastic starch melt since the spaces that would otherwise be occupied entirely by the starch melt will instead be occupied in large measure by the smaller filler particles.
- Increasing the particle packing density generally increases the amount of inorganic filler that may be added while reducing the negative impact on the rheological and mechanical properties of the composition.
- thermoplastic starch binder can now be occupied by the generally far less expensive inorganic filler component to thereby yield a final thermoplastic starch composition having a greatly reduced volume-to-cost (or mass-to-cost) ratio.
- the inorganic filler may be included within the thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention in a broad range from about 5% by volume up to about 90% by volume of the thermoplastic starch composition. Depending on the specific gravity of the inorganic filler, the filler may be included in an amount in a range from about 5% to about 95% by weight of the thermoplastic starch compositions of the invention. In order for the filler to significantly reduce the cost of the thermoplastic starch composition, the inorganic filler will preferably be included in an amount greater than about 15% by weight of the thermoplastic starch composition, more preferably in an amount greater than about 25% by weight, more especially preferably in an amount greater than about 35% by weight, and most preferably in an amount greater than about
- thermoplastic starch compositions it may be desirable to include a fibrous material as a reinforcing component in order to improve the strength properties of the final thermoplastic starch compositions.
- fibers tend to increase the tensile strength, toughness, and fracture energy of the resulting thermoplastic starch compositions.
- fibers are generally difficult to disperse withm liquids unless the liquid is included m an overwhelmingly high proportion compared to the fibers, fibers may in fact be blended within the thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention due to the shearing action to which the starch will typically be exposed du ⁇ ng the melt process
- starch melts typically have a fairly high viscosity, they are able to efficiently transfer the shearing forces from the mixing apparatus down to the fiber level in order to separate the fibers and keep them from agglomerating together, as might occur by mixing fibers using a nonviscous, Newtonian fluid such as water
- fibers having a relatively high aspect ratio typically greater than about 10 1, preferably greater than about 25 1, more preferably greater than about 100 1 and most preferably greater than about 250 1
- useful fibers include those denved from wood, plant sources, mineral fibers, and polymer fibers Nevertheless, it may be desirable to add particulate fibrous fillers that may behave in a similar fashion to inorganic mineral fillers
- particulate fibrous mate ⁇ als include, for example, sawdust, wood flour, waste bran mate ⁇ als from gram processing, and other generally inexpensive and plentiful fibrous particulates
- One advantage of fibrous particulates is the fact that they compose cellulose, which is chemically similar to starch and which would therefore be generally very compatible with the starch binder
- fibrous mate ⁇ als that could be included would be flakes or flake-like mate ⁇ als, such as metallic flakes
- the fibrous mate ⁇ al may include filaments, fab ⁇ cs, mesh or mats that are coextruded, or otherwise impregnated, with the thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention
- the fibrous mate ⁇ al may be included in a broad range from 0% to about 90% by weight of the thermoplastic starch- based composition
- the fibrous mate ⁇ al will be included in an amount in a range from about 3% to about 80% by weight, more preferably in a range from about 5% to about 60%), and most preferably in a range from about 10% to about 30% by weight of the thermoplastic starch compositions
- thermoplastic polymers may be added m order to improve the mechanical properties of the thermoplastic starch compositions, reduce the sensitivity of such materials to fluctuations in ambient moisture, make such materials more water impermeable, increase the strength and improve other mechanical properties of the resulting thermoplastic starch compositions, and/or assist in preventing the formation of retrograde starch crystallization products upon solidification.
- thermoplastic starch materials of the present invention may include a wide variety of different components that can impart greatly varying mechanical and other properties to the final thermoplastic starch compositions. Therefore, based on the teachings of the disclosure, one of ordinary skill in the art will be able to design a thermoplastic starch composition having any one of a wide variety of mechanical, chemical, or other properties in order to satisfy the design criteria of the final articles to be manufactured from the thermoplastic starch compositions. More particularly, based on the present disclosure, one of ordinary skill in the art will be able to select from among the various components in order to maximize the desired mechanical properties while minimizing the cost of the thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention.
- thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention may be blended with a starch melt in order to form the thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention.
- preferred polymers include synthetic or naturally derived polymers that are sufficiently compatible with starch in order to form a substantially homogeneously blended starchpolymer mixture. Increasing the homogeneous nature of the starch/polymer blends will tend to create a material having more uniformly and predictably distributed mechanical properties throughout the material. More preferred synthetic polymers include those that are able to react with and form mechanical bonds with at least a portion of the starch molecules within the melt. Obviously, reacting the synthetic polymer with the starch will, by definition, form a more homogeneous final thermoplastic starch composition.
- reaction sites located along the starch molecular chain are hydroxyl groups
- the most likely reaction between starch and a synthetic polymer will involve some kind of reaction between the hydroxyl groups and the synthetic polymer, including but not limited to esterification, etherification, substitution, the formation of acetals or ketals, and the like.
- esterification e.g., etherification
- substitution the formation of acetals or ketals, and the like.
- starch such as starch that has been dried by heating in order to drive off a significant portion of the water that naturally occurs in starch.
- Starch typically contains about 10-20% moisture by weight, which is preferably reduced to below about 10%), more preferably to below about 5% and most preferably to below about 3% by weight prior to forming the starch melt.
- the excess water can be removed from the starch melt by evaporation prior to or while blending the starch melt with the synthetic polymer.
- thermoplastic starch compositions can be stored as beads, granulates or other appropriate shapes.
- the thermoplastic starch beads, granulates, and the like, or a freshly prepared batch of a thermoplastic starch composition according to the invention can be molded using any conventional molding means known in the art for shaping thermoplastics and other materials, including but not limited to die press molding, injection molding, blow molding, vacuum forming, rolling, extrusion, film blowing, laminating, coating, and the like.
- Blowing or expansion agents may be included within the thermoplastic starch compositions so as to yield final molded articles that are foamed, or which otherwise include a substantial quantity of void spaces.
- water may be used to yield a foamed composition in view of the operating temperatures. Fibers premoistened with water can provide the water for such expansion or foaming.
- An advantage of the invention is to provide improved thermoplastic starch compositions and methods for manufacturing low cost, environmentally friendly sheets, films, articles made therefrom, and molded articles having appropriate mechanical properties similar to, e.g., paper, paperboard, polystyrene, plastic, metal sheets, and the like. Another advantage is that such thermoplastic starch compositions allow for the formation of a variety of containers and other articles using existing manufacturing equipment and techniques presently used to form articles from paper, polymer films, or moldable plastic materials. Another advantage is reduced cost due to the substitution of more expensive starch with less expensive fillers.
- the articles of the invention are readily biodegradable and or degradable into substances commonly found on the earth, and can be designed to have improved physical properties, such as increased thermal stability, increased modulus of elasticity, compressive strength, and toughness compared to conventional thermoplastic starch compositions.
- thermoplastic starch compositions that, at a minimum, include starch, a plasticizer, and an inorganic mineral filler. Such compositions may also include fibers, synthetic polymers, and other admixtures in order to impart desired properties to the composition while in a melt stage as well as the final resolidified composition and articles manufactured therefrom.
- the inorganically filled, thermoplastic starch compositions can be shaped into a wide variety of articles of manufacture much like conventional thermoplastic materials.
- the thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention can generally be described as comprising multi-component, multi-scale, micro-composites.
- thermoplastic starch compositions typically include two or more chemically or physically distinct materials or phases, such as the binding matrix comprising, at a minimum, a starch melt formed by plasticizing starch with a plasticizer, a particulate filler and optional admixtures, such as fibers for reinforcement auxiliary polymers for added strength and water-resistance and void spaces for lightweight and/or insulation properties.
- the binding matrix comprising, at a minimum, a starch melt formed by plasticizing starch with a plasticizer, a particulate filler and optional admixtures, such as fibers for reinforcement auxiliary polymers for added strength and water-resistance and void spaces for lightweight and/or insulation properties.
- thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention is a significant departure from conventional materials such as plastic, polystyrene, paper, or metal, which are essentially single component systems. Sheets, films, or molded articles made from single component materials are generally limited to having the particular properties of the material from which they are made.
- films or sheets that are brittle generally cannot be bent or folded without damaging the films or sheets, while films or sheets that are flexible are insufficiently rigid to provide other desired mechanical properties.
- the multi- component nature of the materials of the present invention allows for the introduction of multiple and/or specially engineered properties to allow for the manufacture of an almost endless variety of articles from such thermoplastic starch compositions.
- multi-scale refers to fact that the compositions and materials of the present invention are definable at different levels or scales.
- a macro- component composition in the range from about 10 nanometers to as high as about 10 mm
- a micro-component composition in the range of about 1 micron to about 100 microns
- a submicron component e.g., a macro- component composition in the range from about 10 nanometers to as high as about 10 mm
- these levels may not be fractal, they are usually very similar to each other, and homogeneous and uniform within each level.
- the materials may be reinforced with fibers.
- fiber- reinforced is self-explanatory, although the key term is "reinforced", which clearly distinguishes the compositions of the present invention from conventional paper or paper products.
- thermoplastic starch phase inorganic mineral filler component
- fibers act primarily as a reinforcing component to specifically add tensile strength, toughness, and flexibility but are not joined together by web physics to any substantial degree.
- micro-composite refers to the fact that the thermoplastic starch compositions are not merely a compound or mixture but a designed matrix of specific, discrete materials on a micro-level, which are of different sizes, shapes, and chemical make-up. The materials are sufficiently well bound and interactive so that the unique properties of each are fully evidenced in the final composite (e.g., the tensile strength of the composition has a direct correlation to the tensile strength of the fibers and thermoplastic starch phase).
- thermoplastic starch materials can be combined with inorganic fillers and other components and molded into a variety of products, including films, sheets, and molded articles having properties similar to those of conventional thermoplastic or paper materials. Articles made therefrom can substitute for articles made from paper, plastic, polystyrene, and even metal. Films and sheets can be cut and formed (such as by bending, folding or rolling) into a variety of containers and other articles of manufacture.
- the thermoplastic starch compositions of the invention, including sheets, films, or articles molded therefrom, are particularly useful in the mass production of disposable containers and other packaging material, such as used in the fast food industry.
- thermoplastic materials is understood in the art and used herein to denote compositions and materials that are generally capable of repeatedly softening when appropriately heated and hardening when subsequently cooled.
- Thermoplastic materials are generally in a solid or form stable state below the melting point or softening range, while generally being in a plastic or flowable state above the melting point or softening range.
- solid means that the material is sufficiently hardened, nonplastic or nonflowable such that it will substantially maintain its shape without external support.
- solid may have a degree of resilience, bendability or deformability and yet maintain their characteristic as being a “solid”.
- melting point shall be understood to refer to both the discrete melting points of more crystalline polymers and the melting or softening ranges of more amo ⁇ hous polymers, unless otherwise specified.
- plastic and “flowable” are used in conjunction with materials that can be molded or otherwise shaped or deformed without causing significant damage to the structural matrix of the material upon resolidification. Thus, while a solid material may be bent or otherwise deformed, there is a point after which further movement or deformation could cause the structural matrix to rupture, crack, or otherwise weaken irreversibly.
- Plastic or flowable materials are characterized as being able to be shaped and deformed as desired while yielding a final solidified article having the same general strength properties upon solidification regardless of the degree of deformation while in a plastic state when normalized for variables such as thickness, size, shape, texture, molecular orientations, and the like.
- One of ordinary skill in the art will generally know by observation and experience whether a given thermoplastic material should considered to be a "solid” or “nonplastic” on the one hand or “plastic” or “flowable”.
- thermoplastic material is characterized in that it may be shaped into a desired article by first heating the material to a temperature above its melting point or softening range to form a flowable or plastic melt. The thermoplastic melt may then be shaped into a desired article. Thereafter, or substantially at the same time of shaping, the shaped material is cooled sufficiently to cause it to harden or solidify and thereby form the desired article or intermediate material. The intermediate material may be further shaped or manipulated by reheating it to form a melt phase and then cooling to resolidify the shaped material.
- the degree of crystallinity can affect whether or not a thermoplastic polymer has a distinct or abrupt melting point. In general, the more crystalline a polymer is, the more distinct will be its melting point. Conversely, more amo ⁇ hous polymers tend to soften, melt and solidify over a range of temperatures. Thus, amo ⁇ hous polymers do not have a distinct melting point but rather a softening or melting range. Because of this, more amo ⁇ hous polymers have greater "melt stability". That is, they can be melted and then shaped under conditions of high shear and pressure over a relatively broad range of temperatures without abruptly solidifying like more crystalline polymers. The softening or melting range generally becomes even broader as variability in the molecular weight of the individual polymer chains increases, which tends to further inhibit crystallization of the polymer molecules.
- the temperature at which a more amo ⁇ hous polymer becomes soft enough to be shaped is generally significantly lower than the melting point of a more crystalline form of the same polymer.
- the softening or melting range of a more amo ⁇ hous polymer may be substantially lower than the melting point of a more crystalline form of the same polymer.
- more amo ⁇ hous polymers can often be shaped at lower temperatures compared to similar polymers that are more crystalline.
- more crystalline polymers may solidify more abruptly when cooled to below the melting point but will also exhibit greater dimensional stability when subsequently subjected to heat. More amo ⁇ hous polymers tend to have greater flexibility and bending endurance while more crystalline polymers are more rigid and have a greater Young's modulus.
- amo ⁇ hous polymer exhibit greater dimensional stability and have increased modulus of elasticity below the glass transition temperature Conversely, they are more flexible, pliable and elastic above the glass transition temperature, although they may still have sufficient dimensional stability and resilience so as to be considered to be a "solid".
- the glass transition temperature is often reported as a single value, it is known that the glass transition may actually occur over a temperature range and it is attributed a kinetic meaning.
- thermoplastic material is distinguished from “thermoset materials”, which generally cannot generally be resoftened by reheating once they have been set into a permanent shape by heating or by the action of heat and pressure Nevertheless, in the context of the present invention, it should be understood that the term “thermoplastic materials” may include a fraction of some materials which, by themselves, are not necessarily completely remeltable once solidified following initial melting, although in most cases the overall thermoplastic starch materials will exhibit classic thermoplastic behavior
- thermoplastic starch composition is broadly defined to include any thermoplastic composition or blend having thermoplastic starch as a constituent.
- thermoplastic starch composition within the context of the present invention is that the composition will include a filler component as a discrete phase that is dispersed throughout the thermoplastic phase.
- thermoplastic starch composition is limited to those thermoplastic starch materials that include the aforementioned filler.
- the filler component may include an organic filler, an inorganic filler, or both.
- the term “filler” may include both fibrous materials and particulate particles.
- thermoplastic starch compositions may also optionally include other polymer materials for altering the properties of the thermoplastic phase, cross-linking agents, phase mediators, softeners, humectants, and other admixtures for engineering desired properties into the final thermoplastic starch composition.
- thermoplastic starch or “thermoplastic starch component” shall refer to the fraction of the overall thermoplastic starch composition comprising a starch melt.
- the term "starch melt” shall be broadly understood to include starches that are in a molten state, as well as starch materials that have previously undergone a melt but that have subsequently become solidified.
- starch melt shall be synonymous with any thermoplastically processible starch material, whether in a molten or solid state, that was originally formed by melting starch in the presence of a plasticizer.
- thermoplastic starch composition e.g., glycerin and sorbitol
- volatile solvents having a vapor pressure greater than 1 bar at the melt temperature e.g., water
- thermoplastic starch compositions comprise a heterogeneous, though a preferably homogeneously mixed, mixture of at least two discrete phases, namely a thermoplastic phase, a solid filler phase, and other optional phases.
- the thermoplastic phase will typically comprise starch, a plasticizer, and optionally one or more other polymer materials or liquids that can be mixed or interspersed sufficiently with the starch so as to essentially constitute a single "thermoplastic phase".
- the thermoplastic phase whether a homogeneous material or a heterogeneous blend of hydrophobic and hydrophilic thermoplastic phases, is characterized as generally being capable of forming a melt by heating to above a temperature, a temperature range, or a series of temperatures or temperature ranges and then resolidifying when cooled sufficiently. As such, the thermoplastic phase is able to first become molten and then resolidified in order to bind the other components or phases together.
- the solid filler phase will typically comprise a plurality of individual particles or fibers dispersed throughout the thermoplastic phase that themselves will not generally undergo a phase change to form a melt. Instead, the filler phase will remain as a discrete discontinuous solid phase interspersed throughout and among the continuous thermoplastic phase. Although it is possible for the filler to also interact with the thermoplastic phase, the filler will generally not assist in binding the components together.
- the solid filler phase will typically include discrete particles, such as inorganic particles.
- Other discrete phases may include a fibrous phase, comprising either organic or inorganic fibers, an organic filler phase comprising organic particles, and other organic or inorganic materials that may be in any state such as solid, gel, liquid, or gas and which for some reason do not become substantially commingled with the thermoplastic phase so as to be considered part of that phase.
- a fibrous phase comprising either organic or inorganic fibers, an organic filler phase comprising organic particles, and other organic or inorganic materials that may be in any state such as solid, gel, liquid, or gas and which for some reason do not become substantially commingled with the thermoplastic phase so as to be considered part of that phase.
- thermoplastic starch as used in this specification and the appended claims is intended to include any substantially flat, corrugated, curved, bent, or textured sheet made using the thermoplastic starch compositions and methods described herein.
- the only essential compositional limitation is that the binding matrix, or thermoplastic phase, comprise starch that has been processed to form a thermoplastic starch melt prior or during the sheet-making process.
- the sheets may also include organic coatings, printing, other sheets laminated thereto, etc.
- the sheets within the scope of the present invention can have greatly varying thicknesses depending on the particular applications for which the sheets are intended.
- the sheets can be as thin as about 0.001 mm or as thick as 1 cm or greater where strength, durability, and or bulk are important considerations.
- films are not inherently differentiating from the term "sheet” except that "film” normally denotes a very thin sheet. Films are often formed by processes that are different from how sheets are normally formed, such as by film blowing rather than sheet calendering. In general, films will be defined as sheet-like articles having thicknesses as low as about 1 micron and up to about 1 mm.
- molded article shall refer to articles that are shaped directly or indirectly from thermoplastic starch compositions using any molding method known in the art for thermoplastic materials. Articles formed by melting and remolding intermediate sheets are also "molded articles" within this definition.
- converted article shall refer to articles that are shaped from sheets, films, or other articles made from thermoplastic starch compositions without a complete remelting step.
- An example of a "converted article” is a box that is made by cutting, bending, and then gluing a sheet formed from a thermoplastic starch composition of the present invention.
- some spot thermoplastic adhesion may be possible to adhere a thermoplastic sheet to itself or another sheet or article without the need to apply a separate adhesive.
- container as used in this specification and the appended claims is intended to include any article, receptacle, or vessel utilized for storing, dispensing, packaging, portioning, or shipping various types of products or objects (including, but not limited to, food and beverage products).
- containers include, among others, boxes, cups, "clam shells,” jars, bottles, plates, bowls, trays, cartons, cases, crates, cereal boxes, frozen food boxes, milk cartons, bags, sacks, carriers for beverage containers, dishes, egg cartons, lids, straws, envelopes, or other types of holders.
- containment products used in conjunction with containers are also intended to be included within the term "container.”
- Such articles include, for example, lids, liners, straws, partitions, wrappers, cushioning materials, utensils, and any other product used in packaging, storing, shipping, portioning, serving, or dispensing an object within a container.
- thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention are both readily recyclable and, even if not recycled, will readily degrade and decompose when exposed to moisture, pressure, and other environmental forces into components that are complementary to the components of the earth.
- the starch component will dissolve slowly in water and will then be quickly degraded by microbial action.
- Many synthetic polymers are also biodegradable.
- Organic fillers and fibers may also be biodegradable and are included in far lesser amounts to begin with compared to paper.
- the inorganic filler is inert and will be generally compatible with the earth.
- phase and phases when used in context with the thermoplastic compositions of the present invention, shall refer to the discrete layers or compositional discontinuities within the thermoplastic starch composition.
- physical state shall be used to refer to whether a material is a gas, liquid or solid.
- thermoplastic phase is so defined because its plasticity, or ability to flow and be deformed, changes as a function of temperature. When heated sufficiently it flows, and when cooled sufficiently it become substantially solidified. The thermoplastic phase will be in a substantially solid state when cooled sufficiently below its melting point or softening range, and in a substantially liquid or semi-liquid state when heated sufficiently above the melting point or softening range.
- thermoplastic starch compositions are plastic or solid will usually be determined by the physical state of the thermoplastic phase and not the other phases dispersed therein.
- the overall thermoplastic starch composition will itself behave in a substantially plastic manner so that it may be shaped into a desired article of manufacture, even though it may contain solid particles or fibers dispersed therein.
- the overall thermoplastic starch composition will behave as a solid rather than a flowable material, though it is possible for flowable liquids to remain encapsulated within the substantially solidified composition.
- the solid phases and optional gaseous phases dispersed throughout the thermoplastic phase may not themselves undergo any change of physical state change during processing and molding. Nevertheless, because the solid phases and optional gaseous phases are generally disperse phases comprised of discontinuous particles or bubbles, they may generally be considered to be passive constituents within the thermoplastic phase matrix, although these particles and bubbles will often affect the physical and mechanical properties of the thermoplastic starch compositions. Because the solid and optional gaseous phases comprise relatively small particles or spaces within the continuous thermoplastic phase, the overall thermoplastic starch composition can act as either a solid or flowable material on a macro level though it may contain dispersed materials having different physical states on a micro level.
- thermoplastic phase will also act as a binding matrix that will encapsulate the other phases and hold them together when the thermoplastic phases is in a solid state. Nevertheless, it should be understood that the other phases dispersed throughout the thermoplastic phase will often interact with the thermoplastic phase, both mechanically and chemically, in many cases. Some phases may simply act as passive constituents that interrupt the thermoplastic phase, while other phases may actually strengthen the composition by forming mechanical and/or chemical links between different regions of the composition on a macroscopic level. Other phases may primarily affect the density, flexibility, texture, and esthetic appearance of the composition rather than strength.
- thermoplastic starch compositions In order to obtain the most beneficial effects from the various phases and components within the thermoplastic starch compositions, one of ordinary skill can select the components within the thermoplastic phase that will maximize the synergistic effect between the various components in order to provide the best mechanical properties at the least cost. This process of properly selecting components having the best synergistic interaction may be referred to as "microstructural engineering”.
- the thermoplastic phase will, at a minimum, include starch and a plasticizer that is capable of causing the starch to behave as a thermoplastic material that can form a melt when heated rather than thermally decomposing.
- the thermoplastic phase may also include one or more additional constituents that can improve the mechanical and/or chemical properties of the thermoplastic phase.
- one or more additional thermoplastic polymers can be added, such as a hydrophobic biodegradable polymer that will make the overall thermoplastic starch composition less sensitive to fluctuations in ambient moisture.
- thermoplastic phase may include substances that chemically react with or physically associate with the starch in order to impart desired properties of e.g., strength and resistance to fluctuations in moisture, such as cross-linking agents, softeners, sealers, phase mediators or humectants. Still other constituents within the thermoplastic phase may simply be solids, liquid, or gases that are dissolved or otherwise mixed throughout the thermoplastic phase in a manner such that they are not thereafter identifiable as a phase that is significantly distinct from the thermoplastic phase.
- thermoplastic phase includes a synthetic or natural polymer in addition to the thermoplastic starch fraction
- the thermoplastic phase will often contain two or more thermoplastic subphases that are preferably substantially homogeneously mixed together but which nevertheless may constitute distinct subphases at the microscopic level.
- the polymer chains of one type of polymer will tend to associate with themselves rather than with the polymer chains of another type of polymer.
- the two or more polymers will have varying degrees of hydrophilicity or hydrophobicity, giving them varying degrees of chemical compatibility.
- thermoplastic subphases Just like water and oil, which are generally immiscible in each other and which tend to separate into distinct phases, so too will more hydrophilic polymers tend to resist blending with more hydrophobic polymers. Nevertheless, just like water and oil, which can be temporarily blended together through vigorous mixing conditions, so too can different polymers be blended together using high shear mixing conditions when heated to become thermoplastic and, hence, Theologically compatible. Upon cooling to resolidify the thermoplastic subphases, the polymers will remain mechanically mixed together in either a solution, as an inte ⁇ enetrating network of polymeric subphases, or a combination of the two. Whereas water and oil will tend to separate into distinct phases over time, solidification of the blended polymers will, in essence, mechanically interlock the two or more different polymer subphases and prevent them from separating into larger, more distinct subphases.
- the thermoplastic phase will generally comprise from about 10% to about 95% by volume of the thermoplastic starch composition, preferably from about 10% to about 90% by volume, more preferably from about 20% to about 80% by volume, and most preferably form about 30% to about 70% by volume.
- the relative concentrations of the thermoplastic starch and other polymeric subphases will be discussed hereinafter.
- the starch component of the thermoplastic phase may comprise any known starch material, including one or more unmodified starches, modified starches, and starch derivatives. Nevertheless, preferred starches, both from the standpoint of cost and of processability, will include most any unmodified starch that is initially in a native state as a granular solid and which will form a thermoplastic melt by mixing and heating in the presence of an appropriate plasticizer.
- Starch is a natural carbohydrate chain comprising polymerized glucose molecules in an -(l,4) linkage and is found in nature in the form of granules. Such granules are easily liberated from the plant materials by known processes. Starch granules include two different types of polymerized glucose chains: unbranched, single-chained amylose and branched multi-chained amylopectin.
- starch granules have a coating or outer membrane that encapsulates the more water soluble amylose and amylopectin chains within the interior of the granule.
- This outer shell makes unmodified native starch granules generally insoluble in water at room temperature.
- water or other polar solvent such as glycerin
- the solvent is able to soften and penetrate the outer membrane and cause the inner starch chains to absorb water and swell. This swelling will, at some point, cause the outer shell to rupture and allow the irreversible gelatinization or destructurization of the starch granule.
- the various starch polymer chains comprising amylose and amylopectin polymers, which are initially compressed within the granules, will stretch out and form a generally disordered intermingling of polymer chains, particular while in a molten or gelatinized state.
- the chains can reorient themselves in a number of different ways in order to form crystalline or amo ⁇ hous solids having varying strengths depending on the orientation of the starch polymer chains. Orienting, cross-linking, and reacting the polymer chains with other components can greatly affect the resulting physical and mechanical properties of the resolidified starch melt.
- starch is produced in many plants, an important source are seeds of cereal grains, such as corn, waxy corn, wheat, sorghum, rice, and waxy rice.
- Another important source includes tubers, such as potatoes, roots such as tapioca (i.e., cassava and manioc), sweet potato, and arrowroot, and the pith of the sago palm.
- potato and waxy com starches are generally higher in amylopectin
- corn and rice starches are generally higher in amylose.
- type of starch that will give the most desired benefits, both in terms of cost and final physical, mechanical and strength properties.
- the concentration of starch within the thermoplastic phase can vary greatly depending on whether or not other constituents are added the thermoplastic phase. Because starch is not by itself a thermoplastic material but must be admixed with one or more plasticizers, the concentration of thermoplastic starch within the thermoplastic phase will be understood to include a mixture of starch and plasticizer. Thus, if the thermoplastic phase were to contain 100% of a starch melt, the actual concentration of molecular starch would be less than 100%, with the balance comprising the plasticizer, as well as optional components, such as cross-linking agents, blocking groups, substitution groups, and the like.
- starch, plasticizers, and other constituents added to react with the starch will be referred to in the aggregate as comprising the "starch melt" fraction or component.
- starch that has been pre-dried to remove some or substantially all of the water that is naturally associated with native starches.
- native unmodified starch granules will include from about 10-20% water by weight. Because this water can have a variety of possibly negative effects during the formation of starch melts, for example when it is desired to react the starch with another constituent by means of a condensation reaction, it may be advantageous to remove this water before mixing and heating the starch with the plasticizer to form a melt, or at least before reacting the starch melt with the other constituent.
- the water content in those cases where it may be desirable to pre-dry the starch while in a native granular state, it will be preferable to reduce the water content to below about 10% by weight of the starch granules, more preferably to below about 5%> by weight, and most preferably to below about 3% by weight.
- Venting or degassing can also be employed to remove reaction water that may be produced within the thermoplastic phase by, e.g., condensation reactions between starch and one or more synthetic polymers, acids, acid halides or anhydrides, or other admixtures.
- thermoplastic starch melt after venting it will generally be necessary to include one or more low volatile plasticizers so as to maintain the starch as a melt as the water is released. As such, the low volatile plasticizers will "replace" the water normally associated with starch.
- the thermoplastic phase may include 100% of the "starch melt", as that term has been defined above.
- the starch melt will preferably have a concentration in a range from about 10% to about 90% by weight of the thermoplastic phase, more preferably in a range from about 20% to about 80% by weight, and most preferably in a range from about 30%> to about 70% by weight.
- thermoplastically processible starch melts there have been essentially two alternative approaches that utilize what may be considered to be two different plasticizing or melt initiating systems.
- these two alternative approaches may be referred to as “destructurized starch” and “thermoplastic starch”, although other terms have been used in the art.
- the term "destructurized starch” has typically been used when referring to processes for forming a starch melt in which the starch granules are made thermoplastic by heating and mixing the starch in the presence of water under carefully controlled conditions of temperature, pressure and concentration.
- the destructurization process must generally take place within a closed vessel capable of preventing the escape of water by evaporation so as to maintain the desired concentration of water throughout the manufacturing process.
- a closed vessel capable of preventing the escape of water by evaporation so as to maintain the desired concentration of water throughout the manufacturing process.
- Gelatinizing or destructurizing starch in any quantity of water will not always yield a starch material that will act as a thermoplastic material, but only where sufficiently low water is used so that the resulting melting point or softening range is sufficiently higher than room temperature so as to reliably form a solidified product upon cooling. If too much water is used, the gelatinized starch can only be solidified by evaporating away a substantial portion of the water in order to either raise the melting point or softening range sufficiently or in order to dry it to the point of recrystalization so that it solidifies while being heated rather than after being cooled.
- the reactive additive may be a nonpolymeric reagent, or it may comprise one or more thermoplastic polymers that have reactive groups that can react with, e.g., the hydroxyl groups of the starch polymer.
- the reactive additive may be a nonpolymeric reagent, or it may comprise one or more thermoplastic polymers that have reactive groups that can react with, e.g., the hydroxyl groups of the starch polymer.
- water is a byproduct of condensation reactions, its presence within the starch melt may inhibit or even prevent such reactions. Water may also compete as a reactant with the starch in some cases.
- Certain polymers may also experience degradation or partial cleavage of the polymer chain when heated in the presence of water.
- many polyesters can experience chain degradation and reduction of molecular weight through hydrolysis reactions with water at elevated temperatures. Reducing the molecular weight of polymers tends to weaken films and other articles made therefrom.
- water may be possible for water to degrade or hydrolyze a significant proportion of the acetal linkages within starch molecules at elevated temperature, particularly under high shear conditions, which may reduce the molecular weight of the starch molecules to some extent.
- Destructurized starch may also tend to form retrograde starch over time as a result of moisture loss. Retrograde starch is much more brittle and less flexible compared to thermoplastic starch compositions having lower crystallinity.
- destructurized starch melts are initially formed, the water is able to interact with the hydroxyl groups of the starch molecules in order to interrupt the starch molecules and keep them from associating themselves into a more crystalline geometry.
- the water within destructurized starch is free to migrate into and out of the destructurized starch over time, thus compromising the ability of the water to prevent crystallization and retrogradation of the destructurized starch.
- melt initiators comprising volatile solvents (e.g., water, alcohols, amines, aldehydes, ketones, organic acids, esters, amides, imides, and the like) that have a vapor pressure of 1 bar or greater at the melting temperature of the starch melt will be considered to "volatile" melt initiators or solvents.
- volatile solvents e.g., water, alcohols, amines, aldehydes, ketones, organic acids, esters, amides, imides, and the like
- thermoplastic starch starch melts that use low volatile plasticizers instead of water
- starch that has been melted in the presence of water has been referred to as "destructurized starch”.
- thermoplastic starch thermoplastic starch composition
- thermoplastically processible starch shall be understood to include compositions that include both low volatile and volatile plasticizers to form the starch melt.
- thermoplastic starch compositions examples include ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerin, 1 ,3-propanediol, 1 ,2-butandiol, 1 ,3-butandiol, 1 ,4-butanediol, 1,5- pentandiol, 1,5-hexandiol, 1 ,6-hexandiol, 1 ,2,6-hexantriol, 1,3,5-hexantriol, neopentylglycol, sorbitol acetate, sorbitol diacetate, sorbitol monoethoxylate, sorbitol diethoxylate, sorbitol hexaethoxylate, sorbitol dipropoxylate, aminosorbitol, trihydroxymethylaminomethane, glucose/PEG, the reaction product of
- plasticizers examples include ethers, thiethers, inorganic and organic esters, acetals, oxidation products, amides, and amines.
- more preferred plasticizers will have a solubility parameter of at least about 15 kg 12 cm "3/2 within a temperature range of about 150-300° C, and most preferably in a range from about 15 kg 1/2 cm "3/2 to about 25 kg 1/2 cm "3/2 .
- Such plasticizers can be blended with a wide variety of other co-solvents or plasticizers both within and without the preferred solubility parameter ranges.
- the concentration of low volatile plasticizer that is used may vary greatly depending on the type of starch and plasticizer being used, as well as on the identity and concentration of other possible components within the thermoplastic phase. In some cases it may be desirable to use a mixture of different plasticizers in order to impart specifically engineered properties into both the starch melt and final thermoplastic starch composition.
- the low volatile plasticizer will have a concentration in range from about 1% to about 70% by weight of the starch, more preferably in a range from about 5% to about 50% by weight, and most preferably in range from about 10% to about
- Low volatile plasticizers yield thermoplastic starch compositions that tend to remain more stable, more flexible, less crystalline, and less brittle over time compared to destructurized starch. They do this by keeping the starch more amo ⁇ hous over time. Unlike water, which can readily migrate into and out of destructurized starch by evaporation under ambient conditions to form crystalline starch, low volatile plasticizers tend to remain more closely associated with the hydroxyl groups of the starch molecules over time. Thus, by remaining inte ⁇ osed between the various starch polymer chains within the composition, the plasticizer can better inhibit recrystalization and retrogradation of the starch chains compared to water or other more volatile plasticizers.
- some "low volatile" plasticizers have a vapor pressure that allows for significant, albeit more slow, evaporation from solidified starch melts. Such evaporation may be more pronounced when an article made from a thermoplastic starch composition is exposed to heat.
- An example of a low volatile plasticizer that nevertheless has a significant vapor pressure is glycerin.
- a low volatile plasticizer may tend to evaporate or otherwise migrate out of the thermoplastic starch composition over time, it may be preferable in some cases to also include a higher molecular weight plasticizer that has a much lower vapor pressure in order to inhibit migration and loss of the higher vapor pressure, low volatile plasticizer from the solidified thermoplastic starch composition.
- thermoplastic starch compositions at room temperature compared to plasticizers that are liquid at room temperature.
- An example of a higher molecular weight plasticizer that has a much lower vapor pressure than glycerin and which is a solid at room temperature is sorbitol.
- thermoplastic starch melt is exposed to a venting process in order to remove unwanted water vapor prior to shaping, it may be necessary to account for the possibility that a portion of a low volatile plasticizer having a significant vapor pressure at the melt temperature may also be removed by evaporation as a result of the venting process.
- azeotropes with water and/or steam distillation of low volatile or even nonvolatile plasticizers by water can further increase the rate of loss of low volatile plasticizers during venting. Of course, maintaining lower water, or even eliminating water altogether, can reduce or prevent loss of the low volatile plasticizer. 3. Additional Polymers
- thermoplastic phase in many cases it may be desirable to include one or more additional polymers within the thermoplastic phase in order to improve the properties of the resulting thermoplastic starch composition.
- Both synthetic and natural polymers may be included within the thermoplastic phase.
- Such polymers may improve the processability of the starch melts, although their major contribution will typically be to improve the mechanical and/or chemical properties of the final hardened thermoplastic starch composition.
- more hydrophobic polymers may be used to decrease the sensitivity of the final thermoplastic starch composition to changes in ambient moisture and/or to make the material more water insoluble or impermeable.
- the additional thermoplastic polymer may or may not actually chemically interact with the thermoplastic starch subphase.
- thermoplastic phase will exhibit more uniform mechanical properties where the starch and other thermoplastic polymer are more homogeneously intermixed. It has been found that the most homogeneous blending of starch and other polymer occurs where at least a portion of the starch and other polymer are chemically linked together, such as by a condensation reaction or some other chemical linking reaction. It would be ideal if substantially all of the starch were to become chemically linked with the other polymer(s). In many cases, however, only a portion of the starch will be able to react with the other polymer(s).
- the portion of the starch that reacts with the other polymer(s) will advantageously form a hybrid polymer that acts as a compatibilization subphase or phase mediator that yields a more homogeneously blended mixture of the unreacted phases of starch and other polymer(s).
- the present invention is not limited by the extent to which the starch and other polymer may or may not chemically interact. A wide variety of polymers that do not react with starch may be used within the scope of the invention.
- thermoplastic starch phase examples include, but are not limited to:
- cellulose or cellulose derivatives such as cellulose acetate, cellulosic ethers, and carboxymethylcellulose
- amylose, amylopectin, natural starch, or modified starches
- polymers derived from reaction of diols such as ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, polyoxyethylene glycol, polyoxypropylene glycol, neopentyl glycol, 1 ,4-butandiol, cyclohexandiol, or dianhydrous sorbitol
- polyester prepolymers or polymers having diol terminal groups with: aromatic or aliphatic bifunctional isocyanates or epoxides, aliphatic bicarboxylic acids (such as malonic, succinic, maleic, fumaric, itaconic, glutaric, adipic, pimelic, suberic, azelaic, or sebacic acids), bicarboxylic cycloaliphatic acids (such as cyclohexane bicarboxylic acids or 2,2,2-bicyclooctane bicarboxylic acid), or aromatic acids or anhydrides (such as phthalic acid);
- diols such as
- polyfunctional acids such as trimellitic acid, pyromellitic acid, polyisocyanates and polyepoxides.
- monomers of aliphatic hydroxyacids having from 2 to 24 carbon atoms the following acids and corresponding lactides or lactones may be used: -hydroxyacids such as lactic acids and the corresponding lactide, glycolic acid and the corresponding glycolide; ⁇ -hydroxyacids such as hydroxypropionic acid, hydroxypivalic and hydroxypelargonic acid and the corresponding lactone; ⁇ -hydroxyacids such as hydroxybutyric and the corresponding lactone; ⁇ -hydroxyacids such as hydroxyvaleric acid and the corresponding lactone; e-hydroxyacids; hydroxya
- Homopolymers and copolymers of e-hydroxyacids are preferred, particularly of 6-hydroxycaproic acid, 6-hydroxyoctanoic, 3,7-dimethyl-6-hydroxyoctanoic acid and corresponding lactones, such as poly-e-caprolactone.
- copolymers of aliphatic hydroxyacids with isocyanates copolymers of epsilon- caprolactonewith 4,4 , -dipheny]methane-diisocyanate (MDI), tolylenediisocyanate (TDI), isophoron diisocyanate or hexanmethylene diisocyanate are preferred.
- copolymers of aliphatic hydroxyacids and the corresponding lactones with aromatic hydroxyacids/copolymers of e-caprolactone with ⁇ -phenyl lactic acid or mandelic acid are preferred.
- polyesters are the so-called "aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters" which have superior mechanical and physical properties by virtue of the aromatic portion, as well as good biodegradabihty as a result of the aliphatic portion.
- useful aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters that may be blended within the thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention include, but are not limited to, polyesters described in U.S. Patent No. 5,292,783 to Buchanan et al., U.S. Patent No. 5,446,079 to Buchanan et al., U.S. Patent No. 5,559,171 to Buchanan et al., U.S. Patent No.
- a presently useful aliphatic-aromatic copolyester is 1 ,4-butandioladipinic acid and teraphthalic acid with a chain extender comprising isocyanate.
- the foregoing polymers are preferred because they have been found to form good thermoplastic blends of starch having good biodegradabihty and good mechanical and chemical properties.
- the foregoing polymers comprise polyesters that are capable of cross esterifying with starch, especially where little or no water is used.
- any synthetic or natural polymer that can form a cross esterification or other condensation reaction with the hydroxyl groups on the starch polymers are within the scope of the present invention.
- any polymer that can react with the starch will be preferred since the resulting starch/polymer blends will be chemically interlinked together and thus more homogeneous.
- polystyrene resins such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polybutylene terephthalate, vinyl resins such as polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene acetate, polystyrene and styrene copolymers, polyamide resins, polycarbonate resins, cellulosic esters (e.g., cellulose format), polyethylene adipate (PEA), polytetramethylene adipate and the like aliphatic polyesters and their derivatives, cycloaliphatic polyesters and their derivatives, copolymers derived from a thermoplastic synthetic resin and a biodecomposable aliphatic polyester, polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene-vinylacetate copolymer and its saponified products, polyester resins such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polybutylene terephthalate, vinyl resins such as polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene acetate, polystyrene and
- Examples of preferred natural polymers or polymers derived from natural materials that can be blended into thermoplastic starch melts include a wide variety of cellulosic materials, proteins, and polysaccharide materials such as gums. Because cellulose is chemically similar to starch, cellulose based materials will have a greater affinity for starch compared to most other materials.
- One class of cellulose derived materials includes the cellulosic ethers, examples of which include methylhydroxyethyl- cellulose, hydroxymethylethylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose, ethyl- cellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxyethylpropylcellulose, and the like, as well as mixtures or derivatives thereof.
- Another class of cellulose derivatives are esters of cellulose, such as cellulose acetate, cellulose diacetate, cellulose formate, cellulose propionate, cellulose butyrate, mixed esters, and the like.
- Suitable protein-based polymers include, for example, Zein ® (a prolamine derived from com), collagen (extracted from animal connective tissue and bones) and derivatives thereof such as gelatin and glue, casein (the principle protein in cow milk), sunflower protein, egg protein, soybean protein, vegetable gelatins, gluten and mixtures or derivatives thereof.
- Zein ® a prolamine derived from com
- collagen extracted from animal connective tissue and bones
- derivatives thereof such as gelatin and glue, casein (the principle protein in cow milk), sunflower protein, egg protein, soybean protein, vegetable gelatins, gluten and mixtures or derivatives thereof.
- thermoplastic phase Although it will be preferable in many cases to reduce the water content of the thermoplastic phase, it is nevertheless within the scope of the invention to use water as a significant portion of the plasticizer. In the case where it is not critical to reduce or eliminate water altogether, it may be advantageous to include one or more water- dispersible polymers.
- polyvinyl pyrrolidone polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylmethyl ether
- polyacrylic acids polyacrylic acid salts
- polyvinyl acrylic acids polyvinyl acrylic acid salts
- polyacrylimides ethylene oxide polymers
- polylactic acid latex (which is a broad category that includes a variety of polymerizable substances formed in a water e
- some polymers such as polyesters or other polycondensates may degrade or undergo chain shortening by hydrolysis if exposed to water at elevated temperature.
- some polymers such as polyesters can absorb significant amounts of moisture from the air. In such cases, it may be necessary to subject such polymers to a predrying step in order to prevent subsequent breakdown during thermal processing. Nevertheless, some degree of chain shortening may be desirable since it will increase the number of hydroxyl sites available for subsequent condensation with hydroxyl groups of the thermoplastic starch subphase.
- the one or more polymers will, in the aggregate, preferably have a concentration in a range from about 10% to about 90% by weight of the thermoplastic phase, more preferably in a range from about 20% to about 80% by weight, and most preferably in a range from about 30% to about 70% by weight. 4.
- Other Additives In addition to the basic components of starch, plasticizer and optional natural and synthetic polymers, other liquids, solids, or gases may be considered to be part of the thermoplastic phase.
- thermoplastic starch material may include, but are not limited to, cross-linking agents, used to cross link the starch molecules with either other starch molecules or the one or more additional thermoplastic polymers, reagents that add additional functional groups to the starch or additional polymer, reagents that may serve to block the hydroxyl functional groups on the starch polymers, and reagents that serve to form a phase mediator.
- reactive agents may include, but are not limited to, cross-linking agents, used to cross link the starch molecules with either other starch molecules or the one or more additional thermoplastic polymers, reagents that add additional functional groups to the starch or additional polymer, reagents that may serve to block the hydroxyl functional groups on the starch polymers, and reagents that serve to form a phase mediator.
- Examples of the foregoing include monovalent, divalent, and polyvalent carboxylic acids, as well as their anhydrides, acid halides, and acid amides, epoxides, formaldehyde and/or urea and their derivatives, divinyl sulfones, isocyanates, oxo compounds such as acetone formaldehyde or polyvalent oxo compounds, cyanamide, dialdehydes, methylureas, and melamine- formaldehyde resins.
- an esterification catalyst or promoter it may be helpful, in addition to eliminating most or all of the water, to employ an esterification catalyst or promoter.
- thermoplastic starch for example, the esterification reaction between thermoplastic starch and polyesters, such as polycaprolactone or aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters, can be facilitated by Ti(OR) 4 , where R is an appropriate alkyl or aryl unit.
- R is an appropriate alkyl or aryl unit.
- Ti(OR) 4 will hydrolyze in the presence of water, it will be preferable to eliminate most or all of the water in the case where Ti(OR) 4 is used.
- nonreactive additives such as humectants (e.g., silica gel and zeolites), dispersants, lubricants (e.g., lipids or metal stearates), softeners, mold release agents (e.g., metal stearates), flexibilizers, and blending enhancers can be added.
- the other required phase within the thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention is the filler phase, which may include an inorganic particulate filler.
- this phase will comprise a plurality of individual filler particles.
- the inorganic fillers within the scope of the present invention will be substantially inert and unreactive and, as such, will constitute a passive filler that does not contribute any additional binding or bonding activity.
- Filler particles that are capable of chemically bonding, interacting or otherwise associating with the starch and other components in the thermoplastic phase are certainly within the scope of the present invention, however.
- the term "particle" should be inte ⁇ reted broadly to include filler particles having any of a variety of different shapes and aspect ratios.
- particles having an aspect ratio i.e., the ratio of length to thickness
- particles having an aspect ratio i.e., the ratio of length to thickness
- 10: 1 may be better understood as constituting a "fiber” as that term will be defined and discussed hereinbelow.
- any known filler can be inco ⁇ orated into the thermoplastic starch compositions of the invention.
- adding an inorganic filler will tend to greatly reduce the cost of the resulting thermoplastic starch composition. If a relatively small amount of inorganic filler is used, the effects on the strength of the final composition are minimized, while adding a relatively large amount of inorganic filler will tend to maximize those effects.
- adding the inorganic filler will tend to detract from a critical physical parameter, such as tensile strength or flexibility, only so much of the filler should be added in order to reduce the cost of the resulting composition while retaining adequate mechanical properties required by the intended use.
- adding the inorganic filler will improve one or more desired physical properties of a given application, such as stiffness and compressive strength, it may be desirable to maximize the quantity of added filler in order to provide this desired property while also proving greatly decreased cost.
- thermoplastic starch composition may impart different properties to the final thermoplastic starch composition
- two or more fillers may be included that can impart these varying and desired properties.
- one of ordinary skill in the art using a microstructural engineering approach, can select the types and amount of the various inorganic fillers that may be included within the thermoplastic starch composition in order to engineer a final material having the desired strength properties while taking advantage of the cost-reducing properties of adding the inorganic filler.
- cost is not a factor, or if the addition of an inorganic filler does not appreciably decrease the cost, adding a significant quantity of an inorganic filler as taught herein for any reason is certainly within the scope of the invention.
- the specific surface area is defined as the ratio of the total particle surface area versus the total particle volume.
- One way to decrease the specific surface area is to select particles that have a more uniform surface geometry. The more jagged and irregular the particle surface geometry, the greater will be the ratio of surface area to volume of that particle. Another way to decrease the specific surface area is to increase the particle size.
- Particles that have decreased surface area generally require less of the thermoplastic phase for lubrication in order to provide a desired rheology during mixing and molding. Particles having decreased specific surface also require less thermoplastic material for subsequent binding. Conversely, particles having increased surface area per unit volume of particles will generally require more of the thermoplastic phase for lubrication during shaping and subsequent binding. Hence, all things being equal, decreasing the specific surface area of the filler particles allows more of the filler to be used while maintaining desired mixture rheology while in a thermoplastic melt state. Similar, decreasing the specific surface area of the filler particles allow more of the filler to be used while maintaining desired final strength properties.
- inorganic filler particles having a specific surface area in a range from about 0.1 m 2 /g to about 400 m 2 /g, more preferably in range from about 0.15 m/g to about 50 m 2 /g, and most preferably in a range from about 0.2 m 2 /g to about 2 m 2 /g.
- Particle packing relates to the use of differently sized and graded filler particles that are selected in order for the particles to more completely fill the interstitial spaces between the particles.
- the spaces between the particles will be occupied by a corresponding quantity of the thermoplastic phase.
- a certain minimum amount of thermoplastic phase material will always be required to adequately lubricate the particles during the shaping process and in order to subsequently bind the particles together.
- poorly packed filler particles having excess interstitial space therebetween will require more of the thermoplastic phase to occupy the interstitial space while not providing any additional lubricating and binding activity.
- thermoplastic polymer melt is able to impart most if not all of its inherent lubrication activity.
- any thermoplastic polymer melt located outside this lubrication zone will constitute excess thermoplastic polymer so far as the operation of lubrication is concerned.
- resolidified thermoplastic polymer located within the "binding zone” will impart most of its inherent binding activity, while polymer located outside the binding zone will constitute excess thermoplastic polymer so far as the binding function is concerned.
- thermoplastic polymer that is located outside of both the lubrication and binding zones may be considered to be excessive and wasteful in those cases where it is desired to maximize the inorganic filler content and thereby minimize the thermoplastic polymer content.
- thermoplastic polymer phase In order to reduce the amount of thermoplastic polymer phase required to impart a given amount of lubrication and subsequent binding, it will be advantageous to select particles that will pack together in a manner that reduces the interstitial space between the particles, particularly the "wasted" space that would otherwise be occupied by the thermoplastic phase. Particle packing techniques allow for a reduction in wasted interstitial space while maintaining adequate particle lubrication and, hence, mixture rheology, while also allowing for more efficient use of the thermoplastic phase as a binder in the final hardened thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention.
- particle packing is the process of selecting two or more ranges of particle sizes in order that the spaces between a group of larger particles is substantially occupied by a selected group of smaller particles.
- Eliminating the "wasted" space by filling these spaces with inorganic filler particles allows for the inclusion of more filler while maintaining the desired level of particle lubrication during shaping and particle binding upon solidification the thermoplastic phase.
- the particle packing will be increased whenever any given set of particles is mixed with another set of particles having a particle size (i.e., width and/or length) that is at least about 2 times bigger or smaller than the first group of particles.
- the particle packing density for a two-particle system will be maximized whenever the size ratio of a given set of particles is from about 3-10 times the size of another set of particles.
- three or more different sets of particles may be used to further increase the particle packing density.
- the degree of packing density that will be “optimal” will depend on a number of factors including, but not limited to, the types and concentrations of the various components within both the thermoplastic phase, the inorganic filler phase, and other optional phases, the shaping method that will be employed, and the desired mechanical and other performance properties of the final articles to be manufactured from a given thermoplastic starch composition.
- One of ordinary skill in the art will know the level of particle packing that will optimize the packmg density by practicing the invention described herein. A more detailed discussion of particle packing techniques can be found in U.S. Patent No. 5,527,387 to Andersen et al., as well as the following article coauthored by one of the inventors of the present invention: Johansen, V.
- inorganic filler particles having a particle packing density in a range from about 0.5 to about 0.95, more preferably in range from about 0.6 to about 0.9, and most preferably in a range from about 0.7 to about 0.8.
- thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention examples include such disparate materials as sand, gravel, crushed rock, bauxite, granite, limestone, sandstone, glass beads, aerogels, xerogels, mica, clay, synthetic clay, alumina, silica, fly ash, fumed silica, fused silica, tabular alumina, kaolin, microspheres, hollow glass spheres, porous ceramic spheres, gypsum dihydrate, insoluble salts, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, calcium hydroxide, calcium aluminate, magnesium carbonate, titanium dioxide, talc, ceramic materials, pozzolanic materials, salts, zirconium compounds, xonotlite (a crystalline calcium silicate gel), lightweight expanded clays, perlite, vermiculite, hydrated or unhydrated hydraulic cement particles, pumice, zeolites, exfoliated rock, ores, minerals, and other geologic materials.
- disparate materials as sand, gravel, crushed rock, baux
- kaolin gives a smoother, less porous finish, while plate-like materials such as mica and other clays yield a shiny surface.
- plate-like materials such as mica and other clays yield a shiny surface.
- larger filler particles produce a matte surface, while smaller particles produce a glass-like surface.
- Substantially transparent fillers such as glass beads or spheres can be used to yield a substantially transparent or translucent thermoplastic starch composition.
- Hydraulic cement, gypsum hemihydrate and other hydraulically reactive materials are particularly useful filler materials because of their ready availability, extreme low cost, and because they can be used, if desired, to scavenge excess water that might be present within the thermoplastic starch material, thereby eliminating, or at least reducing, the aforementioned deleterious effects of water.
- thermoplastic starch compositions within the scope of the present invention, including materials such as metals and metal alloys (e.g., stainless steel, iron, and copper), balls or hollow spherical materials (such as glass, polymers, and metals), filings, pellets, flakes and powders (such as microsilica).
- metals and metal alloys e.g., stainless steel, iron, and copper
- balls or hollow spherical materials such as glass, polymers, and metals
- filings such as glass, polymers, and metals
- pellets such as flakes and powders (such as microsilica).
- inorganic gels and microgels such as silica gel, calcium silicate gel, aluminum silicate gel, and the like. These can be added in solid form or may be precipitated in situ. Since gels and microgels tend to absorb water, they can be added to reduce the negative effects of water within the thermoplastic starch compositions during processing,
- the gels and microgels can reduce moisture sensitivity of the thermoplastic starch compositions, particularly when exposed to high humidity, which can cause solidify starch melts to soften.
- Controlling the moisture content of the thermoplastic starch compositions allows for more careful control of the elongation, toughness, modulus of elasticity, bendability, foldability, flexibility, and ductility of articles manufactured therefrom.
- Zeolites can also be added to preferentially absorb moisture in order to reduce the negative effects of moisture in thermoplastic starch compositions.
- the particle size or range of particle sizes of the inorganic fillers will depend on the wall thickness of the film, sheet, or other article that is to be manufactured from the thermoplastic starch composition.
- the larger the wall thickness the larger will be the acceptable particle size. In most cases, it will be preferable to maximize the particle size within the acceptable range of particle sizes for a given application in order to reduce the cost and specific surface area of the inorganic filler.
- the particle size of the inorganic filler will preferably be less than about 10% of the wall thickness of the film. For example, for a blown film having a thickness of 40 microns, it will be preferable for the inorganic filler particles to have a particle size of about 4 microns or less.
- thicker-walled articles may include inorganic fillers having a particle size up to about 50% of the wall thickness.
- the inorganic filler particles may have a particle size of up to about 1 mm.
- the preferred particle size may vary greatly. As the range of acceptable particle size increases, it may become more desirable to use particle packing techniques in order to inco ⁇ orate more inorganic filler without comprising mechanical and strength performances. Based on the teachings of this disclosure, one of ordinary skill in the art will be able to optimize the particle size (or range of particle sizes) for a given application.
- the amount of particulate filler added to the thermoplastic starch compositions of the invention will depend on a variety of factors, including the quantity and identities of the other added components, as well as the specific surface area and/or packing density of the filler particles themselves. Accordingly, the concentration of particulate filler within the thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention may be included in a broad range from as low as about 5% by volume to as high as about 90% by volume of the thermoplastic starch composition. Because of the variations in density of the various inorganic fillers than can be used, it may be more correct in some instances to express the concentration of the inorganic filler in terms of weight percent rather than volume percent. In view of this, the inorganic filler components can be included within a broad range from as low as 5% by weight to as high as 95%) by weight of the thermoplastic starch composition.
- the inorganic filler will preferably be included in an amount in a range from about 5% to about 50%) by volume of thermoplastic starch composition.
- the inorganic filler will preferably be included in an amount in a range from about 50%> to about 90% by volume. In light of these competing objectives, the actual preferred quantity of inorganic filler may vary widely.
- the inorganic filler component will preferably be included in an amount greater than about 15%> by weight of the thermoplastic starch composition, more preferably in an amount greater than about 25%> by weight, more especially preferably in an amount greater than about 35% by weight, and most preferably in an amount greater than about 50% by weight of the thermoplastic starch composition.
- Fibers A wide range of fibers can optionally be used in order to improve the physical properties of the thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention. Like the aforementioned fillers, fibers will typically constitute a solid phase that is separate and distinct from the thermoplastic phase. However, because of the shape of fibers, i.e., by having an aspect ratio greater than at least about 10: 1, they can be added to improve the strength and toughness of the thermoplastic starch compositions. It should be understood, however, that many applications, such as flexible, thin-walled blown bags, may not include any fibers. On the other hand, injection molded and foamed articles will preferably include fibers.
- fibers and fibrous material include both inorganic fibers and organic fibers. Fibers may be added to the moldable mixture to increase the flexibility, ductility, bendability, cohesion, elongation ability, deflection ability, toughness, and fracture energy, as well as the flexural and tensile strengths of the resulting sheets and articles. Fibrous materials reduce the likelihood that the sheets, films or articles made from thermoplastic starch compositions will shatter when cross-sectional forces are applied. Fibers that may be inco ⁇ orated into the thermoplastic starch compositions include naturally occurring organic fibers, such as cellulosic fibers extracted from wood, plant leaves, and plant stems.
- Fibers that can be derived from plants that can be harvested in an agribusiness setting can also be utilized in the invention.
- the use of the second category of fibers would have the additional beneficial effect of preserving our dwindling forests.
- inorganic fibers made from glass, graphite, silica, ceramic, rock wool, or metal materials may also be used.
- Preferred fibers include cotton, wood fibers (both hardwood or softwood fibers, examples of which include southern hardwood and southern pine), flax, abaca, sisal, ramie, hemp, and bagasse because they readily decompose under normal conditions.
- the fibers used in making the sheets and other articles of the present invention preferably have a high length to width ratio (or "aspect ratio") because longer, narrower fibers can impart more strength to the starch-bound matrix without significantly adding bulk and mass to the matrix.
- the fibers will have an aspect ratio of at least about 10: 1, preferably greater than about 25: 1, more preferably greater than about 100: 1 , and most preferably greater than about 250: 1.
- the fibers may include one or more filaments, fabrics, mesh or mats, and which may be co-extruded, or otherwise blended with or impregnated into, the thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention.
- the amount of fibers added to the thermoplastic starch compositions will vary depending upon the desired properties of the final molded article, with tensile strength, toughness, flexibility, and cost being the principle criteria for determining the amount of fiber to be added in any mix design. Accordingly, the concentration of fibers within the thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention can be included in a broad range from 0%> to about 90% by weight of the thermoplastic starch composition. Preferably, fibers will be included in an amount in a range from about 3% to about 80%> by weight of the thermoplastic starch composition, more preferably in a range from about 5% to about 60% by weight, and most preferably in a range from about 10% to about
- thermoplastic starch composition 30%
- the strength and other mechanical properties of the fiber will be a very important feature in determining the optimal amount of the fiber to be used.
- the greater the tensile strength of the fiber the less fiber that will generally be required to impart a given tensile strength in the resulting product. While some fibers have a high tensile, tear, and burst strength, other types of fibers with a lower tensile strength may be more elastic and flexible. Including higher concentrations of fibers will be particularly useful in these cases where relatively large quantities of inorganic filler have been added such that certain mechanical properties have been compromised. Including a substantial quantity of fibers, which are generally far less expensive than starch/polymer melts, can restore many of the properties that may be diminished as a result of including the inorganic filler component.
- thermoplastic starch compositions it may be advantageous to include different types of fibers that impart differing properties to the thermoplastic starch compositions.
- the fibers can even impart synergistic properties to the thermoplastic starch composition.
- some fibers such as southern pine and abaca, have high tear and burst strengths, while others, such as cotton, have lower strength but greater flexibility.
- a combination of fibers having varying strength and other mechanical properties can be added to the mixture.
- Many fibers such as cellulosic fibers have an affinity for water. As such, they can act as a moisture reservoir to help regulate the moisture content of the thermoplastic starch compositions by absorbing or releasing moisture in response to fluctuations in the moisture content of the thermoplastic starch composition.
- Fibers may even be treated with lipids, fatty acids, and salts of fatty acids in order to make them less hydrophilic.
- thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention may also include a wide range of organic fillers. Depending on the melting point of the organic filler being added, the filler may remain as a discrete particle and constitute a solid phase separate from the thermoplastic phase, or it may partially or wholly melt and become partially or wholly associated with the thermoplastic phase.
- organic filler may remain as a discrete particle and constitute a solid phase separate from the thermoplastic phase, or it may partially or wholly melt and become partially or wholly associated with the thermoplastic phase.
- One of ordinary skill in the art will be able to determine before hand, or through routine testing, whether a particular organic filler will remain as a discrete particulate filler or become at least partially associated with the thermoplastic phase. Whether it is desired for the organic filler to be a filler or thermoplastic material will depend on the particular application or use of the resulting thermoplastic starch composition.
- Organic fillers may comprise a wide variety of natural occurring organic fillers such as, for example, seagel, cork, seeds, gelatins, wood flour, saw dust, milled polymeric materials, agar-based materials, and the like. Organic fillers may also include one or more synthetic polymers of which there is virtually endless variety. Because of the diverse nature of organic fillers, there will not generally be a preferred concentration range for the optional organic filler component.
- C. Void Phase In addition to the foregoing thermoplastic and solid phases, it is within the scope of the invention to inco ⁇ orate a void phase, generally consisting of a gaseous substance, in order to reduce the mass per unit volume (i.e. density) of the resulting thermoplastic starch composition.
- thermoplastic starch compositions Like the inorganic and organic fillers, voids occupy volume that would otherwise be occupied by the thermoplastic phase and tend to therefore reduce the materials costs of the final thermoplastic starch composition. Voids can also increase the insulating ability of articles manufactured from thermoplastic starch compositions. Like other fillers, the inclusion of void spaces can, in some cases, significantly decrease the strength of articles manufactured from the thermoplastic starch compositions. Thus, the amount of voids in relation to the other components should be controlled in order to yield materials having the requisite density and/or insulation properties while maintaining adequate strength for the intended use or application of the thermoplastic starch composition.
- thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention there are a variety of ways to introduce voids within the thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention, including mechanical and chemical means.
- voids can be introduced into the thermoplastic starch compositions while in a molten state by means of high shear mixing.
- High shear auger extruders are one example of a high shear mixing apparatus that may be used to inco ⁇ orate voids within the thermoplastic starch compositions.
- the thermoplastic starch compositions are generally processed at elevated pressures, the void volume will tend to increase as the materials are exposed to atmospheric pressures but will tend to decrease as the materials are cooled.
- the relationship between expansion and contraction of the void spaces during processing can be considered when determining how much void space to be inco ⁇ orated by mixing.
- gases that might be entrained within the thermoplastic starch compositions to form a void phase therein include, but are not limited to, air, CO 2 , nitrogen, noble gases, and the like.
- thermoplastic starch compositions are heated and/or exposed to reduced pressure.
- Solvents and other liquids which may be considered to be "volatile" within the scope of the present invention include any liquid or solvent that has a vapor pressure that is significantly greater than 1 bar at the melt temperature of the particular thermoplastic starch composition in question.
- Examples include water, alcohols (such as methyl, ethyl, isopropyl and the like), ketones (such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone and the like), aldehydes (such as formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and the like), carboxylic acids (such as formic, acetic acid and the like), acid anhydrides (such as acetic anhydride and the like), esters (such as ethyl acetate and the like), amines, and many other well-known solvents and liquids.
- Solid nucleating agents may be used in conjunction with volatile liquids to assist in forming discrete and well-formed voids.
- the solid nucleating agents may comprise water-soaked fibers.
- chemically reactive foaming agents it may be preferable in some cases to use chemically reactive foaming agents.
- An example of a chemically reactive foaming agent is a mixture of citric acid and bicarbonate, or bicarbonate that has been processed into small particles and coated with wax, starch, or water soluble coatings. Upon heating, the bicarbonate will decompose and yield carbon dioxide gas as a reaction product, which acts to expand the thermoplastic starch composition.
- lightweight fillers that include significant quantities of void spaces.
- the lightweight filler technically consists of both a solid phase as well as a void phase when viewed microscopically.
- lightweight filler that have substantial void space include, but are not limited to, hollow glass spheres, porous ceramic spheres, perlite, vermiculite, exfoliated geologic materials, and the like. Because such lightweight filler tend to be somewhat fragile, it will be preferable to use low shear mixing when blending such fillers within the thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention.
- an expandable particle may include a volatile liquid surrounded by a plastic or otherwise expandable shell. Upon heating, the volatile liquid undergoes a phase change from a liquid to a gas, which causes its volume to expand.
- One such expandable particle available from Akzo-Nobel located in Sweden, comprises an acrylonitrile shell surrounding a core of hexanes or heptanes which, upon heating, forms a lightweight balloon or sphere.
- thermoplastic starch compositions of the invention While in a molten state will directly relate to the type and amounts of the various components within the composition.
- thermoplastic starch composition might be "molten" when viewed macroscopically, the thermoplastic starch compositions will generally include both molten and solid components.
- the thermoplastic starch compositions while in a melted or molten state will include a generally liquid or plastic thermoplastic phase in a melted or molten state that comprises a continuous phase or matrix and one or more generally solid disperse phases comprising inorganic filler particles and optionally fibers, organic fillers, and other solid components.
- a void phase comprising gas-filled voids may also be optionally included.
- the viscosity of the molten thermoplastic phase itself will be dependent on the viscosity of the the ⁇ noplastic starch melt, optional thermoplastic polymers, and other hquid components within the thermoplastic phase while in a molten state.
- the viscosity of the thermoplastic starch melt portion will depend to some degree on the type of plasticizer and starch being used (e.g., the source, such as potato or corn, or the degree to which is has been modified or denatured), the viscosity will especially depend on the amount of plasticizer that is added in relation to the starch content. As more plasticizer is added, the viscosity of the starch melt will typically decrease at a given temperature.
- thermoplastic melt phase any reactions between the starch, polymer and other components might affect the viscosity of the thermoplastic melt phase.
- reactions that result in polymer molecules having increased molecular weight will tend to increase the viscosity of the thermoplastic melt phase.
- cross-linking reactions between the starch molecules themselves or between other components within the thermoplastic starch composition will tend to increase the viscosity of the mixture.
- mixture rheology Other factors that will affect mixture rheology include the mo ⁇ hology and specific surface area of the inorganic filler particles and optional fibers.
- increasing the specific surface area and/or the irregularity of the filler particles and fibers will increase the viscosity since more of the thermoplastic phase will be required to coat and lubricate the inorganic filler particles and fibers.
- decreasing the specific surface area and/or irregularity of the particle and fiber surfaces will decrease the viscosity, all other things being equal.
- an inorganic filler particle system having a packing density of 0.65 will generally require about 35%> by volume of the thermoplastic phase to substantially fill the interstitial space between the particles.
- a filler particle system having a packing density of 0.95 will generally require only about 5% by volume of the thermoplastic phase to substantially fill the voids. At the point where there is just enough of the thermoplastic phase to fill the void spaces between the filler particles, even slight fluctuations in the concentration of the thermoplastic phase can greatly affect the mixture rheology.
- a filler having a particle packing density of 0.65 will require seven times the amount of thermoplastic phase as a filler having a particle packing density of 0.95 to roughly achieve the same level of particle lubrication. This clearly shows the potentially substantial effects of particle packing density on mixture rheology.
- Dispersants such as sulfonyl-based materials greatly decrease the viscosity and increase the workability of the moldable mixture while keeping the amount of thermoplastic phase constant.
- water scavengers such as zeolites and hydraulically reactive materials can affect mixture rheology by eliminating water that might otherwise act to lubricate the thermoplastic starch composition and/or that might inhibit condensation reactions between the starch and other polymers within the thermoplastic phase.
- Organic fillers can affect mixture rheology in a variety of ways depending on the chemical makeup and physical properties of the organic filler being used.
- the organic fillers have a melting point above the softening point or range of the thermoplastic phase such that they will remain essentially as solid particulate material, their effect on mixture rheology will be similar to that of the inorganic filler particles. However, to the extent that the organic filler particles melt or at least soften due to increases in temperature, their viscosity-increasing effect will be lessened. On the other hand, to the extent that the organic filler chemically reacts with the starch and/or other polymer component, the organic filler might tend to further increase the viscosity of the molten thermoplastic starch composition.
- thermoplastic starch composition important mechanical, chemical, and other properties include tensile strength (in general or along particular vectors), compressive strength, flexibility, modulus of elasticity, ductility, fracture energy, the ability to elongate, deflect or bend, bending endurance, density, permeability to gases and liquids, resistance to water and other liquids, resistance to water vapor and other gases, thermal resistance, and specific heat.
- thermoplastic starch composition can be tailored to the particular performance criteria of the final article by altering the identity and relative concentration of the various components within the thermoplastic starch composition. In some cases, higher tensile strength may be an important feature. In others, it may be less significant. Some articles should preferably be more flexible, while others should be more rigid. Some should be relatively dense, while others should be thicker, lighter, and more insulative. The important thing is to achieve a material which has properties appropriate for a particular use, while remaining cognizant of cost and other practical manufacturing parameters.
- thermoplastic starch composition having superior mechanical properties compared to a different thermoplastic phase will yield a thermoplastic starch composition having superior mechanical properties. Due to the tremendous variety of different thermoplastic starch compositions and starch/polymer blends that may be used in the thermoplastic starch compositions within the scope of the present invention, one of ordinary skill in the art will have an almost limitless supply of possible thermoplastic phases and attendant properties from which to choose. In selecting the optimal thermoplastic phase, one of ordinary skill in art will have to understand the performance criteria of the final articles to be manufactured, the cost parameters, and identities, concentrations and associated properties of the other components within the thermoplastic starch composition. In general, it will be preferred to select a thermoplastic phase that has the lowest cost while having adequate, though not necessarily superior, mechanical, chemical and other properties, compared to other possible thermoplastic phases.
- thermoplastic starch composition In general, increasing the concentration of polymers that have increasing tensile and other strength properties will increase the strength of the resulting thermoplastic starch composition.
- the degree of water resistance of the thermoplastic phase will, of course, greatly affect the water resistance of the overall composition.
- the elasticity and toughness of the thermoplastic phase will have a significant effect on the final composition.
- Increasing the concentration of plasticizer will typically increase the flexibility and elasticity of the thermoplastic phase.
- decreasing the amount of plasticizer will yield a stiffer, more brittle thermoplastic phase.
- the identity and concentration of the plasticizer can greatly affect the final properties of the thermoplastic starch composition.
- thermoplastic starch composition whose mechanical properties may change substantially over time.
- the degree of crystallinity of the thermoplastic phase can greatly affect the mechanical properties of the thermoplastic starch composition. In general, the more amo ⁇ hous the thermoplastic phase, the greater will be the tensile strength, flexibility, ductility, bending endurance, and other like properties of the composition. Conversely, the greater the crystallinity of the thermoplastic phase, the greater will be the stiffness, Young's modulus, rigidity, and other like properties of the composition.
- thermoplastic phase In general, increasing the concentration of plasticizer will decrease the crystallinity of the thermoplastic phase, thereby making it more amo ⁇ hous. In addition, the addition of dissimilar materials, such as additional polymers, blocking agents, and the like within the starch melt will tend to result in a solidified thermoplastic phase that is more amo ⁇ hous and less crystalline in nature.
- thermoplastic starch composition For a given thermoplastic phase, increasing the concentration of the inorganic filler component will tend to decrease the tensile strength, reduce the flexibility, increase the stiffness, increase the compressive strength, decrease the ductility, and decrease the fracture energy of the resulting thermoplastic starch composition.
- the effect of the inorganic filler on the density will usually depend on the relationship between the density of the filler and the thermoplastic phase. Because most of the less expensive inorganic fillers have a density that is typically greater than most thermoplastic phases, increasing the inorganic filler content will generally increase the density of the thermoplastic starch composition. However, certain lightweight fillers can actually lower the density of the thermoplastic starch composition. Lightweight fillers will also generally lower the thermal conductivity and specific heat of the thermoplastic starch composition, while the effect of other inorganic fillers on such properties is variable.
- fibers may also be added to impart these and other properties independent of the inorganic filler.
- including more fibers will tend to increase the tensile strength, flexibility, compressive strength, tear and burst strength, ductility, fracture energy, and modulus of elasticity of the resulting thermoplastic starch composition.
- using longer, more flexible fibers will generally impart more flexibility to the thermoplastic starch composition compared to shorter, stiffer fibers.
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- thermoplastic starch composition such as cross-linking agents, lubricants, humectants, plasticizers, hydroxyl blocking groups, and the like can greatly affect the final properties, such as resistance to water or other liquids, impermeability to water vapor or other gases, ductility and strength.
- thermoplastic starch compositions formed using the compositions described herein will preferably have a tensile strength in the range from about 0.1 MPa to about 500 MPa, and more preferably in the range from about 5 MPa to about 200 MPa.
- Manufacturing Thermoplastic Starch Compositions and Articles Therefrom A. Formation of Molten Thermoplastic Starch Compositions
- thermoplastic starch compositions includes: (1) causing the starch component to behave in a thermoplastic manner to form in an initial thermoplastic phase; (2) optionally blending one or more additional polymers and/or other materials with the starch melt to form multi-component thermoplastic phase; (3) mixing the solid phases including the inorganic filler phase, optional fibrous phase, and other optional solid phases into the thermoplastic phase; (4) optionally forming a void phase; (5) shaping the thermoplastic starch composition while in a melt state; and (6) allowing the molten starch composition to cool below the softening point or range and thereby form a solid article of manufacture.
- thermoplastic starch composition has the desired characteristics.
- the composition may be solidified into beads and then remelted prior to final shaping into the desired article.
- a starch melt In order to form a starch melt, it is necessary to heat native ungelatinized starch granules in the present of a plasticizer, preferably in the presence of significant shearing forces to thoroughly blend the plasticizer and starch granules together during the melt procedure.
- a wide variety of different starches and starch derivatives may be used within the thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention.
- plasticizers can be used to lower the melting point of starch so that it can form a melt instead of decomposing, which will occur if one were to attempt to form a starch melt by heating in the absence of a plasticizer.
- thermoplastic starch melt can greatly affect the properties of the resulting thermoplastic starch melt.
- using pre-dried starch in which a substantial portion of water naturally found in the starch granules has been removed prior to formation of the starch melt can have a beneficial effect, particularly where it is desired for the starch to undergo a condensation reaction with another thermoplastic polymer or other material in the thermoplastic starch composition.
- a detailed description of preferred methods for forming a starch melt using either native or pre-dried starch is set forth in U.S. Patent No. 5,362,777 to Tomka. In the case of native starch, water is removed during the process of mixing the starch and plasticizing additive together according to Tomka.
- thermoplastic starch melts using an initial quantity of water and one or more less volatile plasticizers, wherein water is removed during processing while in a melt phase by degassing
- U.S. Patent No. 5,095,054 to Lay et al. discloses processes for forming a destructurized starch melt using water as the primary melting aid.
- each of the patents discloses useful process conditions for forming a starch melt. For pu ⁇ oses of disclosing a range of processes for forming a starch melt, the patents identified in this paragraph are inco ⁇ orated herein by specific reference.
- thermoplastic starch composition Depending on the identities and concentrations of both the starch and plasticizer components, it is possible to create a molten starch material within a wide range of temperatures. As a general rule, increasing the ratio of plasticizer to starch will tend to decrease the temperature at which the starch/plasticizer mixture will become molten. Conversely, increasing the starch to plasticizer ratio will tend to increase the temperature at which starch can be melted. Selecting the optimal ratio of starch and plasticizer will depend on a number of factors, including the desired melt temperature, desired rheology of the molten starch melt, and the desired final properties of the thermoplastic starch composition.
- thermoplastic starch composition Including more of the plasticizer initially, particularly if it cannot later be removed by, e.g., evaporation, will further tend to yield a softer, more flexible thermoplastic starch composition.
- amount of plasticizer to add enough plasticizer should be added in order to prevent the melting point or softening range from being so high as to risk excessive decomposition of the starch during the melt process.
- the melting point or softening range of the resulting starch melt should not be so low so as to yield a thermoplastic starch composition that will become inappropriately soft or molten during the useful life of articles manufactured therefrom.
- the intended use for the article to be manufactured from the thermoplastic starch composition can help determine the lower limit of melt temperatures that would be appropriate. The intended use may also help determine the targeted glass transition temperature or range, which can be adjusted, for example, by selecting an appropriate polymer to be added to the thermoplastic starch composition having a glass transition temperature within a desired range.
- the starch/plasticizer mixtures within the scope of the present invention will preferably form a melt at a temperature (or range of temperatures) in a range from about 70° to about 240° C, more preferably in a range from about 80°C to about 220°C, and most preferably from a range from about 100°C to about 200°C.
- Preferable auger extruders include multiple ports for introducing various ingredients, multiple chambers for mixing the various ingredients at different stages of the mixing process, one or more heating zones in order to raise the temperature of the thermoplastic starch melts to one or more temperatures, and an optional degassing chamber that can be used to release unwanted volatiles, such as water vapor.
- extruders There are a wide variety of extruders that may be used, including most extruders used in the plastics and ceramic industries, with or without modification.
- One of ordinary skill in the art will be able to select and optionally modify any known extruder used in the art to provide adequate processing conditions.
- a preferred apparatus for manufacturing starch melts and compositions therefrom may be found in U.S. Patent No. 5,525,281 to Lorcks, et al.
- the foregoing patent is inco ⁇ orated herein by specific reference.
- Suitable mixing apparatus that can be used to form starch melts include: a twin- shafted kneader with meshing screws having kneading blocks sold by the Buss Company; a Brabender mixer; a Theysohn TSK 045 compounder, which is a twin-shaft extruder with shafts rotating in the same direction and which has multiple heating and processing zones; a Buss Ko-Kneader having a heatable auger screw; Baker-Perkins MPC/N-30 double and single auger extruder; single and twin auger OMC extruders; Model EPV
- one or more natural or synthetic polymers may be added to the starch melt in order to improve the properties of the thermoplastic starch compositions, particularly in the solid state.
- other materials such as liquids, solids, and gases can be dissolved or otherwise inco ⁇ orated into the thermoplastic phase in order to further improve the properties thereof.
- Such other polymers and materials will preferably be added to the starch after the starch has at least partially formed a melt in order that the starch and optional polymers and other materials can then be substantially homogeneously mixed together.
- the thermoplastic phase will be subjected to high shear conditions within an appropriate mixer. Where it is desired for the process to be continuous, the same apparatus used to form the starch melt may be used to blend the other components therein.
- the mixing apparatus will comprise an auger extruder as discussed above.
- Multi-chamber extruders advantageously allow for the addition of different materials downstream from where previous materials have been added, melted and blended in order to form a continuous and dynamic mixing process that takes advantage of the proper order of mixing selected components together.
- the starch and one or more synthetic polymers may undergo a condensation reaction (or other type of reaction) in order to chemically interlink at least a portion of the starch with at least a portion of one or more additional polymers.
- a condensation reaction or other type of reaction
- Such chemical linking yields a more homogeneously mixed thermoplastic phase having more uniform properties.
- reacting the starch and other polymer(s) creates greater strength by virtue of the formation of a larger number of chemical bonds throughout the thermoplastic phase. Additional cross-linking agents, chain extenders and reactants may also be added in order to further improve the properties of the thermoplastic phase.
- thermoplastic phase melt In order to assist in the promotion of condensation reactions between the starch and other components, it will be preferable to minimize the amount of water within the thermoplastic phase melt.
- a preferred method of doing this is to use starch that has been pre-dried to remove a substantial portion of the water inherently bound within native starch, which is typically about 10-20%>.
- Preferred pre-dried starch will have a water content less than about 10%, more preferably less than about 5%, and most preferably less than about 3% by weight of the starch.
- the mixing apparatus may be equipped with a venting chamber or other degassing means for further venting or degassing water in a vapor form during processing. Since the thermoplastic phase will typically melt at a temperature higher than the boiling point of water, water vapor can be advantageously removed by means of venting. Moreover, because there is some reason to believe that starch thermodynamically prefers associating with glycerin, sorbitol and other plasticizing liquids compared to water, it may be easier to remove water during processing compared to pre-drying the starch, particularly without damaging the starch.
- venting or degassing can be employed to remove any moisture that may be produced by way of condensation reactions between starch and other components during the formation of the thermoplastic starch composition.
- condensation reactions are dynamically occurring throughout the thermoplastic melt phase, it is possible that further water may be produced as a by product. Removal of this water of condensation and any residual water within the pre-dried starch can assist in driving the desired condensation reaction in the forward direction in order to more fully react the starch and the synthetic thermoplastic components.
- thermoplastic starch composition In the case where water is removed by degassing or venting of the thermoplastic starch composition during processing, it will be preferable to remove water so that the composition includes less than about 5% water by weight of the combined starch, plasticizer and water content while in a melted state, more preferably less than about 3% by weight, and most preferably less than about 1 % by weight while in a melted state.
- the quenched melt upon cooling the melt, such as by means of water, the quenched melt will tend to reabsorb moisture. However, moisture that is reabsorbed is loosely bound in the sense that it is believed not to become inte ⁇ osed between the starch molecules as are the water or other plasticizer that is mixed with the starch while in a molten state.
- this loosely bound water does not participate in the thermoplastic starch on a molecular level in the same way that "integrated” water or plasticizer is involved, and the transient nature of such moisture and its tendency to migrate into or out of the thermoplastic starch composition does not yield retrograde or crystalline starch as does the migration of "integrated water” out of destructurized starch.
- thermoplastic polymers that do not undergo condensation reactions with the starch component, or that do not react at all with the starch, it will not be necessary in every case to use pre-dried starch and/or vent water from the thermoplastic phase melt.
- pre-dried starch and/or vent water from the thermoplastic phase melt.
- water vapor might damage the mechanical integrity of the thermoplastic starch compositions upon exiting from the extruder barrel, it will certainly be preferable to remove any deleterious amounts of water vapor.
- thermoplastic phase will typically comprise multiple subphases of two or more different types of polymers. As a general rule, the more cross linking bonds there are between the various polymer molecules of the different subphases the greater will be the strength and uniformity of mechanical properties of the thermoplastic starch composition.
- thermoplastic starch melt In those cases where the melting point or softening range of the thermoplastic starch melt is higher than the melting point or softening range of the optionally added polymers, it will usually not be necessary to further increase the temperature of the thermoplastic phase in order to cause the other polymers to melt. On the other hand, in those cases where the temperature of the starch melt is significantly lower than the melting point or softening range of the one or more added polymers, it may be necessary to increase the temperature that is applied to the thermoplastic melt in order to obtain a homogeneously blended melt. Nevertheless, it is certainly within the scope of the present invention to only partially melt one or more components of the thermoplastic phase if desired. Moreover, it may be possible in some cases for a polymer blend to have an overall melting point or softening range that is lower than the melting point or softening range of the individual polymers.
- thermoplastic starch compositions A wide variety of solid phases such as one or more inorganic fillers and optional fibrous and organic fillers can be added to the thermoplastic starch compositions.
- fibers it will generally be preferable to add the fibers to the thermoplastic phase melt prior to the addition of the inorganic filler, since fibers generally require greater shearing action than inorganic fillers to become homogeneously mixed.
- the thermoplastic phase will preferably have a viscosity that is sufficient to transfer the shearing action of the mixing apparatus down to the fiber level in order to separate the fibers and homogeneously disperse them throughout the thermoplastic phase.
- the inorganic filler components will generally comprise particulate fillers that are generally easier than fibers to disperse throughout the thermoplastic phase, blending such fillers will require much less shear compared to the blending of the fibrous materials. Moreover, because the inorganic filler component will generally be far more abrasive than the other components that may be added to the composition, it may be advantageous to use less shear in order to protect the components of the mixing apparatus. Nevertheless, any degree of shear can be used so long as it yields a thermoplastic composition and does not unduly damage the mixing apparatus.
- Organic filler components may generally be added at any time either before or after the addition of the morganic filler. It should be understood, however, that certain specific components may be best blended in specific orders and sequences under certain optimal mixing conditions. One of ordinary skill in the art will know how to optimize the mixing order and mixing conditions in order to obtain thermoplastic starch compositions having desired properties, both in the melt state and in the solid state. 4. Forming Optional Void Phase In those instances where it may be desired to inco ⁇ orate a void phase, a wide variety of different techniques may be used to introduce voids, such as the use of mechanical means, blowing agents, nucleating agents, chemical expansion agents, expandable particles, and the like.
- Void forming agents may be added at any time during the manufacture of the thermoplastic phase, either before, during or after the addition of the solid phases. In general, it will be advantageous for the blowing agent to have its maximum expansion effect during the molding process in which the final articles are formed. Nevertheless, voids may be introduced during the mixing process, molding process, or during a post molding process in which a final article is heated to a temperature sufficient to cause the thermoplastic phase to become at least partially molten while simultaneously triggering some kind of expansion agent to form void spaces within the molded article.
- thermoplastic starch compositions may be shaped into a huge variety of articles using any known shaping means known in the art for plastic materials. Moreover, many shaping procedures used to form other materials such as ceramics may be modified and used to mold the thermoplastic starch compositions, particularly those that include a relatively high concentration of inorganic filler.
- thermoplastic starch compositions into a granulate or bead by extruding the initially formed thermoplastic starch compositions through a die to form an extruded strand, which is thereafter cooled in a water bath, and then chopped into individual pieces. Such pieces may be stored, transferred and then used as desired in the manufacture of a wide variety of articles.
- the molten thermoplastic starch compositions can be immediately molded into the desired final articles. Cooling an extruded strand with water prior to formation of a granulate will tend to cause a net abso ⁇ tion of water in the granulate.
- the abso ⁇ tion of water begins at the moment the extrudate is cooled or quenched in water, and continues so long as the strand or granulates are moist and/or exposed to relatively humid ambient conditions.
- water that is reabsorbed should be understood to be "loosely bound” in the sense that once the thermoplastic starch phase has solidified, the absorbed water is only absorbed superficially and is not believed to become inco ⁇ orated substantially within and between the starch molecules in the same manner as the water and/or plasticizer that is mixed with the starch while in a melted state.
- the ⁇ noplastic starch compositions that are cooled with water will absorb from about 1% to about 6% by weight of loosely bound water.
- thermoplastic starch compositions of the invention into desired articles include blow molding, film blowing, injection molding, die press molding, rolling or calendering to form sheets, vacuum forming, including vacuum forming of sheets and films, extrusion, hot pressing, laminating, coating, and virtually any other known molding technique.
- a preferred blow- molding apparatus is an AEMME-200 blow-molding apparatus.
- the shaping process also includes cooling the shaped thermoplastic starch composition to below its melting point or softening range in order to yield a solidified article.
- the type and quantity of plasticizer and other polymers blended with the starch component will have the greatest effect on the crystallinity of the thermoplastic phase, as discussed more fully above. Nevertheless, it may also be possible to affect the degree or percentage of crystallinity by controlling the rate at which the shaped thermoplastic starch compositions are cooled.
- the degree of crystallinity of the starch molecules and other polymers within the thermoplastic phase may be increased if the molten thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention are cooled more slowly. For example, if a starch melt is cooled slowly so that its temperature is maintained within the softening range for a relatively long time, the molecules may be allowed to rearrange themselves into a lower energy crystalline state. On the other hand, cooling a starch melt more quickly will tend to maintain the solidified product in a more amo ⁇ hous, and less crystalline state. Controlling the degree of crystallinity by means of controlling compositional as well as processing variables, may be helpful in engineering a final product having desired properties.
- thermoplastic starch compositions that have lower crystallinity and which are more amo ⁇ hous will generally have greater tensile strength, flexibility, bending endurance, and will behave like a wide variety of conventional thermoplastic polymers.
- such compositions will generally be more sensitive to heat over a wider range of temperatures.
- more highly crystalline thermoplastic compositions may be more suited for the manufacture of articles that need to be more heat-resistant, such as microwavable containers. Because more amo ⁇ hous compositions tend to soften at lower temperatures due to such polymers having a wider softening range compared to crystalline polymers which have a more distinct melting point, they may have the tendency to soften when heated in a microwave oven.
- compositions having a greater degree of crystallinity will tend to remain more rigid until heated to even higher temperatures and for longer periods of time compared to more amo ⁇ hous polymers. The same is true for more amo ⁇ hous polymers that are cooled to or below their glass transition temperature.
- preferred melting points or softening ranges for the thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention are in a range from about 70°C, to about 240°C, more preferably in a range from about 80°C to about 220°C, and most preferably in a range from about 100°C to about 200°C.
- thermoplastic starch compositions may be further processed in order to obtain the desired mechanical or physical properties.
- Post-formation processes include conversion of one article into another, such as the formation of containers or other articles from sheets, remelting, coating, monoaxial and biaxial stretching of sheets, lamination with one or more other sheets or films, corrugation, creping, parchmenting, scoring and perforation of sheets, printing, expansion, and virtually any other known post- formation process.
- Coatings that may be used with the thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention include paraffin (synthetic wax); shellac; xylene-formaldehyde resins condensed with 4,4'-isopropylidenediphenolepichlorohydrin epoxy resins; polyurethanes; drying oils; reconstituted oils from triglycerides or fatty acids from the drying oils to form esters with various glycols (butylene glycol, ethylene glycol), sorbitol, and trimethylol ethane or propane; synthetic drying oils including polybutadiene resin; natural fossil resins including copal (tropical tree resins, fossil and modern), damar, elemi, gilsonite (a black, shiny asphaltite, soluble in tu ⁇ entine), glycol ester of damar, copal, elemi, and sandarac (a brittle, faintly aromatic translucent resin derived from the sandarac pine of Africa), shellac, Utah coal resin
- thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention may themselves be used as coating materials in order to form a synergistic composite with, or otherwise improve the properties of, any number of other materials.
- Such disparate materials such as paper, paperboard, molded starch-bound articles such as starch-based foams, metals, plastics, concrete, plaster, ceramics, and the like can be advantageously coated with a thermoplastic starch composition.
- thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention Due to the wide variety of properties that may be microstructurally engineered into the thermoplastic starch compositions of the present invention, it is possible to manufacture a wide variety of finished articles that may presently be made plastics, paper, paperboard, polystyrene, metals, ceramics, and other materials.
- films, bags, containers including disposable and nondisposable food or beverage containers, cereal boxes, sandwich containers, "clam shell” containers (including, but not limited to, hinged containers used with fast-food sandwiches such as hamburgers), drinking straws, plastic baggies, golf tees, buttons, pens, pencils, rulers, cassette tape boxes, CD containers, cassette tapes, business cards, toys, tools, Halloween masks, building products, frozen food boxes, milk cartons, fruit juice containers, yoghurt containers, beverage carriers (including, but not limited to, wraparound basket-style carriers, and "six pack” ring-style carriers), ice cream cartons, cups, french fry containers, fast food carryout boxes, packaging materials such as wrapping paper, spacing material, flexible packaging such as bags for snack foods, bags with an open end such as grocery bags, bags within cartons such as a dry cereal box, multiwall bags, sacks, wraparound casing, support cards for products which are displayed with a cover (particularly plastic
- thermoplastic starch compositions according to the present invention, as well as articles therefrom.
- the examples include various mix designs, as well as various processes for manufacturing thermoplastic starch compositions, including sheets, films, pellets, containers, and other articles of manufacture. Examples written in past tense were actually carried out. Examples written in past tense are hypothetical or prophetic in nature but based on actually mix designs or tests that were carried out.
- Example 1 Inorganically filled sheets having a high starch content were prepared from the following composition.
- the water, Methocel, and southern pine fibers were first mixed for 10 minutes under high shear in a Hobart kneader-mixer. Thereafter, the calcium carbonate and corn starch were added to the mixture, which was mixed for an additional 4 minutes under low shear.
- the mixture was extruded using a deairing auger extruder through a 30 cm x 0.6 cm die to form continuous sheets having corresponding dimensions of width and thickness.
- the extruded sheet was then passed between a pair of reduction rollers having a gap distance therebetween corresponding to the thickness of the sheet formed and heated to a temperature of about 70° C. Thereafter, the green sheet was passed between rollers having a temperature greater than about 100° C in order to gelatinize the corn starch and the remove the water from the green sheet by evaporation.
- the Methocel formed a skin on the sheet surface, which prevented the starch from sticking to the rollers during the sheet forming process. Since the calcium carbonate had a low specific surface area, the mixture had a low adhesiveness to the rollers.
- the sheets of these examples had thicknesses of 0.23 mm, 0.3 mm, 0.38 mm, and 0.5 mm.
- thermoplastic Although the aqueous starch-based mixtures did not themselves behave in a thermoplastic manner, and although the resulting sheets made by evaporating a substantial portion of the water from the initial aqueous mixture included crystalline rather than thermoplastic starch, such sheets exhibited thermoplastic behavior when subsequently reheated so as to form a melt.
- the reason why the starch was able to behave in a thermoplastic manner was believed to be due to the inclusion of glycerin within the mixtures disclosed in these examples.
- the starch-bound sheets of Example 1 were passed between a pair of rollers which were configured to exert a pressure of about 60 bars and which were heated to 180°C.
- the starch-bound sheets were initially generally opaque, which is characteristic of more highly crystalline retrograde starch formed by removing water by evaporation from gelatinized starch.
- the sheet upon being passed between the rollers, the sheet became transparent, which is more characteristic of starch that has undergone a melt so as to become more highly amo ⁇ hous and less crystalline.
- the starch-bound sheet turned from a solid state to a molten thermoplastic starch material, which tended to deposit itself on the rollers since the process was experimental and in no way optimized. Nevertheless, the process demonstrated that even retrograde starch formed according to Example 1 could be subsequently formed into thermoplastic starch when reheated in the presence of glycerin.
- Example 2 Example 2
- Inorganically filled sheets having a high starch content were prepared from the following composition.
- composition and sheets were prepared in the manner set forth in Example 1.
- the sheets formed in this example had thicknesses of 0.23 mm, 0.3 mm, 0.38 mm, and
- the starch within the sheets was made thermoplastic using the techniques disclosed in Example 1.
- Example 3 Inorganically filled sheets having a high starch content were prepared from the following composition.
- Example 1 The composition and sheets were prepared in the manner set forth in Example 1.
- the sheets formed in this example had thicknesses of 0.23 mm, 0.3 mm, 0.38 mm, and 0.5 mm.
- the starch within the sheets was made thermoplastic using the techniques disclosed in Example 1.
- Example 4 Inorganically filled sheets having a high starch content were prepared from the following composition.
- Example 1 The composition and sheets were prepared in the manner set forth in Example 1.
- the sheets formed in this example had thicknesses of 0.23 mm, 0.3 mm, 0.38 mm, and 0.5 mm.
- the starch within the sheets was made thermoplastic using the techniques disclosed in Example 1.
- Inorganically filled sheets were manufactured from a composition that was similar in every respect to the composition of Example 4, except that the glycerin content was increased to 400 g.
- the resulting sheets had a density of 1.54 g/cm 3 .
- the starch within the sheets was made thermoplastic using the techniques disclosed in Example 1.
- Inorganically filled sheets were manufactured from a composition that was similar in every respect to the composition of Example 4, except that the Methocel 240 content was increased to 200 g.
- the resulting sheets had a density of 1.54 g/cm 3 .
- the starch within the sheets was made thermoplastic using the techniques disclosed in Example 1.
- Inorganically filled sheets were manufactured from a composition that was similar in every respect to the composition of Example 6, except that the glycerin content was increased to 400 g. The resulting sheets had a density of 1.53 g/cm 3 .
- the starch within the sheets was made thermoplastic using the techniques disclosed in Example 1.
- Example 8 Inorganically filled sheets were manufactured from a composition that was similar in every respect to the composition of Example 6, except that the glycerin content was increased to 500 g. The resulting sheets had a density of 1.52 g/cm 3 .
- the starch within the sheets was made thermoplastic using the techniques disclosed in Example 1.
- Example 9 Inorganically filled sheets having a high starch content were prepared from the following composition.
- composition and sheets were prepared in the manner set forth in Example 1.
- the resulting sheets had a density of 1.34 g/cm 3 .
- the starch within the sheets was made thermoplastic using the techniques disclosed in Example 1.
- Example 10 Inorganically filled sheets were manufactured from a composition that was similar in every respect to the composition of Example 9, except that the glycerin content was increased to 400 g. The resulting sheets had a density of 1.32 g/cm 3 . The starch within the sheets was made thermoplastic using the techniques disclosed in Example 1.
- Example 11 Inorganically filled sheets were manufactured from a composition that was similar in every respect to the composition of Example 9, except that the glycerin content was increased to 600 g. The resulting sheets had a density of 1.30 g/cm 3 .
- the starch within the sheets was made thermoplastic using the techniques disclosed in Example 1.
- Example 12 Any of the sheets of Examples 1-11 are chopped into small pieces and then fed into an auger extruder able to apply sufficient heat and shear so as to create a thermoplastic melt.
- the thermoplastic melts may be shaped into a wide variety of articles using many known processes used in the thermoplastic and ceramic arts and then cooled to yield final solidified articles.
- thermoplastic starch composition is formed from the following components (expressed in terms of parts by weight): starch 100 parts glycerin 15 parts sorbitol 15 parts poly-e-caprolactone 130 parts calcium carbonate 260 parts
- the starch which comprises a native potato starch having an initial moisture content of 17% by weight, glycerin and sorbitol are blended for 1 minute within a barrel of a twin-auger extruder at a temperature of 160-180°C in order to form thermoplastic starch melt.
- This melt is degassed in order to reduce the absolute moisture content to below about 5% by weight of the starch, preferably to below about 3%, and most preferably to below about 1%.
- the starch melt is blended with the poly-e- caprolactone (PCL) for an additional minute and heated at a temperature of 170°C in order to form a substantially homogeneous thermoplastic phase comprising thermoplastic starch and poly-e-caprolactone.
- PCL poly-e-caprolactone
- At least a portion of the thermoplastic starch (TPS) and (PCL) undergo cross-esterification as the water is reduced below about 1% to thereby form a TPS/PCL copolymer.
- the TPS/PCL copolymer results in a more homogeneous dispersion of the remaining TPS and PCL.
- the calcium carbonate is then added to the thermoplastic phase melt and mixed for a minute or less in order to form a substantially homogeneously blended inorganically filled thermoplastic starch composition.
- This composition is extruded through a die to form a continuous strand of material that is drawn through a cooling water bath in order to form a solidified strand, which is then chopped into individual pieces. These pieces are then reshaped as desired into any one of a variety of articles using molding techniques known in the thermoplastic industry.
- thermoplastic starch compositions As the concentration of calcium carbonate is decreased the resulting thermoplastic starch compositions have increased flexibility, tensile strength, toughness and fracture energy, but somewhat lower tensile strength. Conversely, as the concentration of calcium carbonate is increased the resulting thermoplastic starch compositions have increased stiffness, are more brittle, have somewhat increased compressive strength, but are far less expensive due to the greatly reduced materials costs. There are numerous applications in which plastics having a wide variety of mechanical properties, such as strength and stiffness, are appropriate and even desired over plastics having other strength and stiffness properties. Although the compositions having 95% by weight calcium carbonate are extremely brittle and have virtually no flexibility and minimum toughness, an example of an article that could be made therefrom is a "clay pigeon" or other frangible target used for target practice.
- Examples 32-36 Thermoplastic starch compositions are formed from the following components
- the starch that is used comprises any native starch.
- the starch, water and clay are blended in the barrel of an auger extruder under temperature and controlled pressure so as to form a starch melt into which is mixed the various concentrations of clay.
- the clay-containing starch melt is die molded into a series of disc-shaped objects. At lower concentrations of clay, the resulting disc has increased tensile strength, toughness, and fracture energy. As the amount of clay is increased, the resulting discs become more brittle and fragile but also far less expensive.
- Such discs could be used for a variety of pu ⁇ oses such as coasters to set drinks thereon, poker chips, targets, etc.
- Example 37 Example 13 is repeated in every respect except that pre-dried starch having an initial water content below about 1% by weight is used instead of native starch. The resulting melt formed from the starch, plasticizer and PCL does not require significant degassing to remove excess water vapor.
- Example 38 Example 13 is repeated in every respect except that a portion of the calcium carbonate is replaced with a zeolite that is capable of scavenging water in an amount such that a substantial portion of the water initially found within the native starch is absorbed by the zeolite and thereby removed from the thermoplastic phase. This allows for a greater tendency of the starch and PCL to undergo a condensation reaction in order to form a copolymer therefrom.
- Examples 39-53 Any of Examples 13-38 is modified by replacing some or all of the thermoplastic polymer with one or more of the following types of polymers to form a multi-component thermoplastic phase.
- Examples 54-59 Any of Examples 13-53 are modified by including the following amounts of a fibrous component, such as a naturally occurring organic plant fiber:
- the fibrous component is blended within the thermoplastic starch melt under conditions of sufficient shear so as to substantially homogeneously blend the individual fibers throughout the thermoplastic starch melt. This occurs prior to the addition of the inorganic filler, which is thereafter blended within the mixture at lower shear. As the fibrous component is increased, the resulting thermoplastic starch compositions have increased tensile strength, compressive strength, toughness, fracture energy, and modulus of elasticity. A wide variety of articles can be shaped from the foregoing compositions.
- Examples 60-67 Any of Examples 13-59 is modified such that at least a portion of the low volatile plasticizer and/or water is replaced with one or more of the following plasticizers:
- concentrations of the foregoing plasticizers are adjusted in order to yield a mixture of starch and plasticizer that is able to form a melt within a temperature range from as low as 70°C to as high as 250°C.
- thermoplastic polymer has a melting point or softening range that is higher than the thermoplastic starch subcomponent will generally require additional heating to raise the temperature of the thermoplastic phase to the softening point of the additional polymer in order to form a substantially homogeneous mixture of the thermoplastic phase components.
- Example 69 To any of the foregoing examples is added a cross-linking agent.
- Example 70 To any of the foregoing examples is added a cross-linking agent.
- Example 71 Any appropriate combination of starch and polymer capable of forming one or more condensation reaction products with starch is processed in a manner that reduces the moisture content of the mixture to below about 0.1%> of the mixture so as to promote the formation of such condensation reaction products.
- Example 72 Any of the foregoing compositions is molded in a manner so as to yield a thermoplastic starch foam, such as by utilizing water as the foaming agent during a heated molding process.
- the present invention also disclosed how to make thermoplastic starch compositions which allow for the formation of a variety of containers and other articles using existing manufacturing equipment and techniques presently used to form articles from paper, polymer films, or moldable plastic materials.
- the present invention further teaches how to manufacture environmentally friendly the ⁇ noplastic starch compositions that only include a fraction of the starch content compared to other starch-based compositions presently being utilized.
- thermoplastic starch compositions that yield articles that are readily biodegradable and or degradable into substances commonly found on the earth.
- the present invention provides thermoplastic starch compositions and methods which allow for the manufacture of sheets, containers and other articles at a cost that is comparable to, or even lower than, the cost of existing methods of manufacturing articles from paper, plastics, or other materials. Moreover, the present invention provides thermoplastic starch compositions and methods which allow for the inclusion of less organic polymer materials while overcoming many of the problems associated with conventional starch melts.
- the present invention further provides the ⁇ noplastic starch compositions and methods which allow for the inclusion of significant quantities of natural inorganic mineral fillers and, optionally fibrous materials, either organic or inorganic, within such thermoplastic starch compositions.
- thermoplastic starch compositions that have improved physical properties, such as increased thermal stability, increased modulus of elasticity, compressive strength, and toughness compared to conventional thermoplastic starch compositions.
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