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Polylactic acid composition

US8022139B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 21, 2006
Grant dateSep 20, 2011
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Expiry dateJun 12, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/2861
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A polylactic acid composition comprising (A) a polylactic acid-series resin and (B) an acrylic triblock copolymer is prepared. The composition fulfills the following requirements: (1) the acrylic triblock copolymer (B) is a triblock polymer comprising (B1) a polymer block having a glass-transition temperature of not higher than 25° C., (B2a) a polymer block which has a glass-transition temperature of not lower than 60° C. and is bound to a terminal of the polymer block (B1), and (B2b) a polymer block which has a glass-transition temperature of not lower than 60° C. and is bound to another terminal thereof; (2) the polymer block (B1) comprises a main structural unit derived from an acrylate, and the polymer block (B2a) and the polymer block (B2b) independently comprise a main structural unit derived from a methacrylate; and (3) both of the weight-average molecular weights of the polymer block (B2a) and polymer block (B2b) are smaller than the weight-average molecular weight of the polymer block (B1). The polylactic acid-series resin (A) and the acrylic triblock copolymer (B) may form a phase separation structure.

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