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WO2009119142A1
WO2009119142A1 PCT/JP2009/050651 JP2009050651W WO2009119142A1 WO 2009119142 A1 WO2009119142 A1 WO 2009119142A1 JP 2009050651 W JP2009050651 W JP 2009050651W WO 2009119142 A1 WO2009119142 A1 WO 2009119142A1
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  • the present invention relates to a cellulose ester film used in a liquid crystal display device, and more particularly to a cellulose ester film excellent in front contrast.
  • Cellulose ester films, polycarbonate films, polycycloolefin films, and the like are often used as retardation films for liquid crystal display devices.
  • the retardation film is required to have high optical transparency and low birefringence.
  • the liquid crystal display device has been increased in size and brightness, and accordingly, the front contrast has been improved more strictly than ever.
  • Non-Patent Document 1 proposes a single sheet technology using a polycarbonate film and a polycycloolefin film.
  • an optical compensation film that also serves as a polarizing plate protective film
  • the bonding property with polyvinyl alcohol as a polarizer is insufficient
  • a polarizing plate protective film comprising a cellulose ester film Is still recognized as an essential optical film for liquid crystal displays.
  • the cellulose ester film has been used as a polarizing plate protective film because of its low birefringence, and it is not easy to impart its function.
  • Patent Documents 1, 2, and 3 In order to obtain a desired retardation value, a technique (Patent Documents 1, 2, and 3) in which a compound having a retardation increasing effect is added to a cellulose ester film and the film is further stretched has been proposed. There was a problem that the transmittance
  • the film transmittance deterioration is presumed to be an increase in haze (scattering factor), and a phenomenon occurs in which the front contrast of the liquid crystal display image is deteriorated.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a cellulose ester film excellent in visibility (light leakage, uneven coloring, front contrast).
  • the cellulose ester film has an aromatic terminal polyester compound represented by the following general formula (I), and at least one pyranose structure or at least one furanose structure, and all OH groups of the structure Alternatively, the cellulose ester film as described in (1) above, which is a cellulose ester film containing at least one ester compound partially esterified.
  • B is an arylcarboxylic acid residue
  • G is an alkylene glycol residue having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, an aryl glycol residue having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, or an oxyalkylene glycol residue having 4 to 12 carbon atoms
  • A represents an alkylene dicarboxylic acid residue having 4 to 12 carbon atoms or an aryl dicarboxylic acid residue having 6 to 12 carbon atoms
  • n represents an integer of 1 or more.
  • a cellulose ester film having excellent front contrast can be provided.
  • the liquid crystal display device generally has viewing angle characteristics, and there is a problem that the contrast is lowered when observed from a position having an angle from the normal line direction of the liquid crystal cell.
  • the retardation is preferably such that the in-plane retardation Ro is in the range of 20 to 200 nm and the retardation Rt in the thickness direction is in the range of 70 to 400 nm.
  • the cellulose ester film which is the retardation film of the invention is also preferably in this range.
  • the internal haze is a haze generated by a scattering factor inside the film, and the internal is a portion of 5 ⁇ m or more from the film surface.
  • This internal haze is measured by a haze meter by dropping a solvent having a refractive index of ⁇ 0.05 on the film interface to make the haze on the film surface negligible as much as possible.
  • Haze meter (turbidity meter) (model: NDH 2000, manufactured by Nippon Denshoku Co., Ltd.)
  • the light source uses a 5V9W halogen bulb, and the light receiving unit uses a silicon photocell (with a relative visibility filter).
  • the present invention is characterized in that the value is 0.02 or less in the haze measurement of a film when a solvent having a refractive index of ⁇ 0.05 is used as the film interface in this apparatus.
  • the measurement was performed according to JIS K-7136.
  • the blank haze 1 of a measuring instrument other than a film is measured.
  • the glass and glycerin used in the above measurement are as follows.
  • the cellulose ester film of the present invention is an aromatic terminal polyester compound represented by the following general formula (I): Formula (I) B- (GA) nGB (Wherein B is an arylcarboxylic acid residue, G is an alkylene glycol residue having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, an aryl glycol residue having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, or an oxyalkylene glycol residue having 4 to 12 carbon atoms, A Represents an alkylene dicarboxylic acid residue having 4 to 12 carbon atoms or an aryl dicarboxylic acid residue having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, and n represents an integer of 1 or more.) And a cellulose ester film containing at least one ester compound in which at least one of the pyranose structure or furanose structure is at least one and not more than 12 and ester
  • the cellulose ester of the present invention is not particularly limited, but the cellulose ester is a carboxylic acid ester having about 2 to 22 carbon atoms, and may be an aromatic carboxylic acid ester, particularly a lower fatty acid ester having 6 or less carbon atoms. It is preferable.
  • the acyl group bonded to the hydroxyl group may be linear or branched or may form a ring. Furthermore, another substituent may be substituted. In the case of the same degree of substitution, birefringence decreases when the number of carbon atoms is large. Therefore, the number of carbon atoms is preferably selected from acyl groups having 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
  • the cellulose ester preferably has 2 to 4 carbon atoms, more preferably 2 to 3 carbon atoms.
  • the cellulose ester includes cellulose acetate propionate, cellulose acetate butyrate, or a mixed fatty acid ester of cellulose to which a propionate group or a butyrate group is bonded in addition to an acetyl group such as cellulose acetate propionate butyrate. Can be used.
  • the butyryl group that forms butyrate may be linear or branched.
  • cellulose ester preferably used in the present invention, cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate butyrate, cellulose acetate propionate, and cellulose acetate phthalate are particularly preferably used.
  • Preferred cellulose esters other than cellulose acetate phthalate for the present invention preferably satisfy the following formulas (1) and (2).
  • Formula (2) 0 ⁇ Y ⁇ 1.5
  • X is the degree of substitution of the acetyl group
  • Y is the degree of substitution of the propionyl group or butyryl group, or a mixture thereof.
  • resins having different degrees of substitution may be mixed and used.
  • the mixing ratio is preferably 10:90 to 90:10 (mass ratio).
  • cellulose acetate propionate is particularly preferably used.
  • the method for measuring the substitution degree of the acyl group can be measured according to ASTM-D817-96.
  • the number average molecular weight of the cellulose ester used in the present invention is preferably in the range of 60,000 to 300,000, and the resulting film is preferably strong in mechanical strength. Furthermore, 70,000-200000 are preferably used.
  • the weight average molecular weight Mw and number average molecular weight Mn of the cellulose ester were measured using gel permeation chromatography (GPC).
  • the measurement conditions are as follows.
  • the cellulose used as a raw material of the cellulose ester used in the present invention is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include cotton linter, wood pulp, and kenaf. Moreover, the cellulose ester obtained from them can be mixed and used in arbitrary ratios, respectively.
  • the cellulose ester such as cellulose acetate phthalate of the present invention can be produced by a known method. Specifically, it can be synthesized with reference to the method described in JP-A-10-45804.
  • Formula (I) B- (GA) nGB (Wherein B is an arylcarboxylic acid residue, G is an alkylene glycol residue having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, an aryl glycol residue having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, or an oxyalkylene glycol residue having 4 to 12 carbon atoms, A Represents an alkylene dicarboxylic acid residue having 4 to 12 carbon atoms or an aryl dicarboxylic acid residue having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, and n represents an integer of 1 or more.)
  • an arylcarboxylic acid residue represented by B and an alkylene glycol residue or oxyalkylene glycol residue or arylglycol residue represented by G, an alkylenedicarboxylic acid residue or aryldicarboxylic acid represented by A And is obtained by the same reaction as a normal polyester compound.
  • arylcarboxylic acid component of the aromatic-terminated polyester compound used in the present invention examples include, for example, benzoic acid, para-tert-butylbenzoic acid, orthotoluic acid, metatoluic acid, p-toluic acid, dimethylbenzoic acid, ethylbenzoic acid, normal There are propylbenzoic acid, aminobenzoic acid, acetoxybenzoic acid and the like, and these can be used as one kind or a mixture of two or more kinds, respectively.
  • alkylene glycol component having 2 to 12 carbon atoms of the aromatic terminal polyester compound examples include ethylene glycol, 1,2-propylene glycol, 1,3-propylene glycol, 1,2-butanediol, 1,3-butanediol, 1,2-propanediol, 2-methyl 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol (Neopentyl glycol), 2,2-diethyl-1,3-propanediol (3,3-dimethylolpentane), 2-n-butyl-2-ethyl-1,3-propanediol (3,3-dimethylol) Heptane), 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol 1,6-hexanediol, 2,2,4-trimethyl 1 There are 3-pentane
  • alkylene glycols having 2 to 12 carbon atoms are particularly preferable because of excellent compatibility with cellulose esters.
  • Examples of the oxyalkylene glycol component having 4 to 12 carbon atoms of the aromatic terminal polyester compound include diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, tripropylene glycol, and the like. One kind or a mixture of two or more kinds can be used.
  • alkylene dicarboxylic acid component having 4 to 12 carbon atoms of the aromatic terminal polyester compound examples include succinic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, and dodecanedicarboxylic acid. These are used as one kind or a mixture of two or more kinds, respectively.
  • arylene dicarboxylic acid component having 6 to 12 carbon atoms examples include phthalic acid, terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, 1,5 naphthalene dicarboxylic acid, and 1,4 naphthalene dicarboxylic acid.
  • n is preferably 1 or more and 100 or less, and the number average molecular weight is preferably 300 to 1500, more preferably 400 to 1000.
  • the acid value is 0.5 mgKOH / g or less, the hydroxyl value is 25 mgKOH / g or less, more preferably the acid value is 0.3 mgKOH / g or less, and the hydroxyl value is 15 mgKOH / g or less.
  • the aromatic terminal polyester compound represented by the general formula (I) of the present invention is preferably contained in an amount of 0.5 to 30% by mass based on the cellulose ester.
  • aromatic terminal polyester compound that can be used in the present invention are shown below, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the cellulose ester film of the present invention is characterized by comprising an ester compound having at least one pyranose structure or at least one furanose structure and having all or part of OH groups in the structure esterified.
  • the proportion of esterification is preferably 70% or more of the OH groups present in the pyranose structure or furanose structure.
  • ester compounds are collectively referred to as sugar ester compounds.
  • ester compound of the present invention examples include the following, for example, but the present invention is not limited to these.
  • Glucose galactose, mannose, fructose, xylose or arabinose, lactose, sucrose, nystose, 1F-fructosyl nystose, stachyose, maltitol, lactitol, lactulose, cellobiose, maltose, cellotriose, maltotriose, raffinose or kestose .
  • gentiobiose gentiotriose
  • gentiotetraose gentiotetraose
  • xylotriose galactosyl sucrose
  • sucrose for example, sucrose, kestose, nystose, 1F-fructosyl nystose, stachyose and the like are preferable, and sucrose is more preferable.
  • the monocarboxylic acid used for esterifying all or part of the OH groups in the pyranose structure or furanose structure of the present invention is not particularly limited, and known aliphatic monocarboxylic acids, alicyclic monocarboxylic acids, An aromatic monocarboxylic acid or the like can be used.
  • the carboxylic acid used may be one type or a mixture of two or more types.
  • Preferred aliphatic monocarboxylic acids include acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, isobutyric acid, valeric acid, caproic acid, enanthic acid, caprylic acid, pelargonic acid, capric acid, 2-ethyl-hexanecarboxylic acid, undecylic acid, lauric acid , Saturated fatty acids such as tridecylic acid, myristic acid, pentadecylic acid, palmitic acid, heptadecylic acid, stearic acid, nonadecanoic acid, arachidic acid, behenic acid, lignoceric acid, serotic acid, heptacosanoic acid, montanic acid, melicic acid, and laccelic acid, Examples include unsaturated fatty acids such as undecylenic acid, oleic acid, sorbic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, arachidonic acid and oc
  • Examples of preferable alicyclic monocarboxylic acids include acetic acid, cyclopentanecarboxylic acid, cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, cyclooctanecarboxylic acid, and derivatives thereof.
  • aromatic monocarboxylic acids examples include aromatic monocarboxylic acids having an alkyl group or alkoxy group introduced into the benzene ring of benzoic acid such as benzoic acid and toluic acid, cinnamic acid, benzylic acid, biphenylcarboxylic acid, and naphthalene.
  • aromatic monocarboxylic acids having two or more benzene rings such as carboxylic acid and tetralin carboxylic acid, or derivatives thereof.
  • Oligosaccharide ester compounds can be applied as compounds having 1 to 12 at least one of the pyranose structure or furanose structure according to the present invention.
  • Oligosaccharides are produced by allowing an enzyme such as amylase to act on starch, sucrose, etc.
  • examples of oligosaccharides that can be applied to the present invention include maltooligosaccharides, isomaltoligosaccharides, fructooligosaccharides, galactooligosaccharides, and xylooligos. Sugar.
  • the said ester compound is a compound which condensed 1 or more and 12 or less of at least 1 sort (s) of the pyranose structure or furanose structure represented with the following general formula (A).
  • R 11 to R 15 and R 21 to R 25 each represents an acyl group having 2 to 22 carbon atoms or a hydrogen atom, m and n each represents an integer of 0 to 12, and m + n represents an integer of 1 to 12.
  • R 11 to R 15 and R 21 to R 25 are preferably a benzoyl group or a hydrogen atom.
  • the benzoyl group may further have a substituent R 26 (p is 0 to 5), and examples thereof include an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkoxyl group, and a phenyl group, and further, these alkyl groups, alkenyl groups, and phenyl groups. May have a substituent.
  • Oligosaccharides can also be produced by the same method as the ester compound of the present invention.
  • ester compound according to the present invention will be given below, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • the cellulose ester film of the present invention preferably contains the sugar ester compound of the present invention in an amount of 0.5 to 30% by mass of the cellulose ester film in order to suppress the fluctuation of the retardation value and stabilize the display quality.
  • the content is preferably 5 to 30% by mass.
  • the content of the aromatic terminal polyester compound and sugar ester compound represented by the general formula (I) of the present invention can be selected in a mass ratio ranging from 99: 1 to 1:99, and the total amount of both compounds is The content is preferably 1 to 40% by mass relative to the cellulose ester.
  • the cellulose ester film of the present invention can contain a plasticizer as necessary to obtain the effects of the present invention.
  • the plasticizer is not particularly limited, but is preferably a polycarboxylic acid ester plasticizer, a glycolate plasticizer, a phthalate ester plasticizer, a fatty acid ester plasticizer, a polyhydric alcohol ester plasticizer, or a polyester plasticizer. Agent, acrylic plasticizer and the like.
  • At least one is preferably a polyhydric alcohol ester plasticizer.
  • the polyhydric alcohol ester plasticizer is a plasticizer composed of an ester of a divalent or higher aliphatic polyhydric alcohol and a monocarboxylic acid, and preferably has an aromatic ring or a cycloalkyl ring in the molecule.
  • a divalent to 20-valent aliphatic polyhydric alcohol ester is preferred.
  • the polyhydric alcohol preferably used in the present invention is represented by the following general formula (a).
  • R1- (OH) n represents an n-valent organic group
  • n represents a positive integer of 2 or more
  • the OH group represents an alcoholic and / or phenolic hydroxyl group.
  • Examples of preferred polyhydric alcohols include the following, but the present invention is not limited to these.
  • triethylene glycol triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, tripropylene glycol, sorbitol, trimethylolpropane, and xylitol are preferable.
  • monocarboxylic acid used for polyhydric alcohol ester there is no restriction
  • Preferred examples of the monocarboxylic acid include the following, but the present invention is not limited to this.
  • aliphatic monocarboxylic acid a fatty acid having a straight chain or a side chain having 1 to 32 carbon atoms can be preferably used.
  • the number of carbon atoms is more preferably 1-20, and particularly preferably 1-10.
  • acetic acid is contained, the compatibility with the cellulose ester is increased, and it is also preferable to use a mixture of acetic acid and another monocarboxylic acid.
  • Preferred aliphatic monocarboxylic acids include acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, valeric acid, caproic acid, enanthic acid, caprylic acid, pelargonic acid, capric acid, 2-ethyl-hexanoic acid, undecylic acid, lauric acid, tridecylic acid, Saturated fatty acids such as myristic acid, pentadecylic acid, palmitic acid, heptadecylic acid, stearic acid, nonadecanoic acid, arachidic acid, behenic acid, lignoceric acid, serotic acid, heptacosanoic acid, montanic acid, melicic acid, laccelic acid, undecylenic acid, olein Examples thereof include unsaturated fatty acids such as acid, sorbic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, and arachidonic acid.
  • Examples of preferable alicyclic monocarboxylic acids include cyclopentane carboxylic acid, cyclohexane carboxylic acid, cyclooctane carboxylic acid, and derivatives thereof.
  • aromatic monocarboxylic acids examples include those in which 1 to 3 alkoxy groups such as alkyl group, methoxy group or ethoxy group are introduced into the benzene ring of benzoic acid such as benzoic acid and toluic acid, biphenylcarboxylic acid, Examples thereof include aromatic monocarboxylic acids having two or more benzene rings such as naphthalenecarboxylic acid and tetralincarboxylic acid, or derivatives thereof. Benzoic acid is particularly preferable.
  • the molecular weight of the polyhydric alcohol ester is not particularly limited, but is preferably 300 to 1500, and more preferably 350 to 750. A higher molecular weight is preferred because it is less likely to volatilize, and a smaller one is preferred in terms of moisture permeability and compatibility with cellulose ester.
  • the carboxylic acid used in the polyhydric alcohol ester may be one kind or a mixture of two or more kinds. Moreover, all the OH groups in the polyhydric alcohol may be esterified, or a part of the OH groups may be left as they are.
  • the glycolate plasticizer is not particularly limited, but alkylphthalylalkyl glycolates can be preferably used.
  • alkyl phthalyl alkyl glycolates include methyl phthalyl methyl glycolate, ethyl phthalyl ethyl glycolate, propyl phthalyl propyl glycolate, butyl phthalyl butyl glycolate, octyl phthalyl octyl glycolate, methyl phthalyl ethyl Glycolate, ethyl phthalyl methyl glycolate, ethyl phthalyl propyl glycolate, methyl phthalyl butyl glycolate, ethyl phthalyl butyl glycolate, butyl phthalyl methyl glycolate, butyl phthalyl ethyl glycolate, propyl phthalyl butyl glycol Butyl phthalyl propyl glycolate, methyl phthalyl octyl glycolate, ethyl phthalyl octyl glycolate, octyl phthalyl
  • phthalate ester plasticizer examples include diethyl phthalate, dimethoxyethyl phthalate, dimethyl phthalate, dioctyl phthalate, dibutyl phthalate, di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate, dioctyl phthalate, dicyclohexyl phthalate, and dicyclohexyl terephthalate.
  • citrate plasticizer examples include acetyl trimethyl citrate, acetyl triethyl citrate, and acetyl tributyl citrate.
  • fatty acid ester plasticizers examples include butyl oleate, methylacetyl ricinoleate, and dibutyl sebacate.
  • phosphate ester plasticizer examples include triphenyl phosphate, tricresyl phosphate, cresyl diphenyl phosphate, octyl diphenyl phosphate, diphenyl biphenyl phosphate, trioctyl phosphate, tributyl phosphate, and the like.
  • the polyvalent carboxylic acid ester compound is composed of an ester of a divalent or higher, preferably a divalent to 20valent polyvalent carboxylic acid and an alcohol.
  • the aliphatic polyvalent carboxylic acid is preferably divalent to 20-valent, and in the case of an aromatic polyvalent carboxylic acid or alicyclic polyvalent carboxylic acid, it is preferably trivalent to 20-valent.
  • the polyvalent carboxylic acid is represented by the following general formula (b).
  • R2 (COOH) m (OH) n
  • R2 is an (m + n) -valent organic group
  • m is a positive integer of 2 or more
  • n is an integer of 0 or more
  • a COOH group is a carboxyl group
  • an OH group is an alcoholic or phenolic hydroxyl group
  • preferred polyvalent carboxylic acids include the following, but the present invention is not limited to these.
  • Trivalent or higher aromatic polyvalent carboxylic acids such as trimellitic acid, trimesic acid, pyromellitic acid or derivatives thereof, succinic acid, adipic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, oxalic acid, fumaric acid, maleic acid, tetrahydrophthal
  • An aliphatic polyvalent carboxylic acid such as an acid, an oxypolyvalent carboxylic acid such as tartaric acid, tartronic acid, malic acid and citric acid can be preferably used.
  • the alcohol used in the polyvalent carboxylic acid ester compound that can be used in the present invention is not particularly limited, and known alcohols and phenols can be used.
  • an aliphatic saturated alcohol or aliphatic unsaturated alcohol having a straight chain or a side chain having 1 to 32 carbon atoms can be preferably used. More preferably, it has 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and particularly preferably 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
  • alicyclic alcohols such as cyclopentanol and cyclohexanol or derivatives thereof
  • aromatic alcohols such as benzyl alcohol and cinnamyl alcohol, or derivatives thereof can be preferably used.
  • the alcoholic or phenolic hydroxyl group of the oxypolycarboxylic acid may be esterified with a monocarboxylic acid.
  • monocarboxylic acids include the following, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
  • aliphatic monocarboxylic acid a straight-chain or side-chain fatty acid having 1 to 32 carbon atoms can be preferably used. More preferably, it has 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and particularly preferably 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
  • Preferred aliphatic monocarboxylic acids include acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, valeric acid, caproic acid, enanthic acid, caprylic acid, pelargonic acid, capric acid, 2-ethyl-hexanecarboxylic acid, undecylic acid, lauric acid, tridecylic acid, Saturated fatty acids such as myristic acid, pentadecylic acid, palmitic acid, heptadecylic acid, stearic acid, nonadecanoic acid, arachidic acid, behenic acid, lignoceric acid, serotic acid, heptacosanoic acid, montanic acid, melicic acid, and laccelic acid, undecylenic acid, olein Examples thereof include unsaturated fatty acids such as acid, sorbic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, and arachidonic acid.
  • Examples of preferable alicyclic monocarboxylic acids include cyclopentane carboxylic acid, cyclohexane carboxylic acid, cyclooctane carboxylic acid, and derivatives thereof.
  • aromatic monocarboxylic acids examples include those in which an alkyl group is introduced into the benzene ring of benzoic acid such as benzoic acid and toluic acid, and two or more benzene rings such as biphenyl carboxylic acid, naphthalene carboxylic acid, and tetralin carboxylic acid.
  • benzoic acid and toluic acid examples include those in which an alkyl group is introduced into the benzene ring of benzoic acid such as benzoic acid and toluic acid, and two or more benzene rings such as biphenyl carboxylic acid, naphthalene carboxylic acid, and tetralin carboxylic acid.
  • the aromatic monocarboxylic acid which has, or those derivatives can be mentioned.
  • Particularly preferred are acetic acid, propionic acid, and benzoic acid.
  • the molecular weight of the polyvalent carboxylic acid ester compound is not particularly limited, but is preferably in the range of 300 to 1000, and more preferably in the range of 350 to 750.
  • the larger one is preferable in terms of improvement in retention, and the smaller one is preferable in terms of moisture permeability and compatibility with cellulose ester.
  • the alcohol used for the polyvalent carboxylic acid ester that can be used in the present invention may be one kind or a mixture of two or more kinds.
  • the acid value of the polyvalent carboxylic acid ester compound that can be used in the present invention is preferably 1 mgKOH / g or less, and more preferably 0.2 mgKOH / g or less. Setting the acid value in the above range is preferable because the environmental fluctuation of retardation is also suppressed.
  • the acid value refers to the number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide necessary to neutralize the acid (carboxyl group present in the sample) contained in 1 g of the sample.
  • the acid value is measured according to JIS K0070.
  • tributyl trimellitic acid and tetrabutyl pyromellitic acid.
  • the cellulose ester film B according to the present invention can also contain an ultraviolet absorber.
  • the ultraviolet absorber is intended to improve durability by absorbing ultraviolet light having a wavelength of 400 nm or less, and the transmittance at a wavelength of 370 nm is particularly preferably 10% or less, more preferably 5% or less. Preferably it is 2% or less.
  • the ultraviolet absorber used in the present invention is not particularly limited, for example, oxybenzophenone compounds, benzotriazole compounds, salicylic acid ester compounds, benzophenone compounds, cyanoacrylate compounds, triazine compounds, nickel complex compounds, inorganic powders Examples include the body.
  • These are commercially available products manufactured by Ciba Specialty Chemicals and can be preferably used.
  • the UV absorbers preferably used in the present invention are benzotriazole UV absorbers, benzophenone UV absorbers, and triazine UV absorbers, particularly preferably benzotriazole UV absorbers and benzophenone UV absorbers. .
  • a discotic compound such as a compound having a 1,3,5 triazine ring is also preferably used as an ultraviolet absorber.
  • the polarizing plate protective film according to the present invention preferably contains two or more ultraviolet absorbers.
  • a polymeric ultraviolet absorber can be preferably used, and in particular, a polymer type ultraviolet absorber described in JP-A-6-148430 is preferably used.
  • the method of adding the UV absorber can be added to the dope after dissolving the UV absorber in an alcohol such as methanol, ethanol or butanol, an organic solvent such as methylene chloride, methyl acetate, acetone or dioxolane, or a mixed solvent thereof. Or you may add directly in dope composition.
  • an alcohol such as methanol, ethanol or butanol
  • an organic solvent such as methylene chloride, methyl acetate, acetone or dioxolane, or a mixed solvent thereof.
  • inorganic powders that do not dissolve in organic solvents use a dissolver or sand mill in the organic solvent and cellulose ester to disperse them before adding them to the dope.
  • the amount of the UV absorber used is not uniform depending on the type of UV absorber, the operating conditions, etc., but when the dry film thickness of the polarizing plate protective film is 30 to 200 ⁇ m, the amount used is 0.5 to the polarizing plate protective film. Is preferably 10 to 10% by mass, and more preferably 0.6 to 4% by mass.
  • Antioxidant are also referred to as deterioration inhibitors.
  • a liquid crystal image display device or the like is placed in a high humidity and high temperature state, the cellulose ester film may be deteriorated.
  • the antioxidant has a role of delaying or preventing the cellulose ester film from being decomposed by, for example, a residual solvent amount of halogen in the cellulose ester film or phosphoric acid of a phosphoric acid plasticizer. It is preferable to make it contain in a film.
  • a hindered phenol compound is preferably used.
  • 2,6-di-t-butyl-p-cresol, pentaerythrityl-tetrakis [3- (3,5-di- -T-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate] triethylene glycol-bis [3- (3-t-butyl-5-methyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate], 1,6-hexanediol-bis [3 -(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate], 2,4-bis- (n-octylthio) -6- (4-hydroxy-3,5-di-t-butylanilino)- 1,3,5-triazine, 2,2-thio-diethylenebis [3- (3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate], oct Decyl-3- (3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl
  • 2,6-di-t-butyl-p-cresol, pentaerythrityl-tetrakis [3- (3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate], triethylene glycol-bis [3 -(3-tert-butyl-5-methyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate] is preferred.
  • hydrazine-based metal deactivators such as N, N′-bis [3- (3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionyl] hydrazine and tris (2,4-di- A phosphorus processing stabilizer such as t-butylphenyl) phosphite may be used in combination.
  • the amount of these compounds added is preferably 1 ppm to 1.0%, more preferably 10 to 1000 ppm in terms of mass ratio with respect to the cellulose derivative.
  • the cellulose ester film according to the present invention preferably contains fine particles.
  • examples of inorganic compounds include silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, calcium carbonate, calcium carbonate, talc, clay, calcined kaolin, calcined calcium silicate, and hydrated silicic acid. Mention may be made of calcium, aluminum silicate, magnesium silicate and calcium phosphate. Further, fine particles of an organic compound can also be preferably used.
  • organic compounds include polytetrafluoroethylene, cellulose acetate, polystyrene, polymethyl methacrylate, polypropyl methacrylate, polymethyl acrylate, polyethylene carbonate, acrylic styrene resin, silicone resin, polycarbonate resin, benzoguanamine resin, melamine resin
  • organic polymer compounds such as polyolefin-based powders, polyester-based resins, polyamide-based resins, polyimide-based resins, polyfluorinated ethylene-based resins, and starches.
  • a polymer compound synthesized by a suspension polymerization method, a polymer compound made spherical by a spray dry method or a dispersion method, or an inorganic compound can be used.
  • Fine particles containing silicon are preferable in terms of low turbidity, and silicon dioxide is particularly preferable.
  • the average primary particle size of the fine particles is preferably 5 to 400 nm, and more preferably 10 to 300 nm.
  • These may be mainly contained as secondary aggregates having a particle size of 0.05 to 0.3 ⁇ m, and may be contained as primary particles without being aggregated if the particles have an average particle size of 100 to 400 nm. preferable.
  • the content of these fine particles in the polarizing plate protective film is preferably 0.01 to 1% by mass, particularly preferably 0.05 to 0.5% by mass. In the case of a polarizing plate protective film having a multilayer structure by the co-casting method, it is preferable to contain fine particles of this addition amount on the surface.
  • Silicon dioxide fine particles are commercially available, for example, under the trade names Aerosil R972, R972V, R974, R812, 200, 200V, 300, R202, OX50, TT600 (manufactured by Nippon Aerosil Co., Ltd.). it can.
  • Zirconium oxide fine particles are commercially available, for example, under the trade names Aerosil R976 and R811 (manufactured by Nippon Aerosil Co., Ltd.).
  • Examples of the polymer include silicone resin, fluororesin and acrylic resin. Silicone resins are preferable, and those having a three-dimensional network structure are particularly preferable. For example, Tospearl 103, 105, 108, 120, 145, 3120, and 240 (manufactured by Toshiba Silicone Co., Ltd.) It is marketed by name and can be used.
  • Aerosil 200V and Aerosil R972V are particularly preferably used because they have a large effect of reducing the friction coefficient while keeping the turbidity of the polarizing plate protective film low.
  • the dynamic friction coefficient of at least one surface is 0.2 to 1.0.
  • additives may be batch-added to a dope that is a cellulose ester-containing solution before film formation, or an additive solution may be separately prepared and added in-line.
  • an additive solution may be separately prepared and added in-line.
  • a preferable amount of the cellulose ester is 1 to 10 parts by mass, and more preferably 3 to 5 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the solvent.
  • a static mixer manufactured by Toray Engineering
  • SWJ Toray static type in-tube mixer Hi-Mixer
  • the cellulose ester film according to the present invention can be preferably used regardless of whether it is a film produced by a solution casting method or a film produced by a melt casting method.
  • the cellulose ester film of the present invention is prepared by dissolving a cellulose ester and an additive in a solvent to prepare a dope, casting a dope onto an endless metal support, and casting the dope.
  • the step of drying as a web, the step of peeling from the metal support, the step of stretching or maintaining the width, the step of further drying, and the step of winding up the finished film are performed.
  • the concentration of cellulose ester in the dope is preferably higher because the drying load after casting on the metal support can be reduced. However, if the concentration of cellulose ester is too high, the load during filtration increases and the filtration accuracy is poor. Become.
  • the concentration that achieves both of these is preferably 10 to 35% by mass, and more preferably 15 to 25% by mass.
  • the solvent used in the dope may be used alone or in combination of two or more, but it is preferable to use a mixture of a good solvent and a poor solvent of cellulose ester in terms of production efficiency, and there are many good solvents. This is preferable from the viewpoint of the solubility of the cellulose ester.
  • a preferable range of the mixing ratio of the good solvent and the poor solvent is 70 to 98% by mass for the good solvent and 2 to 30% by mass for the poor solvent.
  • the good solvent and the poor solvent change depending on the average acetylation degree (acetyl group substitution degree) of the cellulose ester.
  • the good solvent and the poor solvent change depending on the average acetylation degree (acetyl group substitution degree) of the cellulose ester.
  • the good solvent and the poor solvent change depending on the average acetylation degree (acetyl group substitution degree) of the cellulose ester.
  • the cellulose ester acetate ester acetyl group substitution degree 2.4
  • cellulose Acetate propionate is a good solvent
  • cellulose acetate (acetyl group substitution degree 2.8) is a poor solvent.
  • the good solvent used in the present invention is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include organic halogen compounds such as methylene chloride, dioxolanes, acetone, methyl acetate, and methyl acetoacetate. Particularly preferred is methylene chloride or methyl acetate.
  • the poor solvent used in the present invention is not particularly limited, but for example, methanol, ethanol, n-butanol, cyclohexane, cyclohexanone and the like are preferably used.
  • the dope preferably contains 0.01 to 2% by mass of water.
  • the solvent used for dissolving the cellulose ester is used by collecting the solvent removed from the film by drying in the film-forming process and reusing it.
  • the recovery solvent may contain trace amounts of additives added to the cellulose ester, such as plasticizers, UV absorbers, polymers, monomer components, etc., but even if these are included, they are preferably reused. Can be purified and reused if necessary.
  • additives added to the cellulose ester such as plasticizers, UV absorbers, polymers, monomer components, etc., but even if these are included, they are preferably reused. Can be purified and reused if necessary.
  • a general method can be used. When heating and pressurization are combined, it is possible to heat above the boiling point at normal pressure.
  • a method in which a cellulose ester is mixed with a poor solvent and moistened or swollen, and then a good solvent is added and dissolved is also preferably used.
  • Pressurization may be performed by a method of injecting an inert gas such as nitrogen gas or a method of increasing the vapor pressure of the solvent by heating. Heating is preferably performed from the outside.
  • a jacket type is preferable because temperature control is easy.
  • the heating temperature with the addition of the solvent is preferably higher from the viewpoint of the solubility of the cellulose ester, but if the heating temperature is too high, the required pressure increases and the productivity deteriorates.
  • the preferred heating temperature is 45 to 120 ° C, more preferably 60 to 110 ° C, and still more preferably 70 ° C to 105 ° C.
  • the pressure is adjusted so that the solvent does not boil at the set temperature.
  • a cooling dissolution method is also preferably used, whereby the cellulose ester can be dissolved in a solvent such as methyl acetate.
  • the cellulose ester solution is filtered using an appropriate filter medium such as filter paper.
  • an appropriate filter medium such as filter paper.
  • the filter medium it is preferable that the absolute filtration accuracy is small in order to remove insoluble matters and the like, but there is a problem that the filter medium is likely to be clogged if the absolute filtration accuracy is too small.
  • a filter medium with an absolute filtration accuracy of 0.008 mm or less is preferable, a filter medium with 0.001 to 0.008 mm is more preferable, and a filter medium with 0.003 to 0.006 mm is still more preferable.
  • the material of the filter medium there are no particular restrictions on the material of the filter medium, and ordinary filter media can be used. However, plastic filter media such as polypropylene and Teflon (registered trademark), and metal filter media such as stainless steel do not drop off fibers. preferable.
  • Bright spot foreign matter means that when two polarizing plates are placed in a crossed Nicol state, an optical film or the like is placed between them, light is applied from one polarizing plate side, and observation is performed from the other polarizing plate side. It is a point (foreign matter) where light from the opposite side appears to leak, and the number of bright spots having a diameter of 0.01 mm or more is preferably 200 / cm 2 or less.
  • it is 100 pieces / cm 2 or less, still more preferably 50 pieces / m 2 or less, still more preferably 0 to 10 pieces / cm 2 . Further, it is preferable that the number of bright spots of 0.01 mm or less is small.
  • the dope can be filtered by a normal method, but the method of filtering while heating at a temperature not lower than the boiling point of the solvent at normal pressure and in a range where the solvent does not boil under pressure is the filtration pressure before and after filtration.
  • the increase in the difference (referred to as differential pressure) is small and preferable.
  • the preferred temperature is 45 to 120 ° C, more preferably 45 to 70 ° C, and still more preferably 45 to 55 ° C.
  • the filtration pressure is preferably 1.6 MPa or less, more preferably 1.2 MPa or less, and further preferably 1.0 MPa or less.
  • the metal support in the casting process is preferably a mirror-finished surface, and a stainless steel belt or a drum whose surface is plated with a casting is preferably used as the metal support.
  • the cast width can be 1 ⁇ 4m.
  • the surface temperature of the metal support in the casting step is ⁇ 50 ° C. to less than the boiling point of the solvent, and a higher temperature is preferable because the web drying speed can be increased. May deteriorate.
  • the preferred support temperature is 0 to 55 ° C, more preferably 25 to 50 ° C.
  • the method for controlling the temperature of the metal support is not particularly limited, but there are a method of blowing hot air or cold air, and a method of contacting hot water with the back side of the metal support. It is preferable to use warm water because heat transfer is performed efficiently, so that the time until the temperature of the metal support becomes constant is short. When warm air is used, wind at a temperature higher than the target temperature may be used.
  • the amount of residual solvent when peeling the web from the metal support is preferably 10 to 150% by mass, more preferably 20 to 40% by mass or 60 to 130% by mass. Particularly preferred is 20 to 30% by mass or 70 to 120% by mass.
  • the amount of residual solvent is defined by the following formula.
  • Residual solvent amount (% by mass) ⁇ (MN) / N ⁇ ⁇ 100 M is the mass of a sample collected during or after the production of the web or film, and N is the mass after heating M at 115 ° C. for 1 hour.
  • the web is peeled off from the metal support, and further dried, and the residual solvent amount is preferably 1% by mass or less, more preferably 0.1% by mass or less, Particularly preferred is 0 to 0.01% by mass or less.
  • a roll drying method (a method in which webs are alternately passed through a plurality of rolls arranged above and below) and a method in which the web is dried while being conveyed by a tenter method are employed.
  • the cellulose ester film of the present invention it is particularly preferable to perform stretching in the width direction (lateral direction) by a tenter method in which both ends of the web are held with clips or the like. Peeling is preferably performed at a peeling tension of 300 N / m or less.
  • the means for drying the web is not particularly limited, and can be generally performed with hot air, infrared rays, a heating roll, microwave, or the like, but is preferably performed with hot air in terms of simplicity.
  • drying temperature in the web drying process is increased stepwise from 40 to 200 ° C.
  • the film thickness of the cellulose ester film is not particularly limited, but 10 to 200 ⁇ m is used.
  • the film thickness is particularly preferably 10 to 100 ⁇ m. More preferably, it is 20 to 60 ⁇ m.
  • the cellulose ester film of the present invention has a width of 1 to 4 m. Particularly, those having a width of 1.4 to 4 m are preferably used, and particularly preferably 1.6 to 3 m. If it exceeds 4 m, conveyance becomes difficult.
  • the cellulose ester film has the structure of the present invention, and the refractive index is controlled by controlling the transport tension and stretching.
  • the retardation value can be changed by lowering or increasing the tension in the longitudinal direction.
  • biaxial stretching or uniaxial stretching can be performed sequentially or simultaneously with respect to the longitudinal direction (film forming direction) of the film and the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the film, that is, the width direction.
  • the draw ratios in the biaxial directions perpendicular to each other are preferably in the range of 0.8 to 1.5 times in the casting direction and 1.1 to 2.5 times in the width direction, respectively. It is preferable to carry out in the range of 0.8 to 1.0 times in the direction and 1.2 to 2.0 times in the width direction.
  • the stretching temperature is preferably 120 ° C. to 200 ° C., more preferably 150 ° C. to 200 ° C., more preferably more than 150 ° C. and 190 ° C. or less.
  • the residual solvent in the film is preferably 20 to 0%, more preferably 15 to 0%.
  • the residual solvent is stretched by 11% at 155 ° C., or the residual solvent is stretched by 2% at 155 ° C. Alternatively, it is preferable that the residual solvent is stretched at 11% at 160 ° C, or the residual solvent is stretched at less than 1% at 160 ° C.
  • the method of stretching the web For example, a method in which a circumferential speed difference is applied to a plurality of rolls, and the roll circumferential speed difference is used to stretch the rolls in the longitudinal direction. And a method of stretching in the vertical direction, a method of stretching in the horizontal direction and stretching in the horizontal direction, or a method of stretching in the vertical and horizontal directions and stretching in both the vertical and horizontal directions. Of course, these methods may be used in combination.
  • a tenter it may be a pin tenter or a clip tenter.
  • the slow axis or the fast axis of the cellulose ester film of the present invention exists in the film plane, and ⁇ 1 is preferably ⁇ 1 ° or more and + 1 ° or less, assuming that the angle formed with the film forming direction is ⁇ 1. More preferably, it is 5 ° or more and + 0.5 ° or less.
  • This ⁇ 1 can be defined as an orientation angle, and ⁇ 1 can be measured using an automatic birefringence meter KOBRA-21ADH (Oji Scientific Instruments).
  • ⁇ 1 satisfying the above relationship can contribute to obtaining high luminance in a display image, suppressing or preventing light leakage, and contributing to obtaining faithful color reproduction in a color liquid crystal display device.
  • ⁇ Physical properties of cellulose ester film> The moisture permeability of the cellulose ester film according to the present invention is preferably 300 to 1800 g / m 2 ⁇ 24 h at 40 ° C. and 90% RH, more preferably 400 to 1500 g / m 2 ⁇ 24 h, and 40 to 1300 g / m 2 ⁇ 24 h. Is particularly preferred.
  • the moisture permeability can be measured according to the method described in JIS Z 0208.
  • the cellulose ester film according to the present invention has a breaking elongation of preferably 10 to 80%, more preferably 20 to 50%.
  • the visible light transmittance of the cellulose ester film according to the present invention is preferably 90% or more, and more preferably 93% or more.
  • the haze of the cellulose ester film according to the present invention is preferably less than 1%, particularly preferably 0 to 0.1%.
  • the cellulose ester film which is the retardation film of the present invention can be used for a polarizing plate having a polarizing plate protective film and the liquid crystal display device of the present invention using the polarizing plate.
  • the polarizing plate of the present invention is characterized in that it is a polarizing plate bonded to at least one surface of a polarizer using the cellulose ester film of the present invention as a polarizing plate protective film.
  • the liquid crystal display device of the present invention is characterized in that the polarizing plate according to the present invention is bonded to at least one liquid crystal cell surface via an adhesive layer.
  • the polarizing plate of the present invention can be produced by a general method.
  • the cellulose ester film of the present invention is preferably bonded to at least one surface of a polarizer produced by subjecting the polarizer side to alkali saponification treatment and immersion drawing in an iodine solution using a completely saponified polyvinyl alcohol aqueous solution.
  • cellulose ester films for example, Konica Minoltack KC8UX, KC5UX, KC8UCR3, KC8UCR4, KC8UCR5, KC8UY, KC4UY, KC4UE, KC8UE, KC8UY-HA, KC8UX-RHA, KC8UX-RHA, KC8UX KC4UXW-RHA-NC, manufactured by Konica Minolta Opto Co., Ltd.
  • cellulose ester films for example, Konica Minoltack KC8UX, KC5UX, KC8UCR3, KC8UCR4, KC8UCR5, KC8UY, KC4UY, KC4UE, KC8UE, KC8UY-HA, KC8UX-RHA, KC8UX-RHA, KC8UX KC4UXW-RHA-NC, manufactured by Konica Minolta Opto Co., Ltd.
  • the polarizing plate protective film used on the surface side of the display device preferably has an antireflection layer, an antistatic layer, an antifouling layer, and a backcoat layer in addition to the antiglare layer or the clear hard coat layer.
  • a polarizer which is a main component of a polarizing plate, is an element that allows only light of a plane of polarization in a certain direction to pass.
  • a typical polarizer currently known is a polyvinyl alcohol-based polarizing film, which is polyvinyl alcohol.
  • iodine is dyed on a system film and one in which dichroic dye is dyed.
  • the polarizer is formed by forming a polyvinyl alcohol aqueous solution into a film and dyeing the film by uniaxial stretching or dyeing or uniaxially stretching, and then performing a durability treatment with a boron compound.
  • the film thickness of the polarizer is preferably 5 to 30 ⁇ m, particularly preferably 10 to 20 ⁇ m.
  • the ethylene unit content described in JP-A-2003-248123, JP-A-2003-342322, etc. is 1 to 4 mol%
  • the degree of polymerization is 2000 to 4000
  • the degree of saponification is 99.0 to 99.99 mol%.
  • Ethylene-modified polyvinyl alcohol is also preferably used.
  • an ethylene-modified polyvinyl alcohol film having a hot water cutting temperature of 66 to 73 ° C. is preferably used.
  • the difference in hot water cutting temperature between two points 5 cm away in the TD direction of the film is more preferably 1 ° C. or less in order to reduce color spots, and two points separated 1 cm in the TD direction of the film. In order to reduce color spots, it is more preferable that the difference in the hot water cutting temperature is 0.5 ° C. or less.
  • a polarizer using this ethylene-modified polyvinyl alcohol film is excellent in polarization performance and durability performance and has few color spots, and is particularly preferably used for a large liquid crystal display device.
  • the polarizer obtained as described above is usually used as a polarizing plate with a protective film bonded to both sides or one side.
  • the adhesive used for pasting include a PVA-based adhesive and a urethane-based adhesive. Among them, a PVA-based adhesive is preferably used.
  • the cellulose ester film of the present invention can be used in liquid crystal display devices of various drive systems such as STN, TN, OCB, HAN, VA (MVA, PVA), IPS, OCB.
  • a VA (MVA, PVA) type liquid crystal display device is preferable.
  • liquid crystal display device with a 30-inch screen or more can obtain a liquid crystal display device with excellent visibility such as uneven coloring and front contrast with little environmental fluctuation, reduced light leakage.
  • Example 1 ⁇ Production of Cellulose Ester Film 101> ⁇ Fine particle dispersion 1> Fine particles (Aerosil R972V manufactured by Nippon Aerosil Co., Ltd.) 11 parts by weight Ethanol 89 parts by weight The above was stirred and mixed with a dissolver for 50 minutes, and then dispersed with Manton Gorin.
  • Fine particle addition liquid 1 The fine particle dispersion 1 was slowly added to the dissolution tank containing methylene chloride with sufficient stirring. Further, the particles were dispersed by an attritor so that the secondary particles had a predetermined particle size. This was filtered through Finemet NF manufactured by Nippon Seisen Co., Ltd. to prepare a fine particle additive solution 1.
  • a main dope solution having the following composition was prepared. First, methylene chloride and ethanol were added to the pressure dissolution tank. Cellulose esters A and B were added to a pressurized dissolution tank containing a solvent while stirring. This is completely dissolved with heating and stirring. This was designated as Azumi Filter Paper No. The main dope solution was prepared by filtration using 244.
  • the dope solution was uniformly cast on a stainless steel belt support at a temperature of 33 ° C. and a width of 1500 mm. The temperature of the stainless steel belt was controlled at 30 ° C.
  • the solvent was evaporated until the amount of residual solvent in the cast (cast) film reached 75%, and then peeled off from the stainless steel belt support with a peeling tension of 130 N / m.
  • the peeled cellulose ester film was stretched 36% in the width direction using a tenter while applying heat at 150 ° C.
  • the residual solvent at the start of stretching was 15%.
  • drying was terminated while the drying zone was conveyed by a number of rolls.
  • the drying temperature was 130 ° C. and the transport tension was 100 N / m.
  • a cellulose ester film 101 having a dry film thickness of 40 ⁇ m was obtained.
  • cellulose ester films 102 to 115 were prepared in substantially the same manner except that 109 and 111 were further added with a plasticizer and the solvent type, film thickness, and draw ratio were changed as shown in Table 2.
  • Plasticizer A Triphenyl phosphate Plasticizer B: Ethylphthalylethyl glycolate Plasticizer C: Trimethylolpropane benzoate Further, 201 to 207 were prepared as comparative samples.
  • Example 2 Preparation of polarizing plate> A polyvinyl alcohol film having a thickness of 120 ⁇ m was uniaxially stretched (temperature: 110 ° C., stretch ratio: 5 times).
  • a polarizer, the cellulose ester films 101 to 207, and Konica Minolta Tack KC4UY (cellulose ester film manufactured by Konica Minolta Opto Co., Ltd.) were bonded to the back side to prepare a polarizing plate.
  • Step 1 Soaked in a 2 mol / L sodium hydroxide solution at 60 ° C. for 90 seconds, then washed with water and dried to obtain a saponified cellulose ester film bonded to the polarizer.
  • Step 2 The polarizer was immersed in a polyvinyl alcohol adhesive tank having a solid content of 2% by mass for 1 to 2 seconds.
  • Step 3 Excess adhesive adhered to the polarizer in Step 2 was gently wiped off and placed on the cellulose ester film treated in Step 1.
  • Step 4 The cellulose ester films 101 to 207 laminated in Step 3 were bonded together with a polarizer and a back side cellulose ester film at a pressure of 20 to 30 N / cm 2 and a conveying speed of about 2 m / min.
  • Step 5 A sample obtained by bonding the polarizer prepared in Step 4 with the cellulose ester films 101 to 207 and Konica Minoltack KC4UY in a drier at 80 ° C. is dried for 2 minutes, and the polarizing plates 101 to 116 and 201 to 207 are bonded.
  • ⁇ Production of liquid crystal display device> A liquid crystal panel for viewing angle measurement was produced as follows, and the characteristics as a liquid crystal display device were evaluated.
  • the polarizing plates on both sides of the 40-inch display KLV-40J3000 made by SONY were peeled off in advance, and the prepared polarizing plates 101 to 116 were respectively bonded to both surfaces of the glass surface of the liquid crystal cell.
  • the direction of bonding of the polarizing plate is such that the surface of the cellulose ester film of the present invention is on the liquid crystal cell side, and the absorption axis is in the same direction as the polarizing plate previously bonded.
  • liquid crystal display devices 101 to 116 and 201 to 207 were produced.
  • This liquid crystal display device was evaluated for color variation and front contrast. The results are shown in Table 3.
  • Front contrast (brightness of white display measured from normal direction of display device) / (brightness of black display measured from normal direction of display device)
  • liquid crystal display devices 101 to 116 of the present invention are liquid crystal display devices excellent in color variation and front contrast.

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L'invention porte sur un film d'ester de cellulose présentant un excellent contraste avant. De façon spécifique, l'invention porte sur un film d'ester de cellulose caractérisé en ce qu'il présente une valeur de trouble inférieure ou égale à 0,02 lorsqu'un solvant, présentant un indice de réfraction de plus ou moins 0,05 par rapport à l'indice de réfraction du film, est utilisé comme interface avec le film dans la mesure du trouble du film sur un appareil de mesure de trouble.
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