WO2015178103A1 - Resin composition and method for producing same - Google Patents

Abstract

This resin composition contains a thermosetting resin and a lignin that is modified by a carboxylic acid.

Description

Resin composition and method for producing the same

The present invention relates to a resin composition and a method for producing the same, and more particularly to a resin composition containing a thermosetting resin and a method for producing the same.

Conventionally, thermosetting resins have been widely used in various industrial fields such as electric parts, automobile parts, building materials, and daily necessities.

For such thermosetting resins, various physical properties such as mechanical properties (strength, etc.), heat resistance, electrical insulation, etc. of molded products are required depending on the application, and the required physical properties. In order to satisfy the above, it has been studied to add various additives to the thermosetting resin.

In addition, as an additive to be added to the thermosetting resin, in recent years, effective use of plant-derived materials has been required from the viewpoint of environmental protection. Specifically, for example, thermosetting resins and herbaceous materials are used. A lignin-added thermosetting resin containing lignin has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).

Such a lignin-added thermosetting resin can ensure excellent mechanical properties, heat resistance and electrical insulation.

JP 2012-082255 A

On the other hand, the thermosetting resin may require water resistance depending on its use.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a resin composition that can obtain a molded product that is excellent in mechanical properties, heat resistance and electrical insulation properties, and also has excellent water resistance, and a method for producing the same.

The resin composition of the present invention is characterized by containing a thermosetting resin and lignin modified with carboxylic acid.

In the resin composition of the present invention, it is preferable that the carboxylic acid is acetic acid.

In the resin composition of the present invention, it is preferable that the lignin is a herbaceous plant-derived lignin.

In the resin composition of the present invention, it is preferable that the thermosetting resin is a phenol resin.

The method for producing the resin composition of the present invention is characterized by kneading a thermosetting resin and a lignin modified with a carboxylic acid at 80 ° C. or higher and 180 ° C. or lower.

Since the resin composition of the present invention contains a thermosetting resin and a lignin modified with a carboxylic acid, it is excellent in mechanical properties, heat resistance and electrical insulation, and further has a molded product excellent in water resistance. Obtainable. Moreover, since the lignin modified with carboxylic acid is excellent in handleability, the resin composition of the present invention can be obtained easily and with good operability.

Moreover, according to the method for producing a resin composition of the present invention, the resin composition of the present invention can be produced easily.

The resin composition of the present invention contains a thermosetting resin and lignin modified with carboxylic acid (hereinafter sometimes referred to as carboxylic acid-modified lignin).

The thermosetting resin is not particularly limited and may be a known thermosetting resin. Specifically, for example, phenol resins (such as novolac type phenol resins and resol type phenol resins), epoxy resins, melamine resins, urea resins, unsaturated polyester resins, urethane resins, benzoguanamine resins, and the like can be given.

These thermosetting resins can be used alone or in combination of two or more.

As the thermosetting resin, a phenol resin is preferable, and a novolac type phenol resin is preferable.

Further, a curing agent can be blended in the resin composition according to the type of the thermosetting resin. More specifically, for example, when a phenol resin is used as the thermosetting resin, a phenol resin curing agent can be blended in the resin composition.

The phenol resin curing agent is not particularly limited, and a known curing agent can be used. Specific examples include hexamethylenetetramine, methylol melamine, and methylol urea.

These phenolic resin curing agents can be used alone or in combination of two or more.

As the phenol resin curing agent, hexamethylenetetramine is preferable.

The blending ratio of the phenol resin curing agent is appropriately set according to the purpose and application.

In the carboxylic acid-modified lignin, examples of the carboxylic acid include a carboxylic acid having one carboxy group (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as a monofunctional carboxylic acid). Functional carboxylic acid, unsaturated aliphatic monofunctional carboxylic acid, aromatic monofunctional carboxylic acid and the like can be mentioned.

Examples of the saturated aliphatic monofunctional carboxylic acid include acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, lauric acid and the like.

Examples of the unsaturated aliphatic monofunctional carboxylic acid include acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, and linoleic acid.

Examples of the aromatic monofunctional carboxylic acid include benzoic acid, 2-phenoxybenzoic acid, and 4-methylbenzoic acid.

These carboxylic acids can be used alone or in combination of two or more.

The carboxylic acid is preferably a saturated aliphatic monofunctional carboxylic acid, and more preferably acetic acid. If the carboxylic acid is used, a carboxylic acid-modified lignin can be easily obtained, and the carboxylic acid-modified lignin obtained has a relatively high solubility in an organic solvent and has a melting temperature as described later. Since it is relatively low temperature (about 100 to 200 ° C.), it is excellent in handleability.

Lignin is a high molecular phenolic compound having a basic skeleton such as guaiacyl lignin (G-type), syringyl lignin (S-type), p-hydroxyphenyl lignin (H-type), and is included in all plants. . Such natural lignin is industrially extracted, for example, soda lignin contained in waste liquid (black liquor) discharged when producing pulp from plant raw materials by soda method, sulfite method, kraft method, etc. , Sulfite lignin, craft lignin and the like are known.

Specific examples of lignin include woody plant-derived lignin and herbaceous plant-derived lignin.

Examples of woody plant-derived lignin include coniferous lignin contained in conifers (eg, cedar), for example, broadleaf lignin contained in broadleaf trees. Such woody plant-derived lignin does not contain lignin having H-type basic skeleton, for example, conifer lignin has G-type basic skeleton, and hardwood lignin has G-type and S-type basic skeleton. Yes.

Examples of herbaceous plant-derived lignin include rice-based lignin contained in grass family plants (wheat straw, rice straw, corn, bamboo, etc.). Such herbaceous plant-derived lignin has all of H-type, G-type and S-type as the basic skeleton.

These lignins can be used alone or in combination of two or more.

The lignin is preferably a herbaceous plant-derived lignin, more preferably a herbaceous plant-derived lignin derived from corn stover (corn core, stem, leaf, etc.).

Further, as lignin, from the viewpoint of reactivity, it is preferable to contain an H-type basic skeleton in a proportion of 3% by mass or more, more preferably 9% by mass or more, and still more preferably 14% by mass or more. It is done.

The production method of the carboxylic acid-modified lignin is not particularly limited, and can conform to a known method.

Specifically, for example, plant materials (for example, conifers, hardwoods, gramineous plants, etc.), which are raw materials for lignin, are digested with carboxylic acid (preferably acetic acid), so that carboxylic acid modification is performed as pulp waste liquid. Lignin can be obtained.

The cooking method is not particularly limited. For example, a plant material that is a raw material for lignin is mixed with a carboxylic acid and an inorganic acid (for example, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, etc.) and reacted.

The mixing ratio of the carboxylic acid is such that the carboxylic acid (100% conversion) is, for example, 500 parts by mass or more, preferably 900 parts by mass or more, for example, 30000 with respect to 100 parts by mass of the plant material that is the raw material for lignin. It is 1 part by mass or less, preferably 15000 parts by mass or less.

The blending ratio of the inorganic acid is, for example, 0.01 parts by mass or more, preferably 0.05 parts by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of the plant material that is the raw material for lignin. For example, it is 10 parts by mass or less, preferably 5 parts by mass or less.

Moreover, as reaction conditions, the reaction temperature is, for example, 30 ° C. or higher, preferably 50 ° C. or higher, for example, 400 ° C. or lower, preferably 250 ° C. or lower. The reaction time is, for example, 0.5 hours or more, preferably 1 hour or more, for example, 20 hours or less, preferably 10 hours or less.

By such cooking, pulp is obtained and carboxylic acid-modified lignin is obtained as a pulp waste liquid.

Next, in this method, the pulp is separated by a known separation method such as filtration, and the filtrate (pulp waste liquid) is recovered. If necessary, the unreacted carboxylic acid is known using, for example, a rotary evaporator, vacuum distillation or the like. It is removed (distilled off) by the method. Thereafter, a large excess of water is added to precipitate the carboxylic acid-modified lignin, followed by filtration to recover the carboxylic acid-modified lignin as a solid content.

The method for obtaining carboxylic acid-modified lignin is not limited to the above. For example, carboxylic acid-modified lignin is obtained by reacting lignin not modified with carboxylic acid (hereinafter, unmodified lignin) with carboxylic acid. You can also

In such a method, the native lignin is preferably powdered native lignin.

The average particle size of the powdered unmodified lignin is, for example, 0.1 μm or more, preferably 5 μm or more, for example, 1000 μm or less, preferably 500 μm or less.

If the average particle diameter is in the above range, aggregation of the unmodified lignin can be suppressed and the unmodified lignin can be favorably dispersed in the carboxylic acid.

The powdered unmodified lignin can be obtained by drying and pulverizing the lump unmodified lignin by a known method, or a commercially available product can be used.

As a method of reacting unmodified lignin and carboxylic acid, for example, unmodified lignin, carboxylic acid and inorganic acid (for example, hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, etc.) are mixed and reacted.

The mixing ratio of the carboxylic acid is, for example, 300 parts by mass or more, preferably 500 parts by mass or more, for example, 15000 parts by mass or less, based on 100 parts by mass of the unmodified lignin. Preferably, it is 10000 parts by mass or less.

The blending ratio of the inorganic acid is such that the inorganic acid (100% conversion) is, for example, 0.01 parts by mass or more, preferably 0.05 parts by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of the unmodified lignin. 10 parts by mass or less, preferably 5 parts by mass or less.

Moreover, as reaction conditions, the reaction temperature is, for example, 30 ° C. or higher, preferably 50 ° C. or higher, for example, 400 ° C. or lower, preferably 250 ° C. or lower. The reaction time is, for example, 0.5 hours or more, preferably 1 hour or more, for example, 20 hours or less, preferably 10 hours or less.

Such carboxylic acid-modified lignin is excellent in handleability.

That is, lignin that has not been modified with carboxylic acid has relatively low solubility in organic solvents and does not melt, so that it may be inferior in handleability depending on the application.

On the other hand, lignin modified with carboxylic acid as described above is an organic solvent (for example, esters such as methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, butyl acetate and isobutyl acetate, for example, ketones such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone and cyclohexanone). For example, aliphatic alcohols such as methanol, for example, phenols such as phenol, cresol, bisphenol A, for example, ethers such as diethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran and dioxane, such as methyl cellosolve acetate, ethyl cellosolve acetate, methylcarbyl Tall acetate, ethyl carbitol acetate, ethylene glycol ethyl ether acetate, propylene glycol methyl ether acetate, 3-methyl-3-methoxybuty Glycol ether esters such as acetate and ethyl-3-ethoxypropionate, for example, nitriles such as acetonitrile, others, N-methylpyrrolidone, N, N-dimethylformamide, N, N-dimethylacetamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, hexa Since it is relatively high in solubility in polar solvents such as methylphosphonilamide and can be melted at a relatively low melting temperature (about 100 to 200 ° C.), it is excellent in handleability.

Therefore, the carboxylic acid-modified lignin can also be used as a solution of the above organic solvent. In such a case, the concentration of the carboxylic acid-modified lignin in the solution is, for example, 10% by mass or more, preferably 30% by mass or more, for example, less than 100% by mass, preferably 90% by mass or less, more preferably 80% by mass or less.

The carboxylic acid-modified lignin is obtained as a mixture of a component (soluble component) that can be dissolved by the organic solvent (preferably ethyl acetate) and a component that cannot be dissolved by the organic solvent (insoluble component). There is a case.

In such a case, a mixture of a soluble component and an insoluble component (referred to as crude carboxylic acid-modified lignin) can be used as the carboxylic acid-modified lignin.

In addition, it is possible to separate the soluble component and the insoluble component and use only the soluble component, or it is possible to use only the insoluble component. Furthermore, the separated soluble component and insoluble component can be mixed and used.

As a method for separating the soluble component and the insoluble component, for example, the above-described extraction method using an organic solvent is employed.

In addition, although it does not restrict | limit especially as extraction conditions, Extraction temperature is room temperature (for example, 25 degreeC), for example.

From the viewpoint of water resistance, the carboxylic acid-modified lignin is preferably a crude carboxylic acid-modified lignin and a soluble component.

The average particle size of the carboxylic acid-modified lignin used in the production of the resin composition is, for example, 0.1 μm or more, preferably 5 μm or more, for example, 2 cm or less, preferably 1 cm or less.

If the average particle size is in the above range, the thermosetting resin is excellent in solubility, the carboxylic acid-modified lignin can be well dispersed in the thermosetting resin, and the resin composition has excellent mechanical properties and heat resistance. , Electrical insulation and water resistance can be ensured.

The resin composition can further contain an additive.

Examples of additives include known additives added to thermosetting resin compositions, such as fillers (wood flour, pulp, glass fibers, etc.), colorants, plasticizers, stabilizers, release agents (stearic acid). Metal soap such as zinc).

These additives can be used alone or in combination of two or more.

As the additive, a filler is preferable, and wood powder and glass fiber are more preferable.

From the viewpoint of improving mechanical properties and water resistance, glass fiber is more preferable. Further, from the viewpoint of improving heat resistance and electrical insulation, wood powder is more preferable.

Further, from the viewpoint of improving various physical properties in a well-balanced manner, a combination of wood flour and glass fiber is more preferable. When wood powder and glass fiber are used in combination, their blending ratio is not particularly limited, and glass fiber is, for example, 20 parts by mass or more, preferably 50 parts by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of wood powder. Yes, for example, 300 parts by mass or less, preferably 200 parts by mass or less.

In addition, the content of the additive is appropriately set according to the purpose and application within a range that does not impair the excellent effects of the present invention.

For example, when a filler is added, the blending ratio is, for example, 10 parts by mass or more, preferably 20 parts by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of the thermosetting resin. 300 parts by mass or less, preferably 200 parts by mass or less.

The additive may be added in advance to the thermosetting resin and / or carboxylic acid-modified lignin, or may be added at the same time when the thermosetting resin and the carboxylic acid-modified lignin are blended. And a mixture of carboxylic acid-modified lignin.

In order to produce the resin composition, for example, a thermosetting resin and a carboxylic acid-modified lignin (and, if necessary, an additive) may be blended and kneaded.

The blending ratio of the thermosetting resin and carboxylic acid-modified lignin (solid content when dissolved in a solvent) is such that the carboxylic acid-modified lignin is, for example, 10 parts by mass or more with respect to 100 parts by mass of the thermosetting resin. The amount is preferably 20 parts by mass or more, for example, 300 parts by mass or less, and preferably 200 parts by mass or less.

When the blending ratio of the thermosetting resin and the carboxylic acid-modified lignin is within the above range, it is possible to suppress an increase in viscosity and ensure excellent moldability, and further, mechanical properties and heat resistance of the obtained molded body. , Electrical insulation and water resistance can be improved.

Further, from the viewpoint of improving water resistance and heat resistance, the carboxylic acid-modified lignin is more preferably 10 parts by mass or more, more preferably 20 parts by mass or more, particularly preferably 100 parts by mass of the thermosetting resin. The amount is preferably 30 parts by mass or more, more preferably 100 parts by mass or less, still more preferably 80 parts by mass or less, and particularly preferably 75 parts by mass or less.

Further, from the viewpoint of improving electrical insulation, more preferably, the carboxylic acid-modified lignin is 50 parts by mass or more, more preferably 60 parts by mass or more, particularly preferably 100 parts by mass of the thermosetting resin. 70 parts by mass or more, more preferably 200 parts by mass or less, still more preferably 150 parts by mass or less, and particularly preferably 110 parts by mass or less.

The kneading method is not particularly limited, and for example, a known kneader such as a single screw extruder, a multi-screw extruder, a roll kneader, a kneader, a Henschel mixer, a Banbury mixer, etc. can be used.

As the kneading conditions, the kneading temperature is 80 ° C. or higher, preferably 90 ° C. or higher, more preferably 100 ° C. or higher, 180 ° C. or lower, preferably 170 ° C. or lower, more preferably 160 ° C. or lower. . The kneading time is, for example, 3 minutes or more, preferably 5 minutes or more, for example, 30 minutes or less, preferably 20 minutes or less.

Since the resin composition thus obtained contains a thermosetting resin and a lignin modified with a carboxylic acid, it has excellent mechanical properties, heat resistance and electrical insulation properties, and also has excellent water resistance. A molded product can be obtained. Moreover, since the lignin modified with carboxylic acid is excellent in handleability, the above resin composition can be obtained easily and with good operability.

Further, according to the above method for producing a resin composition, the above resin composition can be easily produced.

And such a resin composition is used for manufacture of a molded article.

More specifically, the above resin composition is molded by a known thermosetting resin molding method such as transfer molding or compression molding. Thereby, it is possible to obtain a molded article having excellent mechanical properties, heat resistance, and electrical insulation properties and excellent water resistance.

Therefore, the molded product obtained can be widely used in various industrial fields such as electric parts, automobile parts, building materials, and daily necessities.

Next, although this invention is demonstrated based on an Example and a comparative example, this invention is not limited by the following Example. “Part” and “%” are based on mass unless otherwise specified. In addition, specific numerical values such as a blending ratio (content ratio), physical property values, and parameters used in the following description are described in the above-mentioned “Mode for Carrying Out the Invention”, and a blending ratio corresponding to them ( Substituting the upper limit value (numerical value defined as “less than” or “less than”) or the lower limit value (number defined as “greater than” or “exceeded”) such as content ratio), physical property values, parameters, etc. be able to.
<Production of acetic acid-modified lignin>
Production Example 1
100 parts by mass of corn stover was mixed with 1000 parts by mass of 95% by mass acetic acid and 3 parts by mass of sulfuric acid, and reacted for 4 hours under reflux. After the reaction, the pulp was removed by filtration, and the pulp waste liquid was recovered. Next, after removing acetic acid in the pulp waste liquid using a rotary evaporator and concentrating until the volume becomes 1/10, 10 times the amount of the concentrated liquid (mass basis) is added and filtered, Acetic acid-modified lignin was obtained as a solid content.

Production Example 2
Acetic acid-modified lignin was obtained in the same manner as in Production Example 1, except that 100 parts by mass of bamboo was used instead of 100 parts by mass of corn stover.

Production Example 3
The acetic acid-modified lignin (crude acetic acid-modified lignin) obtained in Production Example 1 was dissolved in ethyl acetate at room temperature (25 ° C.), and separated into a filtrate and a residue by filtration.

Acetic acid-modified lignin contained in the obtained filtrate was used as a soluble component (soluble acetic acid-modified lignin). By drying the filtrate, a soluble component (soluble acetic acid-modified lignin) was obtained as a residue.

Production Example 4
The acetic acid-modified lignin obtained in Production Example 1 was dissolved in ethyl acetate at room temperature (25 ° C.) and separated into a filtrate and a residue by filtration.

The obtained residue was washed with distilled water and filtered again to obtain a residue obtained as an insoluble component (insoluble acetic acid-modified lignin).

Production Comparative Example 1
After neutralizing the straw straw alkaline digested pulp waste liquor (black liquor), it was filtered to obtain unmodified lignin as a solid content.
<Manufacture of resin composition>
Example 1
300 g of novolak type phenolic resin (manufactured by Asahi Organic Materials Co., Ltd.), 150 g of acetic acid-modified lignin obtained in Production Example 1, 150 g of wood flour (manufactured by Asahi Organic Materials Co., Ltd.) as a filler, and hexa as a curing agent 54 g of methylenetetramine (manufactured by Lignite Co., Ltd.) and 4.5 g of zinc stearate (manufactured by Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.) as a release agent were sequentially blended and kneaded at 100 ° C. for 10 minutes with two hot rolls. A resin composition was obtained.

Example 2
A resin composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the kneading temperature was changed to 150 ° C.

Example 3
A resin composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that 150 g of glass fiber (average length: 3 mm, aspect ratio: 250, manufactured by Nittobo Co., Ltd.) was blended instead of 150 g of wood powder.

Example 4
A resin composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that 150 g of acetic acid-modified lignin obtained in Production Example 2 was blended in place of 150 g of acetic acid-modified lignin obtained in Production Example 1.

Example 5
A resin composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the blending amount of the novolac type phenol resin was 225 g and the blending amount of the acetic acid-modified lignin was 225 g.

Example 6
A resin composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the amount of the novolac-type phenol resin was 180 g and the amount of the acetic acid-modified lignin was 270 g.

Example 7
A resin composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that 150 g of the soluble acetic acid-modified lignin obtained in Production Example 3 was blended in place of 150 g of the acetic acid-modified lignin obtained in Production Example 1.

Example 8
A resin composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example 5 except that 225 g of the soluble acetic acid-modified lignin obtained in Production Example 3 was blended in place of 225 g of the acetic acid-modified lignin obtained in Production Example 1.

Example 9
A resin composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that 150 g of insoluble acetic acid-modified lignin obtained in Production Example 4 was blended in place of 150 g of acetic acid-modified lignin obtained in Production Example 1.

Example 10
A resin composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example 5 except that 225 g of insoluble acetic acid-modified lignin obtained in Production Example 4 was blended in place of 225 g of acetic acid-modified lignin obtained in Production Example 1.

Example 11
A resin composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example 10 except that the amount of the novolac-type phenol resin was 200 g and the amount of the insoluble acetic acid-modified lignin obtained in Production Example 4 was 250 g.

Example 12
A resin composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1, except that 100 g of wood powder and 50 g of glass fiber (average length 3 mm, aspect ratio 250, manufactured by Nittobo Co., Ltd.) were blended in place of 150 g of wood powder.

Example 13
A resin composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that 75 g of wood powder and 75 g of glass fiber (average length: 3 mm, aspect ratio: 250, manufactured by Nittobo Co., Ltd.) were blended instead of 150 g of wood powder.

Example 14
A resin composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that 50 g of wood powder and 100 g of glass fiber (average length 3 mm, aspect ratio 250, manufactured by Nittobo Co., Ltd.) were blended in place of 150 g of wood powder.

Comparative Example 1
300 g of novolak type phenolic resin (manufactured by Asahi Organic Materials Co., Ltd.), 100 g of wood flour (manufactured by Asahi Organic Materials Co., Ltd.) as a filler, 54 g of hexamethylenetetramine (manufactured by Lignite) as a curing agent, and a release agent 3 g of zinc stearate (manufactured by Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.) was blended and kneaded with two hot rolls at 100 ° C. for 10 minutes to obtain a resin composition.

Comparative Example 2
A resin composition was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that 150 g of unmodified lignin obtained in Production Comparative Example 1 was blended in place of 150 g of acetic acid-modified lignin obtained in Production Example 1.
<Evaluation>
About the resin composition obtained in each Example and each comparative example, it transfer-molded for 15 minutes at 170 degreeC, and obtained the rectangular test piece for a bending test, and the disk-shaped test piece of 75 mmphi as a molded article.

And the obtained molded article was evaluated by the following method. The results are shown in Tables 1 to 3.
(1) Glass transition temperature (Tg)
The solid dynamic viscoelasticity was measured using Rhegel-E4000 (manufactured by UBM) (frequency 1 Hz, temperature rising rate 2 ° C./min). And the peak temperature of the obtained tan-delta curve was calculated | required as glass transition temperature (Tg). The results are shown in Table 1.
(2) Bending strength The bending strength was measured at a crosshead speed of 3 mm / min and a span of 100 mm in accordance with JIS K6911 (1995 edition).
(3) Deflection temperature under load In accordance with ASTM D648 (2004 edition), a heat distortion tester (manufactured by Mize Tester) is used, and the temperature rise rate is 2 ° C./min and the load is 18.5 kg / cm ² in silicone oil. Then, the temperature when the standard deflection amount (0.25 mm) was reached was measured.
(4) Linear expansion coefficient Using TMA / SS6000 (manufactured by Hitachi High-Tech Science Co., Ltd.), thermomechanical analysis (TMA) at a compression mode and a heating rate of 2 ° C./min in a nitrogen atmosphere, and from the slope of the obtained TMA curve, The linear expansion coefficient at 40 ° C. to 60 ° C. was determined.
(5) Volume resistivity (electrical insulation)
According to JIS K6911 (1995 edition), volume resistivity (Ω · cm) was measured using HP4339A (manufactured by Agilent Technologies).
(6) Dielectric constant Using an impedance analyzer E4991A (manufactured by Agilent Technologies), the dielectric constant at a frequency of 1 GHz was measured by the capacitance method.
(7) Water Absorption Rate After measuring the initial mass (dry mass) of the molded product and then immersing the molded product in boiling water for 2 hours, the mass (water absorption mass) and the amount of increase were measured. The rate was determined.

Water absorption (mass%)
= 100 x mass increase after immersion in boiling water / dry mass

From Table 1, the molded product obtained using the resin composition of each example was the same as that of the molded product obtained using the resin composition of Comparative Example 1, while having excellent water resistance. It is clear that it has physical properties, heat resistance and electrical insulation.

Moreover, from Table 1, the molded product obtained using the resin composition of each example is the same as the molded product obtained using the resin composition of Comparative Example 2, mechanical properties, heat resistance, electrical insulation, etc. It is clear that the water resistance is equivalent or better and has excellent water resistance.

In addition, when Examples 1, 5 and 6 in Tables 1 and 2 are compared, in the mass ratio of the phenol resin and lignin (acetic acid-modified lignin, unmodified lignin), the heat resistance increases as the phenol resin increases. It is clear that the water resistance is excellent, while the electrical insulation is excellent as the lignins increase. The same is apparent in the comparison of Examples 7 to 8 and the comparison of Examples 9 to 11 in Table 2.

Further, when Example 1, Example 7 and Example 9 are compared, by using the acetic acid-modified lignin obtained in Production Example 1 (crude acetic acid-modified lignin) and the soluble acetic acid-modified lignin obtained in Production Example 3, It is apparent that superior water resistance can be obtained as compared with the case where the insoluble acetic acid-modified lignin obtained in Production Example 4 is used.

Further, when comparing Example 1, Example 3 and Examples 12 to 14 in Table 1 and Table 3, the use of wood flour as the filler makes it possible to achieve superior heat resistance compared to the case where glass fiber is used as the filler. Is clearly obtained. Moreover, it is clear that the use of glass fiber as the filler is superior in mechanical properties and water resistance as compared with the case of using wood flour as the filler. Moreover, it is clear that they can be improved in a balanced manner by using wood flour and glass fiber in combination.

Although the above invention has been provided as an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, this is merely an example and should not be interpreted in a limited manner. Variations of the present invention that are apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art are within the scope of the following claims.

The resin composition of the present invention and the production method thereof are widely used, for example, as molded products in various industrial fields such as electric parts, automobile parts, building materials, and daily necessities.

Claims (5)

A thermosetting resin;
A resin composition comprising a lignin modified with a carboxylic acid. The resin composition according to claim 1, wherein the carboxylic acid is acetic acid. The resin composition according to claim 1, wherein the lignin is a herbaceous plant-derived lignin. The resin composition according to claim 1, wherein the thermosetting resin is a phenol resin. A thermosetting resin;
A method for producing a resin composition, comprising kneading a lignin modified with a carboxylic acid at 80 ° C. or higher and 180 ° C. or lower.