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WO2018172983A1
WO2018172983A1 PCT/IB2018/051971 IB2018051971W WO2018172983A1 WO 2018172983 A1 WO2018172983 A1 WO 2018172983A1 IB 2018051971 W IB2018051971 W IB 2018051971W WO 2018172983 A1 WO2018172983 A1 WO 2018172983A1
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Uma Shankar SATPATHY
Madhuchhanda MAITI
Satya Srinivas Rao GANDHAM
Ajit Behari Mathur
Raksh Vir Jasra
Devesh Kumar SHUKLA
Mahuya BAGUI
Yogesh Popatrao PATIL
Ganesh Chandra BASAK
Amit Kumar Punamchand SHAH
Yogini Maheshbhai AMIN
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  • the present disclosure relates to a compact polymeric gel and its use in preparing DUHMWPE filaments.
  • Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene UHMWPE: The term ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) used hereinafter in the specification refers to a polymer of ethylene having long chains and viscosity average molecular weight of 2 million Dalton and above.
  • Dis-Entangled Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (DUHMWPE): The term disentangled ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (DUHMWPE) used hereinafter in the specification refers to a polymer of ethylene having viscosity average molecular weight of 2 million Dalton and above, wherein the polyethylene chains have substantially low entanglement.
  • DUHMWPE used in the context of the present disclosure refers to a homo- polymer or copolymer of ethylene having molecular weight in the range of 2 million Dalton to 20 million Dalton, heat of fusion in the range of 180 J/g to 250 J/g and bulk density in the range of 0.05 g/cm 3 to 0.08 g/cm 3 and initial elastic modulus value of 1.0 MPa, preferable ⁇ 1.0 MPa of the melt when measured by dynamic rheometry (strain: 0.5%, frequency: 10 rad/s, temperature: 180 °C).
  • Denier is a unit for the measurement of the linear mass density of filaments. It is defined as the mass in grams per 9000 meters the filaments.
  • % Filament Elongation Specified as the percentage increase in the length of the filament when stretched as compared to the initial length of the filament, before the breaking of the filament.
  • Draw Ratio Draw Ratio is expressed as the ratio of cross sectional area of the undrawn material to that of the drawn material.
  • Tow is an untwisted bundle of manufactured filaments.
  • BACKGROUND Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene finds numerous applications due to properties such as high abrasion resistance, high impact strength, and low coefficient of friction.
  • UHMWPE shows good physical and mechanical properties
  • the melt viscosity average of the UHMWPE is high, resulting in poor homogeneity of the processed product obtained therefrom. This problem is due to high entanglement in the polymeric chains, which causes restricted mobility of the polymer chains in the melt during processing.
  • Disentangled ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene shows significantly low entanglement, possesses good mechanical properties, and therefore, can be processed easily.
  • DUHMWPE filaments are prepared from a compact polymeric gel of DUHMWPE by the gel spinning method.
  • the conventional gel spinning method relies on large amounts of fluid media for dissolution and extraction, leading to a slow, costly and environmentally unfriendly process.
  • gel spinning has proven to be a major breakthrough in processing ultra-high molecular weight polymers.
  • the gel-spun DUHMWPE filaments require a fluid medium to dilute and disentangle the extremely long chain molecules, thus enabling a drawing process to highly orient the molecular chain for increased tenacity and tensile modulus.
  • a compact polymeric gel is prepared from a composition comprising DUHMWPE, additives, and at least one fluid medium which requires large quantities of the fluid medium for producing DUHMWPE filaments.
  • Paraffin oil and decalin are the conventionally used as fluid media in the gel spinning method for preparing DUHMWPE filaments. Both these media, however, have limitations. For example, higher time is required to extract the paraffin oil from the polymer filaments and also the extraction efficiency is poor.
  • Decalin is an expensive, highly flammable, toxic, and environmentally hazardous material.
  • An object of the present disclosure is to provide a compact polymeric gel comprising DUHMWPE.
  • Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a process for preparing the compact polymeric gel comprising DUHMWPE.
  • Yet another object of the present disclosure is to provide a process for preparing DUHMWPE filaments from the compact polymeric gel. Still another object of the present disclosure is to provide low denier DUHMWPE filaments having high tensile strength.
  • the present disclosure provides a compact polymeric gel.
  • the compact polymeric gel of the present disclosure comprises disentangled ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (DUHMWPE) in an amount in the range of 2.5% to 30% w/w; at least one nucleator in an amount in the range of 0.08% to 4.0% w/w; at least one filler in an amount in the range of 0.03% to 1.5% w/w; at least one antioxidant in an amount in the range of 0.06% to 5.0% w/w; turpentine in an amount in the range of 70% to 97% w/w and optionally, at least one lubricant in an amount in the range of 0% to 1.5% w/w.
  • DDHMWPE disentangled ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene
  • the DUHMWPE used in the compact polymeric gel of the present disclosure can be characterized by a viscosity average molecular weight in the range of 2 million Dalton to 20 million Dalton, molecular weight distribution in the range of 2 to 20, bulk density in the range of 0.05 g/cm 3 to 0.08 g/cm 3 , crystallinity of at least 80% and an elastic modulus of less than 1.0 MPa.
  • the nucleator can be selected from the group consisting of l,3:2,4-di(3,4- dimethylbenzylidene)-d-sorbitol, l,3:2,4-di-(4-tolylidene)-d-sorbitol, l,3:2,4-di(benzylidene)- d-sorbitol, l,3:2,4-di-(4-ethylbenzylidene)-d-sorbitol, sodium 2,2'-methylene-bis-(4,6-di-tert- butylphenyl)phosphate, and aluminum hydroxy-bis(2,2'-methylene-bis[4,6-di(tert- butyl)phenyl]phosphate.
  • the filler can be montmorillonite modified with a quaternary ammonium salt.
  • the antioxidant can be selected from the group consisting of tris(2,4-di-tert- butylphenyl)phosphite, pentaerythritol tetrakis(3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4- hydroxyphenyl)propionate), 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol, octadecyl 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4- hyroxyhydrocinnamate, aromatic phosphites, amines, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methyl-phenol, tetrakis [methylene (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamate)]methane, tris(2,4-di-tert- butylphenyl)phosphite, octadecy
  • the lubricant can be at least one selected from the group consisting of calcium stearate, aluminium stearate, zinc stearate, stearic acid, polyethylene glycol, and polybutene.
  • the antioxidant of the compact polymeric gel of the present disclosure is a mixture comprising a first antioxidant and a second antioxidant, wherein the weight ratio of the first antioxidant and the second antioxidant in the range of 1:2 to 2:1.
  • a process for preparing the compact polymeric gel is also provided.
  • the suspension is heated under stirring at a temperature in the range of 50 °C to 160 °C for a time period in the range of 2 hours to 25 hours under inert atmosphere to obtain a dispersion.
  • the dispersion is cooled to a temperature in the range of 25 °C to 40 °C to obtain a bi-phasic mixture comprising a first layer comprising free turpentine, and a second layer comprising compact polymeric gel containing turpentine.
  • the second layer is separated from the bi-phasic mixture using conventional methods, typically filtration/ decantation, to obtain the compact polymeric gel containing turpentine.
  • the excess/free turpentine, which is present in the first layer can be recovered in an amount of at least 40%.
  • DUHMWPE filaments are prepared from the compact polymeric gel, wherein the DUHMWPE filaments are characterized by a tensile strength in the range of 2.5 GPa to 15 GPa, tensile modulus in the range of 150 GPa to 250 GPa, and denier in the range of 0.5 d to 5 d.
  • the DUHMWPE filaments preferably, are twisted to obtain a gel spun yarn, characterized by, denier in the range of 2.45 d to 18 d and the tensile strength of the gel spun yarn being at least 3 times the tensile strength of DUHMWPE filaments at a temperature in the range of 140 °C to 150 °C.
  • a process for preparing the DUHMWPE filaments from the compact polymeric gel of the present disclosure is disclosed.
  • the compact polymeric gel is spun at a temperature ranging from 120 °C to 200 °C, at a pressure ranging from 2 kg/cm 2 to 3 kg/cm 2 to obtain a tow of gel spun filaments.
  • the tow of gel spun filaments can be quenched at a temperature in the range of 5 °C to 30 °C to obtain a quenched tow of gel spun filaments.
  • the quenched tow of gel spun filaments is passed through at least one washing medium to remove excess turpentine and to obtain a wet tow of gel spun filaments.
  • the wet tow of gel spun filaments can be dried at a temperature in the range of 80 °C to 125 °C to obtain a dried tow of gel spun filaments.
  • the dried tow of gel spun filaments is subjected to hot stretching, either in single step or in multi-stage hot stretching, at a temperature in the range of 90 °C to 150 °C and at a draw ratio in the range of 5 to 100 to obtain DUHMWPE filaments.
  • the process step of spinning can be carried out by passing the compact polymeric gel through a spinneret having hole size in the range of 0.3 mm to 1.0 mm.
  • An extruder can also be used for the spinning of compact polymeric gel.
  • the quenching medium can be at least one selected from the group consisting of water, and cooling gas.
  • the washing medium used for the removal of excess turpentine from the quenched filament can be at least one selected from the group consisting of acetone, water, hexane, ethanol, ether, cyclohexanone, 2-methylpentanone, dichloromethane, and dioxane.
  • Gel spinning is used for processing the disentangled ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (DUHMWPE) to produce high strength and high modulus filaments.
  • DUHMWPE disentangled ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene
  • the unique properties of DUHMWPE filaments are due to their fully extended and aligned chain configuration. In fact, the gel-spinning process discourages the formation of folded chain lamellae and favors formation of "extended chain” structure that more efficiently transmit the tensile loads.
  • the conventional gel spinning method involves the use of a fluid medium, such as, decalin for the preparation of DUHMWPE filaments.
  • a fluid medium such as, decalin for the preparation of DUHMWPE filaments.
  • decalin is a hazardous chemical.
  • the use of high amount of decalin makes the process uneconomical due to high cost of decalin.
  • the present disclosure envisages a compact polymeric gel and a process for preparing the same that mitigates the drawback mentioned hereinabove.
  • the present disclosure provides a compact polymeric gel.
  • the compact polymeric gel of the present disclosure comprises DUHMWPE, at least one nucleator, at least one filler, at least one antioxidant, turpentine, and optionally, at least one lubricant.
  • Turpentine is found to be an effective and environment friendly fluid medium for preparing the compact polymeric gel of the present disclosure. Turpentine helps in preparing the compact polymeric gel and subsequently for spinning the compact polymeric gel and producing DUHMWPE filaments showing high quality and uniform denier in the range of 0.5 d to 150 d.
  • the compact polymeric gel of the present disclosure comprises DUHMWPE in an amount in the range of 2.5% to 30% w/w, at least one nucleator in an amount in the range of 0.08% to 4.0% w/w, at least one filler in an amount in the range of 0.03% to 1.5% w/w, at least one antioxidant in an amount in the range of 0.06% to 5.0% w/w, turpentine in an amount in the range of 70% to 97% w/w, and optionally, at least one lubricant in an amount in the range of 0% to 1.5% w/w.
  • the viscosity average molecular weight of the DUHMWPE can be in the range of 2 million Dalton to 20 million Dalton.
  • the molecular weight distribution of the DUHMWPE can be in the range of 2 to 20.
  • the bulk density of the DUHMWPE is significantly lower (less than 0.15 g/cm ), as compared to the bulk density of the conventional UHMWPE (greater than 0.40 g/cm 3 ), which facilitates faster absorption of fluid medium and thereby produces homogeneous slurry.
  • the bulk density of the DUHMWPE can be in the range of 0.05 g/cm to 0.08 g/cm .
  • the crystallinity of the DUHMWPE polymer can be at least 80%.
  • the initial elastic modulus of the DUHMWPE can be less than 1.0 MPa.
  • the nucleator can be at least one selected from the group consisting of l,3:2,4-di(3,4- dimethylbenzylidene)-d-sorbitol, l,3:2,4-di-(4-tolylidene)-d-sorbitol, l,3:2,4-di(benzylidene)- d-sorbitol, l,3:2,4-di-(4-ethylbenzylidene)-d-sorbitol, sodium 2,2'-methylene-bis-(4,6-di-tert- butylphenyl)phosphate, and aluminum hydroxy-bis(2,2'-methylene-bis[4,6-di(tert- butyl)phenyl]phosphate.
  • Fillers are added to improve the creep resistance and thermal stability of the DUHMWPE filaments produced from the compact polymeric gel.
  • the filler is montmoriUonite modified with a quaternary ammonium salt.
  • antioxidants are used to prevent the thermal degradation of the gel during spinning, stretching and/or extrusion.
  • the antioxidant of the present disclosure can be selected from the group consisting of tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphite, pentaerythritol tetrakis(3-(3,5- di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate), 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol, octadecyl 3,5- di-tert-butyl-4-hyroxyhydrocinnamate, aromatic phosphites, amines, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4- methyl-phenol, tetrakis [methylene (3,5 -di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamate)] methane, tris(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl) phosphite, octa
  • the lubricant can be at least one selected from the group consisting of calcium stearate, aluminium stearate, zinc stearate, stearic acid, polyethylene glycol, and polybutene
  • the antioxidant is a mixture comprising a first antioxidant and a second antioxidant, wherein the weight ratio of the first antioxidant and the second antioxidant in the range of 1 :2 to 2: 1.
  • DUHMWPE in an amount in the range of 2.5% to 30% w/w
  • turpentine in an amount in the range of 70% to 97% w/w
  • at least one nucleator in an amount in the range of 0.08% to 4.0% w/w
  • at least one filler in an amount in the range of 0.03% to 1.5% w/w
  • at least one antioxidant in an amount in the range of 0.06% to 5.0% w/w
  • at least one lubricant in an amount in the range of 0% to 1.5% w/w.
  • the suspension is heated under stirring at a temperature in the range of 50 °C to 160 °C for a time period in the range of 2 hours to 25 hours under inert atmosphere to obtain a dispersion.
  • nitrogen gas is used to provide the inert atmosphere.
  • the dispersion is cooled to a temperature in the range of 25 °C to 40 °C to obtain a bi-phasic mixture comprising a first layer and a second layer.
  • the first layer comprises free turpentine and the second layer comprises the compact polymeric gel containing turpentine.
  • the second layer, comprising the compact polymeric gel is separated from the bi-phasic mixture using conventional methods, typically filtration/ decantation, to obtain the compact polymeric gel containing turpentine.
  • the excess/free turpentine, which is present in the first layer can be recovered in an amount of at least 40%.
  • the turpentine so recovered can be recycled and reused.
  • the recovery and the recycling of turpentine make the process of the present disclosure economical
  • the compact polymeric gel of the present disclosure is used to prepare DUHMWPE filaments.
  • the presence of turpentine in an amount in the range of 70% to 97% w/w in the compact polymeric gel has an advantage to enhance the production efficiency of the gel spun DUHMWPE filaments preparation process as well as to improve mechanical properties of the DUHMWPE filaments produced therefrom.
  • the shelf life of the compact polymeric gel is high; the gel spun DUHMWPE filaments can be prepared even after a time period of six months from the compact polymeric gel. Further, DUHMWPE filaments having improved mechanical properties can be obtained after hot stretching the gel spun DUHMWPE filaments.
  • DUHMWPE filaments are prepared from the compact polymeric gel.
  • the DUHMWPE filaments, so obtained, are characterized by a tensile strength in the range of 2.5 GPa to 15 GPa, tensile modulus in the range of 150 GPa to 250 GPa, and denier in the range of 0.5 d to 5 d.
  • the DUHMWPE filaments preferably, are twisted to obtain a gel spun yarn which is characterized by denier in the range of 2.45 d to 18 d and the tensile strength of the gel spun yarn being at least 3 times the tensile strength of DUHMWPE filaments at a temperature in the range of 140 °C to 150 °C.
  • a process for preparing disentangled ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (DUHMWPE) filaments from the compact polymeric gel is described herein below. Firstly, the compact polymeric gel is subjected to spinning at a temperature in the range of 120 °C to 200 °C, and at a pressure in the range of 2 kg/cm 2 to 3 kg/cm 2 to obtain a tow of gel spun filaments.
  • the compact polymeric gel can be subjected to spinning through a spinneret having hole size in the range of 0.3 mm to 1.0 mm to produce a tow of gel spun filaments.
  • the compact polymeric gel can be subjected to extrusion.
  • the compact gel can be extruded on a single screw extruder to produce a tow of gel spun filaments, at a temperature in the range of 220 °C to 250 °C.
  • the extruder can be operated at an rpm in the range of 5 to 150.
  • the tow of gel spun filaments can be one of a monofilament tow and a multifilament tow.
  • the tow of gel spun filaments can be quenched in a quenching medium at a temperature in the range of 5 °C to 30 °C to obtain a quenched tow of gel spun filaments.
  • a quenching medium at a temperature in the range of 5 °C to 30 °C to obtain a quenched tow of gel spun filaments.
  • the amorphosity and crystallinity are regulated, so that the DUHMWPE filaments produced from the tow of gel spun filaments show improved tensile properties.
  • the tow of gel spun filaments obtained after extrusion and/or spinning can be aerially stretched by adjusting the distance between spinneret and the quench bath, such that quenched tow of gel spun filaments shows uniform amorphosity and crystallinity.
  • water at a temperature of 8 °C is used as a quenching media.
  • the quenching of the tow of gel spun filaments can be achieved by using different quenching media arranged in a series.
  • the quenching media can be selected from the group consisting of water, and cooling gas.
  • the cooling gas used for the quenching of the tow of gel spun filaments can be at least one selected from the group consisting of air, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen.
  • the tow of gel spun filaments can be passed through a washing medium to remove maximum amount of turpentine from the quenched tow of gel spun filaments and to produce a wet tow of gel spun filaments.
  • the washing medium used for the removal of turpentine from the quenched tow of gel spun filaments can be at least one selected from the group consisting of acetone, water, hexane, ethanol, ether, cyclohexanone, 2-methylpentanone, dichloromethane, and dioxane.
  • the wet tow of gel spun filaments can be dried at a temperature in the range of 80 °C to 125 °C to obtain a dried tow of gel spun filaments.
  • the dried tow of gel spun filaments can be hot stretched at a temperature in the range of 90 °C to 150 °C, and at a draw ratio in the range of 5 to 100 to obtain DUHMWPE filaments.
  • the DUHMWPE filaments produced by the process of the present disclosure show high tenacity and high modulus. These properties make them suitable for use in defense sector and medical sector.
  • the hot stretching can be either single step or multi-step hot stretching.
  • the DUHMWPE filaments of the present disclosure obtained after hot stretching of the gel spun filaments show high tensile strength and high tensile modulus.
  • the mechanical properties of the DUHMWPE filaments are retained at higher temperatures, such as at 145 °C which make them suitable for application at high temperatures.
  • DUHMWPE filaments obtained by the process of the present disclosure involving turpentine as the fluid medium showed improved mechanical properties as compared to the DUHMWPE filaments prepared using decalin as the fluid medium.
  • the DUHMWPE filaments obtained by the process of the present disclosure can be further twisted to obtain a gel spun yarn.
  • the present disclosure is further illustrated herein below with the help of the following experiments.
  • the experiments used herein are intended merely to facilitate an understanding of the ways in which the embodiments herein may be practiced and to further enable those of skill in the art to practice the embodiments herein. Accordingly, the experiments should not be construed as limiting the scope of embodiments herein.
  • These laboratory scale experiments can be scaled up to industrial/commercial scale and the results obtained can be extrapolated to industrial/commercial scale.
  • DUHMWPE having viscosity average molecular weight of 4.5 million Dalton
  • the bulk density of the DUHMWPE was 0.06 g/cm 3 and crystallinity was 96 .
  • Materials provided in Table 1 were mixed in a reactor under stirring to obtain a suspension. The suspension was heated under continuous stirring at 200 rpm at 145 °C under inert atmosphere of nitrogen for 3 hours to obtain a dispersion. After complete dissolution, the reactor was allowed to cool to 25 °C to obtain a bi-phasic mixture containing a first layer comprising turpentine and a second layer comprising the compact polymeric gel. The second layer was separated from the bi-phasic mixture to obtain the compact polymeric gel, GEL-1.
  • GEL-2, GEL-3, and GEL-4 were prepared using the similar procedure as mentioned for GEL-1 above.
  • the materials used for the preparation of GEL-2, GEL-3 and GEL-4 are given herein Table 2 below.
  • the compact polymeric gel, GEL-l, obtained in Experiment 1A was extruded through a spinneret to obtain a tow of gel spun filaments of GEL-l.
  • the tow of gel spun filaments was quenched using a water bath maintained at 8 °C to obtain a quenched tow of gel spun filaments.
  • the quenched tow of gel spun filaments was passed through a water bath, followed by an acetone bath at 25 °C, and subsequently dried to obtain a dried tow of gel spun DUHMWPE filaments.
  • the hole size of the spinneret used for spinning and the denier of the dried tow of gel spun DUHMWPE filaments obtained from the GEL-l, GEL-2, GEL-3 and GEL-4 are tabulated in Table 3.
  • Table 3 Spinneret size and the denier of the dried tow of gel spun DUHMWPE filaments obtained
  • the dried tow of gel spun DUHMWPE filaments obtained from GEL-l in Experiment IB was hot stretched to obtain DUHMWPE filaments.
  • the tow of gel spun DUHMWPE filaments obtained from GEL-2, GEL-3 and GEL-4 in Experiment IB were also hot stretched to obtain corresponding DUHMWPE filaments.
  • Mechanical properties of the DUHMWPE filaments and the tow of gel spun DUHMWPE filaments obtained from GEL-1, GEL-2, GEL-3 and GEL-4 are provided in Table 4 herein below.
  • TS tensile Strength
  • TM tensi e Modulus
  • a turpentine based compact polymeric gel GEL-5 was prepared from DUHMWPE.
  • the materials used for the preparation of compact polymeric gel are provided in Table 5 herein below.
  • DUHMWPE having viscosity average molecular weight 4.5 million Dalton, was used for the preparation of the compact polymeric gel.
  • the bulk density of the DUHMWPE was 0.06 g/cm and crystallinity was 96 %.
  • the compact polymeric gel, GEL-5, obtained in Experiment 2 A was extruded at 160 °C through a spinneret having hole size of 0.5 mm, at a pressure of 3 kg/cm to obtain a monofilament tow of gel spun filament obtained from GEL-5.
  • the gel spun filament had a denier of 3.5 d.
  • the tow of gel spun filament obtained from GEL-5 was quenched using a water bath maintained at 8 °C to obtain a quenched monofilament tow of gel spun filament.
  • the quenched monofilament tow of gel spun filament obtained from GEL-5 was passed through a water bath, followed by an acetone bath at 25 °C, and subsequently dried to obtain a dried monofilament tow of gel spun filament collected on a spool at a winding speed of 25 m/min.
  • a compact polymeric gel of DUHMWPE, GEL- 6, was prepared using procedure similar to Experiment 2A.
  • the materials and their respective amount(s) of used for the preparation of compact polymeric gel were same as those used in Experiment 2A, except that decalin was used as the fluid medium in place of turpentine.
  • the decalin based compact polymeric gel was prepared at a temperature of 170 °C, which was higher as compared to the process for the preparation of turpentine based compact polymeric gel.
  • the compact polymeric gel, GEL-6 was spun at 172 °C and a dried monofilament tow of gel spun filament was obtained using the experimental procedure similar to Experiment 2B.
  • the mechanical properties of the dried monofilament tow of the gel spun filament obtained from GEL-5 and GEL-6 are provided in Table 6.
  • the gel spun DUHMWPE filament obtained from GEL-5 is represented by TMF-1 and the gel spun DUHMWPE filament obtained from GEL-6 is represented by DMF-1.
  • TS Tensile strength
  • TM Tensile Modulus
  • TS Tensile strength
  • TM Tensile modulus
  • Experiment 8A Preparation of Turpentine based compact polymeric gel
  • a turpentine based compact polymeric gel, GEL-7, containing 5.5 wt% DUHMWPE was prepared using the experimental procedure similar to Experiment 2A.
  • DUHMWPE having a viscosity average molecular weight of 3.5 million Dalton was used.
  • the materials used for the preparation of compact polymeric gel are given in Table 8 herein below.
  • Table 8 Materials used for the preparation of Turpentine based compact polymeric gel
  • DUHMWPE having viscosity average molecular weight 3.5 million Dalton
  • Bulk density of the DUHMWPE was 0.06 g/cm and crystallinity was 96 %.
  • Materials provided in Table 8 were mixed in a reactor under stirring to obtain a suspension.
  • the turpentine based compact polymeric gel, GEL-7 was prepared using the experimental procedure similar to Experiment 2A.
  • the turpentine based compact polymeric gel, GEL-7, obtained in Experiment 8A was extruded at 160 °C through a spinneret having hole size of 0.5 mm, at a pressure of 3 kg/cm to obtain a monofilament tow of gel spun filament of GEL-7 having a denier of 2.45 d, followed by quenching the monofilament tow of gel spun filament of GEL-7 using a water bath maintained at 8 °C to obtain a quenched monofilament tow of gel spun DUHMWPE filament.
  • the quenched monofilament tow of gel spun DUHMWPE filament obtained from GEL-7 was passed through a water bath, followed by an acetone bath at 25 °C, and subsequently dried to obtain a dried monofilament tow of gel spun DUHMWPE filament which was collected on a spool at a winding speed of 25 m/min.
  • a compact polymeric gel, GEL-8 was prepared using the similar composition as provided in Table 8 above, except that decalin was used as the fluid medium.
  • the process steps and conditions were similar to Experiment 2A for the preparation of the decalin based compact polymeric gel, GEL-8.
  • the decalin based compact polymeric gel, GEL-8 was used to obtain a dried monofilament tow of gel spun DUHMWPE filament using the experimental procedure similar to Experiment 8B.
  • the gel spun DUHMWPE filament of the dried monofilament tow of gel spun filament obtained from GEL-7 and GEL-8 were compared for their mechanical properties, and the data thus obtained is given herein Table 9 below.
  • the gel spun DUHMWPE filaments obtained from GEL-7 and GEL-8 are represented by TMF-2 and DMF-2, respectively.
  • the dried monofilament tow of gel spun DUHMWPE filament obtained from GEL-7 and GEL-8 were separately subjected to hot stretching at elevated temperatures (143 °C and 150 °C) to obtain hot stretched DUHMWPE filaments.
  • the mechanical properties of the DUHMWPE filaments obtained after hot stretching were compared with the mechanical properties of the dried monofilament tow of gel spun DUHMWPE filaments.
  • the data thus obtained is tabulated in Table 10 herein below.
  • the DUHMWPE filaments obtained from GEL-7 are represented by TMF-3, and the DUHMWPE filaments obtained from GEL-8 are represented by DMF-3.
  • Table 10 Comparison of the mechanical properties of the Turpentine based DUHMWPE filaments and Decalin based DUHMWPE filaments at high temperatures
  • the DUWMWPE filaments obtained from turpentine based compact polymeric gel, GEL-7 showed higher tensile strength and tensile modulus at higher temperature (143 °C and 150 °C) as compared to the DUWMWPE filaments obtained from the decalin based compact polymeric gel, GEL-8.
  • Turpentine based DUHMWPE filaments showed rapid orientation of macromolecular chain at higher temperature. The retention of higher tensile strength at higher temperature makes turpentine based DUHMWPE filaments useful for high temperature applications.
  • a turpentine based compact polymeric gel, GEL-9, containing 4.5 wt% DUHMWPE was prepared using the experimental procedure similar to Experiment 2A.
  • DUHMWPE having viscosity average molecular weight of 4.5 million Dalton, bulk density of 0.06 g/cm , and crystallinity of 95 % was used.
  • the materials used for the preparation of the compact polymeric gel are given in Table 11 herein below.
  • a compact polymeric gel, GEL- 10 was prepared using the similar composition as given in Table 11 above, except that decalin was used as the fluid medium.
  • the gels, GEL-9 and GEL-10 were used to prepare gel spun DUHMWPE filaments.
  • the compact polymeric gels, GEL-9 and GEL-10 were separately extruded at 170 °C and at 50 rpm using single hole spinneret having hole size of 0.7 mm.
  • the gel spun DUHMWPE filament (THDF) obtained from GEL-9 and gel spun DUHMWPE filament (DHDF) obtained from GEL-10 were separately subjected to two step hot stretching (HS-1 and HS-2) to obtain DUHMWPE filaments.
  • the DUHMWPE filaments were tested for their mechanical properties.
  • the DUHMWPE filaments obtained from GEL-9 are represented by TMF-0, TMF-4 and TMF-5.
  • the DUHMWPE filaments obtained from GEL-10 are represented by DMF-0, DMF-4 and DMF-5.
  • Table 12 Comparison of the mechanical properties of Turpentine based DUHMWPE filaments and Decalin based DUHMWPE filaments before and after two step hot stretching
  • TS Tensile strength
  • TM tensile Modulus From Table 12, it is evident that the turpentine based DUHMWPE filament showed higher tensile strength and tensile modulus as compared to the decalin based DUHMWPE filament.
  • a turpentine based compact polymeric gel, GEL-11 ; containing 2.75 wt% DUHMWPE polymer was prepared using the experimental procedure similar to Experiment 2A.
  • DUHMWPE having viscosity average molecular weight of 4 million Dalton, bulk density of 0.06 g/cm and crystallinity of 95 % was used.
  • the amounts of different materials used for the preparation of the compact polymeric gel are given herein Table 13 below.
  • GEL-12 and GEL-13 two more compact polymeric gels, GEL-12 and GEL-13, were prepared using 5% w/w and 10% w/w DUHMWPE, respectively.
  • the amounts of turpentine used for the preparation of GEL-12 and GEL-13 were 92.25% w/w and 87.25% w/w respectively.
  • the compact polymeric gels GEL-11, GEL-12 and GEL-13 were separately extruded at a temperature of 165 °C to obtain the gel spun DUHMWPE filaments of GEL-11, GEL-12 and GEL-13 using the experimental procedure similar to Experiment 2B.
  • the mechanical properties of the gel spun DUHMWPE filaments of GEL-11, GEL-12 and GEL-13 were compared.
  • the spinning conditions used and the mechanical properties of the gel spun DUHMWPE filaments of GEL-11, GEL-12 and GEL-13 are tabulated in Table 14 below.
  • the gel spun DUHMWPE filaments obtained from GEL-11, GEL-12 and GEL-13 are represented by TMF-6, TMF-7 and TMF-8, respectively.
  • TS Tensile strength
  • TM tensile Modulus
  • GEL- 14 and GEL- 15 Two compact polymeric gels, GEL- 14 and GEL- 15, both containing DUHMWPE having viscosity average molecular weight of 5 million Dalton, were prepared using turpentine as a fluid medium under the same DUHMWPE polymer concentration with the variation in the amount of fillers, additives, nucleators and antioxidants.
  • the amounts of these components used for preparing GEL- 15 was half of the amount used for preparing GEL- 14.
  • the amounts of the materials used for the preparation of the compact polymeric gel are given herein Table 15 below.
  • GEL-14 and GEL- 15 were used to obtain gel spun DUHMWPE filaments using the experimental procedure similar to Experiment IB.
  • the gel spun DUHMWPE filaments obtained from GEL-14 and GEL- 15, having denier of 25 d, were further subjected to single step hot stretching separately at 145 °C with total draw ratio of 9 to obtain DUHMWPE filaments.
  • the mechanical properties of the DUHMWPE filaments were compared. The results thus obtained are tabulated herein Table 16 below.
  • Table 16 Mechanical properties of the DUHMWPE filaments obtained from GEL-14 and GEL- 15 after hot stretching
  • TS Tensile strength
  • TM tensile Modulus From Table 16, it is evident that the tensile strength and the tensile modulus of the DUHMWPE filaments obtained from the turpentine based DUHMWPE compact polymer gel, GEL-15, with reduced amounts of additives, fillers, nucleator and antioxidants is comparable to that of DUHMWPE filaments obtained from GEL-14 comprising higher (double) amounts of additives, fillers, nucleator and antioxidants.
  • Experiment 23 to 27 Effect of quench bath temperature on the mechanical properties of the DUHMWPE filaments obtained after hot stretching
  • the amount(s) of different materials used for the preparation of the compact polymeric gel are given herein Table 17 below.
  • the compact polymeric gel, GEL-16 was used to obtain DUHMWPE filaments using different quench bath temperature, ranging from 5 °C to 25 °C.
  • DUHMWPE filaments samples quenched at 5 °C, 10 °C, 15 °C, 20 °C, and 25 °C are represented as TQBF-1, TQBF- 2, TQBF-3, TQBF-4, and TQBF-5, respectively.
  • Table 18 Mechanical properties of the hot stretched DUHMWPE filaments quenched at different quench bath temperature: Experiment Filament Quench bath TS (GPa) TM (GPa) No. Sample temperature °C
  • TS Tensile strength
  • TM tensile Modulus
  • a set of compact polymeric gels, set-1 was prepared using 3 wt% DUHMWPE having viscosity average molecular weight of 4.5 million Dalton and molecular weight distribution of 7.50.
  • a set of gels, set-2 was prepared using UHMWPE of viscosity average molecular weight of 4.5 million Dalton with the concentration of UHMWPE in the range from 0.5 to 3 wt%.
  • Another set of gels, set-3 was prepared using a combination of 50:50 ratio of DHUMWPE having viscosity average molecular weight of 4.5 million Dalton and UHMWPE having molecular weight 4.5 million Dalton at 3 wt % concentration each using turpentine as a fluid medium.
  • the experimental procedure for the preparation of gels was similar to Experiment 1A. Remaining composition of the gels were the same as used in Experiment 1A. The experimental details are given herein Table 19 below.
  • Antioxidant 0.50 0.50 0.50 pentaery thritol tetrakis(3 -(3 , 5 -di- tert-butyl-4- hydroxyphenyl)propionate)
  • turpentine is a suitable fluid medium for DUHMWPE but not for UHMWPE even at wide range of viscosity average molecular weight and the concentration of UHMWPE polymer. Processability of DUHMWPE in the presence of turpentine was higher as compared to UHMWPE.

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La présente invention concerne un gel polymère compact comprenant du polyéthylène de poids moléculaire ultra-élevé désenchevêtré (DUHMWPE), de la térébenthine, au moins un agent de nucléation, au moins une charge, au moins un antioxydant, et éventuellement, au moins un lubrifiant. La présente invention concerne en outre un procédé de préparation d'un gel polymère compact. Le gel polymère compact de la présente invention est utilisé pour préparer des filaments de polyéthylène de poids moléculaire ultra-élevé désenchevêtré (DUHMWPE). L'invention concerne également un procédé de production de filaments de DUHMWPE. Les filaments de DUHMWPE ainsi obtenus présentent une résistance à la traction élevée, et un module qui les rend appropriés pour une utilisation dans le secteur de la défense, et le secteur médical.
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