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US20120043491A1
US20120043491A1 US12/735,162 US73516208A US2012043491A1 US 20120043491 A1 US20120043491 A1 US 20120043491A1 US 73516208 A US73516208 A US 73516208A US 2012043491 A1 US2012043491 A1 US 2012043491A1
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  • the invention relates to doping capsules which have a substance which displays a decreasing transparency with increasing temperature within a defined temperature range due to physicochemical interactions with the polymer matrix to be doped.
  • the invention relates to composite systems which have a polymer matrix doped with the doping capsules.
  • the capsules according to the invention are used for sun protection or heat reflection.
  • thermotropic hydrogels or polymer blends for sun protection.
  • experiments were already performed in Kunststoff zoo with thermotropic materials for sun protection.
  • Further thermotropic materials which switch as a function of temperature or layers which permanently reflect solar radiation in the field of sun protection are known from U.S. Pat. No. 4,307,942, U.S. Pat. No. 6,440,592 and US 2005/147825.
  • thermotropic systems which are used, inter alia chemical competing reactions, phase separations, phase transitions, which have certainly also not been understood up to the present, are a substantial reason for delays in introduction onto the market.
  • Monomers or monomeric compounds are, by definition, low-molecular, reactive molecules which can amalgamate to form molecular chains or networks, to form unbranched or branched polymers. Furthermore, a migration process of the homogeneously distributed aliphatic compound in the polymer matrix to the substrate surface is necessary, in particular also promoted by thermal stress.
  • the thermotropic properties based on the necessity for an anisotropic phase and produced in a concentration range up to 10% by weight have no long-term stability. It is furthermore described in EP 0 125 804 that the mixture must have a corresponding solubility for the thermotropic component in order to make possible a precipitation reaction.
  • thermotropic phase necessarily leads to the loss of the anisotropy which is based on intermolecular interactions of the individual thermotropic molecules amongst each other.
  • thermotropic component cannot be precipitated again quantitatively as a separate phase.
  • hardening of the polymer matrix by exposure to light under an inert atmosphere or the production of films by casting between two glass plates and subsequent removal thereof does not permit continuous and cost-effective technology. This solution strategy is therefore not marketable.
  • thermotropic plastic material which has long-term stability, i.e. is thermodynamically stable, and can be used inter alia for sun protection.
  • doping capsules comprising at least one substance which has a rotator phase in a temperature range of 10 to 55° C. is provided.
  • the capsules thereby display a decrease in transparency in the mentioned temperature range with increasing temperature.
  • a material has transparent properties when it has, in the wavelength range of UV-Vis, NIR or IR, a transmission of at least 30%, preferably at least 50% and particularly preferred at least 70%.
  • the rotator phase leads to differently ordered and isotropic phases of the core material.
  • the plastic crystalline phase which is formed between highly-ordered crystalline phases and the completely configured isotropic phase is termed rotator phase. Reference is made, with respect to the rotator phase, to Sirota, Singer, J. Chem. Phys. 101 (1994), 10873.
  • thermotropic total system can be characterised very precisely by means of dynamic differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and X-ray analysis.
  • DSC dynamic differential scanning calorimetry
  • X-ray analysis X-ray analysis
  • the at least one substance with a rotator phase is selected from the group of saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons. Substances from the following group are hereby particularly preferred:
  • the use of the substance with rotator phase can be effected as single substance or as a mixture of a plurality of substances in one capsule.
  • the doping capsule can likewise comprise substances which have no rotator phase.
  • surface-active substances such as non-ionic ethylene oxide derivatives which can increase the interaction between the substances with rotator phase by formation of a thermodynamically stable complex.
  • anionic or cationic surface-active substances can be used, such as sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) or cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) as additives.
  • SDS sodium dodecyl sulphate
  • CTAB cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide
  • the capsules according to the invention are preferably microcapsules and have a diameter in the range of 1 to 10 ⁇ m.
  • the capsules can also be produced as nanocapsules and thereby have preferably a diameter in the range of 10 nm to 1 ⁇ m.
  • the only condition here is that the nanocapsules have a diameter above ⁇ /4.
  • the capsules can even have a diameter of more than 10 ⁇ m.
  • the capsules according to the invention can be produced according to the instructions of A. Loxley and B. Vincent, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 208, 49-62 (1998). Separation of the capsules is effected by filtration or spray-drying.
  • the specific technique and the conditions in the starter emulsion are responsible for the capsule size. These can be above or below 1 ⁇ m, i.e. in the micro- or nano-range.
  • the switching temperature between the transparent and opaque state for the capsule-doped polymer material i.e. the composite system
  • outstanding diversity is produced.
  • nanocapsules (below 1 ⁇ m) there result, by using different droplet sizes with a constant rotator substance, even additional variation possibilities for influencing the switching point.
  • a mixture of capsules with a constant rotator substance C20 can be used, the capsule size being approx. 130 nm or approx. 300 nm.
  • micro- and nanocapsules can likewise be used as a mixture, the rotator substance being able to be constant or different, consisting respectively of a single component or a mixture.
  • the doping capsules can be introduced with different agitation techniques (blade agitator, dissolver, Turrax) into the monomeric starting compounds for cast resin systems or for duromers.
  • the concentration in % by weight is between 0.1 and 8.5% by weight, in particular between 0.5 and 2.5% by weight. If the capsules are supplied as powder or a pre-manufactured batch of thermoplastic polymer materials to an extrusion process, the concentration here should be between 0.5 and 7.5% by weight.
  • melamine resin- and crosslinked polymethacrylate capsules preferably for polyolefins, should be used.
  • Epoxy resin capsules are doped preferably in higher-melting polymers, such as PC, PS or PMMA.
  • composite systems are likewise provided, which comprise at least one polymer matrix and also the above-described capsules according to the invention.
  • polymer matrix preferably thermoplastics, duromers, elastomers, cast resins, lacquers, hydrogels, inorganic polymers and mixtures hereof. It is hereby essential that the mentioned polymer matrices have at least one transparent state within a defined temperature or pressure range.
  • thermoplastics there are particularly suitable as thermoplastics, polyolefins, polycarbonates, polymethacrylates, polyamides, blends thereof, copolymers and polymer alloys.
  • Melamine resins and epoxy resins are preferred duromers and organic silicon derivatives for lacquers.
  • Elastomers should preferably be crosslinked by means of sulphur. In addition to the selection of plastic material class, also the technological processing thereof is crucial for the macroscopic properties.
  • the doping capsules according to the invention are used in particular in the field of sun protection and heat reflection.
  • thermotropic film with a layer thickness of approx. 110 ⁇ m is produced.
  • the heating zones of the extruder are switched between 180° C. and 205° C.; at the slot die, the temperature is 210° C.
  • the film is cooled on the chill roll to 45° C. within 2 to 5 seconds.
  • the extruded thermotropic film increases its transparency with temperature increase ( FIG. 1 ). The process is reversible.
  • the film is suitable for sun protection.

Abstract

The invention relates to doping capsules which have a substance which displays a decreasing transparency with increasing temperature within a defined temperature range due to physicochemical interactions with the polymer matrix to be doped. Likewise, the invention relates to composite systems which have a polymer matrix doped with the doping capsules. The capsules according to the invention are used for sun protection or heat reflection.

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  • The invention relates to doping capsules which have a substance which displays a decreasing transparency with increasing temperature within a defined temperature range due to physicochemical interactions with the polymer matrix to be doped. Likewise, the invention relates to composite systems which have a polymer matrix doped with the doping capsules. The capsules according to the invention are used for sun protection or heat reflection.
  • Worldwide, the annual energy consumption in buildings for cooling already almost exceeds the adequate energy consumption for heating thereof. Optimisation of the energy balance is required in order to avoid increasing thermal stress in towns. Buildings must be planned accordingly such that passive cooling is effected instead of equipping them with electrical air-conditioning units.
  • Protection from overheating is still effected almost exclusively via conventional mechanical shading.
  • Recent methods, such as active switching (above all by means of electrochromism) have not proved to be successful to date. In addition to economic aspects, still unresolved technological questions are most certainly responsible for this. In Encyclopedia of Polymer Sciences and Technology by A. Seeboth/D. Lötzsch (2004), the use of thermochromic materials for temperature-controlled optical effects is described in detail.
  • Attempts have been made for decades to use thermotropic hydrogels or polymer blends for sun protection. Between 1950 and 1960, experiments were already performed in Munich zoo with thermotropic materials for sun protection. Further thermotropic materials which switch as a function of temperature or layers which permanently reflect solar radiation in the field of sun protection are known from U.S. Pat. No. 4,307,942, U.S. Pat. No. 6,440,592 and US 2005/147825.
  • In addition to previously unresolved technological questions, reaction mechanisms in the thermotropic systems which are used, inter alia chemical competing reactions, phase separations, phase transitions, which have certainly also not been understood up to the present, are a substantial reason for delays in introduction onto the market. Thus for example in EP 0 125 804, an aliphatic compound of the general formula CnHn+2 with n=5 to 30 is introduced as thermotropic monomers in a concentration between 0.5 and 10% by weight into a photohardening matrix polymer. Structures of this general formula are however not able to function as monomers in a polymer reaction. Monomers or monomeric compounds are, by definition, low-molecular, reactive molecules which can amalgamate to form molecular chains or networks, to form unbranched or branched polymers. Furthermore, a migration process of the homogeneously distributed aliphatic compound in the polymer matrix to the substrate surface is necessary, in particular also promoted by thermal stress. The thermotropic properties, based on the necessity for an anisotropic phase and produced in a concentration range up to 10% by weight have no long-term stability. It is furthermore described in EP 0 125 804 that the mixture must have a corresponding solubility for the thermotropic component in order to make possible a precipitation reaction. The dissolving of the thermotropic phase necessarily leads to the loss of the anisotropy which is based on intermolecular interactions of the individual thermotropic molecules amongst each other. In the subsequent crosslinking, caused kinetically and thermodynamically, the thermotropic component cannot be precipitated again quantitatively as a separate phase. Furthermore, hardening of the polymer matrix by exposure to light under an inert atmosphere or the production of films by casting between two glass plates and subsequent removal thereof does not permit continuous and cost-effective technology. This solution strategy is therefore not marketable.
  • The object underlying the invention, starting from the described disadvantages of the state of the art, is therefore to provide a thermotropic plastic material which has long-term stability, i.e. is thermodynamically stable, and can be used inter alia for sun protection.
  • This object is achieved by the doping capsules having the features of claim 1 and the composite system having the features of claim 11. The further dependent claims reveal advantageous developments. Uses according to the invention are mentioned in claim 18.
  • According to the invention, doping capsules comprising at least one substance which has a rotator phase in a temperature range of 10 to 55° C. is provided. The capsules thereby display a decrease in transparency in the mentioned temperature range with increasing temperature.
  • There should be understood by transparency, within the scope of the present invention, that a material has transparent properties when it has, in the wavelength range of UV-Vis, NIR or IR, a transmission of at least 30%, preferably at least 50% and particularly preferred at least 70%.
  • The rotator phase, as a function of the temperature, leads to differently ordered and isotropic phases of the core material. The plastic crystalline phase which is formed between highly-ordered crystalline phases and the completely configured isotropic phase is termed rotator phase. Reference is made, with respect to the rotator phase, to Sirota, Singer, J. Chem. Phys. 101 (1994), 10873.
  • The temperature-induced structural changes in the substance with the rotator phase take place between the transition from solid/solid to solid/liquid state.
  • These can be characterised very precisely by means of dynamic differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and X-ray analysis. As a result of physicochemical interaction between the substance in the capsule and a polymer matrix to be doped, a temperature-dependent change in the refractive index is effected with variation of the temperature. As a result, accompanying a temperature increase, there is according to the invention a reduction in transparency at the same time, which represents a substantial difference and advantage relative to the systems known from prior art. This effect can be used inter alia for sun protection. It is a prerequisite thereby that the substance with the rotator phase is present as separate phase. This must be as small as possible in the spatial dimension in order to satisfy the optical requirements and be present as far as possible in monodisperse form in order to take into account the mechanical properties of the resulting thermotropic total system.
  • Preferably, the at least one substance with a rotator phase is selected from the group of saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons. Substances from the following group are hereby particularly preferred:
      • saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons (C10-C30), in particular n-tetradecane, n-eicosane, n-nonadecane, n-heptacosane or hexadecane,
      • saturated or unsaturated fatty alcohols and fatty amines, in particular dodecyl alcohol, decyl alcohol, hexadecyl alcohol, dodecylamine, decylamine or hexadecylamine,
      • esters of fatty acids and halogenated hydrocarbons, in particular C14-C26 fatty acid esters, C14-C26 hydrocarbons or perfluoroalkanes,
      • cholesteryl compounds, in particular cholesterol monohydrate, cholesteryl acetate or stigmasterol,
      • polyolefins, in particular polyethylene, polypropylene or copolymers thereof,
      • organometals, in particular octamethyl ferrocenes,
      • and also mixtures hereof.
  • The use of the substance with rotator phase can be effected as single substance or as a mixture of a plurality of substances in one capsule.
  • The doping capsule can likewise comprise substances which have no rotator phase. There are suitable here in particular surface-active substances, such as non-ionic ethylene oxide derivatives which can increase the interaction between the substances with rotator phase by formation of a thermodynamically stable complex. In particular when using paraffin as substance with rotator phase, preferably anionic or cationic surface-active substances can be used, such as sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) or cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) as additives. The possibility of forming the rotator phases by complex formation of substances with rotator phases and substances without rotator phases is not precluded and can be used as effect.
  • The capsules according to the invention are preferably microcapsules and have a diameter in the range of 1 to 10 μm. However the capsules can also be produced as nanocapsules and thereby have preferably a diameter in the range of 10 nm to 1 μm. The only condition here is that the nanocapsules have a diameter above λ/4. In the case of low demands on the optical quality, e.g. if there are no high requirements made upon a homogeneous appearance, the capsules can even have a diameter of more than 10 μm.
  • When used for sun protection, also mixtures of capsules with different substances with a rotator phase or even capsules of a different size can be used. As a result, the working range can be varied virtually arbitrarily.
  • The capsules according to the invention can be produced according to the instructions of A. Loxley and B. Vincent, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 208, 49-62 (1998). Separation of the capsules is effected by filtration or spray-drying.
  • The specific technique and the conditions in the starter emulsion are responsible for the capsule size. These can be above or below 1 μm, i.e. in the micro- or nano-range.
  • The switching temperature between the transparent and opaque state for the capsule-doped polymer material, i.e. the composite system, is determined by the respectively used substance with rotator phase or mixture thereof. As a result, outstanding diversity is produced. For nanocapsules (below 1 μm) there result, by using different droplet sizes with a constant rotator substance, even additional variation possibilities for influencing the switching point. Thus a mixture of capsules with a constant rotator substance C20 can be used, the capsule size being approx. 130 nm or approx. 300 nm. Of course, micro- and nanocapsules can likewise be used as a mixture, the rotator substance being able to be constant or different, consisting respectively of a single component or a mixture.
  • The doping capsules can be introduced with different agitation techniques (blade agitator, dissolver, Turrax) into the monomeric starting compounds for cast resin systems or for duromers. The concentration in % by weight is between 0.1 and 8.5% by weight, in particular between 0.5 and 2.5% by weight. If the capsules are supplied as powder or a pre-manufactured batch of thermoplastic polymer materials to an extrusion process, the concentration here should be between 0.5 and 7.5% by weight. In the case of extrusion processes, melamine resin- and crosslinked polymethacrylate capsules, preferably for polyolefins, should be used. Epoxy resin capsules are doped preferably in higher-melting polymers, such as PC, PS or PMMA.
  • According to the invention, composite systems are likewise provided, which comprise at least one polymer matrix and also the above-described capsules according to the invention. There are possible thereby as polymer matrix, preferably thermoplastics, duromers, elastomers, cast resins, lacquers, hydrogels, inorganic polymers and mixtures hereof. It is hereby essential that the mentioned polymer matrices have at least one transparent state within a defined temperature or pressure range.
  • There are particularly suitable as thermoplastics, polyolefins, polycarbonates, polymethacrylates, polyamides, blends thereof, copolymers and polymer alloys. Melamine resins and epoxy resins are preferred duromers and organic silicon derivatives for lacquers. Elastomers should preferably be crosslinked by means of sulphur. In addition to the selection of plastic material class, also the technological processing thereof is crucial for the macroscopic properties.
  • The doping capsules according to the invention are used in particular in the field of sun protection and heat reflection.
  • The subject according to the invention is intended to be explained in more detail with reference to the subsequent example and the associated Figure without wishing to restrict said subject to the special embodiment shown here.
    • EXAMPLE 1
  • 3.5% by weight of a microcapsule with a capsule size of 3 to 6 μm is mixed into polyethylene of type LD. In an extrusion process, a thermotropic film with a layer thickness of approx. 110 μm is produced. The heating zones of the extruder are switched between 180° C. and 205° C.; at the slot die, the temperature is 210° C. The film is cooled on the chill roll to 45° C. within 2 to 5 seconds. The extruded thermotropic film increases its transparency with temperature increase (FIG. 1). The process is reversible. The film is suitable for sun protection.

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1. Doping capsules for polymer matrix comprising at least one substance which has a rotator phase in a temperature range of 10 to 55° C., the capsules displaying a decrease in transparency in the temperature range with increasing temperature.
2. Doping capsules according to claim 1,
characterised in that the at least one substance has a rotator phase in the temperature range of 15 to 45° C.
3. Doping capsules according to claim 1, characterised in that a plastic crystalline phase is formed in the temperature range.
4. Doping capsules according to claim 1, characterised in that the at least one substance is present in monodisperse form.
5. Doping capsules according to claim 1, characterised in that the at least one substance is present as separate phase.
6. Doping capsules according to claim 1, characterised in that the at least one substance is selected from the group of saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbons.
7. Doping capsules according to claim 1, characterised in that the at least one substance is selected from the group consisting of
saturated or unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons (C10-C30), in particular n-tetradecane, n-eicosane, n-nonadecane, n-heptacosane or hexadecane,
saturated or unsaturated fatty alcohols and fatty amines, in particular dodecyl alcohol, decyl alcohol, hexadecyl alcohol, dodecylamine, decylamine or hexadecylamine,
esters of fatty acids and halogenated hydrocarbons, in particular C14-C26 fatty acid esters, C14-C26 hydrocarbons or perfluoroalkanes,
cholesteryl compounds, in particular cholesterol monohydrate, cholesteryl acetate or stigmasterol,
polyolefins, in particular polyethylene, polypropylene or copolymers thereof,
organometals, in particular octamethyl ferrocenes,
and also mixtures hereof.
8. Doping capsules according to claim 1, characterised in that the capsule comprises in addition substances without a rotator phase.
9. Doping capsules according to claim 1, characterised in that the capsules are microcapsules and have a diameter in the range of 1 to 10 μm.
10. Doping capsules according to claim 1, characterised in that the capsules are nanocapsules and have a diameter in the range of 10 nm to 1 μm.
11. Doping capsules according to claim 9, characterised in the capsules consist of a mixture of microcapsules and nanocapsules.
12. Composite system comprising at least one polymer matrix and also doping capsules according to claim 1.
13. Composite system according to claim 12,
characterised in that the polymer matrix is selected from the group consisting of thermoplastics, duromers, elastomers, cast resins, lacquers, hydrogels, inorganic polymers and mixtures hereof.
14. Composite system according to claim 13,
characterised in that the thermoplastics are selected from the group consisting of polyolefins, polycarbonates, polymethacrylates, polyamides, blends thereof, copolymers and polymer alloys.
15. Composite system according to claim 13,
characterised in that the duromers are selected from the group of melamine resins and epoxy resins.
16. Composite system according to claim 13,
characterised in that the lacquers are selected from organic silicon compounds.
17. Composite system according to claim 13,
characterised in that the elastomers are crosslinked by means of sulphur.
18. Use of the doping capsules according to claim 1, for sun protection and/or heat reflection.
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