WO1994004760A1 - Stabilized porous pipe - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to porous irrigation hose and, more particularly, this invention relates to porous ir ⁇ rigation hose having stability to ultraviolet radiation.
- Porous pipe has been developed that weeps or drips water along its length.
- the hose wall is a composite formed of a dispersion of a major portion of prevulcanized elastomer par ⁇ ticles dispersed in a continuous binder phase, usually a ther ⁇ moplastic resin such as polyethylene. Channels or crevices are formed in the wall due to the lack of excess binder and the incompatibility between the binder and the dispersed par ⁇ ticles.
- the wall expands slightly and water traverses the wall and forms beads or drops on the outside surface which drip to form a con ⁇ tinuous line source of water.
- Porous hose can also be used underground as a line source of irrigation at the root level or around foundations to remove excessive moisture from the soil.
- Representative patents describing the manufacture of porous pipe are U.S. Patent Nos. 4,517,316, 4,616,055 and 4,615,642.
- Porous pipe is finding increasing use as soaker hose manufactured with or without hose fittings for use in retail do-it-yourself (DIY) , lawn and garden and professional landscape and agricultural applications.
- Porous nose use ⁇ in outdoor applications is found to weather and become brittle and crack after extended exposure to the outdoor ambient en ⁇ vironment. It was believed that the aging was due to ozone in the air and was not caused by incident radiation.
- hydrocarbon resins such as polyethylene are degraded by ultraviolet radiation.
- the radiation can create free radicals resulting in chain scission or the creation of peroxy or other radicals that can degrade the polymer chains.
- adding 3 to 5% by weight of carbon black pig ⁇ ment to transparent resins such as polyethylene stabilizes them from attack by ultraviolet radiation.
- Porous pipe is a composite containing at least 60% by weight of reclaimed rub ⁇ ber particles which themselves contain about 30% carbon black. Therefore, the composite hose already contains about 20% car ⁇ bon black. The product is opaque. It was believed that this opacity and the high content of carbon black would provide all the ultraviolet absorption that the hose required.
- the ultraviolet light must flow through the binder film by light pipe principles and generate radicals that degrade the polyethylene or other binder polymer.
- the thinness of the film of transparent binder resin may act to concentrate or attenuate the effects of the incident ultraviolet radiation and accelerate the ageing-stress cracking process.
- porous pipe formulated without a U.V. absorber cracked on bending.
- Porous pipe formulated to contain a U.V. absorber according to the invention could be bent without cracking.
- Samples of regular and U.V. stabilized porous pipe were tested for 6 months ex ⁇ posure to incident Arizona sunlight. The regular pipe was brittle and cracked. The U.V. stabilized pipe was still flexible and uncracked after six months exposure.
- the U.V. stabilized pipe will substantially extend the service life of porous pipe exposed to ultraviolet light, especially in the southern and western United States which have many more days of clear skies and direct sunlight exposure at ground level.
- the U.V. stabilized pipe of the invention will also be able to be deployed in curved or bent configurations since the stress-crack resistance is substantially improved.
- the recommended binder resin was a low density polyethylene, especially linear low density (LLD) polyethylene having a narrow molecular weight distribution.
- linear low density polyethylene having a wide molecular weight distribution provides extruded porous pipe having improved stress crack resistance, better heat resistance and improved burst strength.
- a polyethylene with narrow MWD In order for a polyethylene with narrow MWD to have similar processability it would have to have a higher MI, leading to reduced overall physical properties.
- the polyethylene should be a LLDPE have a broad molecular weight distribution as measured by Melt Flow Rates (MFR) , generally an MFR above about 50, preferably from 60 to 80.
- MFR Melt Flow Rates
- the polyethylene should have a MI below 2.0, generally from 0.1 to 1.0 and having a low density from about 0.925 to about 0.94 as measured without any carbon black.
- Figure 1 is an end view of a porous pipe produced in accordance with the prior art.
- Figure 2 is an enlarged partial view of the wall of
- Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the wall of a product produced in accordance with the invention showing the stabilized binder film.
- porous pipe 10 has a wall 12 formed of a dispersion of discrete elastomer particles 14 dispersed in a binder resin 16.
- the binder resin coats the particles 14 with a thin transparent film 18.
- the binder films 18 are connected to form a continuous matrix which holds the product together.
- the binder film 18 was unpigmented and allowed incident radiation 20 to enter and degrade the film 18.
- Ultraviolet radiation can create free radicals causing chain scission of the hydrocarbon chains of the binder resin.
- Ultraviolet radiation can in the presence of oxygen from the air result in the formation of radicals that can form carbonyl groups or cause embrittlement by cross-linking or scission of the backbone chains of the binder resin.
- the binder resin contains an ultraviolet radiation stabilizer such as carbon black par ⁇ ticles 24, the ultraviolet radiation 20 is absorbed or its reaction products are passivated such that the chemical and physical properties of the binder resin are not degraded.
- an ultraviolet radiation stabilizer such as carbon black par ⁇ ticles 24
- the ultraviolet stabilizer is a material that can be dissolved or dispersed in the binder resin and is not degraded at the temperature experienced during extrusion, typically from 250 ° F. to 450° F.
- the stabilizer is generally present in a minor amount from 0.1 to 10% by weight of the binder resin, generally from 0.1 to 3 % by weight.
- the ultraviolet absorber can be a dispersion of carbon black.
- carbon black as an ultraviolet absorber for polyethylene and vinyl resins is well known.
- Carbon black is known to exist in polycyclic form and to contain hydroxyl and oxygen substitution. Carbon black may in fact function as a polyhydric phenol providing both ultraviolet and thermal stabilization.
- UV radiation stabilizers are benzophenones and amines such as benzotriazoles.
- Represen ⁇ tative benzophenones are 2-hydroxy-benzonphenones selected from compounds of the formula:
- R may be selected from H, lower alkyl of 1 to 12 carbon atoms or lower alkoxy of 1-12 carbon atoms, preferably in the 4-position.
- 2-hydroxyl-4-n-octoxybenzophenone is a non- migratory additive that preferentially absorbs ultraviolet radiation and dissipates it as non-destructive energy. It effectively inhibits photoinitiated physical failure of polyethylene films. Its solubility in solvents and pla ⁇ - ticizers permits it to be incorporated in vinyl films or foamed products.
- This absorber is generally utilized in amounts from 0.1 to 1% by weight, preferably from 0.3 to 0.5% by weight. Development of 0.1% carbonyl content in polyethylene films or molded products coincides with noticeable degradation in physical appearance and properties. Polyethylene rubber composite hose will have less than 0.1% carbonyl in the polyethylene binder film after 12 months ex- posure to Arizona sunlight.
- R 1 is selected from hydrogen, lower alkyl of 1-12 carbon atoms or lower alkoxy of 1-12 carbon atoms, preferably in the 5-position.
- 2-(2-Hydroxy 5-t-octylphenyl) -ben- zotriazole is an effective ultraviolet light stabilizer for polyvinyl chloride resins at the 0.1 to 0.5% by weight. Oligomeric ultraviolet stabilizers of the hindered amine class can provide both excellent stabilization at low con ⁇ centration to ultraviolet light and thermal and ultraviolet protection to polyolefin polymer systems under outdoor ex ⁇ posure conditions.
- the composition for extruding porous pipe essentially contains from about 30% to about 40% by weight of thermoplastic binder resin, about 60-70% by weight, preferably 63-67% by weight of discrete elastomer particles and an ultraviolet stabilizer uniformly dissolved or dispersed in the binder resin in an amount effective to stabilize the resin from the degradation effects of ultraviolet light for at least 6 months.
- the carbonyl content of the binder resin is preferably below 0.1% by weight for at least 6 months.
- the composition may contain optional ingredients such as small amounts of lubricants or slip agents to aid in mixing and extruding the pipe.
- the moisture content of the rubber particles is maintained below 1.0% by weight, usually below 0.5% by weight and preferably as low as possible, such as no more than 0.1% by weight.
- Moisture can be removed from the rubber particles by passing them through a drier before feeding to the extruder or drying them under ambient conditions such as in a hot, dry ambient as experienced in the Southwestern United States.
- the thermoplastic binder resin has a melting temperature suitable for extrusion of the porous pipe, generally from 250° F. to 450° F, usually from 275° F to 350° F.
- the resins can be polyolefins or polyvinyl resins.
- Polyethylene resins are preferred due to their flexibility, inertness and extrudability.
- the polyethylene can be of the high density or low density types. Low density resins having a density below 0.95 usually 0.92 to 0.94, provide products with better flexibility and elongation, especially linear low density polyethylenes (LLDPE) .
- Polyethylene is less hygroscopic then the rubber par ⁇ ticles and is present in one-half of the amount of the rubber. Unless the surface of polyethylene particles contains exces ⁇ sive moisture exceeding 0.5% by weight, it may not be neces ⁇ sary to predry the polyethylene before extrusion.
- the polyethylene is usually provided as short rods, granular flakes or pellets having a particle size of about 30-50 mesh.
- the elastomer particles are prevulcanized. They remain discrete and do not dissolve in the binder resin.
- the par ⁇ ticles are preferably reclaimed rubber recycled from the tread portion of used tires or other sources. They also can be vir ⁇ gin rubber such as flashings from tire manufacture.
- the rub- ber is ground to a particle size excluding large particles above about 40 mesh. Excessive fines should be avoided.
- a preferred product is a 30 mesh granular reclaimed rubber having a moisture content as delivered of no more than 0.5% by weight.
- the mixture of binder resin and rubber particles is formed into porous pipe by continuous extrusion. Venting is not necessary to produce high quality porous hose.
- the extruder barrel is heated to a temperature above the melting point of the binder resin. In the case of low density polyethylene the extruder barrel is heated to a temperature from 250° F. to 450° F.
- the die is generally separately heated to a temperature from 300° F. to 400° F.
- the extruder may contain compression and mixing sections or can contain a single screw with continuous spiral thread.
- the porous hose passes through a long cooling trough containing cooling water generally at or near room temperature, usually from 50° F. to 80° F.
- the resin and rubber particles can be premixed in a mixer such as a ribbon blender.
- the soluble stabilizers can be added at the mixing stage. It has been found difficult to disperse the carbon black in polyethylene in the mixer in the presence of the rubber particles.
- the carbon black can be predispersed in the polyethylene.
- Polyethylene-carbon black (PE-CB) dispersions in pellet form containing 30-50% by weight of carbon black are commercially available.
- PE-CB pel ⁇ lets are found to readily disperse the carbon black in the larger amount of binder resin.
- the PE-CB pellets can be added at the mixing stage or all ingredients can be separately fed to the hopper to the extruder. Since the binder is ther ⁇ moplastic it is also possible to regrind off-spec product and recycle it to the extruder. The regrind enters the extruder, the polyethylene binder melts and relapses the rubber particles. Since the proportions in the recycle product are the same as the composition being extruded, the ratio of feed of the fresh ingredients need not be adjusted. Generally, the recycle product is limited to no more than 5% by weight of the batch, generally about 2% by weight. EXAMPLE 1
- Porous pipe having an O.D. of 0.825 inches and a wall thickness of 0.001 inch was extruded in a vented pipe extruder having a barrel heated to a temperature of 350° F. and a die heated to a temperature of 350° F.
- the water in the chiller bath was at 60° F.
- the extrusion rate was 150 ft/min.
- the composition of the mixture was 65% of linear low density polyethylene and 35% of 30 mesh reclaimed rubber have a mois ⁇ ture content below 0.5% by weight.
- Example 1 was repeated utilizing a feed composition the same as Example 1 to which was added 7 additional parts per hundred parts of pellets comprised of 60/40 LLD polyethylene/carbon black.
- the polyethylene in the pellet need not be linear low density polyethylene but can by any resin that is freely ixable and blendable with LLD-PE. This added 2.8 parts of carbon black to 107 parts of the mixture (about 2.6% of the mixture) or 2.8 parts of carbon black to 39.2 parts of polyethylene (about 7.1% based on polyethylene) .
- a mixture of 65 parts by weight of 30 mesh rubber reclaim, 35 parts by weight of LLD-PE and 3 parts of carbon black powder were premixed in a mixer until blended.
- the mixture was extruded to form porous pipe in which the binder phase contains a uniform dispersion of carbon black.
- the competitor's samples were determined to have an F 50 of 5h hours and F 100 of 6 hours.
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DE69332064T DE69332064T2 (en) | 1992-08-14 | 1993-08-13 | STABILIZED, POROUS TUBE |
JP6506441A JPH08502806A (en) | 1992-08-14 | 1993-08-13 | Stabilized porous pipe |
BR9306877A BR9306877A (en) | 1992-08-14 | 1993-08-13 | Porous irrigation tube and extrudable composition and process to form a porous tube |
EP93920055A EP0672214B1 (en) | 1992-08-14 | 1993-08-13 | Stabilized porous pipe |
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