JP5417023B2 - Polypropylene foam sheet, multilayer foam sheet, and thermoformed article using the same - Google Patents

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  The present invention relates to a polypropylene-based (multi-layer) foamed sheet and a thermoformed article using the same, and more specifically, a polypropylene-based (multi-layer) foamed sheet comprising uniform and fine foam cells and having excellent appearance and thermoformability, and the same. The present invention relates to a thermoformed article using

Foamed sheets made of thermoplastic resin are generally lightweight, have good heat insulation properties, and have good stress relaxation properties. Many secondary molded products (products) are produced by thermoforming methods such as vacuum forming and pressure forming. Therefore, it is widely used for applications such as cushioning materials, tableware containers, heat insulating materials, and automobile parts, centering on polystyrene resins and polyethylene resins.
However, since the propylene-based resin is a crystalline resin and has low viscosity and tensile strength at the time of melting, the strength of the cell wall is not sufficiently maintained at the time of foaming, and the appearance can be maintained and a low open cell ratio can be maintained. It was difficult.

In order to solve such problems, as a technique for increasing the melt tension of the propylene resin to be used and obtaining uniform and fine foam cells, free end long chain branching by electron beam radiation is applied to the propylene resin. Proposals have also been made to obtain very special propylene-based resins such as those described in Patent Documents 1 and 2.
Such a propylene-based resin is said to be suitable for obtaining a low-density foam excellent in closed cell ratio and appearance. Since the propylene-based resin has undergone a special reforming process, it is not economical and a crosslinking reaction occurs in the resin itself, so when melt-kneaded again, a large amount of gel is generated. It has the disadvantage of being difficult.

Also, a method of adding a cross-linking agent, a cross-linking auxiliary agent and a thermal decomposable foaming agent to a raw material propylene-based resin, molding and heating to perform cross-linking and foaming (see Patent Document 3), propylene-based resin. A method in which a crosslinking agent, a crosslinking aid and a decomposable foaming agent are added to the molded product, followed by radiation crosslinking, followed by heating and foaming (see Patent Document 4). In recent years, a propylene-based resin having a silyl group is heated. A cross-linking foaming method such as a method of adding a decomposable foaming agent to form and heating and foaming after water cross-linking (see Patent Document 5) has been proposed.
However, the method of imparting foamability to the propylene-based resin together with crosslinking requires a crosslinking step, which not only makes it difficult to produce a continuous foam, but also makes it difficult to control the degree of crosslinking. It is difficult to produce a beautiful foam sheet. Further, since it is cross-linked, there is a disadvantage that it is difficult to recycle and reuse after being used as a product such as a container.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-121704 JP-A-2-69533 Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 45-40420 Japanese Patent Publication No.42-26953 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-132626

  An object of the present invention is to provide a polypropylene-based (multi-layer) foamed sheet having uniform appearance and thermoformability, and a thermoformed article using the same, which is made of uniform fine foam cells in view of the current state of the prior art. .

  As a result of intensive studies to solve the above problems, the present inventors have found that a propylene-based resin composition containing a foaming agent with respect to a specific propylene-based polymer (X) has a high magnification in extrusion molding. Even so, the present inventors have found that a polypropylene-based (multi-layer) foamed sheet and a thermoformed article having uniform and fine foam cells and a beautiful appearance can be obtained, and the present invention has been completed.

That is, according to the first invention of the present invention, a propylene-based resin composition comprising a propylene-based polymer (X) and a foaming agent (F) satisfying the requirements specified in the following (i) to (vi) is extruded. There is provided a thermoformed body obtained by thermoforming a polypropylene foam sheet formed by molding .
(I) Melt flow rate (MFR) (temperature 230 ° C., load 2.16 kg) is 0.1 to 20 g / 10 min.
(Ii) The ratio (Q value) of the weight average molecular weight (Mw) and the number average molecular weight (Mn) measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) is 3.5 to 10.5.
(Iii) In the molecular weight distribution curve obtained by GPC, the ratio of the component having a molecular weight (M) of 2 million or more to the total amount is 0.4% by weight or more and less than 10% by weight.
(Iv) In temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF) with orthodichlorobenzene (ODCB), the component eluted at a temperature of 40 ° C. or less is 3.0% by weight or less.
(V) The isotactic triad fraction (mm) measured by ¹³ C-NMR is 95% or more.
(Vi) The strain hardening degree (λmax) in the measurement of the extensional viscosity is 6.0 or more.

According to the second invention of the present invention, there is provided a thermoformed product characterized in that, in the first invention, the propylene-based polymer (X) further satisfies the following requirement (vii).
(Vii) (ME) ≧ −0.26 × log (MFR) +1.9
[In the formula, ME (memory effect) uses a melt indexer with an orifice of 8.00 mm in length and a diameter of 1.00 mmφ, sets the temperature in the cylinder to 190 ° C., applies a load, and the extrusion speed is 0 At 1 g / min, the polymer extruded from the orifice is quenched in ethanol, and the strand diameter of the extrudate is divided by the orifice diameter. ]

According to the third invention of the present invention, there is provided a thermoformed article characterized in that, in the first or second invention, the propylene polymer (X) further satisfies the following requirement (viii): The
(Viii) In the molecular weight distribution curve obtained by GPC, the common logarithm of the molecular weight corresponding to the peak position is Tp, and the common logarithm of the molecular weight at the position where it is 50% of the peak height is L ₅₀ and H ₅₀ (L ₅₀ is Tp Lower molecular weight side, H ₅₀ is higher molecular weight side than Tp), and α and β are defined as α = H ₅₀ −Tp and β = Tp−L ₅₀ , respectively, α / β is larger than 0.9 and 2 Less than 0.0.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the thermoformed article according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the polypropylene foam sheet has an average cell diameter of 500 μm or less.
Furthermore, according to the fifth invention of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth inventions, there is provided a thermoformed article, wherein the open cell ratio of the polypropylene foam sheet is 30% or less. .

According to the sixth invention of the present invention, a foamed layer made of the propylene-based resin composition according to any one of the first to fifth inventions and a non-foamed layer made of the thermoplastic resin composition are coextruded. There is provided a thermoformed article obtained by thermoforming a polypropylene-based multilayer foamed sheet.
Furthermore, according to a seventh invention of the present invention, in the sixth invention, the thermoplastic resin composition contains 50 parts by weight or less of an inorganic filler with respect to 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic resin. A thermoformed body is provided.

As described above, the present invention relates to a thermoformed article, and preferred embodiments thereof include the following.
(1) In the first to fifth any one of the propylene polymer (X) is further thermoformed article, characterized by satisfying the following requirements (ix) and / or (x).
(Ix) (MT230 ° C.) ≧ 5 g
[In the formula, MT230 ° C. is measured using a melt tension tester, capillary: diameter 2.1 mm, cylinder diameter: 9.6 mm, cylinder extrusion speed: 10 mm / min, winding speed: 4.0 m / min, temperature: 230 It represents the melt tension when measured under the condition of ° C. ]
(X) (MaxDraw) ≧ 10 m / min [where MaxDraw (maximum winding speed) is the winding speed immediately before the resin breaks when the winding speed is increased in the measurement of the melt tension. Represent. ]
(2) In any one of the first to fifth inventions, the blending amount of the foaming agent (F) is 0.05 to 6.0 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the propylene polymer (X). Characteristic thermoformed product .
(3) In the first to fifth any one of the blowing agent (F) is thermoformed article which is a physical foaming agent or a decomposable foaming agent (chemical blowing agent).
(4) In any one of the first to fifth inventions, when the foaming agent (F) is a physical foaming agent, the propylene-based resin composition further contains a cell regulator. Thermoformed body .

  The polypropylene-based (multi-layer) foamed sheet of the present invention and a thermoformed article using the same are formed by extruding a propylene-based resin composition comprising a specific propylene-based polymer (X) and a foaming agent (F). With this configuration, uniform and fine foam cells can be obtained, and the appearance, thermoformability, impact resistance, lightness, rigidity, heat resistance, heat insulation, oil resistance, etc. are excellent. Therefore, it can be suitably used for food containers such as trays, dishes and cups, vehicle interior materials such as automobile door trims and automobile trunk mats, packaging, stationery, and building materials.

It is a figure which shows an example of the molecular weight distribution curve in GPC of the propylene-type polymer (X) based on this invention. It is a figure of the description of the base line of a chromatogram in GPC, and an area. It is a figure which shows an example of the molecular weight distribution derived from [A-1] in GPC of the propylene-type polymer (X) which concerns on this invention, and [A-2]. It is a plot figure which shows an example of the extensional viscosity measured with the uniaxial extensional viscometer. It is a figure explaining the correlation of ME (memory effect) and MFR of propylene polymer (X) concerning the present invention.

The polypropylene-based foamed sheet of the present invention includes the following (i) to (vi), or in addition to them, (vii) and / or (viii), or in addition to these, (ix) and / or (x ) Obtained by extrusion molding a propylene-based resin composition comprising a propylene-based polymer (X) having the properties and properties of () and a foaming agent (F).
(I) Melt flow rate (MFR) (temperature 230 ° C., load 2.16 kg) is 0.1 to 20 g / 10 min.
(Ii) The ratio (Q value) of the weight average molecular weight (Mw) and the number average molecular weight (Mn) measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) is 3.5 to 10.5.
(Iii) In the molecular weight distribution curve obtained by GPC, the ratio of the component having a molecular weight (M) of 2 million or more to the total amount is 0.4% by weight or more and less than 10% by weight.
(Iv) In temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF) with orthodichlorobenzene (ODCB), the component eluted at a temperature of 40 ° C. or less is 3.0% by weight or less.
(V) The isotactic triad fraction (mm) measured by ¹³ C-NMR is 95% or more.
(Vi) The strain hardening degree (λmax) in the measurement of the extensional viscosity is 6.0 or more.

(Vii) (ME) ≧ −0.26 × log (MFR) +1.9
[In the formula, ME (memory effect) uses a melt indexer with an orifice of 8.00 mm in length and a diameter of 1.00 mmφ, sets the temperature in the cylinder to 190 ° C., applies a load, and the extrusion speed is 0 At 1 g / min, the polymer extruded from the orifice is quenched in ethanol, and the strand diameter of the extrudate is divided by the orifice diameter. ]
(Viii) In the molecular weight distribution curve obtained by GPC, the common logarithm of the molecular weight corresponding to the peak position is Tp, and the common logarithm of the molecular weight at the position where it is 50% of the peak height is L ₅₀ and H ₅₀ (L ₅₀ is Tp Lower molecular weight side, H ₅₀ is higher molecular weight side than Tp), and α and β are defined as α = H ₅₀ −Tp and β = Tp−L ₅₀ , respectively, α / β is larger than 0.9 and 2 Less than 0.0.

(Ix) (MT230 ° C.) ≧ 5 g
[In the formula, MT230 ° C. is measured using a melt tension tester, capillary: diameter 2.1 mm, cylinder diameter: 9.6 mm, cylinder extrusion speed: 10 mm / min, winding speed: 4.0 m / min, temperature: 230 It represents the melt tension when measured under the condition of ° C. ]
(X) (MaxDraw) ≧ 10 m / min [where MaxDraw (maximum winding speed) is the winding speed immediately before the resin breaks when the winding speed is increased in the measurement of the melt tension. Represent. ]

  Hereinafter, components of the propylene resin composition, a method for preparing the propylene resin composition, a polypropylene foam sheet, and the like will be described in detail.

I. Components of propylene-based resin composition Propylene polymer (X)
The propylene-based polymer (X) constituting the propylene-based resin composition used for the polypropylene-based foamed sheet of the present invention is the above (i) to (vi), or in addition to them, (vii) and (viii) Or (x) and / or (x) in addition to them.
Hereinafter, each item will be described sequentially.

(1) Structure of propylene polymer (X), definition of long chain branched structure and identification method The propylene polymer (X) according to the present invention has physical properties and melt processability with controlled melt fluidity and melt tension. It is a long-chain branched propylene polymer having an excellent balance.
It is considered that the propylene-based polymer (X) according to the present invention has a marked improvement in melt properties due to the introduction of the long chain branching.
In general, ¹³ C-NMR is used for detection and quantification of the branched structure and the number of branches. Further, ¹³ C-NMR, GPC-vis, and GPC-malls are used for detection and quantification of the number of branches and branch distribution.
However, the above method requires a long time measurement or has a limit of quantification. At present, rheological methods are considered to have the highest sensitivity as a method for evaluating branching. For example, measurement of flow activation energy in linear viscoelasticity measurement and strain hardening degree in elongational viscosity measurement are generally used at this stage as a method for detecting a small amount of branching.
Regarding the branched structure, the present inventors have inferred as follows in consideration of the mechanism and mechanism capable of long-chain branching.

That is, from the active species derived from the catalyst component [A-1] used in the method for producing a propylene-based polymer described later, one end of the polymer mainly has a propenyl structure by a special chain transfer reaction generally called β-methyl elimination. A so-called macromer is generated.
The terminal propenyl structure terminated by the β-methyl elimination reaction is shown below (Reference: Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2000, 21, 1103-1107).

It is speculated that this macromer is capable of producing a higher molecular weight and is taken in by the active species derived from the catalyst component [A-2] having a better copolymerization property, and the macromer copolymerization is proceeding.
Therefore, the propylene polymer (X) according to the present invention has a specific branched structure as shown in the following structural formula (2).
In Structural Formula (2), Ca, Cb, and Cc represent methylene carbon adjacent to the branched carbon, Cbr represents the methine carbon at the root of the branched chain, and P ¹ , P ² , and P ³ represent propylene-based heavy ions. Combined residues are indicated.
P ¹ , P ² , and P ³ may contain a branched carbon (Cbr) different from Cbr described in the structural formula (2) in itself.

Such a branched structure is identified by ¹³ C-NMR analysis. The assignment of each peak is described in Macromolecules, Vol. 35, no. 10. The description of 2002, pages 3839-3842 can be referred to. That is, a total of three methylene carbons (Ca, Cb, Cc) were observed, each at 43.9-44.1 ppm, 44.5-44.7 ppm, and 44.7-44.9 ppm. Methine carbon (Cbr) is observed at ˜31.7 ppm. Hereinafter, the methine carbon observed at 31.5 to 31.7 ppm may be abbreviated as branched carbon (Cbr).
It is characterized in that three methylene carbons adjacent to the branched methine carbon Cbr are observed in three non-equivalent diastereotopics.

The branched chain assigned by ¹³ C-NMR referred to in the present invention represents a propylene polymer residue having 5 or more carbon atoms branched from the main chain of the propylene polymer. It can be distinguished from a branch having 4 or less carbon atoms by the difference in the peak position of the branched carbon (see Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2003, Vol. 204, page 1738).

In general, considering the definition of the number of branches and the length of the polymer, the higher the number of branches, the better the melt properties. On the other hand, it is considered that if the number of branches is unevenly distributed between the molecules, a gel is generated and the effect of improving the melt properties is reduced.
The number of branches is defined as the number of branches (density) per 1000 total skeleton-forming carbons of the branched carbon (Cbr) observed at 31.5 to 31.7 ppm using the assignment by ¹³ C-NMR. . However, the total skeleton-forming carbon means all carbon atoms other than methyl carbon.

As a result of measurement of ¹³ C-NMR, the propylene polymer (X) showing improved melt properties according to the present invention contains a trace amount of branched components, and the amount thereof is about 0.1.
On the other hand, when the amount of branching is too large, there is a concern that gel is generated and the appearance of the molded product is impaired. Furthermore, there is a problem that when the film is stretched at a high speed at the time of molding, so-called melt ductility is deteriorated, that is, the melt breaks.
Therefore, the upper limit of the number of branches is 0.4 or less, preferably 0.2 or less. The lower limit is 0.01 or more.
Even in the case of using the current ¹³ C-NMR of high magnetic field NMR, it is difficult to determine the amount with a small amount of about 0.1 unless measurement is performed for a very long time. When the amount of branching was small, instead of this, branching was evaluated by a more sensitive rheological method. As a result, the obtained strain hardening degree (λmax) is defined to be 6.0 or more.

In addition, the propylene polymer (X) according to the present invention needs to have a branching length of 7000 or more, which is an entangled molecular weight of polypropylene. When converted into skeleton carbon number, it corresponds to about 400 or more. As used herein, skeletal carbon means all carbon atoms other than methyl carbon. It is considered that the melt physical properties are further improved as the branch length becomes longer.
Therefore, the branched chain length of the propylene-based polymer (X) according to the present invention is 500 or more skeleton carbon atoms (polypropylene molecular weight conversion: 11,000), preferably 1000 skeleton carbon atoms (polypropylene molecular weight conversion: 2. 10,000) or more, and more preferably 2000 or more skeleton carbon atoms (polypropylene molecular weight conversion: 42,000).
The polypropylene molecular weight converted value here is strictly different from the molecular weight value measured by GPC, but approximates the number average molecular weight (Mn) measured by GPC.
Therefore, the branch length of the propylene-based polymer (X) according to the present invention is 11,000 or more, preferably 21,000 or more, more preferably 4.2 in terms of number average molecular weight (Mn) measured by GPC. Replaced with more than 10,000.

Further, when considering the polymerization mechanism, the macromer generated from the active species derived from the catalyst component [A-1] is incorporated into the main chain to form a branched structure, so that the average molecular weight of the macromer is that of the incorporated branched chain. Characterized as average molecular weight.
For example, in the propylene-based polymer (X) according to the present invention, when the molecular weight of the macromer generated from the active species derived from [A-1] is 50,000 in number average molecular weight, the average molecular weight of the incorporated branched chain is There are 50,000, and it is interpreted as 2400 when converted into skeleton carbon.
The number average molecular weight of the macromer generated from the active species derived from the above [A-1] is based on the molecular weight when the polymerization is carried out by the peak top of the portion derived from [A-1] in GPC or [A-1] alone. Can be estimated.

On the other hand, the branched distribution of the polymer can be measured by GPC-vis or GPC-malls, but considering the polymerization mechanism, the macromer derived from [A-1] has a higher molecular weight and higher copolymerization. Considered that long chain branching is introduced into the molecular weight component derived from [A-2] because it is considered that branching is generated by incorporation into the active species derived from component [A-2]. ing.
Since the molecular weight component derived from the catalyst component [A-2] is higher in molecular weight than the molecular weight component derived from [A-1], the branched distribution is high molecular weight side ([A-2] derived side). In addition, it is considered that the distribution form is introduced with branching.
In addition, the molecular weight component derived from [A-1] also has a branched structure formed by incorporating the macromer by [A-1] itself.
An example of the molecular weight distribution derived from [A-1] and [A-2] is shown in FIG.

Describing the relationship between the number of branches and the branch distribution, it is generally considered that a large number of branches is necessary in order to improve the melt properties. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-154121 discloses that the number of branches is 0.1 / A propylene homopolymer having 1000 skeleton carbons or more is disclosed.
However, the strain hardening degree in the measurement of the extensional viscosity of the disclosed propylene homopolymer is less than 6.0, and the strain hardening degree (λmax in the measurement of the extensional viscosity of the propylene-based polymer (X) according to the present invention). ) Is 6.0 or more, the improvement effect is not sufficient. This is because the desired branching component is not sufficiently introduced because it is produced from a single complex, meaning that the effect of improving the melt properties is small even if the number of branches is simply large on average.
The propylene-based polymer (X) according to the present invention does not necessarily have a larger number of branches (average value) than a conventional branched polymer, but by combining a plurality of complexes, branching can be performed on the high molecular weight side. By introducing it, the melt properties are remarkably improved.

Further, the stereoregularity of the side chain will be described. The stereoregularity of the main chain and the side chain is determined by the stereoregular ability of [A-1] and [A-2] used, respectively. If the stereoregularity of the side chain is low, even if the main chain has high crystallinity, the overall crystallinity is degraded. Therefore, in order to obtain a higher-rigidity polymer, it is preferable that the side chain and the main chain have high stereoregularity. As the value, both the main chain and the side chain are 95% or more in mm fraction. Especially preferably, it is 96% or more, More preferably, it is 97% or more.
The stereoregularity of the side chain is considered to be equal to the stereoregularity of the polymer by [A-1] alone.

(2) Physical Properties of Propylene Polymer (X) The propylene polymer (X) according to the present invention has an excellent balance between physical properties and melt processability with controlled melt fluidity and melt tension. The physical properties of the propylene polymer (X) will be described.

(2-1) Melt flow rate (MFR):
The propylene polymer (X) according to the present invention requires that the melt flow rate (MFR) measured at a temperature of 230 ° C. and a load of 2.16 kg be 0.1 to 20 g / 10 minutes.
The melt flow rate (MFR) of the propylene polymer (X) is 0.1 to 20 g / 10 minutes, and if the MFR is less than 0.1 g / 10 minutes, the fluidity is lowered and the rigidity is also lowered. . On the other hand, when the MFR exceeds 20 g / 10 min, the melt processability decreases. Moreover, within this range, it is preferably 0.5 to 15 g / 10 minutes, more preferably 1 to 10 g / 10 minutes, and particularly preferably 2 to 5 g / 10 minutes.

The melt flow rate (MFR) is a test condition in accordance with JIS K6921-2 “Plastics—Polypropylene (PP) molding and extrusion materials—Part 2: How to make test pieces and properties”. : A value measured at 230 ° C. and a load of 2.16 kgf.
The melt flow rate (MFR) of the propylene polymer (X) is the amount of hydrogen added to adjust the temperature and pressure, which are the polymerization conditions of the propylene polymer (X), or to add a chain transfer agent such as hydrogen during the polymerization. Adjustment can be easily performed by controlling the above.

(2-2) Average molecular weight and molecular weight distribution (Mw, Mn, Q value) measured by GPC:
The propylene polymer (X) according to the present invention has a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) to number-average molecular weight (Mn) ratio, Mw / Mn (Q value) of 3 by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) measurement. It must be in the range of 5 to 10.5.
The Q value is an index representing the spread of the molecular weight distribution, and the larger the value, the wider the molecular weight distribution. If the Q value is too small, the distribution is narrow, and the balance between melt fluidity and workability becomes poor. Accordingly, the Q value needs to be 3.5 or more, preferably 4.0 or more. More preferably, it is 4.5 or more. On the other hand, if the Q value is too large, the amount of unnecessary (low) molecular weight components increases, and satisfactory physical properties cannot be obtained. Therefore, the Q value needs to be 10.5 or less, preferably 8.0 or less, and more preferably 7.5 or less.
The average molecular weight and molecular weight distribution (Mw, Mn, Q value) measured by GPC of the propylene polymer (X) can be changed by changing the temperature and pressure conditions of propylene polymerization, or the most common technique is hydrogen, etc. The chain transfer agent can be easily adjusted by adding the chain transfer agent during propylene polymerization. Furthermore, when using 2 or more types of the metallocene complex to be used and a complex, it can control by changing the quantity ratio.

(2-3) Bias of molecular weight distribution obtained from GPC molecular weight distribution curve toward high molecular weight side:
In the molecular weight distribution curve obtained by GPC, the propylene-based polymer (X) according to the present invention has a common logarithm of the molecular weight corresponding to the peak position as Tp and a common logarithm of the molecular weight at a position where the peak height is 50%. L ₅₀ and H ₅₀ (L ₅₀ is lower molecular weight side than Tp, H ₅₀ is higher molecular weight side than Tp), and α and β are defined as α = H ₅₀ −Tp and β = Tp−L ₅₀ , respectively. It is desirable that / β is greater than 0.9 and less than 2.0. Here, α / β is an index representing the deviation of the molecular weight distribution toward the high molecular weight side.
The spread of the molecular weight distribution is indicated by a molecular weight distribution curve obtained by GPC. That is, a graph is created by plotting the common logarithm of molecular weight (MW) on the horizontal axis and the relative differential mass of the molecule corresponding to the MW on the vertical axis.
The molecular weight (MW) referred to here is the molecular weight of individual molecules constituting the propylene homopolymer, and is different from the weight average molecular weight (Mw) of the propylene homopolymer. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a molecular weight distribution curve. Α and β are obtained from the created graph. In the present invention, as described above, it is desirable that α / β is greater than 0.9 and less than 2.0.

Usually, when uniform polymerization is carried out with a catalyst having a single active site, the molecular weight distribution has the most probable distribution shape. The most probable distribution α / β is calculated as 0.9.
Therefore, the molecular weight distribution of the propylene homopolymer, which is the propylene-based polymer (X) according to the present invention, further spreads to the higher molecular weight side than the molecular weight distribution of the polymer polymerized uniformly at a single active site. It means that
If α / β is 0.9 or less, the amount of the high molecular weight component is relatively insufficient, so that the melt tension and swell ratio become small, and the moldability deteriorates. For example, when extrusion foam molding is performed, in the stage where initial bubbles are formed, the lower the viscosity, the more the cores of the bubbles. On the other hand, in the state where the bubble cell is formed and thinned, if the portion is not strong, the bubble is broken, and thus a component having a high molecular weight is required. In order to satisfy such circumstances, it is important that the molecular weight is further spread on the high molecular weight side than on the low molecular weight side.
Accordingly, it is desirable that the propylene-based polymer (X) according to the present invention has α / β larger than 0.9, preferably 1.0 or more, and more preferably 1.1 or more.

On the other hand, when α / β is 2.0 or more, the amount of the high molecular weight component is too large and the fluidity is deteriorated. In addition, when foam molding is performed, the viscosity is increased due to too much high molecular weight component, and there is a tendency that sufficient bubble cells cannot be formed at the initial stage of molding. Moreover, when stretched at the time of thermoforming, the melt causes breakage, that is, deterioration of so-called melt ductility.
Accordingly, the propylene-based polymer (X) according to the present invention desirably has an α / β value of less than 2.0, preferably less than 1.7, and more preferably less than 1.6.
In the molecular weight distribution curve, two or more peaks may appear. In that case, the maximum peak can be replaced with the peak of the present invention. Also, if the H ₅₀ appears two or more may be replaced with the molecular weight of the lowest molecular weight side. Similarly, when two or more L ₅₀ appear, the molecular weight on the lowest molecular weight side can be replaced.
The molecular weight distribution spread from the molecular weight distribution curve by GPC of the propylene-based polymer (X) was selected so that a high molecular weight polymer could be produced as one of the two types of metallocene complexes used. In addition, the adjustment can be easily performed by controlling the amount of hydrogen added during the polymerization. It can also be adjusted by changing the amount ratio of the two metallocene complexes used.

(2-4) Ratio of components having a molecular weight (M) of 2 million or more in the molecular weight distribution curve by GPC:
In the molecular weight distribution curve obtained by GPC, the propylene-based polymer (X) according to the present invention has a ratio of components having a molecular weight (M) of 2 million or more (W (2 million or more)) to the total amount of the polymer. 0.4 wt% or more and less than 10 wt%.
The ratio of 2 million or more (W (2 million or more)) is an index indicating the ratio of a very high molecular weight component contained in the polymer.
The very high molecular weight component ratio W (2 million or more) is an integral molecular weight distribution curve obtained by GPC (the total amount is normalized to 1), and the molecular weight (M) is 2 million (Log (M) = 6). .3) The integral value up to the following is defined as a value obtained by subtracting from 1. An example of the integrated molecular weight distribution curve is also shown in FIG.

As described above, when the amount of the high molecular weight component is insufficient, the melt tension and the swell ratio are decreased, and the moldability is deteriorated. For example, when performing extrusion foam molding, bubble breakage occurs and the closed cell ratio does not increase. Therefore, a component having a high molecular weight is necessary, and the moldability is efficiently improved by containing a small amount of a component having a very high molecular weight. This very high molecular weight component is considered to contain a branched component as described above.
Therefore, the propylene polymer (X) according to the present invention desirably has W (2 million or more) of 0.4% by weight or more, preferably 1.0% by weight or more, and more preferably Is 2.0% by weight or more.
However, when the ratio of this component is too high, the fluidity is deteriorated. In addition, since it is a component having a very high molecular weight, a gel is generated, resulting in a problem that the appearance of the molded product is impaired. On the other hand, if the ratio of this component is too high, the melt will break when the film is stretched at a high speed during molding, so-called deterioration of melt ductility is caused.
Therefore, the propylene polymer (X) according to the present invention desirably has W (2 million or more) less than 10% by weight, preferably less than 6.0% by weight, more preferably 5% by weight. Is less than.
The ratio of the component having a molecular weight (M) of 2 million or more in the molecular weight distribution curve by GPC of the propylene-based polymer (X) is selected after a high molecular weight polymer can be produced as the metallocene complex to be used. Adjustment can be easily made by controlling the amount ratio of the metallocene complex to the metallocene complex, the amount of hydrogen added during propylene polymerization, and the polymerization temperature.
So far, adjustment methods related to the molecular weight of the propylene-based polymer such as the ratio of components having MFR, Q value, α / β and molecular weight (M) of 2 million or more have been described. For example, control of the amount of hydrogen can be given as a common control method. When the amount of hydrogen is increased, the MFR of the propylene polymer increases, and the ratio of components having a Q value, α / β, and molecular weight (M) of 2 million or more tends to decrease. On the other hand, it is possible to increase the MFR by increasing the polymerization temperature or decreasing the monomer partial pressure. In this case, the ratio of components having a molecular weight (M) of 2 million or more decreases, but the Q value and α / Β is not significantly affected. In addition, the ratio of components having a molecular weight (M) of 2 million or more with respect to MFR can be controlled by changing the amount and type of the metallocene complex that generates the high molecular weight side. In this way, the regulation can be controlled by changing the catalyst used and the polymerization conditions.

The weight average molecular weight (Mw), Q value, α / β, and W (over 2 million) values defined above are all obtained by gel permeation chromatography (GPC). Details of the measuring method and measuring equipment are as follows.
Equipment: GPC manufactured by Waters (ALC / GPC, 150C)
Detector: MIRAN, 1A, IR detector manufactured by FOXBORO (measurement wavelength: 3.42 μm)
Column: AD806M / S (3 pieces) manufactured by Showa Denko KK
Mobile phase solvent: o-dichlorobenzene (ODCB)
Measurement temperature: 140 ° C
Flow rate: 1.0 ml / min Injection volume: 0.2 ml

The sample is prepared by preparing a 1 mg / mL solution using ODCB (containing 0.5 mg / mL BHT) and dissolving it at 140 ° C. for about 1 hour.
The baseline and section of the obtained chromatogram are performed as shown in FIG.
Further, the conversion from the retention capacity obtained by GPC measurement to the molecular weight is performed using a standard curve prepared in advance by standard polystyrene. The standard polystyrenes used are all the following brands manufactured by Tosoh Corporation.
Brand: F380, F288, F128, F80, F40, F20, F10, F4, F1, A5000, A2500, A1000
Inject 0.2 mL of a solution dissolved in ODCB (containing 0.5 mg / mL BHT) so that each is 0.5 mg / mL to create a calibration curve. The calibration curve uses a cubic equation obtained by approximation by the least square method.
Viscosity formula used for conversion to molecular weight: [η] = K × M ^α uses the following numerical values.
PS: K = 1.38 × 10 ⁻⁴ , α = 0.7
PP: K = 1.03 × 10 ⁻⁴ , α = 0.78

(2-5) Temperature rising elution fractionation with orthodichlorobenzene (ODCB) (TREF):
The propylene polymer (X) according to the present invention contains 3.0% by weight or less of a component that elutes at a temperature of 40 ° C. or lower in an elution curve obtained by temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF) measurement.
A component that elutes at a temperature of 40 ° C. or lower is a low crystalline component. If the amount of this component is large, the crystallinity of the entire product is lowered, and the mechanical strength such as the rigidity of the product is lowered.
Therefore, this amount should be 3.0% by weight or less, preferably 2.0% by weight or less, more preferably 1.0% by weight or less, and most preferably 0.5% by weight or less. is there.
The temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF) of the propylene polymer (X) with orthodichlorobenzene (ODCB) can generally be kept low by using a metallocene complex, but the purity of the catalyst is more than a certain level. In addition to maintaining the catalyst, it is necessary that the production method of the catalyst and the reaction conditions at the time of polymerization are not extremely high and the amount ratio of the organoaluminum compound to the metallocene complex is not excessively increased.

The details of the measurement method of the eluted component by temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF) are as follows.
A sample is dissolved in orthodichlorobenzene at 140 ° C. to obtain a solution. This is introduced into a 140 ° C. TREF column, cooled to 100 ° C. at a rate of 8 ° C./min, and then cooled to 40 ° C. at a rate of 4 ° C./min, and held for 10 minutes. Thereafter, orthodichlorobenzene as a solvent is caused to flow through the column at a flow rate of 1 mL / min, and components dissolved in 40 ° C orthodichlorobenzene are eluted in the TREF column for 10 minutes, and then the heating rate is 100 ° C / hour. The column is linearly heated to 140 ° C. to obtain an elution curve.

Column size: 4.3mmφ × 150mm
Column packing material: 100 μm surface inert treatment glass beads Solvent: Orthodichlorobenzene Sample concentration: 5 mg / mL
Sample injection volume: 0.1 mL
Solvent flow rate: 1 mL / min Detector: Fixed wavelength infrared detector, manufactured by FOXBORO, MIRAN, 1A
Measurement wavelength: 3.42 μm

(2-6) Isotactic triad fraction (mm) measured by ¹³ C-NMR:
The propylene polymer (X) according to the present invention has a stereoregularity in which the mm fraction of the three propylene units obtained by ¹³ C-NMR is 95% or more.
The mm fraction is the ratio of three propylene unit chains in which the direction of methyl branching in each propylene unit is the same among arbitrary three propylene unit chains composed of head-to-tail bonds in the polymer chain. This mm fraction is a value indicating that the steric structure of the methyl group in the polypropylene molecular chain is controlled isotactically, and the higher the value, the higher the degree of control.
If the mm fraction is smaller than this value, mechanical properties such as a decrease in the elastic modulus of the product are deteriorated. Therefore, the mm fraction is preferably 96% or more, and more preferably 97% or more.
Further, the stereoregularity of the main chain and the side chain is determined by the stereoregular ability of the catalyst components [A-1] and [A-2] used in the production method of the propylene polymer (X) described later. If the stereoregularity of the side chain is low, even if the crystallinity of the main chain is high, the overall crystallinity is degraded. Therefore, in order to obtain a higher rigidity polymer, it is preferable that the side chain and the main chain have high stereoregularity. As the value, the main chain and the side chain are 95% or more in mm fraction. Especially preferably, it is 96% or more, More preferably, it is 97% or more.
The isotactic triad fraction (mm) measured by ¹³ C-NMR of the propylene polymer (X) can be adjusted by the selection of the metallocene complex described later, the polymerization temperature and the polymerization pressure.
The isotactic triad fraction (mm) measured by ¹³ C-NMR of the propylene polymer (X) can be easily adjusted by the selection of the metallocene complex described later, the polymerization temperature and the polymerization pressure.

The detail of the measuring method of mm fraction of the propylene unit 3 chain | strand by ¹³ C-NMR is as follows.
A sample of 375 mg was completely dissolved in 2.5 ml of deuterated 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane in an NMR sample tube (10φ), and then measured at 125 ° C. by a proton complete decoupling method. The chemical shift was set to 74.2 ppm in the middle of the three peaks of deuterated 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane. The chemical shift of other carbon peaks is based on this.
Flip angle: 90 degrees Pulse interval: 10 seconds Resonance frequency: 100 MHz or more Integration frequency: 10,000 times or more Observation range: -20 ppm to 179 ppm
Number of data points: 32768

The mm fraction is measured using a ¹³ C-NMR spectrum measured under the above conditions.
The spectrum was assigned with reference to Macromolecules, (1975) 8 pp. 687 and Polymer, 30 vol. 1350 (1989).

A more specific method for determining the mm fraction will be described below.
Peaks derived from the methyl group of the three-chain central propylene bonded head-to-tail around the propylene unit are generated in three regions depending on the configuration.
mm: about 24.3 to about 21.1 ppm
mr: about 21.2 to about 20.5 ppm
rr: about 20.5 to about 19.8 ppm
The chemical shift range of each region slightly shifts depending on the molecular weight and copolymer composition, but the above three regions can be easily identified.
Here, mm, mr, and rr are each represented by the following structure.

The mm fraction is calculated from the following mathematical formula (I).
mm fraction = mm area peak area / (mm area peak area + mr area peak area + rr area peak area) × 100 [%] (I)

  Moreover, the propylene polymer (X) according to the present invention may have the following partial structure containing an ethylene unit.

  The methyl group (PPE-methyl group) of the central propylene unit of the partial structure PPE resonates in the mr region around 20.9 ppm, and the methyl group (EPE-methyl group) of the central propylene unit of the partial structure EPE is 20.2 ppm. Since resonance occurs in the vicinity of the rr region, in the case of having such a partial structure, it is necessary to reduce the peak areas based on the PPE-methyl group and the EPE-methyl group from the peak areas of both the mr and rr regions. The peak area based on the PPE-methyl group can be evaluated by the peak area of the corresponding methine group (resonance at around 31.0 ppm), and the peak area based on the EPE-methyl group is resonant at the corresponding methine group (around 33.3 ppm). ) Peak area.

  Moreover, as a partial structure containing a position irregular unit, it may have the following structure (5-a), structure (5-b), structure (5-c), and structure (5-d).

Among them, the carbon A, A ′, A ″ peaks appear in the mr region, and the carbon B, B ′ peaks appear in the rr region. Further, the carbon C, C ′ peaks appear in 16.8 to 17.8 ppm. .
Therefore, when calculating the mm fraction in the formula (I), the carbon appearing in the mr and rr regions from the peak area of the mr region and the peak area of the rr region, respectively, with peaks not based on the head-to-tail three-linkage. It is necessary to reduce the peak areas based on A, A ′, A ″, B, and B ′.

The peak areas based on carbon A are carbon D (resonance around 42.4 ppm), carbon E and G (resonance around 36.0 ppm) and carbon F (38 in the position irregular substructure [structure (5-a)]). It can be evaluated from 1/4 of the sum of the peak areas of resonance at around .7 ppm.
The peak areas based on carbon A ′ are carbon H and I (resonance around 34.7 ppm and around 35.0 ppm) and carbon J of the position irregular substructure [structure (5-b) and structure (5-c)]. It can be evaluated by 2/5 of the sum of peak areas (resonance around 34.1 ppm) and the sum of peak areas of carbon K (resonance around 33.7 ppm).
The peak area based on carbon A ″ can be evaluated by the sum of peak areas of carbon L (resonance in the vicinity of 27.7 ppm) of the position irregular partial structure [structure (5-d)].
The peak area based on carbon B can be evaluated by carbon J. The peak area based on carbon B ′ can be evaluated by carbon K.
Note that the positions of the carbon C peak and the carbon C ′ peak need not be considered because they are not related to the focused mm, mr, and rr regions.
As described above, since the peak areas of mm, mr, and rr can be evaluated, it is possible to obtain the mm fraction of the triple chain portion composed of the head-to-tail bond with the propylene unit as the center according to the above formula (I).

(2-7) Strain hardening degree (λmax) in measurement of elongational viscosity:
The propylene polymer (X) according to the present invention is required to have a strain hardening degree (λmax) of 6.0 or more in the measurement of elongational viscosity.
The strain hardening degree (λmax) is an index representing the strength at the time of melting, and when this value is large, there is an effect of improving the melt tension. As a result, when foam molding is performed, a closed cell ratio is high and fine foam cells can be formed.
Therefore, the strain hardening degree needs to be 6.0 or more, preferably 10.0 or more, more preferably 15.0 or more.
The degree of strain hardening is an index representing the nonlinearity of elongational viscosity, and it is usually said that this value increases as the molecular entanglement increases. Molecular entanglement is affected by the amount of branching and the length of the branched chain. Therefore, the greater the amount of branching and the length of branching, the greater the degree of strain hardening.
Furthermore, strain hardening is considered to be the most sensitive method for evaluating branching at the present time, and it is difficult to evaluate the branched structure directly by ¹³ C-NMR. The degree of cure was used as an index of branching.

In general, in order to show a high degree of strain hardening, a branching length of 7,000 or more, which is an entanglement molecular weight of polypropylene, is required. When converted into skeleton carbon number, it corresponds to about 400 or more. As used herein, skeletal carbon means all carbon atoms other than methyl carbon. It is considered that the melt physical properties are further improved as the branch length becomes longer. In particular, when a longer branched chain is introduced, strain hardening is considered to be detected even in a slower strain rate region in the measurement of elongational viscosity.
Therefore, the branched chain length of the propylene-based polymer (X) according to the present invention is, as described above, a skeleton carbon number of 500 (polypropylene molecular weight conversion: 11,000) or more, preferably a skeleton carbon number of 1000 (polypropylene molecular weight). Conversion: 21,000) or more, and more preferably 2000 or more skeleton carbon atoms (polypropylene molecular weight conversion: 42,000).
As described above, the polypropylene molecular weight conversion value here is strictly different from the molecular weight value measured by GPC, but approximates the number average molecular weight (Mn) measured by GPC. Therefore, the branch length of the propylene-based polymer (X) according to the present invention is 11,000 or more, preferably 21,000 or more, more preferably 4.2 in terms of number average molecular weight (Mn) measured by GPC. It can be replaced with over 10,000.
The degree of strain hardening (λmax) in the measurement of the extensional viscosity of the propylene polymer (X) can be determined by controlling the selection of two types of metallocene complexes constituting the catalyst used for propylene polymerization, the ratio of the amounts thereof, and the prepolymerization conditions. It can be increased to 6.0 or more. That is, one of the two types of metallocene complexes is selected so as to easily generate a macromer, and the other is selected so that the macromer can be easily incorporated into the polymer and can generate a high molecular weight polymer. Furthermore, by performing prepolymerization, long chain branches are uniformly distributed among the polymer particles.

  Here, regarding the method for measuring the strain hardening degree, the same value can be obtained in principle by any method as long as the uniaxial extensional viscosity can be measured. For example, the details of the measuring method and measuring instrument are disclosed in Polymer 42. Although there are methods described in (2001) 8663, examples of preferable measuring methods and measuring instruments include the following.

Measuring method 1:
Apparatus: Ales manufactured by Rheometrics
Jig: EXTENSIONAL VISUALITY FIXTURE, manufactured by TA Instruments
Measurement temperature: 180 ° C
Strain rate: 0.1 / sec
Preparation of test piece: A sheet having a size of 18 mm × 10 mm and a thickness of 0.7 mm is formed by press molding.

Measurement method 2:
Apparatus: Toyo Seiki Co., Ltd., Melten Rheometer
Measurement temperature: 180 ° C
Strain rate: 0.1 / sec
Preparation of test piece: Extruded strands are prepared at a speed of 10 to 50 mm / min using an orifice with an inner diameter of 3 mm at 180 ° C. using a Capillograph manufactured by Toyo Seiki Co., Ltd.

Calculation method:
The elongational viscosity at a strain rate of 0.1 / sec is plotted as a log-log graph of time t (second) on the horizontal axis and elongation viscosity η _E (Pa · second) on the vertical axis. On the logarithmic graph, the viscosity immediately before the strain hardening is approximated by a straight line, and the maximum value (ηmax) of the extensional viscosity η _E until the amount of strain becomes 4.0 is obtained, and the approximate straight line up to that time Let the upper viscosity be ηlin.
FIG. 4 is an example of a plot of elongational viscosity. ηmax / ηlin is defined as λmax and is used as an index of strain hardening degree.
The strain rate can be measured in the range of 0.001 / sec to 10.0 / sec, and the strain hardening degree varies depending on the difference in strain rate. The strain rate dependence of the strain hardening degree is considered to change depending on the form and length of the introduced branch.

(2-8) Memory effect (ME):
In the propylene polymer (X) according to the present invention, the memory effect (ME) preferably satisfies the following formula (I-1).
(ME) ≧ −0.26 × log (MFR) +1.9 (I-1)
[In the formula, ME (memory effect) uses a melt indexer with an orifice of 8.00 mm in length and a diameter of 1.00 mmφ, sets the temperature in the cylinder to 190 ° C., applies a load, and the extrusion speed is 0 At 1 g / min, the polymer extruded from the orifice is quenched in ethanol, and the strand diameter of the extrudate is divided by the orifice diameter. ]

The propylene-based polymer (X) according to the present invention preferably has a correlation between a memory effect (ME) that is an index that represents an abundance ratio of a high molecular weight component in a polymer and an MFR that is an index that represents an average molecular weight of the polymer. It has a specific relationship (the above formula (I-1)).
ME is an index representing the non-Newtonian property of a polymer, and a large ME indicates that a component having a long relaxation time exists in the polymer. That is, when ME is large with the same MFR, it means that the long-term relaxation component is distributed in the polymer.
Further, it is empirically known that ME has a first-order correlation with Log (MFR), and generally, the larger the molecular weight (that is, the smaller the MFR value), the larger the ME value. .

The propylene-based polymer (X) according to the present invention has a large ME in MFR match as compared with conventionally known polymers, as shown in FIG. 5, due to the presence of a branching component in the polymer chain. It is a feature. When the amount of the long-term relaxation component is large, the growth of the foamed cells is suppressed and uniform refinement is achieved, and the propylene polymer (X) according to the present invention is excellent in foam molding characteristics. More preferably, the following formula (I-2) is satisfied.
(ME) ≧ −0.26 × log (MFR) +2.20 (I-2)
More preferably, the following formula (I-3) is satisfied.
(ME) ≧ −0.26 × log (MFR) +2.40 (I-3)

  The memory effect (ME) of the propylene-based polymer (X) controls the selection and combination of the metallocene complexes (to be described later) used in the polymerization of the propylene-based polymer (X), the amount ratio, and the prepolymerization conditions. By doing so, adjustment can be performed.

  The memory effect (ME) was measured using a melt indexer manufactured by Takara, and extruded at 190 ° C. with an orifice diameter of 1.0 mm and length of 8.0 mm under a load. The extrusion speed was 0.1 g. At the time of / min, the polymer extruded from the orifice is quenched in ethanol, and the value of the strand diameter at that time is divided by the orifice diameter.

(2-9) Melt tension and melt spreadability:
Since the propylene polymer (X) according to the present invention has a controlled branch structure (branch amount, branch length, branch distribution), the melt properties are remarkably improved. That is, it has excellent melt fluidity while having high melt tension. As an index of melt tension and melt fluidity, it can be expressed by a balance between melt tension (MT) and maximum winding speed (MaxDraw) measured by the following measurement method.

A method for measuring the melt tension (MT) and the maximum winding speed (MaxDraw) will be described.
Using a Capillograph 1B manufactured by Toyo Seiki Co., Ltd., the tension detected by the pulley when the resin is extruded in a string shape under the following conditions and wound on a roller is defined as a melt tension (MT).
Capillary: 2.1mm in diameter
Cylinder diameter: 9.6mm
Cylinder extrusion speed: 10 mm / min Winding speed: 4.0 m / min Temperature: 230 ° C.

When the winding speed is gradually increased from 4.0 m / min (acceleration: 5.4 cm / s ² ), the winding speed immediately before the string-like material is cut is the maximum winding speed (MaxDraw). To do.
Here, a larger MT value means higher melt tension, and a larger MaxDraw means better fluidity and spreadability.
The propylene-based polymer (X) according to the present invention has improved melt tension by broadening the molecular weight distribution and introducing branching. Therefore, MT is 5 g or more, preferably 10 g or more, more preferably 15 g. That's it.

In addition, as described above, when the high molecular weight component is increased or the number of branches is increased, the MT value can be increased, but conversely, the polymer has too many high molecular weight components or the branches are unevenly distributed. Then, the viscosity becomes too high during winding, causing breakage of the string-like material, and MaxDraw does not increase. That is, the melt ductility is deteriorated.
The propylene polymer (X) according to the present invention can have a large MaxDraw while maintaining a high MT by controlling the branched component, and the balance between melt tension and melt spreadability is improved.
Accordingly, the propylene polymer (X) according to the present invention has a MaxDraw of 10 m / min or more, preferably 20 m / min or more, and more preferably 30 m / min or more.
It is important for the maximum winding speed (MaxDraw) of the propylene-based polymer (X) to reduce non-homogeneous components such as a gel. In order to obtain a homogeneous propylene-based polymer (X), diene or the like In the macromer polymerization method using no catalyst, adjustment can be performed by controlling the prepolymerization conditions of the catalyst used and the polymerization conditions such as the hydrogen concentration and temperature.

As described above, the propylene-based polymer (X) according to the present invention is a long-chain branched type in which melt spreadability and melt tension are controlled and excellent in balance between physical properties and workability. In contrast to conventional propylene-based polymers, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-154121 discloses propylene homopolymers having a branch number of 0.1 / 1000 skeleton carbon or more, but distortion in measurement of elongational viscosity. The degree of cure (λmax) is less than 6.0, and even when the degree of strain hardening (λmax) in the measurement of the extensional viscosity of the propylene polymer (X) according to the present invention is 6.0 or more, the improvement in melt properties The effect is not enough. In addition, in the commercial product of polypropylene that is crosslinked by electron beam irradiation and has a high degree of long-chain branching (base melt high melt tension polypropylene, “PF814”), the branched carbon of the structural formula (2) described above is not detected. The isotactic triad fraction (mm) by ¹³ C-NMR is low (92.5%), and it is considered that molecular cutting and isomerization occur simultaneously with crosslinking upon irradiation with an electron beam. Solvent-soluble components also occur and low molecular weight components are increasing. In addition, as another general method for controlling the molding processing characteristics, control is performed by expanding the molecular weight distribution. However, when the molecular weight distribution is expanded, the low molecular weight component is increased, resulting in molding. Demerits such as deterioration of the surface characteristics of the body, deterioration of mechanical properties and heat sealability occur.
However, the propylene-based polymer (X) according to the present invention is controlled by expanding the molecular weight distribution by broadening the molecular weight distribution and introducing a branch, but the low molecular weight component does not increase and the high molecular weight is increased. Since the components increase, the above disadvantages do not occur.
As described above, since the propylene polymer (X) according to the present invention is a long-chain branched type, the physical properties and processability are controlled by controlling the melt ductility and the melt tension not found in the conventional propylene polymer. It has become an excellent balance.

(3) Propylene Polymer (X) Production Method About the method of producing the propylene polymer (X) according to the present invention, the balance between physical properties and processability is controlled by controlling the melt fluidity and melt tension. There is no particular limitation as long as it is a method for obtaining an excellent long-chain branched propylene-based polymer. For example, examples of a method for introducing a controlled branched component include a method using a plurality of complexes as described below. be able to.

That is, a method for producing the long-chain branched propylene-based polymer, wherein the following catalyst components (A), (B), and (C) are used as propylene polymerization catalysts: The manufacturing method of a polymer is mentioned.
(A): at least one from component [A-1] which is a compound represented by the following general formula (a1) and at least one from component [A-2] which is a compound represented by general formula (a2) Two or more types of transition metal compounds selected from Group 4 of the periodic table Component [A-1]: Compound represented by general formula (a1) Component [A-2]: Represented by general formula (a2) Compound (B): Ion exchange layered silicate (C): Organoaluminum compound

Hereinafter, the catalyst components (A), (B), and (C) will be described in detail.
(A) Catalyst component (A)
(I) Component [A-1]: Compound represented by general formula (a1)

[In General Formula (a1), each of R ¹¹ and R ¹² independently represents a heterocyclic group containing nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur having 4 to 16 carbon atoms. In addition, each of R ¹³ and R ¹⁴ is independently halogen, silicon, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, boron, phosphorus, or a C 6-16 aryl that may contain a plurality of hetero elements selected from these Represents a heterocyclic group containing a group, nitrogen or oxygen having 6 to 16 carbon atoms, and sulfur. X ¹¹ and Y ¹¹ are each independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a silicon-containing hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a halogenated group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms. Represents a hydrocarbon group, an oxygen-containing hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an amino group, or a nitrogen-containing hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, Q ¹¹ is a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, It represents a silylene group or a germylene group which may have a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms. ]

The heterocyclic group containing nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur having 4 to 16 carbon atoms of R ¹¹ and R ¹² is preferably a 2-furyl group, a substituted 2-furyl group, a substituted 2-thienyl group, or a substituted group. 2-furfuryl group, more preferably a substituted 2-furyl group.
Moreover, as a substituted 2-furyl group, a substituted 2-thienyl group, and a substituted 2-furfuryl group, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms such as a methyl group, an ethyl group, and a propyl group, Examples thereof include halogen atoms such as fluorine atom and chlorine atom, alkoxy groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms such as methoxy group and ethoxy group, and trialkylsilyl groups. Of these, a methyl group and a trimethylsilyl group are preferable, and a methyl group is particularly preferable.
Further, R ¹¹ and R ¹² are particularly preferably a 2- (5-methyl) -furyl group. R ¹¹ and R ¹² are preferably the same as each other.

Carbon atoms 6 to 16 of the R ¹³ and R ^14, halogen, silicon, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, boron, phosphorus, or, as the aryl group which may contain a plurality of hetero elements selected from these, In the range of 6 to 16 carbon atoms, on the aryl cyclic skeleton, one or more hydrocarbon groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, silicon-containing hydrocarbon groups having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, halogens having 1 to 6 carbon atoms You may have a containing hydrocarbon group as a substituent.
At least one of R ¹³ and R ¹⁴ is preferably a phenyl group, a 4-tbutylphenyl group, a 2,3-dimethylphenyl group, a 3,5-ditbutylphenyl group, a 4-phenyl-phenyl group, or a chlorophenyl. Group, a naphthyl group, or a phenanthryl group, and more preferably a phenyl group, a 4-tbutylphenyl group, and a 4-chlorophenyl group. Further, it is preferable that R ¹³ and R ¹⁴ are the same.

In the general formula (a1), X ¹¹ and Y ¹¹ are auxiliary ligands and react with the cocatalyst of the component (B) to generate an active metallocene having an olefin polymerization ability. Therefore, as long as this purpose is achieved, X ¹ and Y ¹ are not limited to the type of ligand, and each independently represents hydrogen, a halogen group, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, An alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkylamide group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a trifluoromethanesulfonic acid group, a phosphorus-containing hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a silicon-containing hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms is shown. .

In the general formula (a1), Q ¹¹ is a silylene that may have a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms that connects two five-membered rings. Represents either a group or a germylene group. When two hydrocarbon groups are present on the above-mentioned silylene group or germylene group, they may be bonded to each other to form a ring structure.
Specific examples of Q ¹¹ include alkylene groups such as methylene, methylmethylene, dimethylmethylene and 1,2-ethylene; arylalkylene groups such as diphenylmethylene; silylene groups; methylsilylene, dimethylsilylene, diethylsilylene, di Alkylsilylene groups such as (n-propyl) silylene, di (i-propyl) silylene, di (cyclohexyl) silylene, (alkyl) (aryl) silylene groups such as methyl (phenyl) silylene; arylsilylene groups such as diphenylsilylene; Alkyl oligosilylene groups such as tetramethyldisilene; germylene groups; alkylgermylene groups in which silicon in the above-mentioned divalent hydrocarbon groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms is replaced with germanium; (alkyl) (aryl) Germylene group; arylgermylene Examples include groups. In these, the silylene group which has a C1-C20 hydrocarbon group, or the germylene group which has a C1-C20 hydrocarbon group is preferable, and an alkylsilylene group and an alkylgermylene group are especially preferable.

Of the compounds represented by the general formula (a1), preferred compounds are specifically exemplified below.
Dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (2-furyl) -4-phenyl-indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (2-thienyl) -4-phenyl -Indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (5-methyl-2-furyl) -4-phenyl-indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-diphenylsilylenebis {2 -(5-Methyl-2-furyl) -4-phenyl-indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylgermylenebis {2- (5-methyl-2-furyl) -4-phenyl-indenyl} ] Hafnium, dichloro [1,1'-dimethylgermylenebis {2- (5-methyl-2-thienyl) -4-phenyl-indenyl}] hafnium, dic B [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (5-t-butyl-2-furyl) -4-phenyl-indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (5- Trimethylsilyl-2-furyl) -4-phenyl-indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (5-phenyl-2-furyl) -4-phenyl-indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [ 1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (4,5-dimethyl-2-furyl) -4-phenyl-indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (2-benzofuryl) -4-phenyl-indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-diphenylsilylenebis {2- (5-methyl-2-furyl) -4-phenyl-i [Denyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (2-furfuryl) -4-phenyl-indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (5-methyl) -2-furyl) -4- (4-chlorophenyl) -indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (5-methyl-2-furyl) -4- (4-fluorophenyl) -Indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (5-methyl-2-furyl) -4- (4-trifluoromethylphenyl) -indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1 '-Dimethylsilylenebis {2- (5-methyl-2-furyl) -4- (4-t-butylphenyl) -indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1, '-Dimethylsilylenebis {2- (2-furyl) -4- (1-naphthyl) -indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1'-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (2-furyl) -4- (2 -Naphthyl) -indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (2-furyl) -4- (2-phenanthryl) -indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylene Bis {2- (2-furyl) -4- (9-phenanthryl) -indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (5-methyl-2-furyl) -4- (1 -Naphthyl) -indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (5-methyl-2-furyl) -4- (2-naphthyl) -indenyl}] haf , Dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (5-methyl-2-furyl) -4- (2-phenanthryl) -indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2 -(5-Methyl-2-furyl) -4- (9-phenanthryl) -indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1'-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (5-t-butyl-2-furyl) -4 -(1-naphthyl) -indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (5-t-butyl-2-furyl) -4- (2-naphthyl) -indenyl}] hafnium, Dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (5-tert-butyl-2-furyl) -4- (2-phenanthryl) -indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilane Rylenebis {2- (5-t-butyl-2-furyl) -4- (9-phenanthryl) -indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylene (2-methyl-4-phenyl-indenyl) { 2- (5-Methyl-2-furyl) -4-phenyl-indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylene (2-methyl-4-phenyl-indenyl) {2- (5-methyl-2 -Thienyl) -4-phenyl-indenyl}] hafnium, and the like.

  Of these, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (5-methyl-2-furyl) -4-phenyl-indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethyl gel are more preferable. Mylenebis {2- (5-methyl-2-thienyl) -4-phenyl-indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (5-methyl-2-furyl) -4- ( 4-chlorophenyl) -indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (5-methyl-2-furyl) -4-naphthyl-indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethyl Silylenebis {2- (5-methyl-2-furyl) -4- (4-t-butylphenyl) -indenyl}] hafnium.

  Particularly preferred is dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (5-methyl-2-furyl) -4-phenyl-indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis { 2- (5-Methyl-2-furyl) -4- (2-naphthyl) -indenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (5-methyl-2-furyl) -4- (4-t-butylphenyl) -indenyl}] hafnium.

(Ii) Component [A-2]: Compound represented by general formula (a2)

[In General Formula (a2), R ²¹ and R ²² are each independently a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and R ²³ and R ²⁴ are each independently halogen, silicon, oxygen, It is a C6-C16 aryl group which may contain sulfur, nitrogen, boron, phosphorus, or a plurality of heteroelements selected from these. X ²¹ and Y ²¹ each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a silicon-containing hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a halogenated hydrocarbon having 1 to 20 carbon atoms. Group, an oxygen-containing hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an amino group, or a nitrogen-containing hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, Q ²¹ is a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, carbon number It represents a silylene group or a germylene group which may have 1 to 20 hydrocarbon groups. M ²¹ is zirconium or hafnium. ]

R ²¹ and R ²² are each independently a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably an alkyl group, and more preferably an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. Specific examples include methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, i-propyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, sec-butyl, n-pentyl, i-pentyl, n-hexyl, and preferably methyl. , Ethyl, n-propyl.

R ²³ and R ²⁴ each independently contain a halogen having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably 6 to 24 carbon atoms, silicon, or a plurality of hetero elements selected from these. It is a good aryl group. Preferred examples include phenyl, 3-chlorophenyl, 4-chlorophenyl, 3-fluorophenyl, 4-fluorophenyl, 4-methylphenyl, 4-i-propylphenyl, 4-t-butylphenyl, 4-trimethylsilylphenyl, 4- (2-fluoro-4-biphenylyl), 4- (2-chloro-4-biphenylyl), 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, 4-chloro-2-naphthyl, 3-methyl-4-trimethylsilylphenyl, 3,5 -Dimethyl-4-t-butylphenyl, 3,5-dimethyl-4-trimethylsilylphenyl, 3,5-dichloro-4-trimethylsilylphenyl and the like.

Further, the X ²¹ and Y ²¹ are auxiliary ligands to generate an active metallocene having olefin polymerizability reacts with the cocatalyst component (B). Therefore, as long as this object is achieved, X ²¹ and Y ²¹ are not limited in the type of ligand, and are independently hydrogen, halogen group, hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, carbon An alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkylamide group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a trifluoromethanesulfonic acid group, a phosphorus-containing hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a silicon-containing hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms is shown.

Q ²¹ is a binding group that crosslinks two conjugated five-membered ring ligands, and a silylene having a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms. Or a germylene group having a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, preferably a substituted silylene group or a substituted germylene group. The substituent bonded to silicon and germanium is preferably a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and two substituents may be linked. Specific examples include methylene, dimethylmethylene, ethylene-1,2-diyl, dimethylsilylene, diethylsilylene, diphenylsilylene, methylphenylsilylene, 9-silafluorene-9,9-diyl, dimethylsilylene, diethylsilylene, Examples thereof include diphenylsilylene, methylphenylsilylene, 9-silafluorene-9,9-diyl, dimethylgermylene, diethylgermylene, diphenylgermylene, methylphenylgermylene and the like.

Further, M ²¹ is zirconium or hafnium, preferably hafnium.

Non-limiting examples of the metallocene compound represented by the general formula (a2) include the following.
However, only representative exemplary compounds are described avoiding many complicated examples. Moreover, although the compound whose center metal is hafnium was described, it is obvious that the same zirconium compound can be used, and various ligands, crosslinking groups, or auxiliary ligands can be arbitrarily used.

  Dichloro {1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis (2-methyl-4-phenyl-4-hydroazurenyl)} hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-methyl-4- (4-chlorophenyl) -4 -Hydroazulenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-methyl-4- (4-t-butylphenyl) -4-hydroazurenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis { 2-methyl-4- (4-trimethylsilylphenyl) -4-hydroazurenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-methyl-4- (3-chloro-4-t-butylphenyl)- 4-hydroazulenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-methyl-4- ( -Methyl-4-t-butylphenyl) -4-hydroazurenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-methyl-4- (3-chloro-4-trimethylsilylphenyl) -4-hydroazurenyl} ] Hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-methyl-4- (3-methyl-4-trimethylsilylphenyl) -4-hydroazurenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2 -Methyl-4- (1-naphthyl) -4-hydroazurenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-methyl-4- (2-naphthyl) -4-hydroazurenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [ 1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-methyl-4- (4-chloro-2-naphthyl)- -Hydroazurenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-methyl-4- (2-fluoro-4-biphenylyl) -4-hydroazurenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-Methyl-4- (2-chloro-4-biphenylyl) -4-hydroazurenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-methyl-4- (9-phenanthryl) -4-hydroazurenyl] }] Hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-ethyl-4- (4-chlorophenyl) -4-hydroazulenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-n-propyl -4- (3-Chloro-4-trimethylsilylphenyl) -4-hydroazurenyl}] huff Nitrogen, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-ethyl-4- (3-chloro-4-tert-butylphenyl) -4-hydroazulenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis { 2-ethyl-4- (3-methyl-4-trimethylsilylphenyl) -4-hydroazurenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylgermylenebis {2-methyl-4- (2-fluoro-4-biphenylyl) ) -4-hydroazurenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylgermylenebis {2-methyl-4- (4-t-butylphenyl) -4-hydroazurenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′- (9-silafluorene-9,9-diyl) bis {2-ethyl-4- (4-chlorophenyl) -4-hydroazurenyl}] Funium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-ethyl-4- (4-chloro-2-naphthyl) -4-hydroazurenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-ethyl -4- (2-fluoro-4-biphenylyl) -4-hydroazulenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1 ′-(9-silafluorene-9,9-diyl) bis {2-ethyl-4- (3 5-dichloro-4-trimethylsilylphenyl) -4-hydroazurenyl}] hafnium, and the like.

  Of these, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-methyl-4- (4-chlorophenyl) -4-hydroazurenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- Methyl-4- (3-chloro-4-trimethylsilylphenyl) -4-hydroazurenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-ethyl-4- (2-fluoro-4-biphenylyl) -4 -Hydroazurenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-ethyl-4- (4-chloro-2-naphthyl) -4-hydroazurenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-Ethyl-4- (3-methyl-4-trimethylsilylphenyl) -4-hydroazurenyl}] ha Dichloro, [1,1 ′-(9-silafluorene-9,9-diyl) bis {2-ethyl-4- (3,5-dichloro-4-trimethylsilylphenyl) -4-hydroazurenyl}] hafnium, is there.

  Particularly preferably, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-methyl-4- (4-chlorophenyl) -4-hydroazurenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-ethyl -4- (2-Fluoro-4-biphenylyl) -4-hydroazurenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-ethyl-4- (3-methyl-4-trimethylsilylphenyl) -4- Hydroazurenyl}] hafnium, dichloro [1,1 ′-(9-silafluorene-9,9-diyl) bis {2-ethyl-4- (3,5-dichloro-4-trimethylsilylphenyl) -4-hydroazurenyl}] Hafnium.

(B) Catalyst component (B)
Next, the catalyst component (B) used for the polymerization of the propylene-based polymer (X) according to the present invention is an ion-exchange layered silicate.
(I) Types of ion-exchangeable layered silicate In the present invention, the ion-exchangeable layered silicate used as a raw material (hereinafter simply abbreviated as “silicate”) means that the surfaces formed by ionic bonds or the like have a binding force to each other. The silicate compound has a crystal structure stacked in parallel with each other, and the contained ions are exchangeable. Most silicates are naturally produced mainly as a main component of clay minerals, and therefore often contain impurities (quartz, cristobalite, etc.) other than ion-exchangeable layered silicates. But you can. Depending on the type, amount, particle diameter, crystallinity, and dispersion state of these impurities, it may be preferable to pure silicate, and such a complex is also included in component (B).
In addition, the raw material of this invention refers to the silicate of the previous stage which performs the chemical treatment of this invention mentioned later. Further, the silicate used in the present invention is not limited to a natural product, and may be an artificial synthetic product. You may include them.

Specific examples of the silicate include the following layered silicates described in Haruo Shiramizu “Clay Mineralogy” Asakura Shoten (1995).
That is, montmorillonite, sauconite, beidellite, nontronite, saponite, hectorite, stemite and other smectites, vermiculite and other vermiculites, mica, illite, sericite and sea chlorite and other mica, attapulgite, sepiolite and palygorskite , Bentonite, pyrophyllite, talc, chlorite group, etc.

  The silicate used as a raw material in the present invention is preferably a silicate in which the main component silicate has a 2: 1 type structure, more preferably a smectite group, and particularly preferably montmorillonite. The type of interlayer cation is not particularly limited, but a silicate containing an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal as a main component of the interlayer cation is preferable from the viewpoint of being relatively easy and inexpensive to obtain as an industrial raw material.

(Ii) Chemical treatment of ion-exchange layered silicate The ion-exchange layered silicate of the catalyst component (B) according to the present invention can be used as it is without any particular treatment, but it is preferable to perform a chemical treatment. . Here, the chemical treatment of the ion-exchange layered silicate may be any of a surface treatment for removing impurities adhering to the surface and a treatment that affects the structure of the clay. Treatment, alkali treatment, salt treatment, organic matter treatment and the like.

<Acid treatment>:
In addition to removing impurities on the surface, the acid treatment can elute part or all of cations such as Al, Fe, Mg, etc. having a crystal structure.
The acid used in the acid treatment is preferably selected from hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, acetic acid and oxalic acid.
Two or more salts (described in the next section) and acid may be used for the treatment. The treatment conditions with salts and acids are not particularly limited. Usually, the salt and acid concentrations are 0.1 to 50% by weight, the treatment temperature is room temperature to boiling point, and the treatment time is 5 minutes to 24 hours. It is preferable to carry out the process under the condition of selecting and eluting at least a part of the substance constituting at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ion-exchangeable layered silicates. In addition, salts and acids are generally used in an aqueous solution.
In the present invention, a combination of the following acids and salts may be used as the treating agent. Moreover, the combination of these acids and salts may be sufficient.

<Salt treatment>:
In the present invention, 40% or more, preferably 60% or more of the exchangeable Group 1 metal cation contained in the ion-exchangeable layered silicate before being treated with salts is dissociated from the salts shown below. It is preferable to ion exchange with cations.
The salt used in the salt treatment for the purpose of ion exchange is a group consisting of a cation containing at least one atom selected from the group consisting of group 1 to 14 atoms, a halogen atom, an inorganic acid, and an organic acid. A compound comprising at least one anion selected from the group consisting of at least one anion selected from the group consisting of 2 to 14 atoms, and Cl, Br, I, F, PO. ₄ , SO ₄ , NO ₃ , CO ₃ , C ₂ O ₄ , ClO ₄ , OOCCH ₃ , CH ₃ COCHCOCH ₃ , OCl ₂ , O (NO ₃ ) ₂ , O (ClO ₄ ) ₂ , O (SO ₄ ), At least one anion selected from the group consisting of OH, O ₂ Cl ₂ , OCl ₃ , OOCH, OOCCH ₂ CH ₃ , C ₂ H ₄ O ₄ and C ₅ H ₅ O ₇ Is a compound consisting of

Specific examples of such _{salts, LiF, LiCl, LiBr, LiI} , Li 2 SO 4, Li (CH 3 COO), LiCO 3, Li (C 6 H 5 O 7), LiCHO 2, LiC 2 O 4 , LiClO ₄ , Li ₃ PO ₄ , CaCl ₂ , CaSO ₄ , CaC ₂ O ₄ , Ca (NO ₃ ) ₂ , Ca ₃ (C ₆ H ₅ O ₇ ) ₂ , MgCl ₂ , MgBr ₂ , MgSO ₄ , Mg ( PO ₄ ) ₂ , Mg (ClO ₄ ) ₂ , MgC ₂ O ₄ , Mg (NO ₃ ) ₂ , Mg (OOCCH ₃ ) ₂ , MgC ₄ H ₄ O _{4 and the} like.
Further, Ti (OOCCH ₃ ) ₄ , Ti (CO ₃ ) ₂ , Ti (NO ₃ ) ₄ , Ti (SO ₄ ) ₂ , TiF ₄ , TiCl ₄ , Zr (OOCCH ₃ ) ₄ , Zr (CO ₃ ) ₂ , Zr (NO ₃ ) ₄ , Zr (SO ₄ ) ₂ , ZrF ₄ , ZrCl ₄ , ZrOCl ₂ , ZrO (NO ₃ ) ₂ , ZrO (ClO ₄ ) ₂ , ZrO (SO ₄ ), HF (OOCCH ₃ ) ₄ , HF (CO ₃ ) ₂ , HF (NO ₃ ) ₄ , HF (SO ₄ ) ₂ , HFOCl ₂ , HFF ₄ , HFCl ₄ , V (CH ₃ COCHCOCH ₃ ) ₃ , VOSO ₄ , VOCl ₃ , VCl ₃ , VCl ₄ , VBr _{3 and the} like.

Also, Cr (CH ₃ COCHCOCH ₃ ) ₃ , Cr (OOCCH ₃ ) ₂ OH, Cr (NO ₃ ) ₃ , Cr (ClO ₄ ) ₃ , CrPO ₄ , Cr ₂ (SO ₄ ) ₃ , CrO ₂ Cl ₂ , CrF ₃ , CrCl ₃ , CrBr ₃ , CrI ₃ , Mn (OOCCH ₃ ) ₂ , Mn (CH ₃ COCHCOCH ₃ ) ₂ , MnCO ₃ , Mn (NO ₃ ) ₂ , MnO, Mn (ClO ₄ ) ₂ , MnF ₂ , MnCl ₂ , Fe (OOCCH ₃ ) ₂ , Fe (CH ₃ COCHCOCH ₃ ) ₃ , FeCO ₃ , Fe (NO ₃ ) ₃ , Fe (ClO ₄ ) ₃ , FePO ₄ , FeSO ₄ , Fe ₂ (SO ₄ ) ₃ , FeF ₃ FeCl ₃ , FeC ₆ H ₅ O _{7 and the} like.

In addition, Co (OOCCH ₃ ) ₂ , Co (CH ₃ COCHCOCH ₃ ) ₃ , CoCO ₃ , Co (NO ₃ ) ₂ , CoC ₂ O ₄ , Co (ClO ₄ ) ₂ , Co ₃ (PO ₄ ) ₂ , CoSO ₄ , CoF ₂ , CoCl ₂ , NiCO ₃ , Ni (NO ₃ ) ₂ , NiC ₂ O ₄ , Ni (ClO ₄ ) ₂ , NiSO ₄ , NiCl ₂ , NiBr _{2 and the} like.

Furthermore, Zn (OOCCH ₃ ) ₂ , Zn (CH ₃ COCHCOCH ₃ ) ₂ , ZnCO ₃ , Zn (NO ₃ ) ₂ , Zn (ClO ₄ ) ₂ , Zn ₃ (PO ₄ ) ₂ , ZnSO ₄ , ZnF ₂ , ZnCl ₂ , AlF ₃ , AlCl ₃ , AlBr ₃ , AlI ₃ , Al ₂ (SO ₄ ) ₃ , Al ₂ (C ₂ O ₄ ) ₃ , Al (CH ₃ COCHCOCH ₃ ) ₃ , Al (NO ₃ ) ₃ , AlPO ₄ , GeCl ₄ , GeBr ₄ , GeI _{4 and the} like.

<Alkali treatment>:
In addition to acid and salt treatment, the following alkali treatment or organic matter treatment may be performed as necessary. Examples of the treating agent used in the alkali treatment include LiOH, NaOH, KOH, Mg (OH) ₂ , Ca (OH) ₂ , Sr (OH) ₂ , Ba (OH) _{2 and the} like.

<Organic treatment>:
Examples of the organic treatment agent used for organic treatment include trimethylammonium, triethylammonium, N, N-dimethylanilinium, triphenylphosphonium, and the like.
Examples of the anion constituting the organic treatment agent include hexafluorophosphate, tetrafluoroborate, and tetraphenylborate other than the anion exemplified as the anion constituting the salt treatment agent. It is not limited to these.

  Moreover, these processing agents may be used independently and may be used in combination of 2 or more types. These combinations may be used in combination for the treatment agent added at the start of the treatment, or may be used in combination for the treatment agent added during the treatment. The chemical treatment can be performed a plurality of times using the same or different treatment agents.

These ion-exchange layered silicates usually contain adsorbed water and interlayer water. In the present invention, it is preferable to remove these adsorbed water and interlayer water and use them as the component (B).
The heat treatment method of the ion-exchange layered silicate adsorbed water and interlayer water is not particularly limited, but it is necessary to select conditions so that interlayer water does not remain and structural destruction does not occur. The heating time is 0.5 hour or longer, preferably 1 hour or longer. At that time, the water content of the component (B) after removal is 3% by weight or less, preferably 0% by weight when the water content is 0% by weight when dehydrated for 2 hours under the conditions of a temperature of 200 ° C. and a pressure of 1 mmHg. Is preferably 1% by weight or less.

  As described above, in the present invention, the catalyst component (B) is particularly preferably an ion-exchange layered silicic acid having a water content of 3% by weight or less obtained by performing a salt treatment and / or an acid treatment. Salt.

  The ion-exchange layered silicate can be treated with the component (C) described later before formation of the catalyst or use as a catalyst, which is preferable. Although there is no restriction | limiting in the usage-amount of the component (C) with respect to 1g of ion-exchange layered silicate, Usually, 20 mmol or less, Preferably it is 0.5 mmol or more and 10 mmol or less. There is no limitation on the treatment temperature and time, the treatment temperature is usually 0 ° C. or more and 70 ° C. or less, and the treatment time is 10 minutes or more and 3 hours or less. It is also possible and preferable to wash after the treatment. As the solvent, the same hydrocarbon solvent as that used in the preliminary polymerization and slurry polymerization described later is used.

  The component (B) is preferably a spherical particle having an average particle size of 5 μm or more. If the particle shape is spherical, a natural product or a commercially available product may be used as it is, or a particle whose particle shape and particle size are controlled by granulation, sizing, fractionation, or the like may be used.

Examples of the granulation method used here include agitation granulation method and spray granulation method, but commercially available products can also be used.
Moreover, you may use organic substance, an inorganic solvent, inorganic salt, and various binders in the case of granulation.
The spherical particles obtained as described above desirably have a compressive fracture strength of 0.2 MPa or more, particularly preferably 0.5 MPa or more, in order to suppress crushing and generation of fine powder in the polymerization process. In the case of such particle strength, the effect of improving the particle properties is effectively exhibited especially when prepolymerization is performed.

(C) Catalyst component (C)
The catalyst component (C) used for the polymerization of the propylene polymer (X) according to the present invention is an organoaluminum compound. As the organoaluminum compound used as the component (C), a compound represented by the general formula: (AlR ¹¹ _q Z _3-q ) _p is appropriate.
In the present invention, it goes without saying that the compounds represented by this formula can be used alone, in combination of two or more, or in combination. In this formula, R ¹¹ represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and Z represents a halogen, hydrogen, an alkoxy group, or an amino group. q represents an integer of 1 to 3, and p represents an integer of 1 to 2, respectively. R ¹¹ is preferably an alkyl group, and Z is a chlorine atom when it is a halogen atom, a C 1-8 alkoxy group when it is an alkoxy group, and a C 1 atom when it is an amino group. Eight amino groups are preferred.

Specific examples of the organoaluminum compound include trimethylaluminum, triethylaluminum, trinormalpropylaluminum, trinormalbutylaluminum, triisobutylaluminum, trinormalhexylaluminum, trinormaloctylaluminum, trinormaldecylaluminum, diethylaluminum chloride, diethylaluminum. Examples thereof include sesquichloride, diethylaluminum hydride, diethylaluminum ethoxide, diethylaluminum dimethylamide, diisobutylaluminum hydride, and diisobutylaluminum chloride. Of these, trialkylaluminum and alkylaluminum hydride having p = 1 and q = 3 are preferable. More preferably, R ¹¹ is a trialkylaluminum having 1 to 8 carbon atoms.

(D) Formation of catalyst / preliminary polymerization The catalyst according to the present invention is formed by bringing the above-mentioned components into contact with each other in a (preliminary) polymerization tank simultaneously or continuously, or once or several times. Can do.
The contact of each component is usually carried out in an aliphatic hydrocarbon or aromatic hydrocarbon solvent. Although a contact temperature is not specifically limited, It is preferable to carry out between -20 degreeC and 150 degreeC. As the contact order, any desired combination can be used. Particularly preferable ones for each component are as follows.
When using component (C), before contacting component (A) with component (B), component (A), or component (B), or both component (A) and component (B) The component (C) is contacted, or the component (A) and the component (B) are contacted at the same time as the component (C) is contacted, or the component (A) and the component (B) are contacted. Although it is possible to contact the component (C) later, a method of contacting the component (C) with any of the components (A) and the component (B) is preferable.
Moreover, after contacting each component, it is possible to wash with an aliphatic hydrocarbon or an aromatic hydrocarbon solvent.

The amount of the catalyst components (A), (B) and (C) used in the present invention is arbitrary. For example, the amount of component (A) used relative to component (B) is preferably in the range of 0.1 μmol to 1000 μmol, particularly preferably 0.5 μmol to 500 μmol, relative to 1 g of component (B). The amount of component (C) used relative to component (B) is preferably such that the amount of Al is 0.01 to 1000 mmol, particularly preferably 0.05 to 500 mmol, relative to 1 g of component (B). Therefore, the amount of the component (C) to the component (A) is preferably in the range of 0.01 to 5 × 10 ⁶ , particularly preferably 0.1 to 1 × 10 ⁴ in terms of the molar ratio of the transition metal. .

Although the ratio of component [A-1] and component [A-2] used by this invention is arbitrary in the range with which the characteristic of propylene polymer (X) is satisfy | filled, component [A-1] and component [A] -2] is preferably a molar ratio of the transition metal of component [A-1] to the total amount of 0.30 or more and 0.99 or less.
By changing this ratio, it is possible to adjust the balance between melt physical properties and catalyst activity. That is, from the component [A-1], a low molecular weight terminal vinyl macromer is produced, and from the component [A-2], a high molecular weight body obtained by copolymerizing a part of the macromer is produced.
Therefore, by changing the ratio of the component [A-1], the average molecular weight, molecular weight distribution, bias of the molecular weight distribution toward the high molecular weight side, very high molecular weight component, branch (amount, length, Distribution) can be controlled, whereby the melt physical properties such as strain hardening degree, melt tension, and melt spreadability can be controlled. Transition of component [A-1] with respect to the total amount of component [A-1] and component [A-2] in order to produce a propylene polymer having a higher degree of strain hardening efficiently with higher catalytic activity The molar ratio of the metal needs to be 0.30 or more, preferably 0.40 or more, and more preferably 0.5 or more. Further, the upper limit is 0.99 or less, and in order to efficiently obtain the propylene-based polymer (X) according to the present invention with high catalytic activity, it is preferably 0.95 or less, more preferably 0. .90 or less.
In addition, by using component [A-1] within the above range, it is possible to adjust the balance between the average molecular weight and the catalytic activity with respect to the amount of hydrogen.

  The catalyst according to the present invention is subjected to a prepolymerization treatment consisting of a small amount of polymerization by bringing an olefin into contact therewith. By performing the prepolymerization treatment, gel formation can be prevented when the main polymerization is performed. The reason is considered to be that long-chain branches can be uniformly distributed among the polymer particles when the main polymerization is performed, and the melt properties can be improved thereby.

  The olefin used in the prepolymerization is not particularly limited, but propylene, ethylene, 1-butene, 1-hexene, 1-octene, 4-methyl-1-pentene, 3-methyl-1-butene, vinylcycloalkane, Styrene and the like can be exemplified. The olefin feed method may be any method such as a feed method for maintaining the olefin at a constant rate or a constant pressure in the reaction tank, a combination thereof, or a stepwise change. The prepolymerization temperature and time are not particularly limited, but are preferably in the range of −20 ° C. to 100 ° C. and 5 minutes to 24 hours, respectively. The amount of prepolymerization is preferably 0.01 to 100, more preferably 0.1 to 50 with respect to the component (B). Moreover, a component (C) can also be added or added at the time of prepolymerization. It is also possible to wash after the prepolymerization.

  In addition, a method of coexisting a polymer such as polyethylene or polypropylene, or a solid of an inorganic oxide such as silica or titania, at the time of contacting or after contacting each of the above components is also possible.

(E) Use of Catalyst / Propylene Polymerization Any polymerization method may be used as long as the olefin polymerization catalyst including the component (A), the component (B) and the component (C) is in efficient contact with the monomer. sell.
Specifically, a slurry method using an inert solvent, a so-called bulk method using a propylene as a solvent without using an inert solvent as a solvent, a solution polymerization method, or a monomer without using a liquid solvent substantially. A gas phase method can be used. Moreover, the method of performing continuous polymerization and batch type polymerization is also applied. In addition to single-stage polymerization, it is possible to carry out multistage polymerization of two or more stages.

In the case of slurry polymerization, a saturated aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon such as hexane, heptane, pentane, cyclohexane, benzene, toluene, or the like is used alone or as a polymerization solvent.
The polymerization temperature is 0 ° C. or higher and 150 ° C. or lower. In particular, when bulk polymerization is used, the temperature is preferably 40 ° C or higher, more preferably 50 ° C or higher. The upper limit is preferably 80 ° C. or lower, and more preferably 75 ° C. or lower.
Furthermore, when using vapor phase polymerization, 40 degreeC or more is preferable, More preferably, it is 50 degreeC or more. The upper limit is preferably 100 ° C. or lower, more preferably 90 ° C. or lower.

The polymerization pressure is 1.0 MPa or more and 5.0 MPa or less. In particular, when bulk polymerization is used, the pressure is preferably 1.5 MPa or more, more preferably 2.0 MPa or more. The upper limit is preferably 4.0 MPa or less, more preferably 3.5 MPa or less.
Furthermore, when using vapor phase polymerization, 1.5 MPa or more is preferable, and 1.7 MPa or more is more preferable. Further, the upper limit is preferably 2.5 MPa or less, and more preferably 2.3 MPa or less.

Further, as a molecular weight regulator and for an activity improving effect, hydrogen is supplementarily used in a molar ratio of 1.0 × 10 ⁻⁶ or more and 1.0 × 10 ⁻² or less with respect to propylene. it can.
Also, by changing the amount of hydrogen used, in addition to the average molecular weight of the polymer to be produced, the molecular weight distribution, the deviation of the molecular weight distribution toward the high molecular weight side, very high molecular weight components, branching (amount, length, Distribution) can be controlled, whereby the melt physical properties such as strain hardening degree, melt tension, and melt spreadability can be controlled.
Therefore, hydrogen should be used at a molar ratio to propylene of 1.0 × 10 ⁻⁶ or more, preferably 1.0 × 10 ⁻⁵ or more, more preferably 1.0 × 10 ⁻⁴ or more. Is good. Moreover, regarding an upper limit, it is good to use at 1.0 * 10 ^<-2> or less, Preferably it is 0.9 * 10 ^<-2> or less, More preferably, it is 0.8 * 10 ^<-2> or less.

Moreover, you may perform the copolymerization which uses C2-C20 (except what is used as a monomer) alpha olefin as a comonomer other than a propylene monomer. The (total) comonomer content in the propylene-based polymer is in the range of 0 mol% or more and 20 mol% or less, and a plurality of the above-mentioned comonomers can be used. Specifically, they are ethylene, 1-butene, 1-hexene, 1-octene and 4-methyl-1-pentene.
Among these, in order to obtain the propylene polymer (X) according to the present invention in a good balance between melt physical properties and catalytic activity, it is preferable to use ethylene at 5 mol% or less. In order to obtain a polymer having particularly high rigidity, it is preferable to use ethylene so that ethylene contained in the polymer is 1 mol% or less, more preferably propylene homopolymerization.

(F) Consideration of polymerization mechanism It is considered that the formation of the macromer is caused by a special chain transfer reaction generally called β-methyl elimination, and in the present invention, the component [A-1] having a specific structure is compared. In a low temperature range (40 ° C. to 80 ° C.), the selectivity of the β-methyl elimination reaction during the growth termination reaction is high, and the ratio of the β-methyl elimination reaction to the polymer growth reaction is a complex having a conventional structure It has been found to be large compared to
Conventionally, in order to preferentially cause the β-methyl elimination reaction, it could only be produced under special conditions (low pressure, high temperature polymerization, no hydrogen addition) in slurry polymerization with a low propylene concentration, By using the component [A-1] having a specific structure, industrially effective bulk polymerization or gas phase polymerization, and practical pressure conditions (1.0 to 3.0 MPa) and temperature conditions (40 ° C. It was found that the production is possible under ˜80 ° C.).

Furthermore, surprisingly, by adding hydrogen, the chain transfer reaction by hydrogen is superior to the β-methyl elimination reaction in the conventional method, whereas the cause is unknown, but according to the present invention. The propylene-based polymer (X) production method is characterized by a small change in the balance between macromer formation and growth reaction even when hydrogen is added, and it has been found that the selectivity of the macromer remains almost unchanged even in the presence of hydrogen. . Moreover, hydrogen has an activity improving effect.
This is because, in the past, it has been necessary to carry out a multi-stage polymerization in which a macromer copolymerization is performed after a macromer production step which is a special condition (low pressure, high temperature, no hydrogen addition), whereas the component [A-2 ], It was found that the macromer production step and the macromer copolymerization step can be performed under the same conditions, that is, simultaneous polymerization and single-stage polymerization can be performed.

On the other hand, the component [A-2] has a specific structure, so that it has a high ability to copolymerize macromers even though it does not have the ability to form a terminal vinyl structure. And has the ability to produce higher molecular weight polymers. Further, when hydrogen is added, the activity is improved, and the molecular weight is lowered due to chain transfer by hydrogen.
Conventionally, macromer formation and macromer copolymerization are produced by a single complex, that is, in order to produce a polymer with the same complex of component [A-1] and component [A-2], If either the capacity or the macromer copolymerization capacity is insufficient, the amount of branching component introduced is insufficient on the high molecular weight side, or if hydrogen is used to adjust the molecular weight, the production amount of the macromer itself decreases. There was a problem of doing.

However, in the present invention, the component [A-1] having a specific structure having macromer generation ability and the component [A-2] having a specific structure having high molecular weight and macromer copolymerization ability are combined in a specific method. By using it as a catalyst, it is an industrially effective method such as bulk polymerization or gas phase polymerization, especially in single-stage polymerization under practical pressure-temperature conditions, and using hydrogen as a molecular weight regulator. It is possible to produce a long-chain branched propylene polymer (X) having the following physical properties:
In the past, the branching efficiency was increased only under conditions for producing a polymer with low stereoregularity, but in the method of the present invention, a sufficiently high stereoregularity component was introduced into the side chain by a simple method. It became possible to do.

2. Foaming agent (F)
The propylene resin composition used for the polypropylene foam sheet of the present invention comprises the propylene polymer (X) and the foaming agent (F).
As the foaming agent (F) according to the present invention, a publicly known foaming agent used for plastics, rubber and the like can be used without any problem. Conventional foaming agents such as physical foaming agents, degradable foaming agents (chemical foaming agents), and microcapsules containing a thermal expansion agent are used.

  Examples of physical blowing agents include aliphatic hydrocarbons such as propane, butane, pentane and hexane, alicyclic hydrocarbons such as cyclopentane and cyclohexane, chlorodifluoromethane, difluoromethane, trifluoromethane, trichlorofluoromethane, dichlorodifluoromethane, Chloromethane, dichloromethane, chloroethane, dichlorotrifluoroethane, dichlorofluoroethane, chlorodifluoroethane, dichloropentafluoroethane, tetrafluoroethane, difluoroethane, pentafluoroethane, trifluoroethane, trichlorotrifluoroethane, dichlorotetrafluoroethane, chloropenta One kind of halogenated hydrocarbons such as fluoroethane and perfluorocyclobutane, inorganic gases such as water, carbon dioxide and nitrogen, or It includes the species or more combinations. Of these, aliphatic hydrocarbons such as propane, butane, and pentane and carbon dioxide are preferable because they are inexpensive and have high solubility in the propylene-based polymer (X). Carbon dioxide gas becomes a supercritical state at 7.4 MPa or more and 31 ° C. or more, and is excellent in diffusion and solubility in the polymer.

In obtaining a polypropylene-based foamed sheet using the physical foaming agent, a cell regulator can be used as necessary.
Examples of the air conditioner include inorganic decomposable foaming agents such as ammonium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, ammonium bicarbonate and ammonium nitrite, azo compounds such as azodicarbonamide, azobisisobutyronitrile and diazoaminobenzene, N, N′- Nitroso compounds such as dinitrosopentanemethylenetetramine and N, N'-dimethyl-N, N'-dinitrosotephthalamide, benzenesulfonyl hydrazide, p-toluenesulfonyl hydrazide, p, p'-oxybisbenzenesulfonyl semicarbazide, p- Degradable foaming agents such as toluenesulfonyl semicarbazide, trihydrazinotriazine, barium azodicarboxylate, inorganic powders such as talc and silica, acid salts such as polyvalent carboxylic acids, reaction of polyvalent carboxylic acids with sodium carbonate or sodium bicarbonate Such as mixtures , These can also be combined alone.

  When a polypropylene foam sheet is obtained with a degradable foaming agent (chemical foaming agent), for example, a mixture of organic acids such as sodium bicarbonate and citric acid, azodicarbonamide, azodicarbon can be used as the decomposable foaming agent (chemical foaming agent). Azo foaming agents such as barium acid, nitroso foaming agents such as N, N′-dinitrosopentamethylenetetramine, N, N′-dimethyl-N, N′-dinitrosotephthalamide, p, p′-oxybis Examples thereof include sulfohydrazide-based blowing agents such as benzenesulfonyl hydrazide and p-toluenesulfonyl semicarbazide, and trihydrazinotriazine.

The blending amount of the foaming agent (F) in the present invention is in the range of 0.05 to 6.0 parts by weight, preferably 0.05 to 3.0, with respect to 100 parts by weight of the propylene polymer (X). Parts by weight, more preferably 0.5 to 2.5 parts by weight, still more preferably 1.0 to 2.0 parts by weight. When the blending amount of the foaming agent is significantly larger than 6.0 parts by weight, over-foaming occurs and it becomes difficult to make the foamed cells uniform. On the other hand, when the blending amount of the foaming agent is significantly less than 0.05 parts by weight, the generated gas A small amount is not preferable.
Moreover, when using a bubble regulator, the blending amount of the bubble regulator should be in a range of 0.01 to 5 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the propylene polymer (X). Is preferred.

3. Other compounding agents In addition to the propylene polymer (X) and the foaming agent (F), and if necessary, a cell regulator, the propylene resin composition used in the polypropylene foam sheet of the present invention is usually a polyolefin. Various additives such as known polymers, antioxidants, neutralizers, light stabilizers, ultraviolet absorbers, inorganic fillers, lubricants, antistatic agents and metal deactivators used in the present invention are used for the purpose of the present invention. It can mix | blend in the range which is not impaired.

  Examples of the polymer include high density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene, polypropylene, propylene-α-olefin copolymer, α-polyolefin such as poly-4-methyl-pentene-1, ethylene-propylene elastomer, and the like. And other monomers copolymerizable therewith, such as copolymers and mixtures of vinyl acetate, vinyl chloride, (meth) acrylic acid, (meth) acrylic acid ester, and the like. .

Examples of antioxidants include phenolic antioxidants, phosphite antioxidants, and thio antioxidants, and examples of neutralizing agents include higher fatty acid salts such as calcium stearate and zinc stearate. Examples of the light stabilizer and the ultraviolet absorber include hindered amines, nickel complex compounds, benzotriazoles, and benzophenones.
Examples of the inorganic filler include calcium carbonate, silica, hydrotalcite, zeolite, aluminum silicate, magnesium silicate and the like, and examples of the lubricant include higher fatty acid amides such as stearic acid amide.
Furthermore, examples of the antistatic agent include fatty acid partial esters such as glycerin fatty acid monoester, and examples of the metal deactivator include triazines, phosphones, epoxies, triazoles, hydrazides, and oxamides. it can.

II. Preparation method of propylene-based resin composition As a preparation method of the propylene-based resin composition used in the present invention, the propylene-based polymer (X) in the form of powder or pellets, a foaming agent, and other used as necessary The method of mixing a compounding agent with a dry blend, a Henschel mixer, etc. can be mentioned.
Further, depending on the situation, only the foaming agent may be separately fed during the production of the polypropylene foam sheet.

III. Polypropylene-based (multi-layer) foamed sheet The polypropylene-based foamed sheet of the present invention preferably has an average cell diameter of 500 μm or less, more preferably 400 μm or less, and even more preferably 300 μm or less. When the average cell diameter greatly exceeds 500 μm, an appearance defect such as perforation occurs in the polypropylene foam sheet or the thermoformed body when the sheet is thermoformed.

  The polypropylene foam sheet of the present invention preferably has an open cell ratio of 30% or less, more preferably 20% or less, and still more preferably 10% or less. If the open cell ratio greatly exceeds 30%, expansion of the foamed cells in the foamed sheet does not occur during thermoforming, and the thickness of the thermoformed body is reduced, which is not preferable.

  The thickness of the polypropylene foam sheet of the present invention is not particularly limited, but is preferably about 0.3 mm to 10 mm. More preferably, it is 0.5 mm-5 mm.

The polypropylene foam sheet of the present invention can be obtained by a known extrusion method in which a propylene resin composition is melted with an extruder and extruded from a die provided at the tip of the extruder. The extruder may be either a single screw extruder or a twin screw extruder.
In physical foaming, a physical foaming agent such as carbon dioxide gas is introduced (press-fitted) from the middle of the extruder cylinder. The extruder die may be a T die or a circular (circular) die.

  The polypropylene-based multilayer foamed sheet of the present invention can be obtained by coextrusion molding a foamed layer made of the propylene-based resin composition and a non-foamed layer made of a thermoplastic resin composition. The polypropylene-based multilayer foamed sheet can be produced by a known coextrusion method using a feed block or a multi die using a plurality of extruders.

The non-foamed layer used in the polypropylene-based multilayer foamed sheet of the present invention may be provided on any surface of the foamed layer, and has a structure (sandwich structure) in which the foamed layer exists between the non-foamed layers. You can also
The polypropylene-based multilayer foam sheet provided with the non-foamed layer is excellent in strength, and is excellent in appearance by providing the non-foamed layer at least outside the foamed layer. Furthermore, the use of a functional thermoplastic resin for the non-foamed layer is also preferable from the viewpoint that the polypropylene-based multilayer foamed sheet can easily have additional functions such as antibacterial properties, soft feeling, and scratch resistance. .

  As the thermoplastic resin constituting the thermoplastic resin composition used in the non-foamed layer, high-density polyethylene, low-density polyethylene, linear low-density polyethylene, polypropylene, propylene-α can be used as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired. An olefin copolymer, an α-polyolefin such as poly-4-methyl-pentene-1, an olefinic elastomer such as an ethylene-propylene elastomer, or other monomers copolymerizable therewith, such as vinyl acetate, vinyl chloride, Copolymers and mixtures such as (meth) acrylic acid and (meth) acrylic acid esters can be selected. Among these, polypropylene is preferable from the viewpoints of recyclability, adhesiveness, heat resistance, oil resistance, rigidity, and the like.

Further, as the thermoplastic resin composition used for the non-foamed layer, it is desirable to blend 50 parts by weight or less of an inorganic filler with respect to 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic resin. And the appearance of the sheet is impaired.
Examples of the inorganic filler include talc, calcium carbonate, silica, hydrotalcite, zeolite, aluminum silicate, magnesium silicate and the like.

The thickness of the polypropylene multilayer foam sheet of the present invention is not particularly limited, but is preferably about 0.3 mm to 10 mm. More preferably, it is 0.5 mm-5 mm.
Moreover, it is desirable to form the non-foamed layer in the polypropylene-based multilayer foamed sheet so that the thickness is 1 to 50%, more preferably 5 to 20% of the total thickness of the resulting polypropylene-based multilayer foamed sheet. When the thickness of the non-foamed layer exceeds 50%, the growth of bubbles in the foamed layer is hindered.

  In addition, the polypropylene-based (multilayer) foamed sheet of the present invention may be subjected to surface treatment such as corona discharge treatment, flame treatment, plasma treatment, etc. on the surface of the foamed sheet for printability and paintability.

IV. Thermoformed body The thermoformed body of the present invention can be obtained by thermoforming a polypropylene-based (multilayer) foamed sheet.
The thermoforming methods include plug molding, matched molding, straight molding, drape molding, plug assist molding, plug assist reverse drawing molding, air slip molding, snapback molding, reverse draw molding, free drawing molding, plug and -Examples of methods include ridge molding and ridge molding.

V. Applications of polypropylene-based (multi-layer) foamed sheet and thermoformed article The polypropylene-based (multi-layer) foamed sheet and thermoformed article of the present invention provide uniform and fine foam cells, and the appearance, thermoformability, impact resistance, and light weight. Excellent in rigidity, heat resistance, heat insulation, oil resistance, etc., suitable for food containers such as trays, dishes, cups, car interior trims such as car door trims, car trunk mats, packaging, stationery, building materials, etc. Available.

  EXAMPLES Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to examples, but the present invention is not limited to these examples. In the examples and comparative examples, the physical properties of the polypropylene-based (multilayer) foamed sheet and its thermoformed article or its constituent components were measured and evaluated according to the following evaluation methods, and the following resins were used. It was.

1. Evaluation method (1) Melt flow rate (MFR) [unit: g / 10 min]:
The propylene-based resin conforms to JIS K7210: 1999 “Method of plastic-thermoplastic melt mass flow rate (MFR) and melt volume flow rate (MVR) test”, condition M (230 ° C., 2.16 kg load). Measured in conformity.
(2) Molecular weight and molecular weight distribution (Mw, Mn, Q value, α / β, W (2 million or more)):
It was measured by the method described in the present specification by gel permeation chromatography (GPC).
(3) ME (memory effect):
Polymer that was extruded through an orifice at a temperature of 190 ° C and an orifice diameter of 1.0 mm and a length of 8.0 mm under load at a temperature of 0.1 g / min. Was quenched in ethanol and calculated as a value obtained by dividing the value of the strand diameter at that time by the orifice diameter. This value correlates with Log (MFR), and a large value indicates that the product appearance is improved when the swell is large and injection molded.
(4) mm fraction:
The measurement was carried out by the method described in the present specification using GSX-400 and FT-NMR manufactured by JEOL. The unit is%.
(5) Elongation viscosity:
It was measured by the method described in the present specification.

(6) Temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF):
The TREF measurement method is the method described in the present specification using the following apparatus.
(I) TREF part TREF column: 4.3 mmφ × 150 mm stainless steel column Column filler: 100 μm surface inactive glass beads Heating method: Aluminum heat block Cooling method: Peltier element (Peltier element is cooled by water)
Temperature distribution: ± 0.5 ° C
Temperature controller: Chino Corporation Digital Program Controller KP1000 (Valve Oven)
Heating method: Air bath oven Measurement temperature: 140 ° C
Temperature distribution: ± 1 ° C
Valve: 6-way valve 4-way valve (ii) Sample injection part Injection method: Loop injection method Injection amount: Loop size 0.1ml
Inlet heating method: Aluminum heat block Measurement temperature: 140 ° C
(Iii) Detection unit Detector: Fixed wavelength infrared detector MIRAN 1A manufactured by FOXBORO
Detection wavelength: 3.42 μm
High-temperature flow cell: Micro flow cell for LC-IR Optical path length 1.5mm Window shape 2φ x 4mm oval Synthetic sapphire window Measurement temperature: 140 ° C
(Iv) Pump unit Liquid feed pump: SSC-3461 pump manufactured by Senshu Kagaku Co. (v) Measurement conditions Solvent: o-dichlorobenzene (including 0.5 mg / mL BHT)
Sample concentration: 5 mg / mL
Sample injection volume: 0.1 mL
Solvent flow rate: 1 mL / min

(7) Melt tension (MT), maximum (maximum) winding speed (MaxDraw):
A cylinder heated at 230 ° C. is filled with 10 g of polymer using a Toyo Seiki Capillograph equipped with a cylinder with a diameter of 2 mmφ and a length of 40 mm, and a cylinder with a diameter of 10 mmφ and a length of 350 mm. After preheating for 5 minutes after filling, the polymer was sufficiently melted, and then the piston at the top of the cylinder was lowered at a speed of 20 mm / min to extrude the molten resin in the cylinder. The extruded resin passes through the orifice and is discharged to the outside. The extruded strand-shaped resin was wound up at a speed of 4 m / min, and the load at this time was defined as melt tension. The maximum (maximum) winding speed (MaxDraw) was measured as the winding speed immediately before the resin breaks when the winding speed was increased.

(8) Average bubble diameter:
Using a stereomicroscope (Nikon: SMZ-1000-2 type), the average cell diameter of the polypropylene-based (multilayer) hollow foamed molding obtained in each of the examples and comparative examples is perpendicular to the radial direction of the foam. A simple cross section was cut out with a thickness of 5 mm, and was calculated from the number of bubbles and the bubble diameter in the cross section by an enlarged projection of the cut surface.
(9) Density:
A test piece was cut out from the polypropylene-based (multi-layer) foamed sheet obtained in each of Examples and Comparative Examples, and the test piece weight (g) was obtained by dividing by the volume (cm ³ ) obtained from the outer dimensions of the test piece. It was. The density was measured according to JIS K7222 (10) Open cell ratio:
A test piece was cut out from the polypropylene-based (multilayer) foamed sheet obtained in each of Examples and Comparative Examples, and measured according to the method described in ASTM D2856 using Air Pycnometer (manufactured by Tokyo Science Co., Ltd.).

(11) Appearance evaluation:
Appearance evaluation was evaluated according to the following criteria in the polypropylene-based (multi-layer) foamed sheets obtained in the respective examples and comparative examples.
○: The bubble shape is uniform, the thickness is thin, and there is no partial recess (sink).
X: There are partial giant bubbles, many thicknesses and thin portions, and there are partial recesses (sinks).

(12) Drawdown property:
A test piece having a size of 335 mm × 335 mm was cut out from the polypropylene-based (multilayer) foamed sheet obtained in each of Examples and Comparative Examples, and fixed to a 300 mm × 300 mm frame using a FVT400 single molding machine manufactured by Wakisaka Engineering Co., Ltd. Then, the amount of sag in the center of the sample while it is heated for 60 seconds after being introduced into the heating furnace of the molding machine in which the heaters are arranged up and down is drawn down by the photoelectric tube provided in the apparatus. ) Measured as an amount and evaluated according to the following criteria.
○: When the amount of sag is 10 mm or less, the drawdown property is good.
X: If the amount of sag exceeds 10 mm, the drawdown property is poor.

(13) Deep drawability:
After fixing the polypropylene-based (multilayer) foamed sheet obtained in each of the examples and comparative examples to a frame having an inner size of 300 × 300 mm, the polypropylene sheet was introduced into a heating furnace adjusted to an atmospheric temperature of 200 ° C. and heated for 30 seconds. Immediately after heating, using a mold with a diameter of 75 mm × bottom diameter of 50 mm adjusted to 60 ° C. and having a different depth, the appearance of the entire and bottom corners is not rough, and the moldable depth From this, the drawable ratio (depth / caliber) was determined.

2. Materials used (a) Propylene polymer (X)
The polymers (PP-1) to (PP-5) produced in the following Production Examples 1 to 5 and a commercially available polypropylene resin (PF814) were used.

[Production Example 1 (PP-1)]
[Synthesis example 1 of catalyst component (A)]:
(1) Synthesis of dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (5-methyl-2-furyl) -4- (4-t-butylphenyl) indenyl}] hafnium: (component [A-1] (Synthesis of Complex 1):
(1-a) Synthesis of 4- (4-t-butylphenyl) -indene:
1-Bromo-4-t-butyl-benzene (40 g, 0.19 mol) and dimethoxyethane (400 ml) were added to a 1000 ml glass reaction vessel, and cooled to -70 ° C. A t-butyllithium-pentane solution (260 ml, 0.38 mol, 1.46 mol / L) was added dropwise thereto. After dropping, the mixture was stirred for 5 hours while gradually returning to room temperature. The mixture was cooled again to −70 ° C., and a dimethoxyethane solution (100 ml) of triisopropyl borate (46 ml, 0.20 mol) was added dropwise thereto. After dropping, the mixture was stirred overnight while gradually returning to room temperature.
Distilled water (100 ml) was added to the reaction solution, and the mixture was stirred for 30 minutes, and then sodium carbonate 50 g in water (150 ml), 4-bromoindene (30 g, 0.15 mol), tetrakis (triphenylphosphino) palladium (5 g, 4 g .3 mmol) was added in turn, after which the low boiling components were removed and heated at 80 ° C. for 5 hours.
The reaction solution was poured into ice water (1 L), from which ether was extracted three times, and the ether layer was washed with saturated brine until neutral. Sodium sulfate was added thereto and left overnight to dry the reaction solution. Anhydrous sodium sulfate was filtered, the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by a silica gel column to obtain 4- (4-tert-butylphenyl) -indene (37 g, yield 98%) as a pale yellow liquid.

(1-b) Synthesis of 2-bromo-4- (4-t-butylphenyl) -indene:
To a 1000 ml glass reaction vessel, 4- (4-t-butylphenyl) -indene (37 g, 0.15 mol), dimethyl sulfoxide (400 ml) and distilled water (11 ml) were added, and N-bromosuccinimide (35 g) was added thereto. , 0.20 mol) was gradually added, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour.
The reaction solution was poured into ice water (1 L), and extracted from it three times with toluene. The toluene layer was washed with saturated brine, p-toluenesulfonic acid (4.3 g, 22 mmol) was added, and the mixture was heated to reflux for 2 hours while removing moisture.
The reaction solution was transferred to a separatory funnel and washed with brine until neutral. Sodium sulfate was added thereto and left overnight to dry the reaction solution. Anhydrous sodium sulfate was filtered off, the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by a silica gel column to give 2-bromo-4- (4-t-butylphenyl) -indene (46 g, yield 95%) as a pale yellow solid. Obtained.

Synthesis of (1-c) 4- (4-t-butylphenyl) -2- (5-methyl-2-furyl) -indene:
Methyl furan (13.8 g, 0.17 mol) and dimethoxyethane (400 ml) were added to a 1000 ml glass reaction vessel and cooled to -70 ° C. An n-butyllithium-hexane solution (111 ml, 0.17 mol, 1.52 mol / L) was added dropwise thereto. After dropping, the mixture was stirred for 3 hours while gradually returning to room temperature. The mixture was cooled again to 70 ° C., and a dimethoxyethane solution (100 ml) containing triisopropyl borate (41 ml, 0.18 mol) was added dropwise thereto. After dropping, the mixture was stirred overnight while gradually returning to room temperature.
Distilled water (50 ml) was added to the reaction solution, and the mixture was stirred for 30 minutes, and then an aqueous solution (100 ml) of sodium carbonate 54 g, 2-bromo-4- (4-t-butylphenyl) -indene (46 g, 0.14 mol), Tetrakis (triphenylphosphino) palladium (5 g, 4.3 mmol) was added in order, and then heated while removing low boiling components and heated at 80 ° C. for 3 hours.
The reaction solution was poured into ice water (1 L), from which ether was extracted three times, and the ether layer was washed with saturated brine until neutral. Sodium sulfate was added thereto and left overnight to dry the reaction solution. Anhydrous sodium sulfate was filtered off, the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure, the residue was purified with a silica gel column, recrystallized with hexane, and 4- (4-t-butylphenyl) -2- (5-methyl-2-furyl)- Indene (30.7 g, 66% yield) was obtained as colorless crystals.

Synthesis of (1-d) dimethylbis {2- (5-methyl-2-furyl) -4- (4-t-butylphenyl) -indenyl} silane:
4- (4-t-Butylphenyl) -2- (5-methyl-2-furyl) -indene (22 g, 66 mmol) and THF (200 ml) are added to a 1000 ml glass reaction vessel and cooled to -70 ° C. did. An n-butyllithium-hexane solution (42 ml, 67 mmol, 1.60 mol / L) was added dropwise thereto. After dropping, the mixture was stirred for 3 hours while gradually returning to room temperature. The mixture was cooled again to −70 ° C., 1-methylimidazole (0.3 ml, 3.8 mmol) was added, and a THF solution (100 ml) containing dimethyldichlorosilane (4.3 g, 33 mmol) was added dropwise. After dropping, the mixture was stirred overnight while gradually returning to room temperature.
Distilled water was added to the reaction solution, transferred to a separatory funnel, and washed with brine until neutral. Sodium sulfate was added thereto and left overnight to dry the reaction solution. Anhydrous sodium sulfate was filtered off, the solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified with a silica gel column. Dimethylbis (2- (5-methyl-2-furyl) -4- (4-t-butylphenyl))-indenyl) A pale yellow solid of silane (22 g, 92% yield) was obtained.

Synthesis of (1-e) rac-dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (5-methyl-2-furyl) -4- (4-t-butylphenyl) -indenyl}] hafnium:
In a 500 ml glass reaction vessel, 9.6 g (13.0 mmol) of dimethylbis (2- (5-methyl-2-furyl) -4- (4-tert-butylphenyl) -indenyl) silane, 300 ml of diethyl ether. And cooled to -70 ° C in a dry ice-methanol bath. 16 ml (26 mmol) of a 1.59 mol / liter n-butyllithium-hexane solution was added dropwise thereto. After dropping, the mixture was returned to room temperature and stirred for 3 hours. The solvent of the reaction solution was distilled off under reduced pressure, 250 ml of toluene and 10 ml of diethyl ether were added, and the solution was cooled to −70 ° C. in a dry ice-methanol bath. Thereto was added 4.2 g (13.0 mmol) of hafnium tetrachloride. Thereafter, the mixture was stirred overnight while gradually returning to room temperature.
The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure, recrystallization was performed with dichloromethane / hexane, and dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (5-methyl-2-furyl) -4- (4-t-butylphenyl)- Indenyl}] 1.3 g of hafnium racemate (purity 99% or more) was obtained as yellow-orange crystals (yield 22%).

The resulting proton nuclear magnetic resonance method for racemate identified value according to ^{(1 H-NMR)} are shown below.
_{^{[1 H-NMR (CDCl 3}} ) identification results:
Racemate: δ 0.95 (s, 6H), δ 1.18 (s, 18H), δ 2.09 (s, 6H), δ 5.80 (d, 2H), δ 6.37 (d, 2H), δ6. 75 (dd, 2H), δ 7.09 (d, 2H), δ 7.34 (s, 2H), δ 7.33 (d, 2H), δ 7.35 (d, 4H), δ 7.87 (d, 4H ).

[Synthesis Example 2 of Catalyst Component (A)]:
(1) Synthesis of rac-dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-methyl-4- (4-chlorophenyl) -4-hydroazurenyl}] hafnium: (synthesis of component [A-1] (complex 2) ):
The synthesis of rac-dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-methyl-4- (4-chlorophenyl) -4-hydroazurenyl}] hafnium is carried out according to the method described in Example 1 of JP-A-11-240909. As well as.

(2) [Catalyst Synthesis Example 1]
(2-1) Chemical treatment of ion-exchange layered silicate:
In a separable flask, 96% sulfuric acid (1044 g) was added to 3456 g of distilled water, and then 600 g of montmorillonite (Mizusawa Chemical Benclay SL: average particle size 19 μm) was added as a layered silicate. The slurry was heated to 90 ° C. over 1 hour at 0.5 ° C./minute, and reacted at 90 ° C. for 120 minutes. The reaction slurry was cooled to room temperature in 1 hour, added with 2400 g of distilled water and then filtered to obtain 1230 g of a cake-like solid.
Next, 648 g of lithium sulfate and 1800 g of distilled water were added to the separable flask to make a lithium sulfate aqueous solution, and the entire amount of the above solid on the cake was added, and 522 g of distilled water was further added. The slurry was heated to 90 ° C. over 1 hour at 0.5 ° C./minute, and reacted at 90 ° C. for 120 minutes. The reaction slurry was cooled to room temperature in 1 hour, filtered after adding 1980 g of distilled water, further washed with distilled water to pH 3, and filtered to obtain 1150 g of cake-like solid.
The obtained solid was preliminarily dried at 130 ° C. for 2 days under a nitrogen stream, and then coarse particles of 53 μm or more were removed, and further, rotary kiln drying was performed under a condition of 215 ° C. under a nitrogen stream for a residence time of 10 minutes. 340 g was obtained.
The composition of this chemically treated smectite is Al: 7.81 wt%, Si: 36.63 wt%, Mg: 1.27 wt%, Fe: 1.82 wt%, Li: 0.20 wt%, Al / Si = 0.222 [mol / mol].

(2-2) Catalyst preparation and prepolymerization:
Into a three-necked flask (volume: 1 L), 10 g of the chemically treated smectite obtained above was added, and heptane (65 mL) was added to form a slurry, to which was added a triisobutylaluminum (25 mmol: heptane solution having a concentration of 143 mg / mL). 6 mL) and stirred for 1 hour, washed with heptane until the residual liquid ratio became 1/100, and heptane was added so that the total volume became 100 mL.
In another flask (volume: 200 mL), rac-dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (5-methyl-2-furyl)-] prepared in Synthesis Example 1 of the catalyst component (A) was used. 4- (4-t-butylphenyl) indenyl}] hafnium (105 μmol) is dissolved in toluene (30 mL) (solution 1), and further, the catalyst component (A) is synthesized in another flask (volume 200 mL). Rac-dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-methyl-4- (4-chlorophenyl) -4-hydroazurenyl}] hafnium (45 μmol) prepared in Example 2 was dissolved in toluene (12 mL) (Solution 2 ).

After adding triisobutylaluminum (0.6 mmol: 0.83 mL of a heptane solution with a concentration of 143 mg / mL) to the 1 L flask containing the chemically treated smectite, add the above solution 1, and then add the above solution 2 after 5 minutes. And stirred at room temperature for 1 hour.
Thereafter, 356 mL of heptane was added, and this slurry was introduced into a 1 L autoclave.
After the internal temperature of the autoclave was set to 40 ° C., propylene was fed at a rate of 10 g / hour, and prepolymerization was performed while maintaining 40 ° C. for 2 hours. Thereafter, the propylene feed was stopped, the temperature was raised to 50 ° C., and residual polymerization was performed until the pressure in the autoclave reached 0.05 MPa. After removing the supernatant of the resulting catalyst slurry by decantation, triisobutylaluminum (6 mmol: 8.3 mL of a heptane solution having a concentration of 143 mg / mL) was added to the remaining portion and stirred for 5 minutes.
This solid was dried under reduced pressure for 2 hours to obtain 27.5 g of a dry prepolymerized catalyst. The prepolymerization ratio (a value obtained by dividing the amount of the prepolymerized polymer by the amount of the solid catalyst) was 1.75 (preliminary polymerization catalyst 1).

(3) [Polymerization]
After sufficiently replacing the inside of the stirring autoclave having an internal volume of 200 liters with propylene, 40 kg of sufficiently dehydrated liquefied propylene was introduced. To this was added 5 liters of hydrogen (as a standard volume) and 500 ml (0.12 mol) of a triisobutylaluminum / n-heptane solution, and the internal temperature was raised to 75 ° C. Next, 4.0 g of the prepolymerized catalyst 1 (by weight excluding the prepolymerized polymer) was injected with argon to initiate polymerization, and the internal temperature was maintained at 75 ° C. After 3 hours, 100 ml of ethanol was injected under pressure, unreacted propylene was purged, and the inside of the autoclave was purged with nitrogen to stop the polymerization in the first step.
The obtained polymer was dried for 1 hour under a nitrogen stream at 90 ° C. to obtain 14.5 kg of a polymer (PP-1). The catalytic activity was 3630 (g-PP / g-cat).
5 g of the obtained polymer was dissolved in hot xylene and then precipitated with a large amount of ethanol. After filtration, it was dried under reduced pressure to obtain a sample for analysis.

[Production Example 2 (PP-2)]
The same procedure as in Production Example 1 was conducted except that 12.5 liters of hydrogen were added and 3.0 g of the prepolymerized catalyst 1 to be used (by weight excluding the prepolymerized polymer) was used. 14.3 kg of polymer (PP-2) was obtained. The catalytic activity was 4770 (g-PP / g-cat).

[Production Example 3 (PP-3)]
(1) [Catalyst synthesis example 2]
In (1-2) catalyst preparation and prepolymerization in Catalyst Synthesis Example 1, rac-dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2- (5-methyl-2-furyl) -4- (4-t- Butylphenyl) -indenyl}] hafnium (75 μmol) is dissolved in toluene (21 mL) to form solution 1, and rac-dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis {2-methyl-4- (4-chlorophenyl)- 4-hydroazurenyl}] hafnium (75 μmol) was dissolved in toluene (21 mL) and used as Solution 2, and the same experiment as in Catalyst Synthesis Example 1 was performed.
As a result, 30.9 g of a dry prepolymerization catalyst (preliminary polymerization catalyst 2) was obtained. The prepolymerization ratio was 2.09 (preliminary polymerization catalyst 2).

(2) [Polymerization]
Example 1 Polymerization Example 1 except that 7.5 L (as a standard state volume) of hydrogen was introduced and 2.0 g of the prepolymerized catalyst 2 synthesized above was used instead of the prepolymerized catalyst 1 in a weight excluding the prepolymerized polymer. The same polymerization was carried out to obtain 11.4 kg of a polymer (PP-3). The catalytic activity was 5700 (g-PP / g-cat).

[Production Example 4 (PP-4)]
The same polymerization as in Polymerization Example 1 was carried out except that 15 L of hydrogen (as a volume in the standard state) was introduced, 3.3 g of the prepolymerized catalyst 1 was used in a weight excluding the prepolymerized polymer, and the polymerization time was 1 hour. 14.0 kg of polymer (PP-4) was obtained. The catalytic activity was 4240 (g-PP / g-cat).

[Production Example 5 (PP-5)]:
[Synthesis Example 3 of Catalyst Component (A)]:
(1) Synthesis of dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis (2-ethyl-4-phenyl-indenyl)] zirconium:
In accordance with the method described in Example 1 of JP-A-8-208733, rac-dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis (2-ethyl-4-phenyl-indenyl)] zirconium was synthesized.

(2) [Catalyst synthesis example 3]:
(2-1) Chemical treatment of ion-exchange layered silicate:
In a separable flask, 96% sulfuric acid (1500 g) was added to 2260 g of distilled water, and then 600 g of montmorillonite (Mizusawa Chemical Benclay SL: average particle size 19 μm) was added as a layered silicate. The slurry was heated to 90 ° C. over 1 hour at 0.5 ° C./minute, and reacted at 90 ° C. for 480 minutes. The reaction slurry was cooled to room temperature in 1 hour and washed to pH 3 with distilled water. The resulting solid was preliminarily dried at 130 ° C. for 2 days under a nitrogen stream, and then coarse particles of 53 μm or more were removed, and further dried at 215 ° C. under a nitrogen stream under a rotary kiln condition for 295 g of chemically treated smectite. Got.
The composition of the chemically treated smectite is Al: 2.72% by weight, Si: 43.48% by weight, Mg: 0.36% by weight, Fe: 0.61% by weight, and Al / Si = 0.065 [ mol / mol].

(2-2) Catalyst preparation and prepolymerization:
Into a three-necked flask (volume: 1 L), 20 g of the chemically treated smectite obtained above is added, and heptane (114 mL) is added to form a slurry, to which triethylaluminum (50 mmol: 81 mL of a heptane solution with a concentration of 71 mg / mL) is added. In addition, after stirring for 1 hour, the mixture was washed with heptane until the residual liquid ratio became 1/100, and heptane was added so that the total volume became 200 mL.
In another flask (volume 200 mL), rac-dichloro [1,1′-dimethylsilylenebis (2-ethyl-4-phenyl-indenyl)] zirconium (0.3 mmol) was added to heptane (85 mL). Then, triisobutylaluminum (0.6 mmol: 0.85 mL of a heptane solution having a concentration of 140 mg / mL) was added and reacted by stirring at room temperature for 60 minutes. This solution was added to the 1 L flask containing the chemically treated smectite and stirred for 60 minutes at room temperature. Thereafter, 214 mL of heptane was added, and this slurry was introduced into a 1 L autoclave.
After setting the internal temperature of the autoclave to 40 ° C., propylene was fed at a rate of 20 g / hour, and prepolymerization was performed while maintaining the temperature at 40 ° C. for 2 hours. Thereafter, propylene feed was stopped and residual polymerization was carried out for 1 hour. The supernatant of the resulting catalyst slurry was removed by decantation, and triisobutylaluminum (12 mmol: 17 mL of a heptane solution having a concentration of 140 mg / mL) was added to the remaining portion, followed by stirring for 10 minutes. This solid was dried under reduced pressure for 2 hours to obtain 47.6 g (preliminary polymerization catalyst 3) of a dry preliminary polymerization catalyst. The prepolymerization ratio (value obtained by dividing the amount of prepolymerized polymer by the amount of solid catalyst) was 1.38.

(3) Propylene polymerization:
Polymerization Example 1 except that 20 g of the prepolymerized catalyst 3 synthesized above was used instead of the prepolymerized catalyst 1 in a weight excluding the prepolymerized polymer and the polymerization temperature was set to 70 ° C. for 3 hours without adding hydrogen. The same polymerization was carried out to obtain 6.9 kg of a polymer (PP-5). The catalytic activity was 345 (g-PP / g-cat). In particular, since this polymer has low catalytic activity, the amount of catalyst residue in the polymer is large, and there is a concern that the hue deteriorates during molding.

(Commercial item)
PF814 (electron beam irradiated product):
High melt tension polypropylene (MFR = 2.5 g / 10 min) manufactured by Basel Co. was used.

(B) Foaming agent (F)
The following were used as the foaming agent (F) or the air bubble regulator.
Inorganic foaming agent: Polyslen EE405F (trade name) manufactured by Eiwa Kasei Co., Ltd.
Inorganic foaming agent: Polyslen EE275F (trade name), manufactured by Eiwa Kasei Co., Ltd.
Physical foaming agent: carbon dioxide

[Example 1]
Tetrakis [methylene-3- (3 ′, 5′-di-t-butyl-4 ′), which is a phenolic antioxidant, with respect to 100 parts by weight of the propylene-based resin (PP-1) produced in Production Example 1. -Hydroxyphenyl) propionate] methane (trade name: IRGANOX 1010, manufactured by Ciba Specialty Chemicals) 0.05 parts by weight, tris (2,4-di-t-butylphenyl) phos, a phosphite antioxidant Fight (trade name: IRGAFOS 168, manufactured by Ciba Specialty Chemicals Co., Ltd.) 0.05 parts by weight, and calcium stearate as a neutralizing agent (trade name: calcium stearate, manufactured by Nippon Oil & Fats Co., Ltd.) 0.05 weight After mixing for 3 minutes at room temperature with a high-speed stirring mixer (Henschel mixer, trade name), melt kneading with an extruder To obtain pellets.

Into an extruder having a screw diameter of 65 mm, 100 parts by weight of the pellets and 0.2 part by weight of an inorganic foaming agent (trade name: Polyslen EE405F, manufactured by Eiwa Kasei Co., Ltd.) as a foaming agent are stirred and mixed uniformly with a ribbon blender. The mixture was melted and plasticized by heating at 0 ° C. to obtain a propylene resin composition. A propylene-based resin composition was extruded from a T-die attached to the tip of the extruder, and a polypropylene-based foam sheet was formed by cooling and adhesion with a roll using a cooling roll and an air knife.
The obtained foamed sheet had a thickness of 1.0 mm, a density of 0.45 g / cm ³ , and a good appearance having a dense cell structure with an average cell diameter of 100 μm and a low open cell rate.

The polypropylene foam sheet thus obtained was fixed to a frame with an inner dimension of 300 × 300 mm, and then led to a heating furnace adjusted to a heater temperature of 350 ° C. and heated for 60 seconds. The drawdown property was good. Further, when a container was formed by thermoforming, a container having a depth of 52 mm and a drawing ratio of 0.7 could be formed.
The physical properties of the resin used are shown in Table 1, and the evaluation results of the obtained polypropylene foam sheet and molded article are shown in Table 2.
The polypropylene foam sheet satisfying the constitution of the present invention has a low open cell ratio and a good appearance having a dense cell structure, and a thermoformed container using the same gives a deep molded article having a good appearance. Good thermoformability.

[Example 2]
A polypropylene foam sheet was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the propylene resin (PP-2) produced in Production Example 2 was used instead of the propylene resin (PP-1). The thickness was 1.0 mm, the density was 0.45 g / cm ³ , and the appearance was good with a dense cell structure with an average cell diameter of 100 μm and a low open cell rate.
Further, the obtained polypropylene foam sheet had a good draw-down property with a small amount of sag, and a container having a good deep appearance by thermoforming was obtained.
The physical properties of the resin used are shown in Table 1, and the evaluation results of the obtained polypropylene foam sheet and molded article are shown in Table 2.
The polypropylene-based foam sheet satisfying the constitution of the present invention has a low open cell ratio and a good appearance having a dense cell structure, and a thermoformed container using it has a good appearance with a good appearance. It was a good thermoformability.

[Example 3]
A polypropylene foam sheet was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the propylene resin (PP-3) produced in Production Example 3 was used instead of the propylene resin (PP-1). The thickness was 1.0 mm, the density was 0.45 g / cm ³ , and the appearance was good with a dense cell structure with an average cell diameter of 100 μm and a low open cell rate.
Further, the obtained polypropylene foam sheet had a good draw-down property with a small amount of sag, and a container having a good deep appearance by thermoforming was obtained.
The physical properties of the resin used are shown in Table 1, and the evaluation results of the obtained polypropylene foam sheet and molded article are shown in Table 2.
The polypropylene foam sheet satisfying the constitution of the present invention has a low open cell ratio and a good appearance having a dense cell structure, and a thermoformed container using the same gives a deep molded article having a good appearance. Good thermoformability.

[Example 4]
A resin composition obtained by uniformly stirring and mixing 100 parts by weight of a propylene resin (PP-1) and 0.1 parts by weight of an inorganic foaming agent (trade name: Polyslen EE405F, manufactured by Eiwa Kasei Co., Ltd.) as a bubble regulator , Put into a 65 mm diameter screw extruder having a barrel hole for injecting a gas blowing agent in the middle of the barrel, and press knead 0.3 parts by weight of carbon dioxide into 100 parts by weight of the polymer (PP-1) from the middle of the barrel Then, the resin was heated to melt plasticization at a resin temperature of 170 ° C. to obtain a foamable molten resin. A single-layer polypropylene-based foam sheet was formed by extrusion from a T-die outlet attached to the tip, and cooling and adhesion with a roll using a cooling roll and an air knife.
The obtained polypropylene-based foamed sheet had a thickness of 1.3 mm, a density of 0.3 g / cm ³ , and an excellent appearance having a dense cell structure with an average cell diameter of 300 μm and a low open cell rate. .
Further, the obtained polypropylene foam sheet had a good draw-down property with a small amount of sag, and a container having a good deep appearance by thermoforming was obtained.
The physical properties of the resin used are shown in Table 1, and the evaluation results of the obtained polypropylene foam sheet and molded article are shown in Table 2.
The polypropylene foam sheet satisfying the constitution of the present invention has a low open cell ratio and a good appearance having a dense cell structure, and a thermoformed container using the same gives a deep molded article having a good appearance. Good thermoformability.

[Example 5]
A resin composition obtained by uniformly stirring and mixing 100 parts by weight of a propylene resin (PP-1) and 0.1 parts by weight of an inorganic foaming agent (trade name: Polyslen EE405F, manufactured by Eiwa Kasei Co., Ltd.) as a bubble regulator , Put into a 65 mm diameter screw extruder having a barrel hole for injecting a gas blowing agent in the middle of the barrel, and press-knead 0.5 parts by weight of carbon dioxide to 100 parts by weight of the polymer (PP-1) from the middle of the barrel Then, it was melted and plasticized by heating to a resin temperature of 170 ° C. to obtain a foamable molten resin. Extrusion was performed from the outlet of a circular die attached to the tip, and a single-layer polypropylene foam sheet was formed by a cooling cylinder and cooling air.
The obtained polypropylene-based foamed sheet had a thickness of 2.0 mm, a density of 0.18 g / cm ³ , and an excellent appearance having a dense cell structure with an average cell diameter of 300 μm and a low open cell rate. .
Further, the obtained polypropylene foam sheet had a good draw-down property with a small amount of sag, and a container having a good deep appearance by thermoforming was obtained.
The physical properties of the resin used are shown in Table 1, and the evaluation results of the obtained polypropylene foam sheet and molded article are shown in Table 2.
The polypropylene-based foam sheet satisfying the constitution of the present invention has a low open cell ratio and a good appearance having a dense cell structure, and a thermoformed container using it has a good appearance with a good appearance. It was a good thermoformability.

[Example 6]
In order to obtain a foam layer in a screw diameter 50 mmφ extruder by a co-extrusion T-die multilayer sheet molding machine comprising a screw diameter 50 mmΦ extruder and a screw diameter 40 mmΦ extruder having a barrel hole for gas blowing agent injection in the middle of the barrel, 100 parts by weight of a propylene resin (PP-1) and 0.1 parts by weight of an inorganic foaming agent (trade name: Polyslen EE275F, manufactured by Eiwa Kasei Co., Ltd.) as a bubble adjusting agent are stirred and mixed uniformly with a ribbon blender, and in the middle of the barrel Further, 0.5 parts by weight of carbon dioxide was press-kneaded with respect to 100 parts by weight of the mixture, and the mixture was heated and melt-plasticized at a resin temperature of 170 ° C. to obtain a propylene-based resin composition.
In addition, in order to obtain a non-foamed layer, a thermoplastic resin composition consisting of 100 parts by weight of a propylene-based resin (PP-1) was introduced into the extruder with a screw diameter of 40 mmΦ, and a resin temperature of 190 ° C. was set in the die. After laminating the foam layer in a two-kind three-layer structure sandwiched between non-foamed layers, it was extruded from a T-die outlet attached to the tip to form a two-kind three-layer polypropylene multilayer foam sheet.
The obtained multilayer foamed sheet has a layer configuration in which the ratio of non-foamed layer: foamed layer: non-foamed layer is 1: 8: 1, the thickness is 2.0 mm, and the density is 0.18 g / cm ³ . The cell diameter was fine and the appearance was good.
Further, the obtained multilayer polypropylene-based foam sheet had good draw-down property with a small amount of sag, and a container having a good deep appearance by thermoforming was obtained.
Table 1 shows the physical properties of the resin used, and Table 2 shows the evaluation results of the obtained multilayer polypropylene foam sheet and molded article.
The polypropylene foam sheet satisfying the constitution of the present invention has a low open cell ratio and a good appearance having a dense cell structure, and a thermoformed container using the same gives a deep molded article having a good appearance. Good thermoformability.

[Example 7]
In Example 6, instead of the non-foamed layer polymer (PP-5), a thermoplastic resin composition in which 30 parts by weight of talc was blended with 100 parts by weight of the polymer (PP-5) was used. This was carried out in the same manner as in Example 6 to form a two-layer / three-layer polypropylene-based multilayer foam sheet.
The obtained multilayer polypropylene-based foam sheet has a layer configuration in which the ratio of non-foamed layer: foamed layer: non-foamed layer is 1: 8: 1, the thickness is 1.5 mm, and the density is 0.45 g / cm ^3. It had rigidity, a fine cell diameter, and a good appearance.
Further, the obtained multilayer polypropylene-based foam sheet had good draw-down property with a small amount of sag, and a container having a good deep appearance by thermoforming was obtained.
Table 1 shows the physical properties of the resin used, and Table 2 shows the evaluation results of the obtained multilayer polypropylene foam sheet and molded article.
The polypropylene foam sheet satisfying the constitution of the present invention has a low open cell ratio and a good appearance having a dense cell structure, and a thermoformed container using the same gives a deep molded article having a good appearance. Good thermoformability.

[Comparative Example 1]
In the same manner as in Example 5 except that a propylene resin (PF814) different from the propylene polymer (X) specified in the present invention was used instead of the propylene resin (PP-1), a single layer was formed. A polypropylene foam sheet was formed.
The obtained polypropylene-based foam sheet has a thickness of 2.0 mm, a density of 0.18 g / cm ³ , and an open cell ratio with an average cell diameter of 600 μm is low, but the appearance having a rough cell structure is uneven. there were.
Further, the obtained polypropylene foam sheet had a good draw-down property with a small amount of sag, and a container having a good deep appearance by thermoforming was obtained.
The physical properties of the resin used are shown in Table 1, and the evaluation results of the obtained polypropylene foam sheet and molded article are shown in Table 2.

[Comparative Example 2]
The same procedure as in Example 5 was carried out except that a propylene resin (PP-4) different from the propylene resin (X) specified in the present invention was used instead of the propylene resin (PP-1). A layered polypropylene foam sheet was formed.
The obtained polypropylene foam sheet had a thickness of 0.5 mm, a density of 0.85 g / cm ³ , a non-uniform cell diameter, a rough cell structure of open cells, and an uneven appearance. It was.
Further, the obtained polypropylene foam sheet had a large amount of sag and poor drawdown property, and thermoforming was impossible.
Table 1 shows the physical properties of the resin used, and Table 2 shows the evaluation results of the obtained polypropylene foam sheet.

[Comparative Example 3]
The same procedure as in Example 5 was performed, except that a propylene resin (PP-5) different from the propylene resin (X) specified in the present invention was used instead of the propylene resin (PP-1). A layered polypropylene foam sheet was formed. The resin temperature could not be 170 ° C., and a good polypropylene foam sheet could not be obtained. There was a crack at the die exit, and the appearance was uneven.
The physical properties of the resin used are shown in Table 1, and the evaluation results are shown in Table 2.

  The polypropylene-based (multi-layer) foamed sheet of the present invention and a thermoformed article using the same can provide uniform and fine foamed cells. Appearance, thermoformability, impact resistance, lightness, rigidity, heat resistance, heat insulation, Because of its excellent oil resistance, it can be suitably used for food containers such as trays, dishes and cups, vehicle interior materials such as automobile door trims and automobile trunk mats, packaging, stationery, and building materials, and has extremely high industrial value. .

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A polypropylene foam sheet formed by extrusion molding a propylene resin composition comprising a propylene polymer (X) and a foaming agent (F) satisfying the requirements specified in the following (i) to (vi) is thermoformed. A thermoformed product .
(I) Melt flow rate (MFR) (temperature 230 ° C., load 2.16 kg) is 0.1 to 20 g / 10 min.
(Ii) The ratio (Q value) of the weight average molecular weight (Mw) and the number average molecular weight (Mn) measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) is 3.5 to 10.5.
(Iii) In the molecular weight distribution curve obtained by GPC, the ratio of the component having a molecular weight (M) of 2 million or more to the total amount is 0.4% by weight or more and less than 10% by weight.
(Iv) In temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF) with orthodichlorobenzene (ODCB), the component eluted at a temperature of 40 ° C. or less is 3.0% by weight or less.
(V) The isotactic triad fraction (mm) measured by ¹³ C-NMR is 95% or more.
(Vi) The strain hardening degree (λmax) in the measurement of the extensional viscosity is 6.0 or more. The thermoformed body according to claim 1, wherein the propylene-based polymer (X) further satisfies the following requirement (vii).
(Vii) (ME) ≧ −0.26 × log (MFR) +1.9
[In the formula, ME (memory effect) uses a melt indexer with an orifice of 8.00 mm in length and a diameter of 1.00 mmφ, sets the temperature in the cylinder to 190 ° C., applies a load, and the extrusion speed is 0 At 1 g / min, the polymer extruded from the orifice is quenched in ethanol, and the strand diameter of the extrudate is divided by the orifice diameter. ] The thermoformed body according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the propylene polymer (X) further satisfies the following requirement (viii).
(Viii) In the molecular weight distribution curve obtained by GPC, the common logarithm of the molecular weight corresponding to the peak position is Tp, and the common logarithm of the molecular weight at the position where it is 50% of the peak height is L ₅₀ and H ₅₀ (L ₅₀ is Tp Lower molecular weight side, H ₅₀ is higher molecular weight side than Tp), and α and β are defined as α = H ₅₀ −Tp and β = Tp−L ₅₀ , respectively, α / β is larger than 0.9 and 2 Less than 0.0. The thermoformed article according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the polypropylene-based foamed sheet has an average cell diameter of 500 µm or less. The thermoformed article according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the open-cell ratio of the polypropylene foam sheet is 30% or less. A polypropylene-based multilayer foamed sheet obtained by coextrusion molding of a foamed layer made of the propylene-based resin composition according to any one of claims 1 to 5 and a non-foamed layer made of a thermoplastic resin composition is thermoformed. Thermoformed body . The said thermoplastic resin composition contains 50 weight part or less inorganic filler with respect to 100 weight part of thermoplastic resins, The thermoforming body of Claim 6 characterized by the above-mentioned.

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