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Di(2‐propylheptyl) phthalate: A new plasticizer choice for PVC compounders
Author(s) -
Kozlowski Richard R.,
Storzum Uwe
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of vinyl and additive technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.295
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1548-0585
pISSN - 1083-5601
DOI - 10.1002/vnl.20055
Subject(s) - plasticizer , phthalate , phthalic acid , vinyl chloride , polyvinyl chloride , organic chemistry , materials science , moiety , polyvinyl alcohol , alcohol , chemistry , polymer , copolymer
Science and practice have proven that phthalic acid esters are among the most functional plasticizers for polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The performance properties of phthalic acid esters can be modified for an advantageous cost/benefit position by varying the alcohol moiety of the ester molecule in the practical range of C4–C13 and by specifying the linearity of the alcohol main chain. The C8, C9, and C10 alcohols produce esters of most value as PVC plasticizers. Most plasticizer alcohols are produced by the oxonation process from primary olefins, of which ethylene, propylene, and butene are the major refinery products available on a world scale at costs acceptable to the application. This article introduces a C10 phthalate produced from butene rather than by the current route from propylene. J. VINYL. ADDIT. TECHNOL. 11:155–159, 2005. © 2005 Society of Plastics Engineers