EP0263852A1 - Production de tissus en polyester ressemblant a de la laine - Google Patents

Production de tissus en polyester ressemblant a de la laine

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EP0263852A1
EP0263852A1 EP19870902267 EP87902267A EP0263852A1 EP 0263852 A1 EP0263852 A1 EP 0263852A1 EP 19870902267 EP19870902267 EP 19870902267 EP 87902267 A EP87902267 A EP 87902267A EP 0263852 A1 EP0263852 A1 EP 0263852A1
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polyester
fabric
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wool
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Samir Hussamy
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Burlington Industries Inc
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06M—TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
    • D06M11/00—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with inorganic substances or complexes thereof; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment, e.g. mercerising
    • D06M11/32—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with inorganic substances or complexes thereof; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment, e.g. mercerising with oxygen, ozone, ozonides, oxides, hydroxides or percompounds; Salts derived from anions with an amphoteric element-oxygen bond
    • D06M11/36—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with inorganic substances or complexes thereof; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment, e.g. mercerising with oxygen, ozone, ozonides, oxides, hydroxides or percompounds; Salts derived from anions with an amphoteric element-oxygen bond with oxides, hydroxides or mixed oxides; with salts derived from anions with an amphoteric element-oxygen bond
    • D06M11/38—Oxides or hydroxides of elements of Groups 1 or 11 of the Periodic Table

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  • This invention relates to a process for chemically modifying polyester fibers to produce polyester textile materials having soft, dry, and warm handle similar to that of wool.
  • the caustic treatment process results in caustic hydrolysis of the ester groups on the outside surface of the polyester fiber. Concentration of the caustic alkali, time and temperature of treatment, the presence of small amounts of specified quaternary ammonium salts, and the heat history of the fiber are all important factors which affect the hydrolysis reaction and consequently the percentage weight loss and thinning achieved. Wool, on the other hand, proved more difficult to imitate than silk, and the task of producing synthetic textile materials with wool-like handle was left to the textile technologist to accomplish in practice. This has been achieved by fabric construction, i.e., different spinning methods and texturlzing techniques, and fabric finishing processes such as sanding, brushing napping, cropping and decatizing.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a process for improving the aesthetics and properties of textile materials composed of polymeric polyesters.
  • a further object is to produce textile materials composed of the same polyester possessing a natural dry and warm handle similar to that of wool.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide a treatment process in which the resulting fiber •surface, when viewed microscopically, is provided with a series of scales or micro-craters resembling the appearance of the wool fiber surface when similarly viewed.
  • Still another object is to produce polyester fabrics with a very soft handle.
  • FIGURES 1 A, B and C are SEM photographs of the fiber ⁇ f Example 1 prepared according to the invention.
  • FIGURE 2 is a SEM photograph of the fiber of Example 2 prepared according to the invention.
  • FIGURE 3 is a SEM photograph of the fiber of Example 3 prepared according to the invention.
  • FIGURES 4 A and B are SEM photographs of the untreated polyester fiber used in Examples 1-7;
  • FIGURES 5 A and B are SEM photographs of the fiber of Example 5 (comparative) treated with caustic soda only and not according to the invention.
  • FIGURE 6 is a SEM photograph of the product of ⁇ xample 6 (comparative) treated with amine only and not according to the invention.
  • FIGURE 7 is a SEM photograph of the product of Example 7 (comparative) treated with amine only and not according to the invention
  • FIGURES 8 A, B and C are SEM photographs of a fiber treated according to Example 8 of the invention.
  • polyester textiles are treated to have a soft, dry and warm handle similar to that of wool by chemically modifying the surface of the polyester fiber and creating micro-craters on its surface.
  • the polyester fibers which may be treated according to the present invention have a terephthaloyl group in their molecular repeat unit and are obtained by polycondensation of terephthalic acid, a low aliphatic ester of terephthalic acid or their derivatives with glycols having 2 - 10 carbon atoms in their aliphatic chain as well as from certain cylic glycols. Minor amounts of other divalent compounds copolymerisable with the terephthaloyl group may be incorporated'in amounts up to 15% by weight, such as isophthalic acid or its derivatives and sebasic acid.
  • polyester for which this invention is particularly suitable and which is referred to in the following examples is polyethylene terephthalate (PET) commercially available from several sources such as Dacron, a registered trademark of E.I duPont, Fortrel, a registered trademark of Celanese, or Kodel, a registered trademark of Eastman Kodak.
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • Blends of polyester with natural fibers typically used to prepare fabrics may also be treated according to the present invention. Such blends include those composed of polyester and cellulosic fibers, e.g.,
  • polyester and 50% cotton 65% polyester and 35% cotton; 50% polyester and 50% cotton.
  • Fabric and fiber blends of polyester with polyamide fibers, e.g., 50% polyester and 50% nylon may also be treated according to the invenion.
  • the polyester fibers are treated with the active materials in solution form.
  • the fiber treatment solutions hereinafter referred to are aqueous • solutions, however it will be appreciated that other hydroxylated liquids, which are soluble or miscible with water, may be used.
  • Examples of the amine which can be present in the solution include methylamine, dimethylamine, trimethylamine, ethylamine, diethylamine, triethylamine, n-propylamine, di-n-propylamine, tri-n-propylamine, n-butylamine, n-amylamine, n-octylamine, n-hexylamine, nonylamine, laurylamine, ethylenediamine, trimethylenediamine, tetramethylenediamine, pentamethylenediamine, hexamethylenediamine, propylenediamine, butylenediamine, ethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, diethylenetriamine, triethylenetetramine, tetraethylenetetramine, hexamethylenediamine, and N,N,N, 'N' -tetramethyl 1,3-butanedi mine.
  • Aromatic amines such as aniline
  • Suitable .amounts of the amine component range from about 0.05% to about 5% by weight with preferred amounts in the range of 0.05 to 1% by weight.
  • the alkali metal hydroxides present in the solution include sodium, potassium and lithium hydroxides.
  • Other alkaline agents such as sodium and potassium carbonates, alkali metal bicarbonates such as sodium bicarbonate, sodium trichloracetate, barium hydroxide, sodium silicate and trisodium phosphate can also be present in the solution.
  • a suitable caustic alkali solution which is preferred is sodium hydroxide in water.
  • the amount of the alkali metal hydroxide, typically sodium hydroxide, in the solution may be varied over a wide range, for example between about 0.1 and about 40% by weight.
  • Preferred amounts of sodium hydroxide are between 1 and about • 5% by weight.
  • the concentrations of the alkali and the amine in the solution depend upon the duration of the treatment and the temperature thereof, with lower concentrations being particularly useful with elevated temperatures under pressure and with longer treatment times.
  • the temperature of the treatment may vary from about 50°C to about 200°C at atmospheric conditions or under pressure.
  • the preferred temperature of the treatment may vary between about 100 to about 125°C, either at atmospheric conditions or under pressure.
  • the treatment may be applied to fibers in stock, tow or filament form, with or without tension, as well as in fabric form before or after dyeing.
  • the treatment can also be carried out continuously on fabrics or yarns utilizing equipment such as high temperature steamers.
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • Figs. 1 A, B and C are various SEM views of a fiber treated according to this example which are to be compared with the untreated fiber of Figs. 4A and B.
  • Example 2 The procedure of Example 1 was repeated using an aqueous solution containing 2.3% caustic soda and 0.6% 1,6-hexanediamine. The resultant fabric lost approximately 32% of its original weight and acquired the desirable natural soft, dry, and warm handle similar to that of wool. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) examination of the treated fabric indicates that the fiber surface was modified from a smooth surface into one which has countless micro-craters. See SEM photograph Fig. 2.
  • Example 2 The procedure of Example 1 was repeated and the fabric was treated for a period of one hour at 121°C with an aqueous solution containing 2.3% caustic soda and 0.6% 1,6-hexanediamine using a 17.5:1 liquor to goods ratio.
  • the resultant fabric • lost approximately 49% of its original weight and acquired a much superior natural soft, dry, and warm handle similar to that of wool.
  • Example 1 The procedure of Example 1 was repeated treating the fabric for a period of 30 minutes at 121°C with an aqueous solution containing 1.9% caustic soda and 0.25% n-octylamine.
  • the resultant fabric lost approximately 16.9% of its original weight and acquired the desirable natural soft, dry and warm 0 handle similar to that of wool.
  • Scanning electron microscope (SEM) examination of the treated fabric indicated that the fiber surface was modified from a smooth surface into one which had countless micro-craters.
  • Example 1 The procedure of Example 1 was repeated treating the fabric for a period of 30 minutes at 121°C with an aqueous solution containing 2.3% caustic soda. No o amine was present in the treatment solution. The resultant fabric lost approximately 16% of its original weight and the fabric acquired a smoother handle. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) examination of the treated fabric revealed that the 5 fiber surface had only been very slightly etched and did not contain any scales characteristic of natural • wool fibers. See the SEM photographs of Figs. 5A and B.
  • EXAMPLE 6 (Comparative) 0 he procedure of Example 1 was repeated treating the fabric for a period of 30 minutes at 121°C with an aqueous solution containing 0.6% 1, 6-hexanediamine. No alkali was present in the treatment solution. The treated fabric lost no weight and the fabric handle was not affected. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) examination of the treated fabric indicated that no surface modification had taken place and the fiber surface was smooth. See the SEM photograph of Fig. 6.
  • EXAMPLE 7 (Comparative) The procedure of Example 1 was repeated treating the fabric for a period of 30 minutes at 121°C with an aqueous solution containing 0.8% N,N,N, * N' -tetramethyl- 1,3-butanedi mine. The treated fabric lost no weight and the fabric handle was not affected. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) examination of the treated fabric indicated that no surface modification had taken place and the fiber surface was smooth. See the SEM photograph of Fig. 7.
  • EXAMPLE 8 A (PET) polyester lightweight fabric weighing about 2.3 ounces per square yard and constructed from texturized continuous filament (one ply/34 filament yarns of 70 denier) was treated for a period of 30 minutes at 121°C with an aqueous solution containing 2.3% caustic soda and 0.7% ethylamine

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Abstract

La surface de fibre contenant du polyester est modifiée chimiquement en utilisant une solution contenant de 1 à 40% en poids d'un hydroxyde de métal alcalin, en général de l'hydroxyde de carbone, et une quantité plus petite comprise entre 0,1 et 5% en poids d'une amine. Les fibres contenant du polyester sont exposés à la solution hydroxyde/amine dans des conditions telles que cette surface de fibre contenant du polyester normalement lisse est transformée en une surface contenant une pluralité de micro-cratères distribués de manière sensiblement régulière sur la surface des fibres. Un tissu contenant du polyester ayant un toucher naturel doux, sec et chaud, ressemblant à de la laine, est obtenu.
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