US2946650A - Process for the manufacture of viscose rayon staple - Google Patents
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- US2946650A US2946650A US715517A US71551758A US2946650A US 2946650 A US2946650 A US 2946650A US 715517 A US715517 A US 715517A US 71551758 A US71551758 A US 71551758A US 2946650 A US2946650 A US 2946650A
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- 229920000297 Rayon Polymers 0.000 title claims description 22
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 title claims description 15
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 title description 3
- MUBZPKHOEPUJKR-UHFFFAOYSA-N Oxalic acid Chemical compound OC(=O)C(O)=O MUBZPKHOEPUJKR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 45
- QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Sulfuric acid Chemical compound OS(O)(=O)=O QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 30
- 235000006408 oxalic acid Nutrition 0.000 claims description 15
- 238000009987 spinning Methods 0.000 claims description 15
- 239000002964 rayon Substances 0.000 claims description 13
- 239000000203 mixture Substances 0.000 claims description 10
- ZMANZCXQSJIPKH-UHFFFAOYSA-N Triethylamine Chemical compound CCN(CC)CC ZMANZCXQSJIPKH-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 7
- 239000004627 regenerated cellulose Substances 0.000 claims description 7
- 239000003513 alkali Substances 0.000 claims description 6
- 229920002678 cellulose Polymers 0.000 claims description 6
- 239000001913 cellulose Substances 0.000 claims description 6
- RGCKGOZRHPZPFP-UHFFFAOYSA-N alizarin Chemical compound C1=CC=C2C(=O)C3=C(O)C(O)=CC=C3C(=O)C2=C1 RGCKGOZRHPZPFP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 5
- 238000006116 polymerization reaction Methods 0.000 claims description 5
- 229910001415 sodium ion Inorganic materials 0.000 claims description 5
- OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N Carbon Chemical compound [C] OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims 1
- 229910052799 carbon Inorganic materials 0.000 claims 1
- QGJOPFRUJISHPQ-NJFSPNSNSA-N carbon disulfide-14c Chemical compound S=[14C]=S QGJOPFRUJISHPQ-NJFSPNSNSA-N 0.000 description 4
- QGJOPFRUJISHPQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Carbon disulfide Chemical compound S=C=S QGJOPFRUJISHPQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 3
- 239000004094 surface-active agent Substances 0.000 description 3
- FKNQFGJONOIPTF-UHFFFAOYSA-N Sodium cation Chemical compound [Na+] FKNQFGJONOIPTF-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- PMZURENOXWZQFD-UHFFFAOYSA-L Sodium Sulfate Chemical compound [Na+].[Na+].[O-]S([O-])(=O)=O PMZURENOXWZQFD-UHFFFAOYSA-L 0.000 description 1
- 238000012986 modification Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000004048 modification Effects 0.000 description 1
- 229910052938 sodium sulfate Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 235000011152 sodium sulphate Nutrition 0.000 description 1
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- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
- D01F—CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBON FILAMENTS
- D01F2/00—Monocomponent artificial filaments or the like of cellulose or cellulose derivatives; Manufacture thereof
- D01F2/06—Monocomponent artificial filaments or the like of cellulose or cellulose derivatives; Manufacture thereof from viscose
- D01F2/08—Composition of the spinning solution or the bath
- D01F2/10—Addition to the spinning solution or spinning bath of substances which exert their effect equally well in either
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S264/00—Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes
- Y10S264/27—Process of spinning viscose where viscose has high degree of polymerization
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- This invention relates to a process for producing rayon staple or filament having a high degree of polymerization (D.P.) from alkali cellulose and this application for patent is a continuation-in-part of my co-pending application Serial No. 650,818, filed April 5, 1957.
- the basic process comprises essentially the steps of xanthating alkali cellulose having a high degree of polymerization with a mixture of carbon disulfide and a surface active agent in the presence of a mono-amine, extruding the resulting viscose into a spinning bath containing a weak solution of sulfuric acid and some sodium sulfate and thereafter immersing the thread in a secondary bath containing sulfuric acid.
- Turkey red oil was the only surface active agent mentioned in that application, it has been subsequently found that xanthating in a mixture of carbon disulfide, mono-amine and sulfonated oil produces. slightly improved properties in the final rayon product.
- the alkali cellulose is xanthated with carbon disulfide, a mono-amine and a surface active agent, such as Turkey red oil or sulfonated oil, and the resulting viscose is spun in a spinning bath containing oxalic acid or a mixture of oxalic acid and sulfuric acid.
- a surface active agent such as Turkey red oil or sulfonated oil
- the properties produced in the resulting rayon are improved so as to give a better quality of rayon staple or filament and moreover, the oxalic acid content in the bath facilitates the spinning due to the fact that the gel-thread is more elastic and stronger thus preventing breaking of the thread in the bath and allowing a higher and a greater variation in speed of thread travel through the bath as on stepped godets which are frequently provided for controlling the tension within the bath.
- the concentration of the oxalic acid in'the spinning bath should preferably be within the range of 6 grams per liter minimum and 50 grams per liter maximum and when a mixture of oxalic acid and sulfuric acid is employed in the bath, it is preferred that the oxalic acid be within the range of l to 30 grams per liter and that the sulfuric acid be lower than 15 grams per liter maximum. It may be noted that while in either case the sodium ion accumulates unavoidably in the spinning bath, the maximum allowable amount of sodium ion should be less than 20 grams per liter.
- a process for producing a regenerated cellulose rayon staple or filament having a high degree of polymerization comprising the steps of introducing alkali cellulose into a mixture of carbon disulfide, Turkey red oil and triethylarnine, extruding the resulting viscose into a spinning bath containing a solution of oxalic acid and sodium ions which accumulate unavoidably during spinning and thereafter immersing the thread in a secondary bath containing a weak solution of sulfuric acid.
- a process for producing a regenerated cellulose rayon staple or filament having a high degree of polymerization comprising the steps of introducing alkali cellulose into a mixture of carbon disulfide, Turkey red oil and triethylamine, extruding the resulting viscose into a spinning bath containing a solution of a mixture of oxalic acid and sulfuric acid and sodium ions which accumulate unavoidably during spinning and thereafter immersing the thread in a secondary bath containing a weak solution of sulfuric acid.
- a process for producing a regenerated cellulose rayon staple or filament as claimed in claim 2 in which the said spinning bath contains oxalic acid substantially within the range of 1 gram per liter to 30 grams per 0 liter and sulfuric acid substantially within the range of rayon staple or filament as claimed in claim 5 in which the sulfuric acid content of the secondary bath is about 15 grams per liter and the temperature of the bath is about 85 C.
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Description
United States Patent PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF VISCOSE RAYON STAPLE Shozo Tachikawa, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan, by mutual agreement of all the heirs of said Shozo Tachikawa, deceased, to Tatsuji Tachikawa, helr No Drawing. Filed Feb. 17, 1958, Ser. No. 715,517
7 Claims. (CI. 18-54) This invention relates to a process for producing rayon staple or filament having a high degree of polymerization (D.P.) from alkali cellulose and this application for patent is a continuation-in-part of my co-pending application Serial No. 650,818, filed April 5, 1957.
The basic process, as described in application Serial No. 650,818, comprises essentially the steps of xanthating alkali cellulose having a high degree of polymerization with a mixture of carbon disulfide and a surface active agent in the presence of a mono-amine, extruding the resulting viscose into a spinning bath containing a weak solution of sulfuric acid and some sodium sulfate and thereafter immersing the thread in a secondary bath containing sulfuric acid. While Turkey red oil was the only surface active agent mentioned in that application, it has been subsequently found that xanthating in a mixture of carbon disulfide, mono-amine and sulfonated oil produces. slightly improved properties in the final rayon product.
According to this invention, the alkali cellulose is xanthated with carbon disulfide, a mono-amine and a surface active agent, such as Turkey red oil or sulfonated oil, and the resulting viscose is spun in a spinning bath containing oxalic acid or a mixture of oxalic acid and sulfuric acid. The properties produced in the resulting rayon are improved so as to give a better quality of rayon staple or filament and moreover, the oxalic acid content in the bath facilitates the spinning due to the fact that the gel-thread is more elastic and stronger thus preventing breaking of the thread in the bath and allowing a higher and a greater variation in speed of thread travel through the bath as on stepped godets which are frequently provided for controlling the tension within the bath.
The concentration of the oxalic acid in'the spinning bath should preferably be within the range of 6 grams per liter minimum and 50 grams per liter maximum and when a mixture of oxalic acid and sulfuric acid is employed in the bath, it is preferred that the oxalic acid be within the range of l to 30 grams per liter and that the sulfuric acid be lower than 15 grams per liter maximum. It may be noted that while in either case the sodium ion accumulates unavoidably in the spinning bath, the maximum allowable amount of sodium ion should be less than 20 grams per liter.
The following examples illustrate actual processes using oxalic acid and a mixture of oxalic acid and sulfuric acid in the production of rayon from viscose which have been laboratory demonstrated.
EXAMPLE I After 7 The same viscose produced by the method described in Example I is spun in the spinning bath with a mixture of oxalic acid of 6 gr. per liter and sulfuric acid of 3 gr. per liter under stretching on a 4-stepped godet with ratio of 1:2:2.5:3, and in the second bath of 15 gr. per liter of sulfuric acid at C., the thread is again stretched 10% more and regenerated perfectly. Characteristics of the thread as produced by the process in this example are shown in the following table as case 2.
Table Dry Wet Dry Wet elongaelonga- 0t Denier Strength, Strength, tlon tion Strength,
gJd. g./d. (per (perg./d.
cent) cent) Case 1 0.88 5. 51 4. 23 12.9 15. 8 2. 88 Case 2 0.90 5. 87 4. 50 11.5 12.4 2. 48 Case of Serial Some modifications may be made in the process as above described without departing from the principle and scope of invention as defined in the following claims.
What is claimed is:
l. A process for producing a regenerated cellulose rayon staple or filament having a high degree of polymerization, comprising the steps of introducing alkali cellulose into a mixture of carbon disulfide, Turkey red oil and triethylarnine, extruding the resulting viscose into a spinning bath containing a solution of oxalic acid and sodium ions which accumulate unavoidably during spinning and thereafter immersing the thread in a secondary bath containing a weak solution of sulfuric acid.
2. A process for producing a regenerated cellulose rayon staple or filament having a high degree of polymerization, comprising the steps of introducing alkali cellulose into a mixture of carbon disulfide, Turkey red oil and triethylamine, extruding the resulting viscose into a spinning bath containing a solution of a mixture of oxalic acid and sulfuric acid and sodium ions which accumulate unavoidably during spinning and thereafter immersing the thread in a secondary bath containing a weak solution of sulfuric acid.
3. A process for producing a regenerated cellulose rayon staple or filament as claimed in claim 1 inwhich the amount of oxalic acid in the spinning bath is substantially within the range of 6 to 50 grams per liter.
4. A process for producing a regenerated cellulose rayon staple or filament as claimed in claim 2 in which the amount of oxalic acid in the spinning bath is substantially within the range of 6 to 50 grams per liter.
5. A process for producing a regenerated cellulose rayon staple or filament as claimed in claim 2 in which the said spinning bath contains oxalic acid substantially within the range of 1 gram per liter to 30 grams per 0 liter and sulfuric acid substantially within the range of rayon staple or filament as claimed in claim 5 in which the sulfuric acid content of the secondary bath is about 15 grams per liter and the temperature of the bath is about 85 C.
7. A process for producing a regenerated cellulose rayon staple or filament as claimed in claim 1 in which the content of sulfuric acid in the secondary bath is approximately 15 grams per liter and the secondary bath is substantially at room temperature.
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Claims (1)
1. A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A REGENERATED CELLULOSE RAYON STAPLE OF FILAMENT HAVING A HIGH DEGREE OF POLYMERIZATION, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF INTRODUCING ALKALI CELLULOSE INTO A MIXTURE OF CARBON ISULFIDE, TURKEY RED OIL AND TRIETHYLAMINE, EXTRUDING THE RESULTING VISCOSE INTO A SPINNING BATH CONTAINING A SOLUTION OF OXALIC ACID AND SODIUM IONS WHICH ACCUMULATE UNAVOIDABLY DURING SPINNING ANMD THEREAFTER IMMERSING THE THREAD IN A SECONDARY BATH CONTAINING A WEAK SOLUTION OF SULFURIC ACID.
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US3506754A (en) * | 1967-09-27 | 1970-04-14 | Tachikawa Res Inst | Process for manufacturing rayon having high degree of polymerization by the viscose process |
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| US1683199A (en) * | 1925-06-20 | 1928-09-04 | Lilienfeld Leon | Artificial thread and process for making same |
| US2647114A (en) * | 1949-05-07 | 1953-07-28 | Phrix Werke Ag | Method for making readily filterable viscose |
| US2663704A (en) * | 1950-04-19 | 1953-12-22 | American Viscose Corp | Process and composition for producing improved viscose |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US1683199A (en) * | 1925-06-20 | 1928-09-04 | Lilienfeld Leon | Artificial thread and process for making same |
| US2647114A (en) * | 1949-05-07 | 1953-07-28 | Phrix Werke Ag | Method for making readily filterable viscose |
| US2663704A (en) * | 1950-04-19 | 1953-12-22 | American Viscose Corp | Process and composition for producing improved viscose |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US3506754A (en) * | 1967-09-27 | 1970-04-14 | Tachikawa Res Inst | Process for manufacturing rayon having high degree of polymerization by the viscose process |
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