Abstract:
Process for drying moist, solid adipic acid using at least two drying stages in which moist solid adipic acid is progressively dried by contacting it in at least two successive stages with a nonreactive gas, the temperature of the first stage being lower than the temperature in any of the subsequent stages.
Abstract:
An airbag fabric is made from multifilament yarns each comprised of a plurality of individual filaments, with each filament having a linear density in the range from about eight (8) decitex to about eleven (11) decitex per filament, and more preferably a linear density in the range from about nine (9) decitex to about eleven (11) decitex per filament. The fabric has a circular bend stiffness in the range of about four (4) Newtons to about seven (7) Newtons, as measured in accordance with ASTM method D4032-94.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to compositions of specific carboxylic acid, fatty acid or oil derivatives containing nitrile groups and methods of their preparation. The preparation involves a hydrocyanation reaction. A method of hydrogenating the nitrile containing carboxylic acid acids obtained by above hydrocyanation to produce amine containing carboxylic acids is also disclosed in this invention.
Abstract:
The invention includes a dyed knit, elastic fabric comprising polyethylene terephthalate and spandex. The fabric has staining grade numbers of 4.0 or higher, as measured by staining of multifiber test fabrics in AATCC Test Method 61-1996-2A, and is dyed with disperse dyes comprising azo or anthraquinone molecular groups. The invention further includes a method for making the knit fabric.
Abstract:
A process for making alkyl 6-aminocaproate by hydroformylating 3-pentenenitrile to produce 3-, 4-, and 5-formylvaleronitrile (FVN mixture), converting the FVN mixture to alkyl 3-, 4-, and 5-cyanovalerate by either oxidative esterification of the FVN mixture or oxidation of the FVN mixture followed by esterification; isolating alkyl 5-cyanovalerate; and hydrogenating the alkyl 5-cyanovalerate to produce alkyl 6-aminocaproate. The resulting alkyl 6-aminocaproate can be cyclized to produce caprolactam.
Abstract:
Commercially acceptable spandex can be prepared with greater efficiency, improved consistency and at lower costs from a high-solids content polyurethaneurea polymer solution. The polyurethaneurea is prepared using a combination of 4, 4'-MDI and 2,4'-MDI, and an amount of chain extenders and chain terminators such that the polymer solution, prior to spinning, is highly soluble and has an appropriate pre-spun IV and primary amine content.
Abstract:
This invention provides an apparatus and method for splicing together two threadlines in a manufacturing process and, more specifically, to a manually assisted apparatus and method resulting in a knot-induced twist entanglement splice that joins a threadline from a standby spool (2) to the running threadline from an active spool (1).
Abstract:
A method for recovering hexamethylene diamine (HMD) from a mixture (18) comprising HMD, 6-aminocapronitrile (ACN) tetrahydroazepine (THA), and ADN comprising: (a) introducing the mixture into a distillation column (20) capable of separating as a group the HMD, ACN and at least a portion of the THA from the ADN, while minimizing the isomerization of the ADN into CPI; and (b) introducing the HMD, ACN and at least a portion of the THA into a distillation column (26) capable of separating the HMD from the ACN in such a way that the THA separates along with the ACN.
Abstract:
The invention provides a warp-stretch twill fabric having a face side and a back side and comprising non-elastomeric ends and bare elastomeric ends wherein the ratio of non-elastomeric ends to bare elastomeric ends is from about 2:1 to about 6:1; an elastomeric end face exposure count of 2 occurs less frequently than once per 10 picks; and the elastomeric ends float over no more than 3 picks on the face side.
Abstract:
The invention provides an unwinder comprising: a frame; a fiber package holder affixed to said frame holding a package (10) of iber about a rational axis such that at least one fiber can unwind from said fiber package (0) in a direction defining an acute angle with the rational axis of the fiber package; a driven take-off roll (30) for unwinding fiber from the fiber package at a predetermined take-off rate; a first fiber guide (20) for directing fiber unwound from the fiber package (10), said first fiber guide positioned on said frame such that a distance (d) from the first fiber guide to the end of the fiber package (10) facing said first fiber guide, measured on the line defined by the rotational axis of the fiber package, is controlled in dependency of the level of tack exhibited by the fiber and an angle υ, defined by the intersection of imaginary lines corresponding, respectively, to the rotational axis of the package and the central axis of the fiber guide inlet orifice that is controlled in dependency of the level of tack exhibited by the fiber. The invention further provides a method for unwinding fiber.