Abstract:
An abrasive cloth which comprises an article in a sheet form having, in at least a part thereof, nano-fibers comprising a thermoplastic polymer and having a number average single fiber fineness of 1 × 10-8 to 2 × 10-4 dtex wherein the sum of single fiber fineness percentages (which is defined in the specification) of a single fiber fineness of 1 × 10-8 to 2 × 10-4 dtex is the range of 60 % or more, and exhibits a stress at 10 % elongation in a longitudinal direction of 5 to 200 N/cm-width; and a method for preparing a nano-fiber structure, which comprises providing a nano-fiber dispersion having a dispersant and, dispersed therein, nano-fibers comprising a thermoplastic polymer and having a number average diameter of 1 to 500 nm, attaching the dispersion to a support, and then removing said dispersant. The above abrasive cloth is excellent in polishing characteristics, and the above method allows the preparation of a nano-fiber structure wherein nano-fibers form a composite with the support.
Abstract:
This invention provides compound solutions, emulsions and gels excellent in homogeneous dispersibility and long-term dispersion stability and also excellent in the properties as cosmetics, using disarranged nanofibers not limited in either form or polymer, widely applicable and small in the irregularity of single fiber diameter. This invention also provides a method for producing them. Furthermore, this invention provides synthetic papers composed of fibers, small in pore area and uniform in pore size, using disarranged nanofibers, and also provides a method for producing them. This invention provides compound solutions, emulsions, gels and synthetic papers containing disarranged nanofibers of 1 to 500 nm in number average diameter and 60% or more in the sum Pa of single fiber ratios.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing a combined filament yarn, having a high spinning stability, capable of forming a fabric low in cost and excellent in texture in the method for producing a spun combined filament yarn using a single polyester. SOLUTION: This method for producing a combined filament yarn is characterized by including a group having 3,000-9,500 spinning draft and a group having 20-500 spinning draft in carrying out melt spinning of two or more kinds of yarns from the same spinneret by using a single polyester having 0.68-2.00 intrinsic viscosity [η].
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To produce a partially hollow polyester yarn excellent in process passableness for forming a fabric capable of solving defects and excellent in touch feeling and fabric surface aesthetic properties and further excellent in lightweight and heat insulating properties and to provide a method for producing the partially hollow polyester yarn. SOLUTION: This partially hollow polyester yarn is characterized in that the yarn is a core-sheath conjugate yarn comprising (A) a polymer which is substantially a polyester and arranged in a sheath part and (B) a polymer having a greater temperature dependence of elongational viscosity than that of the polymer (A) and arranged in an amount of 1-15 wt.% based on the total weight of the core-sheath conjugate yarn in a core part, the polymer (B) arranged in the core part is cut to partially form hollow parts, the length of solid parts is 10-100 μm on the average, the length of the hollow parts is 5-100 μm on the average, the strength is >=3.0 cN/dtex and the elongation is 20-50%.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an efficient method for producing a latently crimp- expressing polyester yarn improved in color developing properties which were problems in conventional yarns and moreover capable of providing a fabric having little unevenness of the yarn and excellent in stretchability. SOLUTION: This method for producing the latently crimp-expressing polyester yarn is characterized by spinning a polyester and a modified polyester copolymerized with sodium 5-sulfoisophthalate in an amount of 1-7 mol% based on the total acid and having =85 deg.C drawing temperature with >=1.20×NDR(natural drawing ratio) drawing ratio without temporarily winding.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a latent crimp-revealing polyester fiber capable of improving conventional problems in color development and obtaining fabrics excellent in stretch property and small in unevenness of yarn. SOLUTION: This latent crimp-revealing polyester fiber is a conjugate fiber comprising a polyester and a modified polyester obtained by copolymerizing 1-7 mol% constituent unit having a metal salt sulfonate group per total acid components and is characterized by having >=3% crimp elongation, >=0.22 cN/ dtex shrinkage stress and
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a blended yarn which is useful for woven fabrics, knitted fabrics, or so on, having excellent swollen, soft and repulsive touches in extremely simple processes, by blending low elongation fibers comprising a polyester with high elongation fibers comprising specific sheath-core conjugate fibers. SOLUTION: This blended yarn comprises low elongation fibers and high elongation fibers. The low elongation fibers comprise a polyester such as a highly shrinking polyester, and the high elongation fibers comprise sheath-core conjugate fibers which comprise a polyester in the sheath portions and a polymer having higher elongation viscosity temperature dependency than that of the sheath polyester in the core portion. The difference between the elongation of the low elongation fibers and the elongation of the high elongation fibers is preferably >=80%. The polymer arranged in the core portions of the high elongation fibers is preferably used in an amount of 2 to 5 wt.%.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain the subject filament yarn satisfying specific physical properties and capable of giving woven/knitted fabrics with good puffiness, softness and resilience when blended filament yarns are produced using the yarn as a constituent, by treating an undrawn polyester filament yarn or the like at each specific draw ratio, draw temperature and heat-setting temperature. SOLUTION: This filament yarn is obtained by drawing and heat-setting an undrawn or semi-oriented polyester filament yarn at a draw ratio of 1.05-1.20, at a draw temperature of 90-110 deg.C and at a heat-setting temperature of 110-140 deg.C using a drawing machine having at least one pair of hot roller systems. This filament yarn thus obtained simultaneously satisfies the following characteristics: (A) elastic recovery percentage of elongation at 3% elongation is 60-8.5%, (B) boiling water shrinkage is 0-3%, and (C) dry heat shrinkage is equal to or lower than the boiling water shrinkage.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a low shrinkage polyester fiber yarn and a polyester mixed yarn for producing a polyester cloth improving its inferior dimensional stability of conventional self-elongating yarns, excellent in bulky feeling, soft feeling and repulsive feeling and further having a small dyeing irregularity, and to provide a method for producing a low shrinkage polyester fiber. SOLUTION: This low shrinkage polyester fiber satisfies the following (a) to (e) characteristics simultaneously. (a) Structure integrity parameter (ε0.2) =Dry shrinkage (DSL) (d) Uster irregularity (U%)