EP1544331B1 - Fibres de polyester, leur procédé de fabrication et leur utilisation - Google Patents

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EP1544331B1
EP1544331B1 EP04027655A EP04027655A EP1544331B1 EP 1544331 B1 EP1544331 B1 EP 1544331B1 EP 04027655 A EP04027655 A EP 04027655A EP 04027655 A EP04027655 A EP 04027655A EP 1544331 B1 EP1544331 B1 EP 1544331B1
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Kurt-Günter Dr. Berndt
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Teijin Monofilament Germany GmbH
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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
    • D01F6/00—Monocomponent artificial filaments or the like of synthetic polymers; Manufacture thereof
    • D01F6/88—Monocomponent artificial filaments or the like of synthetic polymers; Manufacture thereof from mixtures of polycondensation products as major constituent with other polymers or low-molecular-weight compounds
    • D01F6/92—Monocomponent artificial filaments or the like of synthetic polymers; Manufacture thereof from mixtures of polycondensation products as major constituent with other polymers or low-molecular-weight compounds of polyesters
    • 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
    • D01F6/00—Monocomponent artificial filaments or the like of synthetic polymers; Manufacture thereof
    • D01F6/58—Monocomponent artificial filaments or the like of synthetic polymers; Manufacture thereof from homopolycondensation products
    • D01F6/62—Monocomponent artificial filaments or the like of synthetic polymers; Manufacture thereof from homopolycondensation products from polyesters

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  1. Fibres de polyester avec une teneur en groupes carboxyle libres inférieure ou égale à 3 mval/kg, qui ont été stabilisés par une composition d'époxyde contenant au moins un ester d'acide gras époxydé avec une teneur en époxyde d'au moins 1,5 % en poids, rapportée à la composition.
  2. Fibres de polyester selon la revendication 1, caractérisées en ce que la composition d'époxyde contient
    a) des esters d'acides gras époxydés, et
    b) des glycérides d'acides gras époxydés,
    et présente une teneur en époxyde d'au moins 1,5 % en poids, rapportée à la composition.
  3. Fibres de polyester selon la revendication 2, caractérisées en ce que la composition d'époxyde contient :
    a) 90 à 10 % en poids d'esters alkyliques d'acides gras époxydés à chaînes longues, et
    b) 10 à 90 % en poids de glycérides d'acide gras époxydés
    et présente une teneur en époxyde d'au moins 1,5 % en poids.
  4. Fibres de polyester selon la revendication 1, caractérisées en ce que la composition d'époxyde contient
    a) 90 à 10 % en poids d'esters alkyliques d'acides gras époxydés à chaînes longues,
    b) 9,9 à 60 % en poids de glycérides d'acides gras époxydés, et
    c) 0,1 à 30 % en poids de carbodiimides
    et présente une teneur en époxyde d'au moins 1,5 % en poids et une teneur en groupes NCN d'au moins 2,0 % en poids.
  5. Fibres de polyester selon la revendication 1, caractérisées en ce que la quantité de la composition d'époxyde est de 0,1 à 10 % en poids, rapportée au corps moulé en polyester.
  6. Fibres de polyester selon la revendication 1, caractérisées en ce que la fibre est un monofilament.
  7. Fibres de polyester selon la revendication 1, caractérisées en ce que le polyester présente des unités de structure répétées qui dérivent d'un acide dicarboxylique aromatique et d'un diol aliphatique et /ou cycloaliphatique, en particulier des unités répétées de poly(téréphtalate d'éthylène).
  8. Fibres de polyester selon la revendication 1, caractérisées en ce que le polyester est un polyester cristallin liquide.
  9. Procédé de fabrication des fibres de polyester selon la revendication 1, comprenant les mesures :
    i) mélangeage de granulés de polyester avec la composition d'époxyde selon la revendication 1, et
    ii) extrusion du mélange contenant le polyester et la composition d'époxyde à travers une filière, et
    iii) extraction du filament formé,
    avec la spécification, que la quantité de la composition d'époxyde est choisie de telle sorte que la teneur en groupes carboxyles libres dans la fibre de polyester ne dépasse pas 3 mval/kg.
  10. Procédé pour la fabrication des fibres de polyester selon la revendication 1, comprenant les mesures :
    iv) amenée de granulé de polyester, qui a été mélangé avant ou pendant la polycondensation avec la composition d'époxyde selon la revendication 1, dans une extrudeuse, et
    ii) extrusion du mélange contenant le polyester et la composition d'époxyde à travers une filière, et
    iii) extraction du filament formé,
    avec la spécification, que la quantité de la composition d'époxyde est choisie de telle sorte que la teneur en groupes carboxyles libres dans la fibre de polyester ne dépasse pas 3 mval/kg.
  11. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 10 ou 11, caractérisé en ce que la fibre de polyester est étirée une ou plusieurs fois.
  12. Procédé selon l'une quelconque des revendications 10 ou 11, caractérisé en ce que pour la fabrication de la fibre de polyester est utilisé un polyester préparé par condensation en phase solide.
  13. Utilisation de fibres de polyester selon la revendication 1 pour la fabrication d'objets qui sont utilisés lors du traitement et/ou du stockage de denrées alimentaires.
  14. Utilisation de fibres de polyester selon la revendication 1 pour la fabrication d'objets plats, en particulier de textiles, lesquels sont utilisés dans l'industrie traitant les denrées alimentaires.
  15. Utilisation de fibres de polyester selon la revendication 1 en forme de monofilaments comme bandes transporteuses ou comme composants de bandes transporteuses dans l'industrie traitant les denrées alimentaires.
EP04027655A 2003-12-19 2004-11-22 Fibres de polyester, leur procédé de fabrication et leur utilisation Not-in-force EP1544331B1 (fr)

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DE10359763A DE10359763B4 (de) 2003-12-19 2003-12-19 Polyesterfasern, Verfahren zu deren Herstellung und deren Verwendung
DE10359763 2003-12-19

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JP (1) JP2005179879A (fr)
AT (1) ATE442469T1 (fr)
DE (2) DE10359763B4 (fr)
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