JP2015218397A - Treatment agent for polyurethane-based elastic fiber, processing method for polyurethane-based elastic fiber and polyurethane-based elastic fiber - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a treatment agent for polyurethane-based elastic fiber, a processing method for polyurethane-based elastic fiber and a polyurethane-based elastic fiber capable of obtaining a polyurethane-based elastic fiber which has excellent dispersion stability, generates little scum in post-processing or causes less thread breakage during unwinding and has excellent processing quality to meet high requirements in recent years.SOLUTION: There is used a treatment agent for polyurethane-based elastic fiber which contains a specific smoothing agent, a specific amino-modified silicone and a specific higher fatty acid salt.

Description

  The present invention provides a polyurethane elastic fiber treatment that has excellent dispersion stability, produces less scum in post-processing and yarn breakage during unwinding, and can obtain a polyurethane-based elastic fiber with excellent processing quality. The present invention relates to an agent, a process for treating polyurethane elastic fibers, and polyurethane elastic fibers.

  Conventionally, as a treatment agent for polyurethane-based elastic fibers, one containing an amino-modified polysiloxane having an alkyl group, a carboxyl group, an oxyalkylene group or the like in the molecule (for example, see Patent Document 1), a metal soap having a specific particle size And those containing an amino-modified silicone having a methyl group at the terminal (for example, see Patent Document 2) and those containing a highly polymerized amino-modified silicone (for example, see Patent Document 3). However, these conventional treatment agents for polyurethane-based elastic fibers have respective advantages, but they have poor dispersion stability, and it is possible to obtain polyurethane-based elastic fibers with excellent processing quality that meet recent high demands. There is a problem that you can not.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-053960 JP 2000-144578 A JP 2003-201678 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is that the polyurethane system has excellent dispersion stability, has few scum during post-processing and little yarn breakage during unwinding, and has excellent processing quality to meet recent high demands It is in the place which provides the processing agent for polyurethane type elastic fibers which can obtain an elastic fiber, the processing method of polyurethane type elastic fiber, and polyurethane type elastic fiber.

  As a result of studies conducted by the present inventors to solve the above problems, the treatment agent for polyurethane-based elastic fibers contains a specific smoothing agent, a specific amino-modified silicone, and a specific higher fatty acid salt. Has been found to be correct and suitable.

  That is, the present invention relates to a processing agent for polyurethane-based elastic fibers characterized by comprising the following smoothing agent, an amino-modified silicone represented by the following chemical formula 1 and a higher fatty acid salt represented by the following chemical formula 2. .

Smoothing agent: one or more selected from silicone oil, mineral oil, fatty acid ester and liquid polyolefin, and having a kinematic viscosity at 25 ° C. of 5 to 50 mm ² / s

In Chemical Formula 1 and Chemical Formula 2,
X ¹ , X ² : a methyl group, an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a hydroxyl group, and at least one of X ¹ and X ² is an alkoxy group or hydroxyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms X ³ : R ¹ : an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms R ² : a residue obtained by removing one carboxyl group from a fatty acid having 12 to 22 carbon atoms M: a metal atom having an n-valent valence p: integer of 4 to 1200 q: integer of 1 to 100 n: integer of 1 to 3

In chemical formula 3,
R ³ , R ⁴ : C 2-5 alkylene group r: 0 or 1

  First, the treatment agent for polyurethane elastic fibers according to the present invention (hereinafter referred to as the treatment agent of the present invention) will be described. The treatment agent of the present invention comprises the above-described smoothing agent, the amino-modified silicone represented by the above chemical formula 1, and the higher fatty acid salt represented by the chemical formula 2 described above.

The smoothing agent used in the treatment agent of the present invention is composed of one or two or more selected from silicone oil, mineral oil, fatty acid ester and liquid polyolefin, and has a kinematic viscosity at 25 ° C. of 5 to 50 mm ² / s. is there. Examples of silicone oils include 1) polydimethylsiloxanes in which the repeating units are dimethylsiloxane units, and 2) polydialkylsiloxanes in which the repeating units are dimethylsiloxane units and dialkylsiloxane units containing an alkyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms. And 3) polysiloxanes whose repeating units are composed of dimethylsiloxane units and methylphenylsiloxane units. Moreover, as a mineral oil, the general petroleum fraction containing a paraffin component, a naphthene component, an aroma component, etc. is mentioned. Furthermore, examples of fatty acid esters include 1) aliphatic monohydric alcohols and aliphatics such as 1) butyl stearate, octyl stearate, oleyl laurate, oleyl oleate, isotridecyl stearate, isopentacosanyl isostearate Esters with monocarboxylic acids, 2) aliphatic polyhydric alcohols such as natural oils such as 1,6-hexanediol didecanoate, trimethylolpropane monooleate monolaurate, trimethylolpropane trilaurate and castor oil; Examples include esters with aliphatic monocarboxylic acids, 3) esters of aliphatic monohydric alcohols and aliphatic polycarboxylic acids, such as dilauryl adipate and dioleyl azelate. Furthermore, examples of the liquid polyolefin include poly-alpha olefins obtained by polymerizing 1-butene, 1-hexene, 1-decene and the like. Especially, as a smoothing agent, what contains silicone oils, such as polydimethylsiloxane, is preferable. As the smoothing agent, one having a kinematic viscosity at 25 ° C. of 5 to 50 mm ² / s is used. In this invention, kinematic viscosity is a value calculated | required by the method using the Canon Fenske viscometer described in JIS-K2283 (petroleum product kinematic viscosity test method).

The amino-modified silicone used in the treatment agent of the present invention is represented by the above chemical formula 1. X ¹ and X ² in Chemical Formula 1 are an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms such as a methyl group, a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, a protoxy group, or a butoxy group, or a hydroxyl group, and at least one of X ¹ and X ² One is an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a hydroxyl group, among which X ¹ and X ² are methyl groups or hydroxyl groups, and at least one of X ¹ and X ² is preferably a hydroxyl group, More preferably, X ¹ and X ² are both hydroxyl groups.

X ^{3 in} Chemical Formula 1 is an amino-modified group represented by Chemical Formula 3 above. R ³ and R ^{4 in} Chemical Formula 3 are alkylene groups having 2 to 5 carbon atoms such as ethylene group, propylene group, butylene group, pentylene group, and r is 0 or 1.

R ^{1 in} Chemical Formula 1 is an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms such as an ethyl group, a propyl group, a butyl group, or a pentyl group. p is an integer of 4 to 1200, q is an integer of 1 to 100, and in particular, p is an integer of 15 to 700, and R ¹ is preferably a methyl group, and p is 100 to 500. More preferably, q is an integer of 1 to 10.

  Specific examples of the amino-modified silicone represented by Chemical Formula 1 include both-terminal hydroxyl-modified amino-modified silicones having a 3-aminopropyl group and an N- (2-aminoethyl) -3-aminopropyl group in the side chain. However, both terminal hydroxyl group-modified amino-modified silicones having an N- (2-aminoethyl) -3-aminopropyl group in the side chain are more preferred.

  The amino-modified silicone used in the treatment agent of the present invention is preferably one having an amino equivalent of 3000 to 30000 g / mol. In the present invention, the amino equivalent is a value determined by a titration method in which a sample is precisely weighed in a 1: 1 mixed solvent of isopropyl alcohol and xylene and titrated with a 0.1N hydrochloric acid aqueous solution.

The higher fatty acid salt used in the treating agent of the present invention is represented by the above chemical formula 2. R ^{2 in} Chemical Formula ² is a residue obtained by removing one carboxyl group from a fatty acid having 12 to 22 carbon atoms such as lauric acid, myristic acid, pentadecanoic acid, palmitic acid, heptadecanoic acid, stearic acid, arachidic acid, and behenic acid. M is 1) a metal atom having a monovalent valence such as lithium, sodium or potassium, and 2) a divalent valence such as beryllium, magnesium, calcium, barium, manganese, nickel or zinc. 3) a metal atom having a trivalent valence such as aluminum, iron, cerium, etc., n is an integer of 1 to 3.

  Specific examples of the higher fatty acid salt represented by Chemical Formula 2 include potassium laurate, sodium laurate, lithium laurate, potassium myristate, sodium myristate, lithium myristate, potassium palmitate, and palmitic acid. Acid sodium salt, lithium palmitate, potassium stearate, sodium stearate, lithium stearate, arachidic acid potassium salt, arachidic acid sodium salt, arachidic acid lithium salt, behenic acid potassium salt, behenic acid sodium salt, behen Lithium salt, dilauric acid magnesium salt, dilauric acid calcium salt, dilauric acid zinc salt, dimyristic acid magnesium salt, dimyristic acid calcium salt, dimyristic acid zinc salt, dipalmitic acid magnesium salt, dipalmitic acid cal Umum salt, Zinc dipalmitate, Magnesium distearate, Calcium distearate, Zinc distearate, Magnesium diarachiate, Calcium diarachinate, Zinc diarachinate, Magnesium dibehenate, Calcium dibehenate, Dibehen Zinc acid salt, magnesium myristic acid magnesium salt, myristic acid palmitic acid calcium salt, myristic acid palmitic acid zinc salt, myristic acid magnesium stearate salt, myristic acid calcium stearate salt, myristic acid zinc stearate salt, palmitic acid magnesium stearate Salts, calcium palmitate stearate, zinc palmitate stearate, aluminum tristearate, iron tristearate and the like. Among them, as the higher fatty acid salt, dimyristic acid magnesium salt, dipalmitic acid magnesium salt, distearic acid magnesium salt, distearic acid calcium salt, myristic acid palmitic acid magnesium salt, palmitic acid magnesium stearate salt, palmitic acid magnesium stearate salt And M in chemical formula 2, such as a mixture thereof, is a metal atom having a divalent valence, n is an integer of 2, and the average particle size is in the range of 0.1 to 1.0 μm. Are preferred. In the present invention, the average particle diameter is a value determined by a laser diffraction method.

  As the treating agent of the present invention, as described above, 70 to 99.8% by mass of a smoothing agent, 0.1 to 20% by mass of an amino-modified silicone represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a high-grade compound represented by Chemical Formula 2 What contains a fatty acid metal salt in the ratio of 0.1-10 mass% (total 100 mass%) is preferable, 89-99.8 mass% of smoothing agents, and amino-modified silicone shown by Chemical formula 0 are 0.8. It is more preferable to contain a higher fatty acid metal salt represented by 1 to 5% by mass and chemical formula 2 in a proportion of 0.1 to 6% by mass (total 100% by mass).

  Next, a method for treating a polyurethane elastic fiber according to the present invention (hereinafter referred to as the treatment method of the present invention) will be described. The treatment method of the present invention is a treatment characterized in that the treatment agent of the present invention is adhered to the polyurethane elastic fiber in a proportion of 0.1 to 10% by mass by a neat oiling method without diluting. Is the method. As an adhesion method, a known method such as a guide oil supply method, a roller oil supply method, or a spray oil supply method can be used.

  Finally, the polyurethane elastic fiber according to the present invention will be described. The polyurethane elastic fiber according to the present invention is a polyurethane elastic fiber obtained by the treatment method of the present invention described above.

  In the present invention, the polyurethane-based elastic fiber means an elastic fiber substantially comprising polyurethane as a main component, and is usually one spun from a long-chain polymer containing 85% by mass or more of segmented polyurethane. means.

  A long-chain polymer has so-called soft segments and hard segments. Soft segments are relatively long-chain segments such as polyethers, polyesters, polyether esters, etc., and hard segments are relatively short-chain segments derived from the reaction of isocyanates with diamine or diol chain extenders. . Such long-chain polymers are usually produced by capping a hydroxyl-terminated soft segment precursor with an organic diisocyanate to form a prepolymer, which is then chain extended with a diamine or diol.

  For soft segments, the polyethers include those derived from tetramethylene glycol, 31-methyl-1,5-pentanediol, tetrahydrofuran, 3-methyltetrahydrofuran, etc., among others derived from tetramethylene glycol. Are preferred. Examples of the polyester include those derived from ethylene glycol, tetramethylene glycol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol, and dibasic acids such as adipic acid and succinic acid. Further, the polyether ester includes those derived from polyether and polyester.

  Examples of the organic diisocyanate used for capping the soft segment precursor include bis- (p-isocyanatophenyl) -methane (MDI), tolylene diisocyanate (TDI), bis- (4-isocyanatocyclohexyl) -methane (PICM). ), Hexamethylene diisocyanate, 3,3,5-trimethyl-5-methylenecyclohexyl diisocyanate, etc., among which MDI is preferred.

  Examples of the diamine used for chain extension of the prepolymer include ethylenediamine, 1,3-cyclohexanediamine, and 1,4-cyclohexanediamine.

  Examples of the diol used for chain extension of the prepolymer include ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, 4-butanediol, neopentyl glycol, 1,2-propylene glycol, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, 1, Examples include 4-cyclohexanediol, 1,4-bis (β-hydroxyethoxy) benzene, bis (β-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate, and paraxylylene diol. The long-chain polymer used as a raw material for the polyurethane elastic fiber has been described above. However, in the present invention, the polymerization method for the long-chain polymer is not particularly limited.

  Long-chain polymers used as raw materials for polyurethane elastic fibers include UV absorbers such as benzotriazoles, weathering agents such as hindered amines, antioxidants such as hindered phenols, and various pigments such as titanium oxide and iron oxide. , Functional additives such as barium sulfate, zinc oxide, cesium oxide, and silver ions.

  Examples of the solvent used when spinning a polyurethane elastic fiber using a long chain polymer as a raw material include N, N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc), dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, N-methylpyrrolidone, and the like. DMAc is preferred. It is suitable for the dry spinning method using a solvent that the concentration of the long-chain polymer is 30 to 40% by mass, particularly 35 to 38% by mass, based on the total mass of the solution.

  Usually, when a diol is used as a chain extender, the polyurethane elastic fiber is spun by a melt spinning method, a dry spinning method or a wet spinning method, and when a diamine is used as a chain extender, the polyurethane elastic fiber is a dry type. It is spun by a spinning method. In the present invention, the spinning method is not particularly limited, but a dry spinning method using a solvent is preferable.

  According to the present invention described above, polyurethane elastic fibers having excellent dispersion stability, excellent scum generation in post-processing and less yarn breakage during unwinding, and excellent processing quality to meet recent high demands There is an effect that can be obtained.

  Hereinafter, in order to make the configuration and effects of the present invention more specific, examples and the like will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to these examples. In the following Examples and Comparative Examples, “part” means “part by mass” and “%” means “% by mass”.

Test category 1 (preparation of smoothing agent)
When composed of two or more components, they were mixed at a ratio (mass ratio) described in Table 1 to prepare a smoothing agent described in Table 1.

In Table 1,
S5: polydimethylsiloxane having a kinematic viscosity at 25 ° C. of 5 mm ² / s (trade name KF-96L-5cs manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.)
S10: Polydimethylsiloxane having a kinematic viscosity at 25 ° C. of 10 mm ² / s (trade name KF-96-10cs manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.)
S20: Polydimethylsiloxane having a kinematic viscosity at 25 ° C. of 20 mm ² / s (trade name KF-96-20cs manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.)
S30: polydimethylsiloxane having a kinematic viscosity at 25 ° C. of 30 mm ² / s (trade name KF-96-30cs manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.)
S50: Polydimethylsiloxane having a kinematic viscosity at 25 ° C. of 50 mm ² / s (trade name KF-96-50cs manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.)
M6: mineral oil having a kinematic viscosity at 25 ° C. of 6 mm ² / s (trade name Semtol 40 manufactured by Witoco)
M10: Mineral oil having a kinematic viscosity at 25 ° C. of 10 mm ² / s (trade name Cosmo Pure Spin D manufactured by Cosmo Oil Lubricants Co., Ltd.)
M15: mineral oil having a kinematic viscosity at 25 ° C. of 15 mm ² / s (trade name Full NT-60 manufactured by Fuji Kosan Co., Ltd.)
M21: Mineral oil having a kinematic viscosity of 21 mm ² / s at 25 ° C. (trade name Carnation manufactured by Witoco)
M40: mineral oil having a kinematic viscosity at 25 ° C. of 40 mm ² / s (trade name Fukkor NT-100, manufactured by Fuji Kosan Co., Ltd.)

Test Category 2 (Synthesis of amino-modified silicone)
Synthesis of amino-modified silicone (AS-1) 27000 g of both ends hydroxyl-modified polydimethylsiloxane with p = 360 in Chemical Formula 1, 206 g of N- [3- (dimethoxymethylsilyl) propyl] ethylenediamine and 40% of potassium hydroxide 3.3 g of the aqueous solution was placed in a glass reaction vessel, heated to 90 ° C. with stirring, and reacted for 4 hours. Thereafter, 32 g of water was added, dehydration was performed under reduced pressure, and filtration was performed using Celite to obtain 27000 g of amino-modified silicone (AS-1).

Synthesis of amino-modified silicones (AS-2) to (AS-11) In the same manner as amino-modified silicones (AS-1), amino-modified silicones (AS-2) to (AS-11) listed in Table 2 were used. Synthesized.

Synthesis of amino-modified silicone (AS-12) 924 g of silanol-modified polydimethylsiloxane having both ends p = 12 in Chemical Formula 1, 206 g of N- [3- (dimethoxymethylsilyl) propyl] ethylenediamine and 40% of potassium hydroxide 0.8 g of the aqueous solution was placed in a glass reaction vessel, heated to 90 ° C. with stirring, and reacted for 4 hours. Thereafter, 32 g of water was added and dehydration operation was performed under reduced pressure. Then, 120 g of dimethyldimethoxysilane was added, the reaction was carried out at 90 ° C. for 2 hours with stirring, demethanol treatment was performed under reduced pressure, and celite was removed. And filtered to obtain 900 g of amino-modified silicone (AS-12).

Synthesis of amino-modified silicone (as-1) 162 g of hexamethyldisiloxane, 18 g of water, 10.3 g of 40% aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide, 13320 g of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane and N- [3- (dimethoxymethylsilyl) propyl] 206 g of ethylenediamine was placed in a glass reaction vessel, heated to 90 ° C. with stirring, reacted for 4 hours, dehydrated under reduced pressure, demethanol treated under reduced pressure, filtered through celite, 13000 g of amino-modified silicone (as-1) was obtained.

Synthesis of amino-modified silicone (as-2) 162 g of hexamethyldisiloxane, 18 g of water, 0.4 g of 40% aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide, 120 g of dimethyldimethoxysilane and 206 g of N- [3- (dimethoxymethylsilyl) propyl] ethylenediamine In a glass reaction vessel, heated to 90 ° C. with stirring, and reacted for 4 hours, followed by dehydration and demethanol treatment under reduced pressure, filtration through celite, and amino-modified silicone (as -2) 300 g was obtained.
Table 2 summarizes the contents of the amino-modified silicone synthesized above.

  In Table 2, each symbol corresponds to a corresponding symbol in Chemical Formula 1 and Chemical Formula 2.

Test Category 3 (Preparation of treatment agent for elastic fibers)
Example 1 {Preparation of modifier for elastic fiber production (P-1)}
98 parts of the smoothing agent (L-1) described in Table 1, 1 part of the amino-modified silicone (AS-1) described in Table 2, and magnesium distearate as a higher fatty acid salt (trade name SM-P manufactured by Sakai Chemical Co., Ltd.) ) After mixing 1 part at a temperature in the range of 20-35 ° C. until uniform, wet milling is performed using a horizontal bead mill, and the elastic fiber treatment agent (P-1) dispersed in a colloidal form is obtained. Prepared.

Examples 2 to 18 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3 {Preparation of elastic fiber treatment agents (P-2) to (P-18) and (R-1) to (R-3)}
In the same manner as the elastic fiber treatment agent (P-1) of Example 1, the elastic fiber treatment agents (P-2) to (P-18) of Examples 2 to 18 and the elastic fibers of Comparative Examples 1 to 3 Treatment agents (R-1) to (R-3) were prepared. These contents are summarized in Table 3.

In Table 3,
L-1 to L-9: Smoothing agent described in Table 1 AS-1 to AS-12, as-1, as-2: Amino-modified silicone described in Table 2 MgSt: Magnesium distearate CaSt: Calcium diste Alert NaSt: Sodium Stealth

Test category 4 (Evaluation of treatment agent for elastic fibers)
For the polyurethane elastic fiber treatment agent of each example prepared in Test Category 3, the average particle size of the higher fatty acid salt in the treatment agent, the dispersion stability of the treatment agent, and the viscosity change of the treatment agent were evaluated as follows. The results are summarized in Table 3.

Measurement method of average particle diameter The concentration of the dispersoid in the polyurethane elastic fiber treatment agent in the polydimethylsiloxane having a viscosity of 10 mm ² / s at 25 ° C. in the treatment agent for polyurethane elastic fiber in each example. Was diluted to 1000 mg / L, and the diluted solution was subjected to a laser diffraction particle size distribution analyzer at a liquid temperature of 25 ° C. to measure the volume-based average particle diameter.

Evaluation of dispersion stability 100 ml of the polyurethane elastic fiber treatment agent of each example was placed in a 100 ml graduated cylinder made of glass with a sealed stopper and allowed to stand at 40 ° C. for 1 month. The polyurethane system immediately after preparation and after 1 month The appearance of the elastic fiber treatment agent was observed and evaluated according to the following criteria.
◎: No change in appearance in a uniform dispersion state ○: A transparent layer of less than 5 ml was generated Δ: A transparent layer of 5 ml or more was generated ×: Precipitation was generated

-Evaluation of viscosity change Using an E-type viscometer (trade name DVH-E manufactured by TOKIMEC), the viscosity at 30 ° C of the polyurethane elastic fiber treatment agent of each example immediately after preparation was measured at rotor E, 20 rpm. The initial viscosity was V ₁ (Pa · s). In addition, each of the polyurethane elastic fiber treatment agents of each example was put in a glass container with a sealed stopper, allowed to stand at 40 ° C. for 6 months, the viscosity at 30 ° C. was measured again in the same manner, and the viscosity V ₂ (Pa · s after time) ). V ₂ / V ₁ was calculated and evaluated according to the following criteria.
◎: V ₂ / V ₁ is less than 1.3 ○: V ₂ / V ₁ is 1.3 or more and less than 1.5

  As is clear from the results in Table 4, the treatment agent of the present invention maintains the initial state over a long period of time and is excellent in dispersion stability. Since the treatment agent of the present invention has almost no change in properties during long-term storage and transportation and maintains excellent dispersion stability, it is easy to use.

Test category 5 (Adhesion and evaluation of polyurethane elastic fiber treatment agent on polyurethane elastic fiber)
-Adhesion of treating agent for polyurethane elastic fiber to polyurethane elastic fiber Mixture of bis- (p-isocyanatephenyl) -methane / tetramethylene ether glycol (number average molecular weight 1800) = 1.58 / 1 (molar ratio) After reacting at 90 ° C. for 3 hours by a conventional method to obtain capped glycol, this capped glycol was diluted with N, N′-dimethylacetamide (hereinafter referred to as DMAc). Next, a DMAc solution containing ethylenediamine and diethylamine was added to the above-mentioned capped glycol in DMAc, mixed at room temperature using a high-speed stirring device, and chain-extended to obtain a polymer. Further, DMAc is added to form a DMAc solution having a polymer concentration of about 35%. In this DMAc solution, 4.7% of titanium oxide, 3.0% of hindered amine-based antifungal agent and hindered phenol-based oxidation are added to the polymer. The inhibitor was added to 1.2% and mixed to obtain a uniform polymer mixed solution. Using this polymer mixed solution, a 44 dtex elastic yarn consisting of 4 single yarns was spun by a dry spinning method used in a known spandex, and each of the polyurethane elastic fiber treatment agents of each example was taken from an oiling roller before winding. The roller was lubricated in the neat state. The roller oiled in this way is wound at a winding speed of 550 m / min using a surface drive winder through a traverse guide giving a winding width of 42 mm to a 57 mm long cylindrical paper tube, and dry spinning. A polyurethane elastic fiber package was obtained. The amount of adhesion of the polyurethane elastic fiber treatment agent was adjusted by adjusting the number of rotations of the oiling roller, and was adhered at a target value of 5.5%.

Measurement and Evaluation The dry-spun polyurethane elastic fiber package obtained above was subjected to the following measurement and evaluation. The results are summarized in Table 4.

・ Evaluation of the shape of the thread body About the above package (500 g winding), the maximum value (Wmax) and the minimum width (Wmin) of the winding width are measured, and the bulge is obtained from the difference between the two (Wmax−Wmin). Evaluated by criteria.
A: Bulge is less than 4 mm B: Bulge is 4-7 mm

Evaluation of generation of scum during processing Ten pieces of the package (500 g winding) wound body were prepared in a miniature warping machine, and wound at 25 ° C. in an atmosphere of 65% H and wound at 100 km at a yarn speed of 300 m / min. At this time, the accumulation state of the scum in the comb guide of the miniature warping machine was visually observed and evaluated according to the following criteria.
A: Almost no scum adhered.
○: Scum slightly adhered, but there was no problem in stable running of the yarn.
X: There was much adhesion and accumulation | storage of scum, and there existed a big problem in the stable running of a thread | yarn.

・ Evaluation of unwinding property at the time of processing The first drive roller and the first free roller that is always in contact with this on one side constitute a feeding part, and the second drive roller and the second free roller that is always in contact with this on the opposite side The take-up part was configured by the above-mentioned method, and the take-up part was set 20 cm apart from the delivery part in the horizontal direction. The same package (500 g winding) as above was mounted on the first driving roller, and was unwound until the thickness of the bobbin became 2 mm, and was wound around the second driving roller. While fixing the feed speed of the polyurethane elastic fiber from the first driving roller at 50 m / min, the winding speed of the polyurethane elastic fiber to the second driving roller is gradually increased from 50 m / min to increase the polyurethane elastic fiber. Was forcibly resolved from the package. At the time of this forced unwinding, the winding speed V (m / min) when the polyurethane elastic fiber no longer dances between the sending portion and the winding portion is measured, and the unwinding property ( %) And evaluated according to the following criteria.
A: Less than 120% unsolvability (can be solved stably without any problem)
○: Unwinding property is 120% or more and less than 180% (although there is some resistance to pulling out the yarn, there is no occurrence of yarn breakage and it can be unraveled stably)
×: Unwinding property is 180% or more (there is resistance to pulling out the yarn, yarn breakage, and there is a problem in operation)

-Evaluation of processing quality at the time of processing Fabric stretch fabric was produced using the sample yarn of the above-mentioned package (500 g winding), post-processing such as dyeing was performed, and the appearance quality was evaluated. First, the sample yarn was covered with a cationic dyeable polyester yarn (168 dtex / 48 fil). The covering yarn obtained under the conditions of the covering machine at that time was a twist number = 450 t / m and a draft = 3.0, and the covering yarn was used for a weft yarn, and the twist number was 700 T / M and a draft = 3.5. Covering yarn was used for warp yarn. Next, the obtained covering yarn was used as a weft yarn and a warp yarn, respectively, warped and warped with 5100 warp yarns (1,100 warp winding), and then woven with a 2/1 twill structure using a Revere loom. . Then, the raw machine obtained by weaving is subjected to scouring processing, intermediate set (185 ° C.), weight reduction processing according to a conventional method, dyeing processing using a cationic dye, drying, finishing agent treatment, and 180 ° C., fabric 20 m / min. Finish setting was performed under the condition of a set zone of 24 m. The appearance quality of the stretch fabric after the post-processing was evaluated in the following three stages, mainly focusing on the undulation of the fabric.
◎: There is no wavy ○: There is wavy, but I don't care about most ×: I worried about wavy

  As is apparent from the results in Table 4, according to the treatment agent and treatment method of the present invention, in the production of polyurethane-based elastic fibers, a package having excellent wrinkle shape and unwinding property can be obtained, and post-processing As a result, it is possible to obtain polyurethane-based elastic fibers having less scum generation and unraveling during unwinding and having a smooth knitted fabric surface and excellent processing quality.

Claims (12)

A treating agent for polyurethane-based elastic fibers comprising the following smoothing agent, an amino-modified silicone represented by the following chemical formula 1 and a higher fatty acid salt represented by the chemical formula 2 below.
Smoothing agent: one or more selected from silicone oil, mineral oil, fatty acid ester and liquid polyolefin, and having a kinematic viscosity at 25 ° C. of 5 to 50 mm ² / s

(In Chemical 1 and Chemical 2,
X ¹ , X ² : a methyl group, an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a hydroxyl group, and at least one of X ¹ and X ² is an alkoxy group or hydroxyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms X ³ : R ¹ : an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms R ² : a residue obtained by removing one carboxyl group from a fatty acid having 12 to 22 carbon atoms M: a metal atom having an n-valent valence p: integer of 4 to 1200 q: integer of 1 to 100 n: integer of 1 to 3)

(In chemical formula 3,
^{R 3,} R ^4: an alkylene group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms r: 0 or 1) 2. The amino-modified silicone represented by Chemical Formula 1 is one in which X ¹ and X ² in Chemical Formula ¹ are a methyl group or a hydroxyl group, and at least one of X ¹ and X ² is a hydroxyl group. The processing agent for polyurethane elastic fibers as described. The treatment agent for polyurethane-based elastic fibers according to claim 1, wherein the amino-modified silicone represented by Chemical Formula 1 is that in which X ¹ and X ² in Chemical Formula ¹ are hydroxyl groups. The amino-modified silicone represented by Chemical Formula 1 is one in which p in Chemical Formula 1 is an integer of 15 to 700, and R ¹ is a methyl group. Treatment agent for polyurethane elastic fiber.   The amino-modified silicone represented by Chemical Formula 1 is one in which p in Chemical Formula 1 is an integer of 100 to 500, and q in Chemical Formula 1 is an integer of 1 to 10. The processing agent for polyurethane elastic fibers according to any one of the above items.   The treatment agent for polyurethane-based elastic fibers according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the amino-modified silicone represented by Chemical Formula 1 has an amino equivalent of 3000 to 30000 g / mol.   In the higher fatty acid salt represented by Chemical Formula 2, M in Chemical Formula 2 is a metal atom having a divalent valence, n is an integer of 2, and the average particle size is 0.1 to 1. It is a thing in the case of 0 micrometer, The processing agent for polyurethane-type elastic fibers as described in any one of Claims 1-6.   The treating agent for polyurethane-based elastic fibers according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the smoothing agent contains silicone oil.   70 to 99.8% by weight of a smoothing agent, 0.1 to 20% by weight of an amino-modified silicone represented by Chemical Formula 1 and 0.1 to 10% by weight of a higher fatty acid metal salt represented by Chemical Formula 2 (total 100% by weight) The processing agent for polyurethane-based elastic fibers according to any one of claims 1 to 8, which is contained in a proportion of   The smoothing agent is 89-99.8% by mass, the amino-modified silicone represented by Chemical Formula 1 is 0.1-5% by mass, and the higher fatty acid metal salt represented by Chemical Formula 2 is 0.1-6% by mass (total 100% by mass). The processing agent for polyurethane-based elastic fibers according to any one of claims 1 to 8, which is contained in a proportion of   The treatment agent for polyurethane-based elastic fibers according to any one of claims 1 to 10 is adhered to the polyurethane-based elastic fibers at a ratio of 0.1 to 10% by mass by a neat oiling method without diluting. A method for treating a polyurethane-based elastic fiber.   The polyurethane elastic fiber obtained by the processing method of the polyurethane elastic fiber of Claim 11.