US20070128434A1 - Filler-affixed fiber, fiber structure, and fiber molded body, and method for producing the same - Google Patents
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a filler-affixed fiber in which filler is affixed to the fiber surface, a fiber structure, and a fiber molded body, and a method for producing the same.
- VOC volatile organic compounds
- gas adsorbents that adsorb harmful gas such as VOC gas are in demand.
- gas adsorbents gas adsorbent sheets are known that have a gas adsorbent effect for VOC gas generally, as in Patent Document 3, for example.
- activated carbon particles are fixed by being sandwiched between two sheets of sheet material, and adsorbent particles are fixed on at least one of the sheets of sheet material.
- exemplary methods are disclosed (1) in which one of the sheets is coated by mixing adsorbent particles in a binder resin solution, and the other sheet is placed on top of the coated sheet, and (2) in which one of the sheets is coated in advance with hot-melt adhesive or the like, adsorbent particles are sprayed on that sheet, and the other sheet is placed on top of the coated and sprayed sheet.
- fiber products in which a filler is allowed to adhere to the fiber surface there are also fiber products that have the form of a fiber molded body.
- a manufacturing method for a fiber molded body has been proposed in which a fleece is formed by mixing particles and binder resin in fiber raw material, and after producing bulky matting fused with binder resin, press-molding in a predetermined shape is performed (below Patent Document 6).
- a solid-body molded body has been proposed in which a functional fiber sheet, which is constituted from functional material such as plant fiber, thermal fusible fiber, and powder-like or fiber-like functional material, is molded by heat molding (below Patent Document 7).
- Patent Document 1 JP H7-268767A
- Patent Document 2 JP S51-22557A
- Patent Document 3 JP 2000-246827A
- Patent Document 4 JP H9-234365A
- Patent Document 5 JP H9-201583A
- Patent Document 6 JP H9-254264A
- Patent Document 7 JP 2004-52116A
- a porous sheet material is used for at least one of the two sheets of sheet material, and when holding activated carbon particles sandwiched between the two sheets of sheet material, it is necessary to make the particle diameter of the activated carbon particles larger than the maximum hole diameter of the porous sheet material, such that the activated carbon particles do not exfoliate.
- activated carbon particles with a particle diameter of 100 ⁇ m to 1000 ⁇ m are used, and so there is a risk that because the specific surface area of the activated carbon particles is small, it will not be possible to obtain a sufficient gas adsorbing effect.
- a filler-affixed fiber in which filler is affixed to the fiber surface effectively while preserving the inherent fiber qualities, and to provide a fiber structure useful for abrasive material, gas adsorbent material, water purifying material, and the like, with which it is possible to prevent exfoliation of filler affixed to the fiber surface and suppress a decrease in the specific surface area of the filler, and to provide a fiber molded body with which filler can be affixed effectively to the fiber surface, a deep-draw shape can be obtained with uniform molding, and molding cost can be made inexpensive even in ordinary applications, and to provide a method for producing that filler-affixed fiber, fiber structure, and fiber molded body.
- the filler-affixed fiber of the present invention includes a fiber, a binder resin on the fiber surface, and a filler affixed to the binder resin, in which the binder resin is heat-and-humidity gelling resin that is caused to gel by heating in the presence of moisture, and the filler is affixed by a gel material produced by causing the heat-and-humidity gelling resin to gel.
- the binder resin is heat-and-humidity gelling resin that is caused to gel by heating in the presence of moisture
- the filler is affixed by a gel material produced by causing the heat-and-humidity gelling resin to gel.
- the fiber structure of the present invention contains a filler-affixed fiber including a fiber, a binder resin on the fiber surface, and a filler affixed to the binder resin, in which the binder resin is heat-and-humidity gelling resin that is caused to gel by heating in the presence of moisture, and the filler is affixed by a gel material produced by causing the heat-and-humidity gelling resin to gel.
- the binder resin is heat-and-humidity gelling resin that is caused to gel by heating in the presence of moisture
- the filler is affixed by a gel material produced by causing the heat-and-humidity gelling resin to gel.
- the fiber molded body of the present invention is made by molding a fiber structure including a fiber, a binder resin on the fiber surface, and a filler-affixed fiber affixed to the binder resin, in which the binder resin includes heat-and-humidity gelling resin that is caused to gel by heating in the presence of moisture, and in the fiber structure, the filler is fixed by a gel material produced by causing the heat-and-humidity gelling resin to gel under heat and humidity, and the fiber structure is molded in a predetermined shape.
- the method for producing filler-affixed fiber of the present invention is a method for producing filler-affixed fiber including a fiber, a binder resin on the fiber surface, and a filler affixed to the binder resin, in which the fiber and the binder resin are heat-and-humidity gelling fiber that is caused to gel by heating in the presence of moisture.
- a filler-dispersed solution in which the filler is dispersed in a solution is provided to the heat-and-humidity gelling fiber, and next, the heat-and-humidity gelling fiber is caused to gel by performing heat-and-humidity treatment on the heat-and-humidity gelling fiber in a heat and humidity atmosphere, so that the filler is affixed to the fiber surface by gel material.
- Another method for producing filler-affixed fiber of the present invention is a method for producing a filler-affixed fiber including a fiber, a binder resin on the fiber surface, and a filler affixed to the binder resin, in which the fiber and the binder resin are another fiber and heat-and-humidity gelling resin.
- filler is provided after the heat-and-humidity gelling resin has been provided to the other fiber, or a filler-dispersed solution in which the filler and the heat-and-humidity gelling resin are dispersed in a solution is provided to the other fiber, and next, the heat-and-humidity gelling resin is caused to gel by performing heat-and-humidity treatment in a heat and humidity atmosphere, so that the filler is affixed to the surface of the other fibers by gel material.
- the method for producing a fiber structure of the present invention is a method for producing a fiber structure that contains a filler-affixed fiber including a fiber, a binder resin on the fiber surface, and a filler affixed to the binder resin, in which the binder resin is heat-and-humidity gelling resin that is caused to gel by heating in the presence of moisture, the fiber and the binder resin are at least one combination selected from among
- conjugate fiber that includes a heat-and-humidity gelling resin fiber component and another thermoplastic synthetic fiber component
- the method of producing a fiber molded body of the present invention is a method of producing a fiber molded body made by molding a fiber structure including a fiber, a binder resin on the fiber surface, and a filler-affixed fiber affixed to the binder resin, in which the binder resin includes heat-and-humidity gelling resin that is caused to gel by heating in the presence of moisture, a fiber structure including the fiber and the binder resin is produced, and heat-and-humidity mold processing is performed on the fiber structure in a metal die by causing the heat-and-humidity gelling resin to gel under heat and humidity in a heat and humidity atmosphere.
- FIGS. 1A to 1 C are cross-sectional diagrams of filler-affixed fiber according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional diagram of a nonwoven fabric with a three-layer structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a process diagram of an example of the production method of the present invention.
- FIG. 4A is a scanning electron microscope plane photograph (magnification 100 ) that shows the nonwoven fabric obtained in Example 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional photograph (magnification 100 ) of the nonwoven fabric in FIG. 4A .
- FIG. 4C is a fiber surface magnified photograph (magnification 1000 ) of the surface of the nonwoven fabric in FIG. 4A .
- FIG. 4D is a scanning electron microscope plane photograph (magnification 100 ) that shows another portion of the nonwoven fabric in FIG. 4A .
- FIG. 4E is a cross-sectional photograph (magnification 100 ) of the portion of nonwoven fabric in FIG. 4D .
- FIG. 4F is a fiber surface magnified photograph (magnification 1000 ) of the surface of the portion of nonwoven fabric in FIG. 4D .
- FIG. 5A is a scanning electron microscope plane photograph (magnification 100 ) that shows a nonwoven fabric obtained in Example 6 of the present invention.
- FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional photograph (magnification 100 ) of the nonwoven fabric in FIG. 5A .
- FIG. 5C is a fiber surface magnified photograph (magnification 1000 ) of the surface of the nonwoven fabric in FIG. 5A .
- FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a water-circulating small-scale testing apparatus.
- FIG. 7 is a process diagram of an example of imparting moisture to the nonwoven fabric in an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a fiber molded body (mask) in an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a fiber molded body (air cleaner filter processed to have pleats) in an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a process diagram of another example of the production method of the present invention.
- FIG. 11A is a scanning electron microscope plane photograph (magnification 200 ) that shows the nonwoven fabric obtained in Example 7 of the present invention.
- FIG. 11B is a fiber surface magnified photograph (magnification 2000 ) of the surface of the nonwoven fabric in FIG. 11A .
- 1 sheath component (binder resin), 2 : core component, 3 : filler, 4 : binder resin, 5 , 6 , 9 : conjugate fiber, 7 : ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin (binder resin), 8 : polypropylene, 11 : filler-affixed fiber layers, 12 : rayon fiber layer, 20 : water-circulating small-scale testing apparatus, 21 : stand, 22 a , 22 b : fixed jigs, 23 : container, 24 : pump 24 a , 24 b : tubes, 25 : scraps, 26 : tea bag, 27 : testing sample, 28 : wire, 31 : fiber or nonwoven fabric, 32 : tank, 33 : filler-dispersed solution, 34 : squeeze roll, 35 : steamer, 36 : vacuum, 37 : heat roll, 38 : patterning canvas rolls, 39 : winder, 40 : mask, 41 : drier, 50 : air cleaner filter processed to have pleats
- heat-and-humidity gelling resin is used as a binder resin that is caused to gel by heating in the presence of moisture.
- forms of heat-and-humidity gelling resin are powder-like, chip-like, and fiber-like heat-and-humidity gelling resins.
- the heat-and-humidity gelling resin be in a fiber-like form.
- Fiber of heat-and-humidity gelling resin alone, or conjugate fiber that includes a heat-and-humidity gelling resin fiber component and another thermoplastic synthetic fiber component may be used as fiber-like heat-and-humidity gelling resin (below, referred to as “heat-and-humidity gelling fiber”).
- the other fiber or at least the other thermoplastic synthetic fiber component preserves the form of the fiber, and exhibits a function of acting as a binder with which a filler is affixed by causing heat-and-humidity gelling resin to gel.
- the filler is affixed with a gel material in which heat-and-humidity gelling resin affixed to the surface of the heat-and-humidity gelling resin fiber component or fiber has been caused to gel under heat and humidity.
- the filler is affixed so as to be exposed.
- heat-and-humidity gelling fiber and/or other fiber(s) are fixed by the gel material in which heat-and-humidity gelling resin affixed to the surface of the heat-and-humidity gelling resin fiber component or fiber has been caused to gel under heat and humidity.
- a fiber molded body with a predetermined shape can be molded by molding a fiber structure in a metal die in a gelled state under heat and humidity.
- heat-and-humidity gelling resin are powder-like, chip-like, and fiber-like heat-and-humidity gelling resins.
- the heat-and-humidity gelling resin be in a fiber-like form, that is, that the heat-and-humidity gelling resin be heat-and-humidity gelling fiber.
- the preferable gelling temperature of the heat-and-humidity gelling resin is not less than 50° C.
- a more preferable gelling temperature is not less than 80° C. If a resin obtained by gelling at less than 50° C. is used, when performing gel processing, there may be instances in which production of a fiber structure and fiber molded body becomes difficult because the resin adheres strongly to the metal die, roll, or the like, or in which the resin cannot be used in the summertime or in a high temperature environment.
- Gel processing means processing that causes the heat-and-humidity gelling resin to gel.
- the heat-and-humidity gelling resin is ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin. This is because it can be caused to gel by heat and humidity, and will not cause a change in the qualities of other fibers and/or other thermoplastic synthetic fiber components.
- Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin is resin that can be obtained by saponifying ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin, and it is preferable that the degree of saponification be not less than 95%. A more preferable degree of saponification is not less than 98%.
- the proportion of ethylene included is preferably not less than 20 mole %.
- the proportion of ethylene included is preferably not more than 50 mole %.
- the proportion of ethylene included is more preferably not less than 25 mole %.
- the proportion of ethylene included is more preferably not more than 45 mole %.
- At a degree of saponification of less than 95% when performing gel processing, there may be instances in which production of a fiber structure and fiber molded body becomes difficult because the resin adheres to the metal die, roll, or the like.
- the proportion of ethylene included is less than 20 mole %, when performing gel processing, there may be instances in which production of a fiber structure and fiber molded body becomes difficult because the resin adheres to the metal die, roll, or the like.
- the above form (I) is a heat-and-humidity gelling conjugate fiber in which “binder resin” is a heat-and-humidity gelling resin fiber component and “fiber” is another thermoplastic synthetic fiber component.
- the above form (II) is a mixture in which “binder resin” is a heat-and-humidity gelling conjugate fiber and “fiber” is other fibers, and these are mixed.
- the above form (III) is a mixture in which “fiber” is heat-and-humidity gelling conjugate fiber and “binder resin” is heat-and-humidity gelling resin, and these are mixed.
- the above form (IV) is a mixture in which “binder resin” is heat-and-humidity gelling resin that takes a form other than the heat-and-humidity gelling conjugate fiber (for example, fiber of heat-and-humidity gelling resin alone), and “fiber” is other fibers.
- binder resin is heat-and-humidity gelling resin that takes a form other than the heat-and-humidity gelling conjugate fiber (for example, fiber of heat-and-humidity gelling resin alone), and “fiber” is other fibers.
- the heat-and-humidity gelling conjugate fiber used in above forms (I) to (III) is a conjugate fiber in which the heat-and-humidity gelling resin fiber component is exposed or partially divided.
- a concentric type an eccentric core-in-sheath type, a side-by-side type, a splittable type, a sea-island type, and the like are indicated.
- a concentric type is particularly preferable because with this type, filler easily is affixed to the fiber surface.
- the fiber may have any cross-sectional shape, including a circle, a hollow shape, modified cross section, an ellipse, a star, a flat shape, and the like, but a circle is preferable from the viewpoint of ease of fiber production.
- a splittable conjugate fiber is partially segmented in advance by treatment with a jet of a high pressure water stream or the like.
- the segmented heat-and-humidity gelling resin fiber component is caused to gel by a heat-and-humidity treatment, gel material is formed and allowed to adhere to the surface of the other fibers, and thus filler is affixed. That is, the conjugate fiber functions as a binder.
- the heat-and-humidity gelling resin fiber component accounts for 10 mass % or more and 90 mass % or less of the heat-and-humidity gelling conjugate fiber.
- the amount of the heat-and-humidity gelling resin fiber component included is more preferably at least 30 mass %.
- the amount of the heat-and-humidity gelling resin fiber component included is more preferably not more than 70 mass %.
- the amount of the heat-and-humidity gelling resin fiber component included is less than 10 mass %, there is a tendency for it to become difficult for the filler to be affixed.
- the amount of the heat-and-humidity gelling resin fiber component included exceeds 90 mass %, there is a tendency for the fiber-formability of the conjugate fiber to decrease.
- the other thermoplastic synthetic fiber component in the heat-and-humidity gelling conjugate fiber may by any of a polyolefin, polyester, polyamide, or the like, and preferably is a polyolefin.
- ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin is used as the heat-and-humidity gelling resin fiber component, it is easy to form conjugate fiber (conjugate fiber) by melt spinning.
- thermoplastic synthetic fiber component it is preferable to use a thermoplastic synthetic fiber component that has a melting point higher than the temperature at which the heat-and-humidity gelling resin fiber component is caused to gel.
- thermoplastic synthetic fiber component has a melting point lower than the temperature at which the other thermoplastic synthetic fiber component forms a gel material, there is a tendency for the other thermoplastic synthetic fiber component itself to melt and harden, and when, for example, making the fiber molded body, it may become non-uniform with shrinkage.
- the proportion of the fiber structure occupied by the heat-and-humidity gelling conjugate fiber is not particularly limited as long as it is an amount with which it is possible to affix the filler, but it is preferable that the proportion of conjugate fiber necessary to fix fiber with gel material and/or effectively affix the filler is not less than 10 mass %.
- a more preferable proportion of conjugate fiber is not less than 30 mass %.
- a still more preferable proportion of conjugate fiber is not less than 50 mass %.
- a resin structure when a web that includes conjugate fiber is present on both surfaces, and another fiber is present inside, this indicates an amount contained in the web including conjugate fiber.
- fibers used in the above form (II) or above form (IV) it is possible to select and use desired fibers, including chemical fibers such as rayon, natural fibers such as cotton, hemp, and wool, and synthetic fibers containing synthetic resins such as polyolefin resin, polyester resin, polyamide resin, acrylic resin, and polyurethane resin as a single component or a plurality of components.
- desired fibers including chemical fibers such as rayon, natural fibers such as cotton, hemp, and wool, and synthetic fibers containing synthetic resins such as polyolefin resin, polyester resin, polyamide resin, acrylic resin, and polyurethane resin as a single component or a plurality of components.
- the heat-and-humidity gelling resin is included within a range of not less than 1 mass % and not more than 90 mass % relative to the fiber structure.
- a more preferable amount to include is not less than 3 mass % and not more than 70 mass %.
- the amount of heat-and-humidity gelling resin included is less than 1 mass %, there is a tendency for it to become difficult to fix other fibers with the gel material, or difficult to affix filler.
- the amount of heat-and-humidity gelling resin included exceeds 90 mass %, there may be instances when the fiber shape is lost and becomes film-like, or the filler is buried in the gel material.
- filler Any sort of filler may be used as long as it is in the form of particles.
- inorganic particles are preferable as the filler. This is because if the filler is inorganic particles, when used as an abrasive it will have a large amount of abrasive action.
- Alumina, silica, tripoli, diamond, corundum, emery, garnet, flint, synthetic diamond, boron nitride, carbon silicon, carbon boron, chrome oxide, cerium oxide, iron oxide, colloid silicate, carbon, graphite, zeolite and titanium dioxide, kaolin, and clay can be given as examples of inorganic particles. These particles can be mixed and used as appropriate.
- the gas adsorbent particles are not particularly limited as long as they have a function to adsorb gaseous substances in air, but it is preferable that the gas adsorbent particles be activated carbon particles, porous particles such as zeolite, silica gel, activated white clay, and layered phosphate, porous particles in which a chemical adsorbent is supported in these porous particles, or the like.
- activated carbon particles are particularly preferable.
- the organic matter adsorbent particles are not particularly limited as long as they have a function to adsorb organic matter in liquid, but it is preferable that the organic matter adsorbent particles be activated carbon particles, porous particles such as zeolite, silica gel, activated white clay, and layered phosphate, porous particles in which an organic matter adsorbent is supported in these porous particles, or the like.
- activated carbon particles are particularly preferable.
- abrasives gas adsorbent particles, and organic matter adsorbent particles
- one or two or more functional fillers such as, for example, a silica gel as a drying agent, titanium dioxide as a photocatalyst, virus adsorbent/decomposing agent, antibacterial agent, deodorant, conducting agent, antistatic agent, humidity controlling agent, insect repellant, mold preventing agent, or fire retardant.
- the average particle diameter of the filler preferably has a range of 0.01 to 100 ⁇ m.
- a more preferable average particle diameter is not less than 0.5 ⁇ m, and a still more preferable average particle diameter is not less than 1 ⁇ m.
- a more preferable average particle diameter is not more than 80 ⁇ m.
- At an average particle diameter of less than 0.01 ⁇ m there may be instances when the filler is buried in the gel material.
- the average particle diameter exceeds 100 ⁇ m the specific surface area of the filler decreases, and it may not be possible to obtain a sufficient filler function, such as a gas adsorption effect.
- the fiber structure includes the fiber and the binder resin.
- the fiber structure referred to here is material formed by a fiber such as a fiber bundle, fiber mass, nonwoven fabric, woven knitted material, or netting.
- nonwoven fabric can be applied to various applications because of its high workability.
- filler-affixed fiber is present on both surfaces in a web-like form, and hydrophilic fiber is made present inside.
- the hydrophilic fiber is at least one fiber selected from rayon fiber, cotton fiber, and pulp. This is because there is good moisture retention when providing a liquid such as water, surfactant, or detergent, and then polishing.
- gas adsorbent material using gas adsorbent particles as filler is not limited to nonwoven fabric, and may be made a gas adsorbtion module in which a fiber bundle formed by bundling a plurality of the filler-affixed fibers is made a gas adsorbing portion. Also, it is possible to use an aggregate of the filler-affixed fibers rolled into a cylindrical shape or formed in a pleated shape as a gas adsorbent filter.
- a water purifier in which organic matter adsorbent particles are used as filler is not limited to nonwoven fabric, and may be made a water purification module in which a fiber bundle formed by bundling a plurality of the filler-affixed fibers is made an organic matter adsorbing portion. Also, it is possible to use an aggregate of the filler-affixed fibers rolled into a cylindrical shape or formed in a pleated shape as a water purification filter.
- the fiber structure is mold-processed with a metal die
- the fiber structure is nonwoven fabric, the cost of production is low, processing is performed easily, and when moisture is present during mold-processing, the nonwoven fabric easily follows the shape of the metal die with a moderate amount of stretching, and it is easy to obtain a deep-draw molded body.
- the preferable mass per unit area of the fiber structure is not less than 20 g/m 2 and not more than 600 g/m 2 .
- the preferable thickness of the fiber structure (with a load of 2.94 cN/cm 2 ) is a range of not less than 0.1 mm and not more than 3 mm.
- the amount of the filler affixed is not less than 2 grams per 1 m 2 of the fiber structure, more preferably not less than 10 g, and particularly preferably not less than 20 g.
- the heat-and-humidity treatment in the present invention is performed in a heat-and-humidity atmosphere.
- the “heat-and-humidity atmosphere” mentioned here means a heated atmosphere including moisture.
- the above heat-and-humidity treatment indicates a treatment in which, for example, heating is performed after a filler-dispersed solution that includes a filler is provided to a fiber to which a binder resin has been provided, a fiber including heat-and-humidity gelling fiber component, or fiber structure that includes these fibers, or a treatment in which heating is performed while providing the filler-dispersed solution.
- the method of heating are a method of exposing in a heated atmosphere, a method of causing penetration into a heated atmosphere, and a method of causing contact with a heated body.
- the proportion of moisture (hereinafter, referred to as the “moisture ratio”) provided to the fiber or fiber structure in the heat-and-humidity treatment is preferably 20 mass % to 800 mass %.
- a more preferable moisture ratio is not less than 30 mass %.
- a more preferable moisture ratio is not more than 700 mass %.
- a still more preferable moisture ratio is not less than 40 mass %.
- a still more preferable moisture ratio is not more than 600 mass %.
- the moisture ratio exceeds 800 mass %, there is a tendency for the heat-and-humidity treatment not to be performed uniformly between the surface and interior of the fiber structure, so that the degree of gelling under heat and humidity becomes non-uniform.
- the method of providing moisture it is possible to perform a well-known method such as spraying or dipping in a water tank. Particularly, with a method of causing filler-dispersed solution to be impregnated into the fiber structure, it is likely that much of the filler will be taken into the fiber structure, and so such a method is preferable.
- the fiber or fiber structure to which moisture has been provided can be adjusted to a predetermined moisture ratio with a method such as squeezing with a squeeze roll or the like.
- the amount of affixed filler may be regulated by regulating the concentration of filler in the filler-dispersed solution and the temperature of the filler-dispersed solution. Specifically, by impregnating the fiber or fiber structure with heated water (not less than 90° C.) including filler, it is possible to affix filler to the fiber surface.
- Hydrophilic treatment may be performed on the fiber structure before the heat-and-humidity treatment.
- hydrophilic treatment when hydrophilic treatment is performed, when the fiber structure includes hydrophobic fiber, it is possible to provide moisture to the fiber structure approximately uniformly. As a result, conjugate fiber is caused to gel under heat and humidity approximately uniformly, and filler easily is affixed, which is preferable.
- hydrophilic treatment include a surfactant treatment, corona discharge and glow discharge methods, plasma treatment method, electron irradiation method, ultraviolet irradiation method, gamma irradiation method, photon method, flame method, fluorine treatment method, graft treatment method, and sulfonation treatment method.
- the heat-and-humidity treatment temperature in the heat-and-humidity treatment is not less than the gelling temperature of the heat-and-humidity gelling resin or heat-and-humidity gelling resin fiber component (hereinafter, both referred to together as “binder resin”) and not more than the melting point minus 20° C.
- a more preferable heat-and-humidity treatment temperature is not less than 50° C.
- a still more preferable heat-and-humidity treatment temperature is not less than 80° C.
- a more preferable heat-and-humidity treatment temperature is not more than the melting point of the binder resin minus 30° C.
- a still more preferable heat-and-humidity treatment temperature is not more than the melting point of the binder resin minus 40° C.
- the heat-and-humidity treatment temperature is less than the gelling temperature of the binder resin, there may be instances in which it is not possible to effectively affix the filler.
- the heat-and-humidity treatment temperature exceeds the melting point of the binder resin minus 20° C., because the temperature is near the melting point of the binder resin, there may be instances in which shrinkage is caused when using a fiber structure.
- surface pressure in the case of causing contact with a heated body, it is preferable that surface pressure is 0.01 to 0.2 MPa. A more preferable lower limit of surface pressure is 0.02 MPa. A more preferable upper limit of surface pressure is 0.08 MPa. Also, in the case of treatment in which the heated body is compression molded by a heat roll, it is preferable that the heat roll has a line pressure of 10 to 400 N/cm. A more preferable heat roll line pressure is 50 N/cm. A more preferable upper limit of the heat roll line pressure is 200 N/cm.
- the gel material can be pressed and spread, and so filler can be affixed across a wide surface area. Also, with this method, when gelling is caused under heat and humidity, the filler is pressed into the gel material, and can be affixed more strongly to the fiber surface.
- a gel material is formed in which the heat-and-humidity gelling resin is gelled, and the filler can be fixed.
- the steam treatment method include a method of spraying steam from above and/or below the web or the like, and a method of exposing to steam with an autoclave or the like. With this method, pressure is not added to the fiber structure any more than necessary during the gelling process. As a result, in the fiber structure, filler can be affixed to the fiber surface in an exposed state while preserving the fiber form.
- a heat-and-humidity molding process indicates a treatment in which heating is performed after a filler-dispersed solution is provided to a fiber structure, or a treatment in which heating is performed while providing the filler-dispersed solution and molding in a predetermined shape is performed.
- the method of heating are a method of exposure in a heated atmosphere, and a method of causing contact with a heated body.
- the moisture ratio when providing filler-dispersed solution to the fiber structure is the same as the moisture ratio described above, and so that the explanation is omitted here.
- a resin structure that includes a filler-dispersed solution is inserted into a pair of metal dies, and a heat pressing treatment is performed.
- a heat pressing treatment is performed.
- the nonwoven fabric itself is stretched moderately and easily follows the shape of the dies, and a deep-draw molded body is obtained easily.
- heating is performed while providing the filler-dispersed solution, for example, it is possible to obtain a molded body by inserting a fiber structure into a pair of dies and impregnating with heated water (not less than 90° C.).
- the heat-and-humidity mold processing is performed in a heat-and-humidity atmosphere. It is preferable that the heat-and-humidity mold processing temperature is not less than the gelling temperature of the gelling resin and not more than the melting point minus 20° C. A more preferable heat-and-humidity mold processing temperature is not less than 50° C. A still more preferable heat-and-humidity mold processing temperature is not less than 80° C. On the other hand, a more preferable heat-and-humidity mold processing temperature is not more than the melting point of the heat-and-humidity gelling resin minus 30° C.
- a still more preferable heat-and-humidity mold processing temperature is not more than the melting point of the heat-and-humidity gelling resin minus 40° C.
- the heat-and-humidity mold processing temperature is less than the gelling temperature of the heat-and-humidity gelling resin, it is difficult to form gel material.
- the heat-and-humidity mold processing temperature exceeds the melting point of the heat-and-humidity gelling resin minus 20° C., because the temperature is near the melting point of the heat-and-humidity gelling resin, there may be instances in which the molded body is non-uniform.
- the heat-and-humidity gelling resin when the heat-and-humidity gelling resin is caused to gel under heat and humidity in a heat and humidity atmosphere, it is preferable to produce a fiber molded body by contact press mold processing in a die.
- the contact press mold processing referred to here means a process in which pressure is applied to the extent that the fiber structure and the die make contact.
- Contact pressure is pressure applied by the weight of the die itself when the die and the fiber structure are pressed closely together, and is a concept that includes pressure up to this state. Because the heat-and-humidity gelling resin becomes flexible when it is caused to gel under a heat and humidity atmosphere, in the case of simply using a mold, the molding pressure may be not very high.
- the fiber With the contact press mold process, in the fiber molded body the fiber is fixed by the gel material while preserving the form of the fiber, and so a bulky and flexible molded body is obtained.
- the die It is sufficient for the die to be, for example, a light and thin die such as a stainless steel plate, or it may be a fine mesh-like die.
- FIGS. 1A to 1 C are cross-sectional diagrams of the filler-affixed fiber in an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1A shows an example of a conjugate fiber 5 in which polypropylene is used as a core component 2 and ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin is used as a sheath component 1 .
- the sheath component 1 functions as binder resin, and a filler 3 is affixed in the sheath component 1 .
- FIG. 1A shows an example of a conjugate fiber 5 in which polypropylene is used as a core component 2 and ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin is used as a sheath component 1 .
- the sheath component 1 functions as binder resin
- a filler 3 is affixed in the sheath component 1 .
- FIG. 1B shows an example of a conjugate fiber 6 in which polypropylene is used as the core component 2 and ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin is used as the sheath component 1 , ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin is allowed to adhere to the outside of the sheath component 6 as a binder 4 , and the filler 3 is mixed into this binder 4 .
- FIG. 1C shows an example in which a polypropylene 8 and an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin 7 are multifractionally disposed in a conjugate fiber 9 , the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin 7 functions as the binder resin, and the filler 3 is affixed at the peripheral portion thereof.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional diagram of a nonwoven fabric with a three-layer structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, and shows an example in which filler-affixed fiber layers 11 are disposed outside, and a rayon fiber layer 12 is disposed inside.
- FIG. 3 is a process diagram of an example of the production method of the present invention.
- a fiber or nonwoven fabric 31 is impregnated with a filler-dispersed solution 33 that includes a filler or a filler and ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin in a tank 32 , squeezed with a squeeze roll 34 , heat-and-humidity treated between a steamer 35 and a vacuum 36 , and wound up in that state, or in the case of nonwoven fabric, compression molded by patterning canvas rolls 38 applied to a pair of heat rolls 37 by which a predetermined pattern is provided to the surface of the nonwoven fabric, and afterward, wound by a winder 39 .
- a filler-dispersed solution 33 that includes a filler or a filler and ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin in a tank 32 , squeezed with a squeeze roll 34 , heat-and-humidity treated between a steamer 35 and a vacuum 36 , and wound up in that state
- pressure treatment may be performed for five minutes at a temperature of 150° C. using upper and lower heat plates.
- FIGS. 4A to 4 F show a state in which filler is affixed to a nonwoven fabric and its constituent fiber obtained in an example of the present invention.
- FIG. 4A is a scanning electron microscope plane photograph (magnification 100 ) that shows the nonwoven fabric
- FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional photograph (magnification 100 ) of the nonwoven fabric in FIG. 4A
- FIG. 4C is a fiber surface magnified photograph (magnification 1000 ) of the surface of the nonwoven fabric in FIG. 4A
- FIG. 4D is a scanning electron microscope plane photograph (magnification 100 ) that shows another portion of the nonwoven fabric in FIG. 4A
- FIG. 4E is a cross-sectional photograph (magnification 100 ) of the portion of nonwoven fabric in FIG. 4D
- FIG. 4F is a fiber surface magnified photograph (magnification 1000 ) of the surface of the portion of nonwoven fabric in FIG. 4D .
- FIGS. 5A to 5 C show a state in which filler is affixed to a nonwoven fabric and its constituent fiber obtained in another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5A is a scanning electron microscope plane photograph (magnification 100 ) that shows the nonwoven fabric.
- FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional photograph (magnification 100 ) of the nonwoven fabric in FIG. 5A
- FIG. 5C is a fiber surface magnified photograph (magnification 1000 ) of the surface of the nonwoven fabric in FIG. 5A .
- FIG. 7 is a process diagram of an example of a production method for a nonwoven fabric including moisture and filler in an embodiment of the fiber molded body of the present invention.
- the nonwoven fabric 31 is impregnated with the filler-dispersed solution 33 that includes a filler or a filler and ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin in the tank 32 , and squeezed with a squeeze roll 34 .
- the filler-dispersed solution 33 that includes a filler or a filler and ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin in the tank 32 , and squeezed with a squeeze roll 34 .
- contact pressure processing is performed in which the nonwoven fabric is fit closely to a metal die made of stainless steel plates with thickness of 0.3 mm and placed in a contact pressure state, inserted in a hot-air dryer with a process temperature of 140° C. and heat treated for 10 minutes.
- the molded body produces a mask 40 that covers a person's mouth and nose, shown in FIG. 8 , and
- FIG. 10 is a process diagram of an example of a production method for filler-affixed fiber or nonwoven fabric in another embodiment of the present invention.
- the fiber or nonwoven fabric 31 is impregnated with a solution 33 , which is an aqueous solution that includes a filler (e.g., gas adsorbent particles) or a filler-dispersed solution that includes a filler (e.g., gas adsorbent particles) and ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin, in a tank 32 , squeezed with a squeeze roll 34 , steam treated with a steamer 35 that blows out steam from below, dried with a drier 41 , and wound up by a winder 39 .
- FIG. 11A and 11B show a state in which filler is affixed to a nonwoven fabric and its constituent fiber obtained in an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11A is a scanning electron microscope plane photograph (magnification 200 ) that shows the nonwoven fabric
- FIG. 11B is a fiber surface magnified photograph (magnification 2000 ) of the surface of the nonwoven fabric in FIG. 11A .
- the following was prepared as an abrasive nonwoven fabric.
- the below three-layer, hydro-entangled nonwoven fabric was produced.
- the first layer and the third layer were card webs made from core-sheath-type conjugate fiber (fineness: 2.8 dtex, fiber length: 51 mm) with sheath component ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin (EVOH, ethylene 38 mole %, melting point 176° C.) and core component polypropylene in a 50:50 ratio, and the mass per unit area was set at 30 g/m 2 for each layer.
- core-sheath-type conjugate fiber fineness: 2.8 dtex, fiber length: 51 mm
- EVOH ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin
- core component polypropylene in a 50:50 ratio
- the second layer was a card web made from rayon fiber (fineness: 1.7 dtex, fiber length: 40 mm), and the mass per unit area was set at 30 g/m 2 .
- the mass per unit area of the above three-layer, hydro-entangled nonwoven fabric was 90 g/m 2 .
- This nonwoven fabric was stacked in the order first layer/second layer/third layer, a 6 MPa high-pressure water stream treatment was performed, and fiber was entangled in the direction of thickness.
- a filler-dispersed solution (abrasive solution) was made by suspending “alumina” (average particle diameter 0.7 ⁇ m) manufactured by Nippon Light Metal Co. in a ratio of 3 mass %.
- the nonwoven fabric was immersed in the abrasive solution, and squeezed with a mangle roll.
- the pickup rate was regulated to about 500%, and the amount of filler to be affixed was regulated so as to become the numerical values shown in Table 1.
- the pickup rate is a value obtained by multiplying the sum of the amount of moisture and the amount of filler relative to the mass of the nonwoven fabric by 100 .
- a canvas net was stretched on upper and lower heat plates heated to a temperature of 120° C., the nonwoven fabric was sandwiched between those plates, and gel processing was performed for two seconds at a pressure of 0.064 MPa. Next, drying was performed with heated air at 100° C.
- FIGS. 4A to 4 F show a state in which filler is affixed to the obtained nonwoven fabric and its constituent fiber.
- the below three-layer, hydro-entangled nonwoven fabric was produced.
- the first layer and the third layer were card webs made from core-sheath type conjugate fiber (fineness: 2.2 dtex, fiber length: 51 mm) with ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin (EVA, melting point 101° C.) and polypropylene in a 50:50 ratio, and the mass per unit area was set at 30 g/m 2 .
- core-sheath type conjugate fiber fineness: 2.2 dtex, fiber length: 51 mm
- EVA ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin
- polypropylene in a 50:50 ratio
- the second layer was a card web made from rayon fiber (fineness: 1.7 dtex, fiber length: 40 mm), and the mass per unit area was set at 30 g/m 2 .
- the mass per unit area of the above three-layer, hydro-entangled nonwoven fabric was 90 g/m 2 .
- This nonwoven fabric was stacked in the order first layer/second layer/third layer, a 6 MPa high-pressure water stream treatment was performed, and fiber was entangled in the direction of thickness.
- the below three-layer, hydro-entangled nonwoven fabric was produced.
- the first layer and the third layer were card webs made from core-sheath conjugate fiber (fineness: 2.2 dtex, fiber length: 45 mm) with ethylene-methyl acrylate copolymer resin (EMA, melting point 86° C.) and polypropylene in a 50:50 ratio, and the mass per unit area was set at 30 g/m 2 .
- core-sheath conjugate fiber fineness: 2.2 dtex, fiber length: 45 mm
- EMA ethylene-methyl acrylate copolymer resin
- polypropylene in a 50:50 ratio
- the second layer was a card web made from rayon fiber (fineness: 1.7 dtex, fiber length: 40 mm), and the mass per unit area was set at 30 g/m 2 .
- the mass per unit area of the above three-layer, hydro-entangled nonwoven fabric was 90 g/m 2 .
- This nonwoven fabric was stacked in the order first layer/second layer/third layer, a 6 MPa high-pressure water stream treatment was performed, and fiber was entangled in the direction of thickness.
- Example 1 The same abrasiveness testing as in Example 1 was performed using a commercially available abrasive particle nonwoven fabric scrub brush (made by 3M Co.). The results are gathered and shown in Table 1.
- Example 2 The same abrasiveness testing as in Example 1 was performed using a commercially available abrasive particle sponge scrub brush (made by S.T. chemical Co.). The results are gathered and shown in Table 1. TABLE 1 Abrasiveness Testing Affixed Example/ Ratio of A B C D E Comparison Alumina a a b a a b a a b a a b a a b Avg.
- Example 1 11 6 6 — 6 6 — 3.2 4.7 — 3.6 6 — 0.4 6 — 14 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5.6 3 4.7 6 3.2 6 6 6 0.6 6 6 16 6 6 6 — 6 6 — 2.8 5 — 3.4 6 — 0.8 6 — 18 — — 5.6 — — 6 — — 6 — — 6 — — 6 Average 6 6 5.8 6 6 5.8 3 4.8 6 3.4 6 6 0.6 6 6 5.2 Points Comparison 12 3 3 5 0 3 5 0 0 5 0 2.8 5.6 0 3.9 6 Example 1 17 3 2.8 4.8 3.4 3.8 5.4 0 3.4 5 0 3 6 0 3.5 6 Average 3 2.9 4.9 1.7 3.4 5.2 0 1.7 5 0 2.9 5.8 0 3.7 6 3.1 Points Comparison 16 4.3 5 4.7 2 4.7 5.3
- the nonwoven fabric including filler-affixed fiber of the present example has about the same level of abrasiveness as commercially available abrasive material. Additionally, a result of good durability without exfoliation of the filler was obtained for the nonwoven fabric including filler-affixed fiber of the present example. The absence of filler exfoliation is particularly useful for lens and semiconductor abrasives and the like.
- Hydro-entangled nonwoven fabric (high-pressure water-stream treatment with water pressure 6 MPa) with mass per unit area of 100 g/m 2 made from the core-sheath-type conjugate fiber of Example 1 was used.
- the nonwoven fabric was pre-processed by immersing it in an aqueous solution including 0.1 mass % of surfactant (polyoxyethylene alkyl phenol ether for which the carbon number of alkyl groups is 9), and squeezed. Next, it was immersed in an aqueous dispersed solution of ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin (EVOH) powder (made by Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co., product name “soarnol”, powder type B-7, ethylene 29 mole %, melting point 188° C.) and activated carbon (made by Kuraray Chemical Co., product name “Kuraray Coal” PL-D), and squeezed with a mangle roll.
- EVOH ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin
- the nonwoven fabric was sandwiched between canvas nets and gel processing was performed.
- the heating temperature was 120° C.
- pressing pressure was 0.032 MPa
- the heating time was 2 minutes.
- Surplus filler was washed away, and drying was performed with 100° C. heated air.
- the activated carbon was affixed strongly and uniformly.
- the results of the obtained nonwoven fabric including filler-affixed fiber are gathered and shown in Table 2.
- Example 2 Other than using 60 g/m 2 hydro-entangled nonwoven fabric (water pressure 6 MPa high-pressure water-stream treatment) made from 1.7 dtex, 51 mm rayon fiber, the same treatment as in Example 2 was performed.
- the activated carbon was affixed strongly and uniformly.
- the results of the obtained filler-affixed nonwoven fabric are gathered and shown in Table 2.
- Example 2 Other than using 60 g/m 2 hydro-entangled nonwoven fabric (water pressure 6 MPa high-pressure water-stream treatment) made from 1.7 dtex, 51 mm polyester fiber, the same treatment as in Example 2 was performed.
- the activated carbon was affixed strongly and uniformly.
- the results of the obtained filler-affixed nonwoven fabric are gathered and shown in Table 2.
- Example 2 Other than using 50 g/m 2 hydro-entangled nonwoven fabric (water pressure 6 MPa high-pressure water-stream treatment) made from 1.7 dtex, 51 mm polypropylene fiber, the same treatment as in Example 2 was performed.
- the first layer and the third layer were card webs made from splittable conjugate fiber (fineness: 3.3 dtex, fiber length: 51 mm) with the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin (EVOH) of Example 1 and the polypropylene of Example 1 in a 50:50 ratio, and the mass per unit area was set at 30 g/m 2 for each layer.
- the second layer between the first layer and the third layer was a card web in which the rayon fiber of Example 1 and polyester fiber (fineness: 1.7 dtex, fiber length: 51 mm) were mixed 1:1, and the mass per unit area was set at 30 g/m 2 .
- hydro-entangled nonwoven fabric was made, and gel processing was performed. Filler was affixed strongly and uniformly in the same manner as Example 1.
- FIGS. 5A to 5 C show a state in which filler is affixed to the obtained nonwoven fabric and its constituent fiber.
- Core-sheath-type conjugate fiber (fineness: 3.3 dtex, fiber length 51 mm) was prepared in which the sheath component was ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin (EVOH, quantity of ethylene included 38 mole %, melting point 176° C.), the core component was polypropylene (PP, melting point 161° C.), and the ratio of EVOH:PP was 50:50 (volumetric specific).
- EVOH ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin
- PP polypropylene
- ratio of EVOH:PP was 50:50 (volumetric specific).
- heat-and-dryness adhering conjugate fiber made by Daiwabo Co., NBF (H)
- the sheath component was polyethylene (PE: melting point 132° C.)
- the core component was polypropylene (PP: melting point 161° C.).
- the card web was placed on a 90 mesh flat-woven support, and after a water stream was applied toward the card web with a water pressure of 3 MPa from a nozzle in which orifices (diameter 0.12 mm, pitch 0.6 mm) were disposed in a line in the widthwise direction of the card web, a water stream with a water pressure of 4 MPa also was applied.
- the card web was reversed, and a water stream with a water pressure of 4 MPa was applied from the nozzle, producing a hydro-entangled nonwoven fabric.
- activated carbon “Taiko SA1000” (made by Futamura Chemical Co., average particle diameter 10 ⁇ m) was used.
- the above nonwoven fabric was immersed in a filler-dispersed solution (20° C.) in which 8 mass % of the activated carbon particles had been dispersed in water, and the pickup rate was regulated with a squeezing pressure of linear pressure about 60 N/cm using the mangle roll.
- steam treatment was performed on the nonwoven fabric, which had been immersed in the filler-dispersed solution, for 15 seconds at an inner chamber temperature of 102° C. using a steamer blowing out steam from the bottom portion of the nonwoven fabric, and the nonwoven fabric was dried with a heated-air drier (100° C.), obtaining the nonwoven fabric of the present invention.
- FIGS. 11A and 11B show a state in which filler is affixed to the obtained nonwoven fabric and its constituent fiber. In the obtained nonwoven fabric, filler was affixed to the fiber surface in an exposed state, and the fiber form was preserved.
- Core-sheath-type conjugate fiber (fineness: 2.8 dtex, fiber length 51 mm) was prepared in which the sheath component was ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin (EVOH, quantity of ethylene included 38 mole %, melting point 176° C.), the core component was polypropylene (PP, melting point 161° C.), and the ratio of EVOH:PP was 50:50 (volumetric specific).
- EVOH ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin
- PP polypropylene
- ratio of EVOH:PP was 50:50 (volumetric specific).
- the core-sheath-type conjugate fiber was opened with a semi-random carding machine, and a card web having the mass per unit area shown in Table 3 was produced.
- the card web was placed on a 90 mesh flat-woven support, and after a water stream was applied toward the card web with a water pressure of 3 MPa from a nozzle in which orifices (diameter 0.12 mm, pitch 0.6 mm) were disposed in a line in the widthwise direction of the card web, a water stream with a water pressure of 4 MPa was also applied.
- the card web was reversed, and a water stream with a water pressure of 4 MPa was applied from the nozzle, producing the hydro-entangled nonwoven fabric used in Examples 8 to 11.
- Gas adsorbent particles were prepared as filler.
- activated carbon particles “Kuraray Coal PL-D” (made by Kuraray Chemical Co., coconut activated carbon, average particle diameter 40 to 50 ⁇ m) was used.
- the above nonwoven fabric was immersed in a filler-dispersed solution (20° C.) in which 10 mass % of the activated carbon particles had been dispersed in water, the pickup rate was regulated with the mangle roll squeezing pressure, and the affixed amount of the activated carbon particles was regulated so as to be the numerical values shown in Table 3.
- the pickup rate is a value obtained by multiplying the sum of the amount of moisture and the amount of activated carbon particles relative to the mass of the nonwoven fabric by 100.
- the nonwoven fabric that had been immersed in the filler-dispersed solution was sandwiched between two sheets of flat-woven plastic net (length 40 cm ⁇ width 40 cm) with line diameter 0.3 mm, mesh number: length 30/inch ⁇ width 25/inch, and placed on a hot plate heated to 150° C., and heat-and-humidity treatment was performed for 15 minutes with the plastic net of the top side covered by an aluminum sheet (1 g/m 2 ).
- the obtained nonwoven fabric was rinsed with water and dried with a heated-air drier (100° C.), obtaining the nonwoven fabric (gas adsorbent material) of the present invention.
- Example 8 After the same nonwoven fabric as the hydro-entangled nonwoven fabric used in Example 8 was immersed for 30 seconds in filler-dispersed solution (95° C.) in which 5 mass % of the activated carbon particles had been dispersed in water, it was removed. Then, the nonwoven fabric was hung until its temperature reached 50° C. Afterwards, the nonwoven fabric was rinsed with water and dried with a heated-air drier (100° C.), obtaining the nonwoven fabric (gas adsorbent material) of the present invention.
- filler-dispersed solution 95° C.
- a heated-air drier 100° C.
- Table 3 shows the mass per unit area of the nonwoven fabric, affixed quantity of the activated carbon particles, affixed ratio of activated carbon particles, and mass per unit area of the nonwoven fabric (gas adsorbent material) for the nonwoven fabric (gas adsorbent material) of Examples 8 to 12.
- Table 3 shows the mass per unit area of the nonwoven fabric, affixed quantity of the activated carbon particles, affixed ratio of activated carbon particles, and mass per unit area of the nonwoven fabric (gas adsorbent material) for the nonwoven fabric (gas adsorbent material) of Examples 8 to 12.
- a filler-dispersed solution was prepared including 15 mass % of self-cross-linking ester acrylate emulsion (made by Nippon Carbide Industries Co., product name “Nicasole FX-555A”) and 10 mass % of the activated carbon particles.
- the same nonwoven fabric as the hydro-entangled nonwoven fabric used in Example 8 was immersed in the solution, squeezed with a mangle roll, dried for 15 minutes at a temperature of 140° C. using a heated-air drier and hardened, obtaining a chemical bond nonwoven fabric with an affixed quantity of activated carbon particles of 38 g/m 2 .
- VOC gas adsorbent sheet made by Asahi Kasei Fibers, product name “Semia V”, mass per unit area g/m 2 , affixed amount of activated carbon particles about 40 g/m 2 ) was prepared in which activated carbon particles were fixed with hot-melt adhesive between two sheets of spunbond nonwoven fabric with deodorant fixed to the surface.
- Example 8 to 12 and Comparison Examples 3 and 4 were cut to a size of 10 cm long ⁇ 10 cm wide and placed in a pollution analysis bag (product name “Tedlarbag”) with a volume of 5 liters, and each VOC gas mixed with air so as to have the initial concentration shown in Tables 4 to 6 was injected.
- the time of injection was regarded as the start time, and the concentration of each VOC gas in the bag was measured with a gas detection tube per when a designated amount of time passed.
- Tables 4 to 6 “ND” indicates the case in which the concentration of each VOC gas had become less than the measurement limit (2 ppm) of the gas detection tube that was used.
- the activated carbon particles (gas adsorbent particles) in the nonwoven fabric of Examples 8 to 12 are affixed by gel material that has been caused to gel under heat and humidity on the fiber surface, the gas adsorbent particles are affixed in a state exposed to the surface, and so in comparison to Comparison Examples 3 and 4, a decrease in the relative surface area of the gas adsorbent particles has been suppressed. Also, in the nonwoven fabric of Examples 8 to 12, the fiber form is preserved, and so there was no shrinkage of the nonwoven fabric when gel processing was performed. Additionally, with the nonwoven fabric of Examples 8 to 12, there was no exfoliation of the gas adsorbent particles.
- Core-sheath-type conjugate fiber (fineness: 2.8 dtex, fiber length 51 mm) was prepared in which the sheath component was ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin (EVOH, quantity of ethylene included 38 mole %, melting point 176° C.), the core component was polypropylene (PP, melting point 161° C.), and the ratio of EVOH:PP was 50:50 (volumetric specific).
- EVOH ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin
- PP polypropylene
- ratio of EVOH:PP was 50:50 (volumetric specific).
- the core-sheath-type conjugate fiber was carded with a semi-random carding machine, and a card web having a mass per unit area of 101 g/m 2 was produced.
- the card web was placed on a 90 mesh flat-woven support, and after a water stream was applied toward the card web with a water pressure of 3 MPa from a nozzle in which orifices (diameter 0.12 mm, pitch 0.6mm) were disposed in a line in the widthwise direction of the card web, a water stream with a water pressure of 4 MPa was also applied.
- the card web was reversed, and a water stream with a water pressure of 4 MPa was applied from the nozzle, producing the hydro-entangled nonwoven fabric used in Example 1.
- Organic matter adsorbent particles were prepared as filler.
- activated carbon particles “Kuraray Coal PL-D” (made by Kuraray Chemical Co., coconut activated carbon, average particle diameter 40 to 50 ⁇ m) were used.
- the above nonwoven fabric was immersed in a filler-dispersed solution (20° C.) in which 10 mass % of the activated carbon particles had been dispersed in water, the pickup rate was regulated with the mangle roll squeezing pressure, and the affixed amount of the activated carbon particles was regulated so as to be the numerical values shown in Table 7.
- the nonwoven fabric that had been immersed in the filler-dispersed solution was held sandwiched between two sheets of flat-woven plastic net (length 40 cm ⁇ width 40 cm) with line diameter 0.3 mm, mesh number: length 30/inch ⁇ width 25/inch, and placed on a hot plate heated to 150° C., and heat-and-humidity treatment was performed for 15 minutes with the plastic net of the top side covered by an aluminum sheet (1 g/m 2 ).
- the obtained nonwoven fabric was rinsed with water and dried with a heated-air drier (100° C.), obtaining the nonwoven fabric (water purifying material) of the present invention.
- the concentration of the activated carbon particles in the water-dispersed solution when affixing the activated carbon particles was set at 5 mass %, regulating the pickup rate with a mangle roll and regulating the affixed amount of the activated carbon particles so as to be the numerical values shown in Table 1, the nonwoven fabric (water purifying material) of the present invention was obtained by the same method as in Example 13.
- Table 7 shows the mass per unit area of the nonwoven fabric, the affixed quantity of activated carbon particles, the affixed ratio of activated carbon particles, and the mass per unit area of the nonwoven fabric (water purifying material) for the nonwoven fabric (water purifying material) of Examples 13 and 14.
- the fiber form was preserved, and there was no shrinkage of the nonwoven fabric when gel processing was performed.
- TABLE 7 Mass Per Unit Area Mass per unit area Affixed Quantity of Affixed Ratio of of Nonwoven Fabric Example of nonwoven fabric Activated Carbon Activated Carbon (Water Purifying No. (g/m 2 ) Particles (g/m 2 ) Particles (mass %) Material) (g/m 2 ) 13 101 90 89 191 14 40 20 50 60
- activated carbon fiber nonwoven fabric made by Kuraray Co., product name “Kuractive”, mass per unit area about 180 g/m 2 ) was prepared.
- a water-circulating small-scale testing apparatus 20 is provided with a stand 21 , fixed jigs 22 a and 22 b attached to the stand 21 , a dosed, cylindrical container 23 fixed to the stand 21 by the fixed jig 22 a , and a pump 24 that circulates water in the container 23 .
- the pump 24 includes a tube 24 a attached to an opening 23 a of the floor portion of the container 23 and a tube 24 b fixed to the stand 21 by the fixed jig 22 b .
- Example 13 and Comparison Example 5 the present testing was performed by placing industrial waste water with a chemical oxygen demand (COD) of 40 ppm in the container 23 , and with respect to Example 14 and Comparison Example 3, testing was performed by using industrial waste water with a COD of 20 ppm. Also, with a power conditioning unit (not shown) connected to the pump 24 , the water circulation flow rate was set at 6 liters per minute, and during testing, a liquid volume of 1 liter was preserved for the industrial waste water in the container 23 .
- COD chemical oxygen demand
- the nonwoven fabric of Examples 13 and 14 and Comparison Examples 3 and 5 was cut into 3 cm ⁇ 3 cm scraps 25 (see FIG. 6 ).
- a testing sample 27 (see FIG. 6 ) was produced by weighing the small scraps 25 such that the quantity of activated carbon became 10 g, and placing the weighed small scraps 25 in a commercially available tea bag 26 (see FIG. 6 ).
- the testing sample 27 was immersed in the industrial waste water in the container 23 , and fixed to the fixed jig 22 b by a wire 28 .
- the COD concentration was measured by extracting the industrial waste water in the container 23 to a beaker with a dropper at each measurement time, and comparing to a reference color with a small-scale water analysis product “Pack Test” (WAK-COD, measurement range 0 to 100 mg per liter) made by Kyoritsu Chemical-Check Lab. Co. The results are shown in Table 8. TABLE 8 COD Concentration (ppm) Initial Concen- After 10 After 15 After 30 After 60 After 120 tration Min. Min. Min. Min. min. Example 13 40 30 30 28 16 — Example 14 20 — 20 13 13 10 Comparison 20 — 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 Example 3 Comparison 40 35 30 30 18 — Example 5
- the exfoliation rate of the activated carbon was measured using the method described below with respect to Example 14 and Comparison Example 5.
- Example 14 and Comparison Example 5 The nonwoven fabric in both Example 14 and Comparison Example 5 was cut so that the amount of activated carbon became 1.21 g.
- the size of the cut samples was 30 cm ⁇ 20 cm in Example 14 and 6.6 cm ⁇ 10 cm in Comparison Example 5.
- 2 liters of water were placed in a 3 liter beaker, the samples of Example 13 and Comparison Example 5 each were placed in the water in the beaker, and this was stirred for 4 hours in a magnetic stirrer. Afterwards, the samples were removed and suction filtered using a glass filter paper (made by Toyo Roshi Co., product name “Advantech”, item no.
- the exfoliation quantity of activated carbon is a value obtained by decreasing the mass of the glass filter paper prior to filtering from the mass of the glass filter paper after drying.
- the exfoliation rate of the activated carbon is a value obtained by dividing the exfoliation quantity of activated carbon by the quantity of carbon before testing (1.21 g), and multiplying that result by 100. Results are shown in Table 9. TABLE 9 Activated Carbon Exfoliation Exfoliation Quantity (g) Quantity (g) Rate (g) Example 14 1.21 0.0016 0.13 Comparison 1.21 0.0201 1.66 Example 5
- Core-sheath-type conjugate fiber (fineness: 2.8 dtex, fiber length 51 mm) was prepared in which the sheath component was ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin (EVOH, quantity of ethylene included 38 mole %, melting point 176° C.), the core component was polypropylene (PP, melting point 161° C.), and the ratio of EVOH:PP was 50:50 (volumetric specific).
- EVOH ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin
- PP polypropylene
- ratio of EVOH:PP was 50:50 (volumetric specific).
- the core-sheath-type conjugate fiber was carded with a semi-random carding machine, and a card web having a mass per unit area of 40 g/m 2 was produced.
- the card web was placed on a 90 mesh flat-woven support, and after a water stream was applied toward the card web with a water pressure of 3 MPa from a nozzle in which orifices (diameter 0.12 mm, pitch 0.6 mm) were disposed in a line in the widthwise direction of the card web, a water stream with a water pressure of 4 MPa was also applied.
- the card web was reversed, and a water stream with a water pressure of 4 MPa was applied from the nozzle, producing a hydro-entangled nonwoven fabric.
- activated carbon particles “Kuraray Coal PL-D” (made by Kuraray Chemical Co., coconut activated carbon, average particle diameter 40 to 50 ⁇ m) were used.
- the above nonwoven fabric was immersed in a filler-dispersed solution (20° C.) in which 10 mass % of the activated carbon particles had been dispersed in water, and the pickup rate was regulated with the mangle roll squeezing pressure.
- the nonwoven fabric including moisture and filler was sandwiched and closely fit between a pair of metal dies made of stainless steel plates with a thickness of 0.3 mm, inserted in a heated-air drier with a process temperature of 140° C. and heat treated with contact pressure for 10 minutes.
- the molded body produced the mask 40 that covers a person's mouth and nose shown in FIG. 8 using a bowl-shaped metal die, and the air purification filter processed to have pleats shown in FIG. 9 using a pleated-type metal die.
- both were about 100 mass %.
- the mask shown in FIG. 8 had a moderate amount of flexibility, preserved the fiber form, and was a deep-draw bowl-shaped molded body in which fiber was uniformly dispersed.
- the activated carbon particles fixed by gel material did not exfoliate from the molded body. Even when the mask was worn, there was no sensation of breathing difficulty.
- the filter processed to have pleats in FIG. 9 the fiber form was preserved, fiber was uniformly dispersed, and the filter was a deep-draw molded body with clear mountains and valleys (creases).
- the activated carbon particles fixed by gel material did not exfoliate from the molded body. Because the filter processed to have pleats in FIG. 9 was well folded, it had good processability into a pleated-type cartridge filter.
- the filler because the filler is affixed to the fiber surface by gel material, the filler does not easily exfoliate, and the filler can be affixed in a state exposed to the fiber surface.
- the fiber structure of the present invention is used as gas adsorbent material, because the gas adsorbent particles are affixed by gel material on the fiber surface, the gas adsorbent particles can be affixed in a state exposed to the surface.
- the binder resin includes heat-and-humidity gelling resin
- the fiber in the fiber structure, the fiber is fixed by gel material in which the heat-and-humidity gelling resin has been caused to gel under heat and humidity, and by being molded in a predetermined shape, in the case of clothing applications, the material is soft even when making direct or indirect contact with a person's skin.
- the mold is uniform, so that a deep-draw shape can be obtained. Further, it is possible to effectively affix filler to the fiber surface.
- a fiber aggregate including fiber and heat-and-humidity gelling resin is molded, and by heat-and-humidity mold processing, uniform molding can be performed, and a deep-draw shape can also be molded easily. Molding cost can be made inexpensive even in ordinary applications.
- the filler-affixed fiber and fiber structure of the present invention is useful for, for example, filament fibers that polish between teeth (dental floss), as abrasive material for industrial use, abrasive materials of various fields such as lenses, semiconductors, metals, plastics, ceramics, and glass, abrasive materials used in home or industrial kitchens or the like, gas adsorbent materials that adsorb harmful gas or the like, antibacterial materials, deodorants, ion-exchanging materials, sewage processing materials, oil adsorbent materials, metal adsorbent materials, nonwoven materials for battery separator, conductive materials, antistatic materials (charging prevention), humidity controlling materials, dehumidifying materials (condensation prevention), sound absorbing/preventing materials, insect repellant, mold-preventing materials, and antivirus materials.
- gas adsorbent materials and antivirus materials can be used for building material protective sheets, wallpapers, masks, and filters for air conditioners and the like.
- the fiber molded body of the present invention in the case of clothing applications, for example, can be used for shoulder pads, breast pads, jacket collar interlinings, sleeve interlinings, pocket interlinings, front and rear panels, facing material, trouser waist/hip interlinings, and the like.
- it in the case of non-clothing applications, for example, it can be molded in various shapes such as masks, pleated filter elements used in air purifiers and dean rooms, heat insulating material in air conditioner air ducts, plumbing, pipes, plates, and sheets having an uneven pattern with a calendered surface.
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