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US20180125331A1
US20180125331A1 US15/574,505 US201615574505A US2018125331A1 US 20180125331 A1 US20180125331 A1 US 20180125331A1 US 201615574505 A US201615574505 A US 201615574505A US 2018125331 A1 US2018125331 A1 US 2018125331A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L17/00—Apparatus or implements used in manual washing or cleaning of crockery, table-ware, cooking-ware or the like
    • A47L17/04—Pan or pot cleaning utensils
    • A47L17/08—Pads; Balls of steel wool, wire, or plastic meshes
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01F—CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBON FILAMENTS
    • D01F6/00—Monocomponent artificial filaments or the like of synthetic polymers; Manufacture thereof
    • D01F6/58—Monocomponent artificial filaments or the like of synthetic polymers; Manufacture thereof from homopolycondensation products
    • D01F6/62—Monocomponent artificial filaments or the like of synthetic polymers; Manufacture thereof from homopolycondensation products from polyesters
    • D01F6/625—Monocomponent artificial filaments or the like of synthetic polymers; Manufacture thereof from homopolycondensation products from polyesters derived from hydroxy-carboxylic acids, e.g. lactones
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D10—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
    • D10B—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
    • D10B2331/00—Fibres made from polymers obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. polycondensation products
    • D10B2331/04—Fibres made from polymers obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. polycondensation products polyesters, e.g. polyethylene terephthalate [PET]
    • D10B2331/041—Fibres made from polymers obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. polycondensation products polyesters, e.g. polyethylene terephthalate [PET] derived from hydroxy-carboxylic acids, e.g. lactones
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D10—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
    • D10B—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
    • D10B2401/00—Physical properties
    • D10B2401/12—Physical properties biodegradable

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  • scouring pads are widely used to remove scraps on dishes and the like.
  • a scouring pad is manufactured of a synthetic polymer fiber, a problem of environmental pollution caused by processing a waste polymer during disposal may occur. Because of the problem, scouring pads manufactured using an environment-friendly polymer are being developed.
  • the scouring pad according to the present disclosure includes a mesh net including a plurality of biodegradable filaments and a plurality of biodegradable monofilaments overlapping the filaments, where a plurality of protrusions are formed in a region in which the filaments overlap the monofilaments.
  • the scouring pad may further include an edge sewing line.
  • the edge sewing line may be formed with the biodegradable filament, and preferably, a material containing PLA.
  • a scouring pad according to the present disclosure has excellent detergency, easily makes foam, does not cause scratches on a surface, and is biodegradable when disposed of, which means the scouring pad is environment-friendly.
  • FIG. 4 are images of a scouring pad according to an Example and scouring pads according to Comparative Examples 1 to 6.
  • FIG. 6 are images of comparative results (a detergency test II) for detergency between the scouring pad according to the Example and the scouring pads according to Comparative Examples 3 to 6.
  • FIG. 7 are images of comparative results for scratch resistance between the scouring pad according to the Example and the scouring pads according to Comparative Examples 1 and 3 to 6.
  • FIG. 8 is a graph showing comparative results for flexibility between the scouring pad according to the Example and a scouring pad according to Comparative Example 7.
  • each embodiment of the present disclosure may be partially or entirely connected or combined with each other, and thus each embodiment can technically be variously interworked and driven.
  • FIGS. 1 to 3 are images a scouring pad according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 1 is a full image of a scouring pad according to an embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 are partially-enlarged images of FIG. 1 .
  • the scouring pad includes a mesh net 100 and an edge sewing line 200 .
  • a mesh net 100 includes a plurality of biodegradable filaments 101 and a plurality of biodegradable monofilaments 102 .
  • the monofilaments 102 and the filaments 101 overlap each other.
  • the monofilaments 102 may overlap the filaments 101 and form a twisted structure.
  • a plurality of protrusions are formed in a region in which the filaments 101 overlap the monofilaments 102 .
  • the mesh net 100 includes a backbone structure 110 and a network structure 120 in the backbone structure 110 .
  • the backbone structure 110 of the mesh net 100 is formed by the plurality of filaments 101 and the plurality of monofilaments 102
  • the network structure 120 of the mesh net 100 is formed by the plurality of filaments 101 .
  • the plurality of filaments 101 are disposed to be extended in different predetermined directions and cross with each other, and thereby form the lattice-like backbone structure 110 . That is, the backbone structure 110 may be formed in continuous polygonal shapes. In one embodiment, the backbone structure 110 may be formed in continuous tetragonal shapes.
  • the filaments 101 form the network structure 120 in the backbone structure 110 . That is, because the filaments 101 form the backbone structure 110 and the network structure 120 , a surface area of the scouring pad is increased, and thus detergency may be improved.
  • the monofilaments 102 may overlap the backbone structure 110 of the filaments 101 and form the twisted structure.
  • the monofilaments 102 are stiffer than the filaments 101 . Therefore, the backbone structure in which the monofilaments 102 overlap the filaments 101 may be more stable and exhibit uniform detergency. Also, as the filaments 101 and the monofilaments 102 , which have different characteristics from each other, are overlapped in the twisted structure, excellent detergency may be exhibited, foaming and maintenance of foam may be preferable, scratches on a surface of a cleaning target may be prevented, flexibility may be ensured, and long-term use is possible.
  • the protrusions may be formed at crossing points 130 of the backbone structure 110 . That is, when the backbone structure 110 is formed in a form of continuous tetragonal shapes, the protrusions may be formed in regions corresponding to vertexes of the tetragonal shapes.
  • Such protrusions may be formed by projecting the monofilaments 102 and the filaments 101 together. That is, the protrusion may be a part formed by projecting the twisted structure of the monofilaments 102 and the filaments 101 more than other regions.
  • the protrusion may have a height of about 1 to about 3 mm.
  • a surface area of the scouring pad according to the present disclosure may be increased due to such a plurality of protrusions.
  • the detergency may be improved due to the stiffness and hardness of the protrusions, and particularly, the protrusions are preferable to remove solid scraps.
  • the filament 101 is a multifiber including a plurality of threads. That is, the filament 101 may be manufactured by evenly combining several unlimitedly long fibers (filament fibers) such as silk fibers or artificial fibers to twist.
  • filament fibers such as silk fibers or artificial fibers to twist.
  • the monofilament 102 is a monofiber including a single thread.
  • a monofilament 102 has a mean diameter larger than the filament 101 .
  • the mean diameters of the monofilament 102 and the filament 101 may represent thicknesses, and the thickness of the monofilament 102 is larger than that of the filament 101 .
  • the mean diameter of the monofilament 102 is about 20 to about 50 times, and particularly about 35 to about 45 times, larger than the mean diameter of the filament 101 .
  • the filament 101 and the monofilament 102 have different characteristics.
  • the monofilament 102 is rougher and stiffer than the filament 101 . That is, the filament 101 is softer and more flexible than the monofilament 102 .
  • the scouring pad according to the present disclosure exhibits excellent detergency and excellent foaming effect with respect to solid scraps.
  • a scouring pad only consisting of the filaments 101 has difficulty making foam and has low detergency, but when using the filaments 101 and the monofilaments 102 together, may make foam between the two types of the filaments and have an air contact surface capable of storing the previously-made foam.
  • the scouring pad according to the present disclosure may keep and maintain the foam longer.
  • the scouring pad according to the present disclosure does not need a separate ingredient for making foam. Therefore, scratches caused on a surface of a cleaning target by a separate ingredient for making foam may be prevented.
  • flexibility of the scouring pad according to the present disclosure may be ensured by forming the twisted structure using the filaments 101 and the monofilaments 102 together.
  • a scouring pad consisting of only the monofilaments 102 has lower flexibility and difficulty bending, users may feel uncomfortable in practical use.
  • All of the filaments 101 and the monofilaments 102 are biodegradable. That is, since the scouring pad according to the present disclosure is formed of a material including a biodegradable polymer and naturally degraded when disposed of, the scouring pad is environment-friendly.
  • the filaments 101 and the monofilaments 102 may be formed of a material containing PLA.
  • PLA is an environment-friendly resin formed of a raw material extracted from corn starch. That is, PLA is a material that is stable since there are no detectable harmful materials such as environmental hormones and heavy metals, has almost the same characteristics as an artificial polymer in use, and is 100% biodegraded by microorganisms when disposed of.
  • the scouring pad may include an edge sewing line 200 disposed along an edge of the mesh net 100 .
  • the edge sewing line 200 may be formed with a biodegradable filament.
  • the edge sewing line 200 may be formed with a material containing PLA. That is, the edge sewing line 200 may be formed by a filament containing PLA. In this case, the edge sewing line 200 may be more environment-friendly than the case of using a non-biodegradable fiber such as nylon.
  • Filaments and monofilaments were manufactured by spinning a PLA fiber extracted from corn. Afterward, the filaments and monofilaments formed of 100% PLA were woven to be a scouring pad (size: 200 mm ⁇ 200 mm) including a net and an edge sewing line through a spinning process. Details for the scouring pad manufactured according to the Example are shown in Table 1.
  • Scouring pads according to Comparative Examples 1 to 6 were manufactured by the same method as described in the Example with different materials from that used in the Example. Main ingredients for the scouring pad according to each of the Comparative Examples are shown in Table 2.
  • Comparative Example 1 Scotch-BriteTM net scouring pad (Manufacturer: 3M Company, St. Paul, Minn.)
  • Comparative Example 2 Biodegradable PET scouring pad (Manufacturer: 3M Company, St. Paul, Minn.)
  • FIG. 4 Respective images of the scouring pad according to the Example and the scouring pads according to Comparative Examples 1 to 6 are shown in FIG. 4 .
  • the top and bottom images are overall and partially-enlarged images, respectively.
  • Results for such a detergency test are shown in FIG. 5 .
  • the scouring pad according to the Example exhibited excellent detergency by removing a considerably larger amount of the rice paste than the scouring pads according to the Comparative Examples.
  • the scouring pads according to Comparative Examples 5 and 6 which include only PLA filaments without PLA monofilaments, had difficulty cleaning the rice paste. Also, while the scouring pad according to Comparative Example 4 including PLA filaments and a PLA multifilament thread was able to clean the rice paste, the scouring pad according to the Example had much higher detergency.
  • Results for such a detergency test are shown in FIG. 6 .
  • FIG. 6 it was confirmed that the scouring pads according to Comparative Examples 3 to 6 removed very little food soil. Meanwhile, it was confirmed that the scouring pad according to the Example removed almost all of the food soil compared to the scouring pads according to Comparative Examples. That is, it was confirmed that the scouring pad according to the Example exhibited considerably excellent detergency with respect to solid scraps, which were even difficult to be removed by a conventional scouring pad.
  • the scouring pad according to the Example had much higher detergency.
  • the scouring pad according to the Example exhibited an excellent foaming performance compared to the scouring pads according to Comparative Examples 3 to 6, and exhibited the same level of the foaming performance as the scouring pad according to Comparative Example 1.
  • the scouring pad according to the Example is not degraded in foaming performance. Also, compared to the scouring pads according to the Comparative Examples, which include only PLA filaments without PLA monofilaments or PLA filaments and a PLA multifilament thread and thus are environment-friendly, the scouring pad according to the Example had much better foaming performance.
  • Results for such a scratch resistance test are shown in FIG. 7 .
  • the scouring pads according to Comparative Examples 1 and 5 made scratches on a cleaning target. That is, while the scouring pad according to Comparative Example 5 included PLA filaments as a first ingredient, an edge sewing line ingredient was nylon and thus the scouring pad was not biodegradable, and since the scouring pad included a PLA film as a second ingredient, it caused scratches. Meanwhile, the scouring pad according to the Example barely caused surface scratches compared to the scouring pads according to Comparative Examples.
  • Results for such a flexibility measuring test are show in FIG. 8 .
  • FIG. 8 it was confirmed that the force necessary to bend the scouring pad according to Comparative Example 7 was much larger than the force necessary to bend the scouring pad according to the Example. Accordingly, it was confirmed that the flexibility when the PLA filaments and the PLA monofilaments had a simply-combined structure was much lower than the flexibility of the twisted structure.
  • Biodegradability of the scouring pad according to the Example as a test material was detected using cellulose as a standard material according to KS M ISO 14855-1:2010.
  • the scouring pad according to the Example had a biodegradability of 95%.
  • a material has biodegradability higher than 60% over 45 days, it can be certified as a biodegradable material. Accordingly, the scouring pad according to the Example has a biodegradability of 95% or more, which means that the scouring pad is very environment-friendly.

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