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• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • D06M—TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
  • D06M15/00—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials, with macromolecular compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment
  • D06M15/19—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made from such materials, with macromolecular compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment with synthetic macromolecular compounds
  • D06M15/37—Macromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
  • D06M15/61—Polyamines polyimines
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
  • C03C—CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES OR VITREOUS ENAMELS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF GLASS; SURFACE TREATMENT OF FIBRES OR FILAMENTS MADE FROM GLASS, MINERALS OR SLAGS; JOINING GLASS TO GLASS OR OTHER MATERIALS
  • C03C25/00—Surface treatment of fibres or filaments made from glass, minerals or slags
  • C03C25/10—Coating
  • C03C25/24—Coatings containing organic materials
  • C03C25/255—Oils, waxes, fats or derivatives thereof
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
  • C08G—MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS
  • C08G73/00—Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions forming a linkage containing nitrogen with or without oxygen or carbon in the main chain of the macromolecule, not provided for in groups C08G12/00 - C08G71/00
  • C08G73/02—Polyamines
  • C08G73/0206—Polyalkylene(poly)amines
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • D06M—TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
  • D06M13/00—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with non-macromolecular organic compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment
  • D06M13/322—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with non-macromolecular organic compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment with compounds containing nitrogen
  • D06M13/402—Amides imides, sulfamic acids
  • D06M13/405—Acylated polyalkylene polyamines
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • D06M—TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
  • D06M7/00—Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics, or fibrous goods made of other substances with subsequent freeing of the treated goods from the treating medium, e.g. swelling, e.g. polyolefins
• • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
  • D06—TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • D06M—TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
  • D06M2200/00—Functionality of the treatment composition and/or properties imparted to the textile material
  • D06M2200/40—Reduced friction resistance, lubricant properties; Sizing compositions

Definitions

• Fiber lubricants which comprise partially amidated polyalkylenimines are provided.
• Exemplary of the lubricant compounds disclosed is the reaction product of a mixture of C to about C fatty acids with a polyethylenimine having a molecular weight of about 1200. The reaction product has a residual amine value of from about 300 to 400.
• This invention relates to lubricants for fibers, and more particularly to lubricating compositions for use in the manufacture and processing of synthetic fiber strands, such as polyesters, polyacrylics, polyolefins, polyamides, and glass.
• Still another object of this invention is to provide new and improved lubricants for glass fibers that can be incorporated in conventional glass fiber treating compositions such as sizing compositions.
• a further object of this invention is to provide a new and improved process for lubricating bundles of continuous filaments.
• this invention as embodied and broadly described, provides a lubricant for fibers comprising a partially amidated polyalkylenimine.
• the lubricant is formed by reacting a polyalkylenimine having a molecular weight of at least 800 with a fatty acid to yield an amidated reaction product having a residual amine value of from about 200 to 800.
• the present inventiOn also provides a process for treating fiber strands which comprises applying to the strands an aqueous composition containing from about 0.01 to 2.0% by weight of the partially amidated polymer lubricant of this invention.
• the polyalkylenimines that are used to prepare the fiber lubricants of this invention are polymers of alkylenimines containing 2 to about 12 carbons in their alkyl groups, such as ethylenimine, 1,2-pr0pylenimine, l-2-butylenimi-ne, 2,3-butylenimine, and the like.
• alkylenimines having about 2 to 4 carbon atoms should be used.
• These alkylenimine polymers have a molecular weight of at least 800 and up to about 50,000 or higher.
• Polyethylenimine having a molecular weight of around 1200 is a preferred polymer for use in the lubricant compositions of this invention.
• Commercially available polyethylenimines such as Montrek 12 from the Dowd Chemical Company, which has an average molecular weight of around 1200, can, of course, be used in preparing the present lubricant compositions.
• the fiber lubricants are prepared by partially amidating a polyalkylenimine with aliphatic fatty acids.
• fatty acids having from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms and preferably from 2 to 9 carbon atoms produce the best results.
• Exemplary of the preferred fatty acid amidating agents are acetic acid, pelargonic acid, 2-ethylhexoic, isononanoic, oleic, undecenylenic, caproic, caprylic, capric, and lauric acids. While any of these acids can be used alone, the use of mixtures of fatty acids produce the best results.
• Mixtures of acids enable use of relatively short chain acids which impart solubility and longer chain acids which impart coatability properties to the lubricant.
• Preferably l050 equivalent percent of the acids employed should have a carbon atom content of less than 4 and 5090 equivalent percent should have a carbon atom content of greater than about 4.
• the polyalkylenimines are reacted with the fatty acids in such proportions that from about A to about A of the available amine groups of the polyalkylenimine are amidate with the fatty acid.
• This reaction yields a partially amidated polyalkylenimine product having an acid value of 0 and a residual amine value of about 200 to about 800, and preferably from about 300 to about 400.
• Fibers which can be effectively treated with the lubricant of this invention include glass, polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalate, polyolefins such as polypropylene and polyethylene, and polyamides such as nylon.
• the lubricant is generally dissolved in water to form an aqueous treating composition containing from about 0.01 to 2.0% by weight of the lubricant.
• Neutralizing amounts of acetic acid can be added to the lubricant to provide a more readily water-soluble compound.
• the aqueous lubricant solution can be applied to fiber strands in any suitable manner, such as by passing the strands over a roller applicator partially submerged in the solution. It has been found that by applying the lubricant compounds of this invention in the form of an aqueous solution to fiber strands, exceptional internal as well as external lubricity is imparted to the fibers, thereby substantially minimizing fraying, splitting, intertangling, or breaking of the continuous fiber bundles of filaments.
• the lubricant can be applied in the form of an aqueous solution.
• the lubricant can be applied as an aqueous solution to the filaments by a roller which forms a part of the guide used to group the attenuated filaments into continuous strands.
• a continuous lubricant supply can be fed to the roller or guide from a suitable supply tank.
• the roller can be eliminated and the guide provided with a pad which wipes the lubricant onto the filaments as they pass through the guide.
• lubricating compounds of this invention can be readily incorporated in aqueous sizing solutions applied to glass fiber strands during their formation and generally immediately after they are formed to improve the integrity and bonding characteristics of the glass fibers.
• Suitable sizing compositions include aqueous emulsions containing such materials as polyvinyl acetate latex, butadiene-styrene copolymers and polymethylmethacrylates, along with conventional coupling agents, wetting agents, and the like.
• lubricant compounds of this invention finds its greatest present utility in use in combination with sizing compositions, it is to be understood that the lubricants can be applied to fibers either alone or in combination with other fiber treating solutions, as well as to previously sized fibers.
• Examples 14 Each of four 300 grams samples of a polyethylenimine sold under the trademark Montrek 12 by the Dow Chemical Company, and having an average molecular weight of about 1200, is charged to a reactor together with a mixture of fatty acids. The reactors are heated to 200 C. with stirring and the Water produced in the reaction is collected. When distillation of the water subsides, the reaction product is sampled until the acid value is 0, indicating that substantially all of the acid has reacted with the polyethylenimine. A nitrogen blanket is used in the reactor to protect the color of the product.
• the fatty acids used are glacial acetic acid and a fatty acid mixture sold under the tradename Emery 1210 by Emery Industries, Inc., containing 20 to 30% C to C to C 20 to 30% C and 3 to 6% C fatty acids.
• glacial acetic acid and an essentially pelargonic fatty acid mixture sold under the tradename Emery 1202 by Emery Industries, Inc. containing about 4% C acids, about 94% C acids, and about 2% C fatty acids is used.
• the following table shows the amount of fatty acid mixture used in each example and the amine value of the partially amidated polyethylenimine product obtained.
• the lubricants are then applied to continuous glass fiber strands by passing the strands over a roller applicator that is partially submerged in a reservoir of the lubricant solution. Following application of the lubricant, the strands are passed through sundry guides, contact points, and other bearing surfaces that would normally be encountered in a glass fiber processing operation.
• Example 9 A sizing composition is prepared consisting of an aqueous emulsion neutralized to a pH of about 7 of 4.5% by Weight polyvinylacetate 0.2% by weight of the lubricant of Example 1, 0.5% by weight of vinyl silanol, and the remainder water. Continuous glass fiber strands are then treated with this sizing composition in the manner described in Example 5. The sized strands all exhibit excellent lubricity and resistance to fraying and breaking from internal and external abrasion.
• Example 10 A polyester fiber, polyethylene terephthalate, is treated with the fiber lubricant of Example 5. The treated yarn exhibits excellent lubricity and resistance to fraying.
• Glass fiber coated with a lubricant comprising a partially amidated polyalkylenimine having a residual amine value of from about 200 to 800 and formed by reacting a polyalkylenimine having a molecular Weight of 800 to about 50,000 with a fatty acid.
• the lubricant is the reaction product of a mixture of C to about C fatty acids, and the reaction product has a residual amine value of from about 300 to 400.

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