US3615738A - Water repellent - Google Patents

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US3615738A
US3615738A US734568A US3615738DA US3615738A US 3615738 A US3615738 A US 3615738A US 734568 A US734568 A US 734568A US 3615738D A US3615738D A US 3615738DA US 3615738 A US3615738 A US 3615738A
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Takashi Hirose
Yoshitsugu Sakai
Minoru Takabayashi
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06MTREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
    • D06M13/00Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with non-macromolecular organic compounds; Such treatment combined with mechanical treatment
    • D06M13/322Treating 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
    • D06M13/402Amides imides, sulfamic acids

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  • An object of this invention therefore is to provide a novel water repellent which is inexpensive and which has superior washing-durability.
  • Another object of this invention is to provide an efficient method for imparting waterI-I-repellency whereby the heattreatment temperature required is comparatively lowered.
  • R and R are each alkyl or alkenyl groups having from seven to 21 carbon numbers, inclusive, and wherein one substituent is in either the meta or the paraposition to the other.
  • a process for treating a fiber with the water repellent comprising applying the water repellent material to the fiber, drying the treated fiber and heat treating the fiber.
  • the heat treating temperature generally is from about 130 C. to about 200 C., with the preferred temperature range being from about 130 C. to about 150 C. Generally from about 3-4 minutes will be a sufficient heat treatment time at the above temperatures.
  • the compound described in this invention can be obtained in accordance with conventional processes. For example, by the reaction of at least one aromatic diamine selected from meta-xylylene diamine and para-xylylene diamine, with a higher fatty acid chloride, a free higher fatty acid or an ester of a higher fatty acid. From the viewpoint of simplicity and economy of materials, it is advantageous to produce the water repellent compound of this invention from xylylene diamines and free fatty acids.
  • the fatty acids to be used include either saturated or unsaturated fatty acids having from eight to 22 carbon atoms. These fatty acids are usually obtained by the hydrolysis of mixtures of natural fats and oils and such mixtures may be directly used as the material for the synthesis. It is preferred, however, to use the fatty acid, when it contains a large proportion of unsaturated bonds, after it has been partially or completely hydrogenated, in order to obtain improved stability and water repellent properties for the above-mentioned compound.
  • the application of the compound of the present invention to fiber products may be effected by the use of a solution, but it is usually applied in the form of a suspension, in which the compound is dispersed in the amounts of from 0.l-3% by weight, preferably 0.5-2% by weight, in a suitable dispersion medium.
  • the resultant suspension is then applied to the fiber products to be finished in a conventional manner, such as by dipping, brushing, spraying, and the like, to give water repellent fiber products.
  • the proportion of the water repellent compound to the dispersion medium may be greater than 3% by weight, but further increases in the proportion will not generally impart significantly. greater improvements in the water repelling properties.
  • the use of less than 0.1% by weight of the compound will generally give insufficient water repelling action.
  • Excellent washing-durability for the water repelling finish can be attained by a procedure which comprises dipping the fiber products in said suspension, drying by means of hot air or the like, and heat-treating at -150 C. for 3-4 minutes. Although appreciable water repellency is obtainable by this treatment at temperatures below 130 C., it is preferred to conduct the heat-treatment at a temperature of about 130 C. to impart greater water repellency and washing durability.
  • the heat-treatment may be also carried out at temperatures above C., to as high as 200 C., so long as the fiber products to be finished can endure the higher temperatures.
  • the period of the heat-treatment may be shorter than 3 minutes to obtain the desired effect, but it is generally preferred to perform the treatment for 3-4 minutes. Heattreatment may also be carried out for a period over 4 minutes, but this is generally unnecessary, since satisfactory results are obtainable within a period of 3-4 minutes.
  • the water repellent compounds to be used in this invention are only slightly soluble in almost all solvents at normal temperatures, so that purification is difficult.
  • the waterrepellent compounds of this invention can be used in their raw reaction form without any particular purification to impart general water repellent properties.
  • purification can be effected by a procedure which comprises dissolving the compound in a suitable solvent such as alcohol at high temperatures; discoloring, if necessary, with a suitable discolorant; and then cooling the solution so as to crystallize out pure material.
  • a suitable solvent such as alcohol
  • Suitable dispersion media which may be used in the practice of this invention include organic solvents having a boiling point below 150 C.
  • organic solvents having a boiling point below 150 C.
  • a lower alcohol with less than five carbon atoms an acetic acid ester, benzene, toluene, cyclohexane and similar hydrocarbons, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone and similar ketones, dioxane and the like.
  • aqueous media containing a hydrophilic organic solvent or a surface active agent may be used.
  • the liquid suspension of the present invention be first prepared as a highly concentrated liquid, for example, from about 30-50% by weight. Diluted to the desired concentration may be accomplished immediately before use.
  • the water repellent of the present invention may be used as a mixture, in any desired proportion, of meta-substituted and/or parasubstituted compounds.
  • the fiber products to be treated with the water repellent of this invention include a variety of synthetic and natural fibers. Superior effects are obtained when it is applied to synthetic fibers such as polyesters, Nylon, polyacrylonitrile, polyvinyl alcohol and the like.
  • Excellent water repellency can also be imparted when the water repellent of this invention is applied to cotton, wool, rayon and acetate fibers.
  • the water repellent compound of this invention can also give improved softness, as well as water repellency.
  • EXAMPLE 1 A reactor fitted with a stirrer was charged with 284 parts of purified stearic acid and 68 parts of meta-xylylene diamine was added thereto. After the addition was completed, the reaction temperature was raised to C., and the reaction was carried out for 3 hours while removing water formed by condensation. The reaction was continued for another hour after raising the temperature to 200 C.
  • the compound so obtained namely, meta-xylylene diamine disteramide, was then suspended in 99 parts by weight of isopropyl alcohol using a homogenizer.
  • Cut pieces of cloth, 20 cm. square, made of various fiber products, were immersed for several minutes in the above suspension, then squeezed with a mangle, dried by the use of a hot-air dryer at 100 C. and finally individual groups were heat-treated at 130 C. and 150 C. for 4 minutes each. The cloths so treated were then used as test samples.
  • the water repellency test was conducted according to standard spray testing techniques. The results are shown below.
  • the same procedure used in example 1 was carried out with the exception that para-xylylene diamine was substituted for meta-xylylene diamine.
  • the para-xylylene diamine distearamide so obtained was suspended in benzene at concentrations of 1% and 2% by the use of a homogenizer to form two suspensions.
  • Polyester fiber cloth was immersed in the resultant suspension for 1 minute, dried by means of hot-air and then heattreated at 150 C. for 3 minutes. The results are shown below.
  • R, and R are each selected from the group consisting of an alkyl radical, said alkyl radical having from seven to 21 carbon atoms, and an alkenyl radical, having from seven to 21 carbon atoms and being selected from the group consisting of an alkenyl radical containing one internally-positioned double bond and an alkenyl radical containing two internally-positioned double bonds, said substituents containing R, and R on said benzene ring being in a meta or pararelationship.
  • R, and R are each a linear alkyl radical containing 17 carbon atoms.
  • R, and R are each a linear alkyl radical containing 15 carbon atoms.
  • R, and R each contain from 13 to 17 carbon atoms and wherein each is derived from beef tallow fatty acids.

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