WO2015006415A1 - Scouring pad for washing dishes - Google Patents

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WO2015006415A1
WO2015006415A1 PCT/US2014/045904 US2014045904W WO2015006415A1 WO 2015006415 A1 WO2015006415 A1 WO 2015006415A1 US 2014045904 W US2014045904 W US 2014045904W WO 2015006415 A1 WO2015006415 A1 WO 2015006415A1
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Sang-Won EUN
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47LDOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47LDOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A47L13/10Scrubbing; Scouring; Cleaning; Polishing
    • A47L13/12Implements with several different treating devices
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    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47LDOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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    • A47L17/04Pan or pot cleaning utensils
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    • D01NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01FCHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBON FILAMENTS
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    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D02YARNS; MECHANICAL FINISHING OF YARNS OR ROPES; WARPING OR BEAMING
    • D02JFINISHING OR DRESSING OF FILAMENTS, YARNS, THREADS, CORDS, ROPES OR THE LIKE
    • D02J13/00Heating or cooling the yarn, thread, cord, rope, or the like, not specific to any one of the processes provided for in this subclass
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D03WEAVING
    • D03DWOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
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    • D03DWOVEN FABRICS; METHODS OF WEAVING; LOOMS
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    • D03D15/40Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used characterised by the structure of the yarns or threads
    • D03D15/43Woven fabrics characterised by the material, structure or properties of the fibres, filaments, yarns, threads or other warp or weft elements used characterised by the structure of the yarns or threads with differing diameters
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
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    • D10B2331/04Fibres 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]
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    • D10INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
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    • D10B2509/02Bandages, dressings or absorbent pads
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  • the present disclosure relates to a scouring pad for washing dishes. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a scouring pad for washing dishes, which contains a biodegradable polymer.
  • a scouring pad for washing dishes is widely used for removing contaminants stained on dishes and the like.
  • the scouring pad is generally formed of a polymer fiber. Accordingly, when the scouring pad is discarded after it is used, there may incur an environmental pollution problem according to processing of a waste polymer.
  • a scouring pad for washing dishes manufactured by using an environmentally-friendly polymer have been developed.
  • Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0501468 discloses high intensity biodegradable polyester resin and manufacturing method thereof.
  • Korean Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2012-0114507 also teaches thermally adhesive co-polyester having excellent biodegradable feature, manufacturing method thereof, and binder fiber containing the same.
  • the scouring pad products using the environmentally-friendly polymer in prior art have a problem that cleaning power is low, or bubble are not generated well. The aforementioned products may occur a problem of making scratches on surfaces of dishes which are cleaning targets.
  • the disclosed scouring pad provides an environmentally-friendly scouring pad for washing dishes, which exhibits excellent cleaning power and forms bubbles better, does not cause scratches of surfaces of dishes, by resolving the problems mentioned above.
  • An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a scouring pad for washing dishes comprising: (a) a plurality of degradable polyester divided yarns heat-treated at 120°C to 170°C and (b) a plurality of degradable polyester filament yarns, wherein the individual filament yarns are aligned in parallel to each other and the individual divided yarns are positioned between the adjacent two filament yarns and are connected to the adjacent two filaments.
  • the divided yarn may be the divided yarns heat-treated at 130°C to 160°C, preferably, poly-lactic acid heat-treated at 130°C to 160°C.
  • the divided yarn may have a thickness of 550 to 650 deniers, and may be formed of 23 to 30 filaments.
  • the filament yarn may be poly-lactic acid, and may have a thickness of 350 to 450 deniers.
  • the scouring pad may have a border sewing line.
  • the border sewing thread may be biodegradable polyester filament yarn, and preferably, may be poly-lactic acid.
  • the present disclosure also provides the scouring pad for washing dishes further comprising a sponge.
  • an environmentally-friendly scouring pad for washing dishes which exhibits excellent cleaning power and forms bubbles better even without abrasives, does not cause scratches of surfaces of dishes, and naturally degrades when being discarded.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a structure of a scouring pad for washing dishes according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure in which the divided yarns are positioned between the adjacent two filament yarns and are connected to the adjacent two filaments;
  • FIG. 2 illustrates the scouring pad according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged picture of the scouring pad of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 4 shows a picture of scouring pads according to an example and comparative examples 1 to 5, and partially enlarged pictures of the scouring pads;
  • FIG. 5 illustrates a result of a comparison of cleaning power of the scouring pads according to the example and comparative examples 4 and 5;
  • FIG. 6 illustrates a result of a comparison of scratch resistance of the scouring pads according to the example and comparative examples 1 to 5;
  • FIG. 7a shows a state in which oil is adsorbed to the sample according to the example when taken from a top
  • FIG. 7b shows a state in which oil is adsorbed to the sample according to the example when taken from a side.
  • a scouring pad for washing dishes comprises (a) a plurality of degradable polyester divided yarns 20 heat-treated at
  • the filament yarns 10 correspond to basic frames of the pad, and the divided yarns 20 are positioned next to the filament yarns.
  • a fiber may be divided into cotton yarn and filament yarn according to a length and a manufacturing method thereof.
  • the cotton yarn is manufactured by performing a cotton carding process of evenly engaging and arranging single fibers, such as cotton, linen, and wool, in a direction of a fiber axis several times, and twisting the single fibers at the last stage.
  • the filament yarn is manufactured by combining several strands of infinitely long fibers (filament yarn), such as a silk fiber or an artificial fiber, side by side, and twisting the fibers.
  • biodegradable polyester may be used as the filament yarn.
  • the biodegradable polyester may be derived and obtainable from nature, such as biomass, and thus is a naturally degradable environmentally-friendly material.
  • poly-lactic acid (PLA) may be used as the biodegradable polyester.
  • the biodegradable polyester filament yarn may also be used for forming a basic frame of the scouring pad, but may be used for forming a border sewing thread. In this case, the border sewing thread formed of the biodegradable polyester filament yarn is more environmentally- friendly, compared to a border sewing thread formed of a non-biodegradable fiber, such as nylon.
  • the filament yarn forms the basic frame
  • the biodegradable polyester particularly, poly-lactic acid
  • a thickness of, for example, 350 to 650 deniers When the thickness of the biodegradable polyester filament yarn has lower than 350 deniers, it is difficult to maintain an intensity of the biodegradable polyester filament yarn.
  • the thickness of the biodegradable polyester exceeds 650 deniers, the scouring pad is stiff, such that flexibility deteriorates.
  • the filament yarn forms the border sewing thread of the scouring pad
  • the biodegradable polyester particularly, poly-lactic acid
  • a thickness of, for example, 800 to 1200 deniers When the thickness of the biodegradable polyester filament yarn has lower than 800 deniers, the intensity thereof is weak, so that there are concerns regarding unraveling of the sewing thread.
  • the biodegradable polyester filament yarn exceeds 1 ,200 deniers, cost is increased, thereby degrading economical feasibility, and the scouring pad becomes stiff, thereby degrading flexibility.
  • the divided yarn refers to filament yarn obtained by applying static electricity to the multifilament, and then opening the multifilament (spreading a bundle of fibers and making the spread fibers sparse) to be divided. It is more economical to make thread by dividing the multifilament as described above, compared to making thin thread from the beginning.
  • biodegradable polyester heat-treated at 120°C to 170°C, and preferably at 130°C to 160°C may be used as the divided yarn.
  • poly-lactic acid heat-treated at 120°C to 170°C, preferably at 130°C to 160°C may be used.
  • the divided yarn may be broken when temperature of the heat treatment exceeds 170°C, and the divided yarn may not be hard under the heat treatment at the temperature lower than 120°C.
  • the biodegradable polyester used as the divided yarn provides excellent cleaning power, and exhibits an excellent effect of forming bubbles even without abrasives.
  • a thickness of the heat-treated biodegradable polyester is 550 to 650 deniers, and poly- lactic acid divided yam with 23 to 30 fils is preferably used as the heat-treated biodegradable polyester.
  • the divided yam having the aforementioned thickness prevents foreign materials, such as rice paste, from being easily stuck in a scouring pad in a process of washing dishes, and allows the scouring pad to be easily dry and simultaneously prevents germs from easily living.
  • the scouring pad according to the present disclosure has the aforementioned divided yam structure, thereby preventing minimal scratches on the surfaces of dishes, which are targets for cleaning. The reason is that the scouring pad according to the present disclosure does not include an abrasive film, contrary to the conventional scouring pad.
  • the filament yam may be manufactured by a common method widely known to the field.
  • the filament yam may be manufactured by spinning a PLA fiber extracted from com.
  • the filament yam formed of 100% of poly-lactic acid may be manufactured.
  • the filament yam manufactured may have excellent durability and excellent biodegradability, thereby securing basic mechanical performance as a scouring pad.
  • the manufactured filament yam is formed of a natural component, so that the manufactured filament yam may naturally degrade in land even when the manufactured filament yam is discarded after it is used.
  • the filament yam is woven to a PLA mesh net by a spinning process.
  • the divided yam and the filament yam are woven by a comed method, which is a method in which the divided yams connect the filament yams in a zigzag manner in a state that the filament yams form a basic frame.
  • the manufactured mesh net has a shape of a checkerboard having openings (see FIG. 3).
  • the scouring pad manufactured by the present disclosure may have one layer, or may have a structure in which two scouring pads enclose sponge in a sandwiched shape while having the sponge interposed therebetween.
  • the sponge may be manufactured from bean produced from nature as a raw material. Accordingly, the scouring pad having the sandwiched shape may be an environmentally-friendly product.
  • Filament yarn with 100% of poly-lactic acid was manufactured by spinning a PLA fiber extracted from corn.
  • the manufactured filament yarn was woven to a PLA mesh net by a spinning process. Details of the manufactured PLA mesh net are represented in Table 1 below.
  • FIG. 2 A full sized picture of the sample manufactured in the example is represented in FIG. 2, and a partially enlarged picture of the sample manufactured in the example is represented in FIG. 3. Comparative Examples 1 to 5
  • Comp. 1 Scotch-Brite mesh net scouring pad (available from 3M Company)
  • Comp. 2 Biodegradable PET scouring pad (available from 3M Company)
  • Comp. 3 PLA mesh net scouring pad (available from 3M Company)
  • FIG. 4 A picture of the samples of the example and comparative examples 1 to 5 is represented in FIG. 4.
  • the first row shows the full sized pictures of the respective samples
  • the second row shows the partially enlarged pictures of the respective samples. Evaluation test
  • the coating panel was mounted on a crock meter.
  • the scouring pad sample of the example, and the scouring pad samples of comparative examples 4 and 5 were sequentially mounted on a circular jig having a radius of 1 cm, to make the circular jig for 10 cycles reciprocate.
  • Efficiency of cleaning may be digitized by measuring a weight before and after washing, as shown below.
  • a height of bubbles was calculated by measuring an uppermost height and a lowermost height of the bubbles formed by the pumping movement.
  • the sample according to the example exhibits excellent bubble forming performance, compared to the samples of comparative examples 2 to 5, and exhibits the same level of bubble forming performance as that of the sample of comparative example 1.
  • Oil adsorption ratio (g/g) (weight after adsorption - weight before adsorption) / (weight before adsorption)(g)
  • FIG. 7a shows a state in which oil is adsorbed to the sample according to the example when taken from a top.
  • FIG. 7B shows a state in which oil is adsorbed to the sample according to the example when taken from a side.
  • the sample according to the example exhibits an excellent oil adsorption ratio compared to the samples of comparative examples 1 to 3.
  • a component of a sewing thread of the sample of comparative example 4 is nylon, so that the sample is not biodegradable.
  • the sample of comparative example 4 is formed of the second component of the PLA film, but is not formed of the divided yarn, thereby having a problem of causing scratches.
  • the sample of Comparative Example 5 uses the PLA fiber which is not heat-treated, so that cleaning power deteriorates.

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a scouring pad for washing dishes comprising: (a) a plurality of degradable polyester divided yarns heat-treated at 120C to 170C and (b) a plurality of degradable polyester filament yarns, wherein the individual filament yarns are aligned in parallel to each other and the individual divided yarns are positioned between the adjacent two filament yarns and are connected to the adjacent two filaments.

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SCOURING PAD FOR WASHING DISHES
Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to a scouring pad for washing dishes. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a scouring pad for washing dishes, which contains a biodegradable polymer.
Background
A scouring pad for washing dishes is widely used for removing contaminants stained on dishes and the like. The scouring pad is generally formed of a polymer fiber. Accordingly, when the scouring pad is discarded after it is used, there may incur an environmental pollution problem according to processing of a waste polymer. In order to solve the problem, a scouring pad for washing dishes manufactured by using an environmentally-friendly polymer have been developed.
Regarding the environmentally-friendly polymer, for example, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0501468 discloses high intensity biodegradable polyester resin and manufacturing method thereof. Korean Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2012-0114507 also teaches thermally adhesive co-polyester having excellent biodegradable feature, manufacturing method thereof, and binder fiber containing the same. However, the scouring pad products using the environmentally-friendly polymer in prior art have a problem that cleaning power is low, or bubble are not generated well. The aforementioned products may occur a problem of making scratches on surfaces of dishes which are cleaning targets.
Summary
The disclosed scouring pad provides an environmentally-friendly scouring pad for washing dishes, which exhibits excellent cleaning power and forms bubbles better, does not cause scratches of surfaces of dishes, by resolving the problems mentioned above. An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a scouring pad for washing dishes comprising: (a) a plurality of degradable polyester divided yarns heat-treated at 120°C to 170°C and (b) a plurality of degradable polyester filament yarns, wherein the individual filament yarns are aligned in parallel to each other and the individual divided yarns are positioned between the adjacent two filament yarns and are connected to the adjacent two filaments.
The divided yarn may be the divided yarns heat-treated at 130°C to 160°C, preferably, poly-lactic acid heat-treated at 130°C to 160°C.
The divided yarn may have a thickness of 550 to 650 deniers, and may be formed of 23 to 30 filaments.
The filament yarn may be poly-lactic acid, and may have a thickness of 350 to 450 deniers.
The scouring pad may have a border sewing line. The border sewing thread may be biodegradable polyester filament yarn, and preferably, may be poly-lactic acid.
The present disclosure also provides the scouring pad for washing dishes further comprising a sponge.
According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide an environmentally-friendly scouring pad for washing dishes, which exhibits excellent cleaning power and forms bubbles better even without abrasives, does not cause scratches of surfaces of dishes, and naturally degrades when being discarded.
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FIG. 1 illustrates a structure of a scouring pad for washing dishes according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure in which the divided yarns are positioned between the adjacent two filament yarns and are connected to the adjacent two filaments;
FIG. 2 illustrates the scouring pad according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged picture of the scouring pad of FIG. 2; FIG. 4 shows a picture of scouring pads according to an example and comparative examples 1 to 5, and partially enlarged pictures of the scouring pads;
FIG. 5 illustrates a result of a comparison of cleaning power of the scouring pads according to the example and comparative examples 4 and 5;
FIG. 6 illustrates a result of a comparison of scratch resistance of the scouring pads according to the example and comparative examples 1 to 5;
FIG. 7a shows a state in which oil is adsorbed to the sample according to the example when taken from a top, and FIG. 7b shows a state in which oil is adsorbed to the sample according to the example when taken from a side.
Detailed Description of the Invention
As illustrated in FIG. 1, a scouring pad for washing dishes according to the present disclosure comprises (a) a plurality of degradable polyester divided yarns 20 heat-treated at
120°C to 170°C and (b) a plurality of degradable polyester filament yarns 10, wherein the individual filament yarns 10 are aligned in parallel to each other and the individual divided yarns
20 are positioned between the adjacent two filament yarns 10 and are connected to the adjacent two filaments 10. In the structure, the filament yarns 10 correspond to basic frames of the pad, and the divided yarns 20 are positioned next to the filament yarns.
A fiber may be divided into cotton yarn and filament yarn according to a length and a manufacturing method thereof. The cotton yarn is manufactured by performing a cotton carding process of evenly engaging and arranging single fibers, such as cotton, linen, and wool, in a direction of a fiber axis several times, and twisting the single fibers at the last stage. Meanwhile, the filament yarn is manufactured by combining several strands of infinitely long fibers (filament yarn), such as a silk fiber or an artificial fiber, side by side, and twisting the fibers.
In the present disclosure, biodegradable polyester may be used as the filament yarn. The biodegradable polyester may be derived and obtainable from nature, such as biomass, and thus is a naturally degradable environmentally-friendly material. For example, poly-lactic acid (PLA) may be used as the biodegradable polyester. The biodegradable polyester filament yarn may also be used for forming a basic frame of the scouring pad, but may be used for forming a border sewing thread. In this case, the border sewing thread formed of the biodegradable polyester filament yarn is more environmentally- friendly, compared to a border sewing thread formed of a non-biodegradable fiber, such as nylon.
When the filament yarn forms the basic frame, it is preferable to use the biodegradable polyester, particularly, poly-lactic acid, with a thickness of, for example, 350 to 650 deniers. When the thickness of the biodegradable polyester filament yarn has lower than 350 deniers, it is difficult to maintain an intensity of the biodegradable polyester filament yarn. When the thickness of the biodegradable polyester exceeds 650 deniers, the scouring pad is stiff, such that flexibility deteriorates.
When the filament yarn forms the border sewing thread of the scouring pad, it is preferable to use the biodegradable polyester, particularly, poly-lactic acid, with a thickness of, for example, 800 to 1200 deniers. When the thickness of the biodegradable polyester filament yarn has lower than 800 deniers, the intensity thereof is weak, so that there are concerns regarding unraveling of the sewing thread. When the biodegradable polyester filament yarn exceeds 1 ,200 deniers, cost is increased, thereby degrading economical feasibility, and the scouring pad becomes stiff, thereby degrading flexibility.
The divided yarn refers to filament yarn obtained by applying static electricity to the multifilament, and then opening the multifilament (spreading a bundle of fibers and making the spread fibers sparse) to be divided. It is more economical to make thread by dividing the multifilament as described above, compared to making thin thread from the beginning.
In the present disclosure, biodegradable polyester heat-treated at 120°C to 170°C, and preferably at 130°C to 160°C, may be used as the divided yarn. For example, poly-lactic acid heat-treated at 120°C to 170°C, preferably at 130°C to 160°C, may be used. There may incur a problem that the divided yarn may be broken when temperature of the heat treatment exceeds 170°C, and the divided yarn may not be hard under the heat treatment at the temperature lower than 120°C.
The biodegradable polyester used as the divided yarn provides excellent cleaning power, and exhibits an excellent effect of forming bubbles even without abrasives. The reason seems to be that many air-contact surfaces exist between the divided yam fibers, and that bubbles are stored in the air contact surfaces, so that the bubbles are maintained for a longer time.
A thickness of the heat-treated biodegradable polyester is 550 to 650 deniers, and poly- lactic acid divided yam with 23 to 30 fils is preferably used as the heat-treated biodegradable polyester. The divided yam having the aforementioned thickness prevents foreign materials, such as rice paste, from being easily stuck in a scouring pad in a process of washing dishes, and allows the scouring pad to be easily dry and simultaneously prevents germs from easily living.
The scouring pad according to the present disclosure has the aforementioned divided yam structure, thereby preventing minimal scratches on the surfaces of dishes, which are targets for cleaning. The reason is that the scouring pad according to the present disclosure does not include an abrasive film, contrary to the conventional scouring pad.
In the present disclosure, the filament yam may be manufactured by a common method widely known to the field. For example, the filament yam may be manufactured by spinning a PLA fiber extracted from com. In this case, the filament yam formed of 100% of poly-lactic acid may be manufactured. The filament yam manufactured may have excellent durability and excellent biodegradability, thereby securing basic mechanical performance as a scouring pad. The manufactured filament yam is formed of a natural component, so that the manufactured filament yam may naturally degrade in land even when the manufactured filament yam is discarded after it is used. The filament yam is woven to a PLA mesh net by a spinning process. The divided yam and the filament yam are woven by a comed method, which is a method in which the divided yams connect the filament yams in a zigzag manner in a state that the filament yams form a basic frame. The manufactured mesh net has a shape of a checkerboard having openings (see FIG. 3).
The scouring pad manufactured by the present disclosure may have one layer, or may have a structure in which two scouring pads enclose sponge in a sandwiched shape while having the sponge interposed therebetween. The sponge may be manufactured from bean produced from nature as a raw material. Accordingly, the scouring pad having the sandwiched shape may be an environmentally-friendly product.
Example
Filament yarn with 100% of poly-lactic acid was manufactured by spinning a PLA fiber extracted from corn. The manufactured filament yarn was woven to a PLA mesh net by a spinning process. Details of the manufactured PLA mesh net are represented in Table 1 below.
Table 1
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A full sized picture of the sample manufactured in the example is represented in FIG. 2, and a partially enlarged picture of the sample manufactured in the example is represented in FIG. 3. Comparative Examples 1 to 5
Samples of comparative examples 1 to 5 were manufactured identically to the sample of the example. Main components of each sample are represented in Table 2 below.
Table 2
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Comp. 1 : Scotch-Brite mesh net scouring pad (available from 3M Company) Comp. 2: Biodegradable PET scouring pad (available from 3M Company) Comp. 3: PLA mesh net scouring pad (available from 3M Company)
Comp. 4: PLA scouring pad (available from Seoryong Co., Ltd.)
Comp. 5: PLA scouring pad (available from Hankook Tamina Co., Ltd.)
A picture of the samples of the example and comparative examples 1 to 5 is represented in FIG. 4. In FIG. 4, the first row shows the full sized pictures of the respective samples, and the second row shows the partially enlarged pictures of the respective samples. Evaluation test
1. Cleaning power test (rice removal test)
(1) Preparation of rice paste: 15g of cooked rice was put in 500 ml of water, and then mixed during 10 minutes by a mixer, to prepare rice paste.
(2) Preparation of coating panel: A rice paste solution was coated on a Sus 2 inches x 9 inches panel with a uniform thickness by using a #60 coater rod to prepare a coating panel.
(3) The coating panel was mounted on a crock meter. The scouring pad sample of the example, and the scouring pad samples of comparative examples 4 and 5 were sequentially mounted on a circular jig having a radius of 1 cm, to make the circular jig for 10 cycles reciprocate.
(4) After the reciprocation, a degree of cleaning was observed (qualitative analysis)
(5) Efficiency of cleaning may be digitized by measuring a weight before and after washing, as shown below.
Efficiency of cleaning (%) = {(weight before cleaning - weight after cleaning) / (weight before cleaning)} χ 100
The result of the cleaning power test is represented in FIG. 5.
As illustrated in FIG. 5, it can be seen that the sample according to the example scrapes out rice paste to exhibit excellent cleaning power even without an abrasive, but rice paste left as it is in the samples of comparative examples 4 and 5.
2. Bubble forming performance test
(1) Preparation of detergent: A detergent solution of 5 ml of Na-DBS and 50 ml of water was put in a beaker, followed by being slowly stirred so as not to form bubbles.
(2) Bubble forming test: The scouring pad samples of the example and comparative examples 1 to 5 were folded by two or three layers and put in a circular jig having a radius of 5 cm, and fixed to a bottom of the circular jig, followed by making a plastic load with 2g pumping reciprocate upward and downward at 1,800 rpm by 100 cycles.
(3) A height of bubbles was calculated by measuring an uppermost height and a lowermost height of the bubbles formed by the pumping movement.
(Bubble height = uppermost height of bubbles - lowermost height of bubbles)
A result of the calculation of the bubble heights is represented in Table 3 below.
Table 3
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As the result of the test, the sample according to the example exhibits excellent bubble forming performance, compared to the samples of comparative examples 2 to 5, and exhibits the same level of bubble forming performance as that of the sample of comparative example 1.
3. Scratch resistance test
(1) Preparation of acryl plate: A release paper was peeled off from a non-used acryl plate, and the acryl plate was cleaned with acetone one time, and was cleaned by using heptanes three times, to prepare the acryl plate.
(2) Non-Scratch Test: The acryl plate was fixed to a crock meter, and then the sample of the example and comparative examples 1 to 5 were mounted on a circular jig having a radius of 1 cm, followed by making the samples reciprocate 30 times.
The result of the test is represented in FIG. 6. As the result of the test, the sample according to the example exhibits little scratches compared to the samples of Comparative Examples 1 to 5.
4. Oil adsorption test
(1) Initial weights of the sample of the example and comparative examples 1 to 3 were measured.
(2) Next, each sample was soaked in an oil bath for two minutes.
(3) Each sample was dried on a holding stand for two minutes, and then a weight of each sample was measured again.
Oil adsorption ratio (g/g) = (weight after adsorption - weight before adsorption) / (weight before adsorption)(g)
The result of the test is represented in Table 4 below.
Table 4
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FIG. 7a shows a state in which oil is adsorbed to the sample according to the example when taken from a top. FIG. 7B shows a state in which oil is adsorbed to the sample according to the example when taken from a side.
As the result of the test, the sample according to the example exhibits an excellent oil adsorption ratio compared to the samples of comparative examples 1 to 3.
5. Others
A component of a sewing thread of the sample of comparative example 4 is nylon, so that the sample is not biodegradable. The sample of comparative example 4 is formed of the second component of the PLA film, but is not formed of the divided yarn, thereby having a problem of causing scratches.
The sample of Comparative Example 5 uses the PLA fiber which is not heat-treated, so that cleaning power deteriorates.

Claims

What is claimed is:
1. A scouring pad for washing dishes comprising:
(a) a plurality of degradable polyester divided yarns heat-treated at 120°C to 170°C and (b) a plurality of degradable polyester filament yarns,
wherein the individual filament yarns are aligned in parallel to each other and the individual divided yarns are positioned between the adjacent two filament yarns and are connected to the adjacent two filaments.
2. The scouring pad of claim 1 , wherein (a) the divided yarns are the divided yarns heat- treated at 130°C to 160°C.
3. The scouring pad of claim 1 or 2, wherein (a) the divided yarns are formed of polylactic acid.
4. The scouring pad of claim 1, wherein (b) the filament yarns are formed of polylactic acid.
5. The scouring pad of claim 1, having a border sewing line.
6. The scouring pad of claim 5, wherein the border sewing line is formed of biodegradable polyester filament yarns.
7. The scouring pad of claim 6, wherein the border sewing line is formed of polylactic acid.
8. The scouring pad of claim 1, wherein (a) the divided yarns have a thickness of 550 to 650 deniers, and is formed of 23 to 30 filaments.
9. The scouring pad of claim 1, wherein (b) the filament yarns have a thickness of 350 to 450 deniers.
10. The scouring pad of claim 1, further comprising a sponge.
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