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Antistatic fiber containing multiple branched propoxylated-ethoxylated polyalkylenepolyamines and monoamines and their chain-extended reaction products
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc
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Filing: 1972-10-11
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Granted: 1978-08-22
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Expires: 1992-10-11
Abstract
Abstract A new composition has been found comprising an antistatic fiber selected from the group consisting of polyamide, polyester, polyurea, polyurethane, or polysulfonamide, said fiber containing between about one percent and about twelve percent by weight of at least one compound having a molecular weight above 1500 selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the formulas: <IMAGE> (A) <IMAGE> (B) where R1, R2, R3 and R4 are independently selected from nonovalent hydrocarbon radicals having 1 to 20 carbon atoms derived from aliphatic, aromatic, cycloaliphatic, aromaticaliphatic, heterocyclic hydrocarbons or -(CrH2rO)m(CpH2pO)q-H; R5 is at least one of the alkylene difunctional radicals having 2 to 15 carbon atoms and a radical selected from <IMAGE> (CrH2rO)s(pH2pO)tCuH2u, <IMAGE> <IMAGE> <IMAGE> R6, R7, R8 and R9 are independently selected from R1, R2, R3, R4, H or another monovalent hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms as defined for R1, R2, R3, R4, provided that at least one of R1, R2, R3, R4, R6, R7, R8, or R9 is -(CrH2r)m(CpH2pO)q-H, where n is 3 to 6, r, p and u are 2, 3, or 4; s, t, m, q are 0 to 100; m + q must be > 5; s and t must be < 100; f, g are 0 to 2 to 6; where j and k are each 1 to 250, and (C) the reaction product of (A) and/or (B) with a compound reactive with the end of the moiety -(CrH2rO)m(CpH2pO)q-H yielding a difunctional chain extending radical, said reaction product being predominantly branched, the mol ratio of said chain extending compound to said compound (A) and/or (B) being from about 0.7/1.0 to 1.0/1.0.
Inventors
- 👤 Lamberto Crescentini
- 👤 Gene Clyde Weedon
- 👤 Rodney Lee Wells
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-04 20:41
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L77/00; C08K; C08K5/00; C08K5/0008; C08K5/0075; C08L67/00; C08L67/02; C08L75/00; D; D01; D01F; D01F1/00; D01F1/02; D01F1/09; C08L2201/00; C08L2201/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
327 words
An antistatic polyamide fiber, said fiber containing between about 1 percent and 12 percent by weight of at least one reaction product of a diepoxide with a branched alkylene amine having a molecular weight above 1,500 said amine selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the formulas: ##STR9## where R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from monovalent hydrocarbon radicals having 1 to 20 carbon atoms derived from aliphatic, aromatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic-aliphatic, heterocyclic hydrocarbons or --(C r H 2r O) m (C p H 2p O) q --H; R 5 is at least one of the alkylene difunctional radicals having 2 to 15 carbon atoms and a radical selected from ##STR10## R 6 , R 7 , R 8 and R 9 are independently selected from R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , H or another monovalent hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms as defined for R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 , provided that at least one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , or R 9 is --(C r H 2r ) m (C p H 2p O) q --H, where n is 3 to 6; r, p and u are 2, 3, or 4; s, t, m, q are 0 to 100; m + q must be > 5; s and t must be < 100; f, g are 0 or 2 to 6; were j and k are each 1 to 250, and said diepoxide being reactive with the end of the moiety --(C r H 2r O) m (C p H 2p O) q --H and yieldig a difunctional chain extending radical, said reaction product being predominantly branched, the mole ratio of said diepoxide to said amine (A) and/or (B) being from about 0.7/1.0 to 1.0/1.0
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
327 words
An antistatic polyamide fiber, said fiber containing between about 1 percent and 12 percent by weight of at least one reaction product of a diepoxide with a branched alkylene amine having a molecular weight above 1,500 said amine selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the formulas: ##STR9## where R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from monovalent hydrocarbon radicals having 1 to 20 carbon atoms derived from aliphatic, aromatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic-aliphatic, heterocyclic hydrocarbons or --(C r H 2r O) m (C p H 2p O) q --H; R 5 is at least one of the alkylene difunctional radicals having 2 to 15 carbon atoms and a radical selected from ##STR10## R 6 , R 7 , R 8 and R 9 are independently selected from R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , H or another monovalent hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms as defined for R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 , provided that at least one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , or R 9 is --(C r H 2r ) m (C p H 2p O) q --H, where n is 3 to 6; r, p and u are 2, 3, or 4; s, t, m, q are 0 to 100; m + q must be > 5; s and t must be < 100; f, g are 0 or 2 to 6; were j and k are each 1 to 250, and said diepoxide being reactive with the end of the moiety --(C r H 2r O) m (C p H 2p O) q --H and yieldig a difunctional chain extending radical, said reaction product being predominantly branched, the mole ratio of said diepoxide to said amine (A) and/or (B) being from about 0.7/1.0 to 1.0/1.0
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The antistatic fiber of claim 1 wherein R 5 is a radical derived from a compound selected from the group consisting of triethylenetetramine, diethylenetriamine, tetraethylenepentamine, pentaethylenehexamine, methyliminobispropylamine, 1,4-diaminopiperazine, 1,4-dimethyldiethylenetriamine, N,N'-bis(3-aminopropylpiperazine), or polyoxypropylenediamine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
66 words
The antistatic fiber of claim 1 wherein at least one but not all R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , and R 9 are ##STR11## and R 5 is a radical derived from a compound selected from the group consisting of triethylenetetramine, diethylenetriamine, tetraethylenepentamine, pentaethylenehexamine, methyliminobispropylamine, 1,4-diaminopiperazine, 1,4-dimethyl diethylenetriamine, N,N'-bis(3-aminopropylpiperazine), or polyoxypropylenediamine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The polyamide fiber of claim 1 wherein the ethylene oxide moieties make up about 10 percent to about 90 percent of the molecular weight of said compound and the fiber contains between about 2 percent to about 10 percent of said compound.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
311 words
In a method of preparing an antistatic polyamide fiber, said fiber containing between about 1 percent and about 12 percent by weight, comprising uniformly dispersing an antistatic additive in the fiber-forming polymer, then forming the fiber by conventional methods, the improvement consisting of using for the antistatic additive about 1 to 12 percent by weight of at least one reaction product of a diepoxide with a branched alkylene amine having a molecular weight above 1,500, said amine selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the formulas ##STR12## where R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from monovalent hydrocarbon radicals having 1 to 20 carbon atoms derived from aliphatic, aromatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic-aliphatic, heterocyclic hydrocarbons or --(C r H 2r O) m (C p H 2p O) q --H; R 5 is at least one of the alkylene difunctional radicals having 2 to 15 carbon atoms and a radical selected from ##STR13## R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , and R 9 are independently selected from R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , H or another monovalent hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms as defined for R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 , where n is 3 to 6; r, p and u are 2, 3, or 4; s, t, m, q are 0 to 100; m + q must be > 5; s and t must be < 100; f, g are 0 or 2 to 6; j and k are 1 to 250; where R 10 is a divalent radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms derived from aliphatic, aromatic, cycloaliphatic, aromaticaliphatic, or heterocyclic hydrocarbons, said reaction product being predominantly branched, the mol ratio of said diepoxide to said amine (A) and/or (B) being about 0.7/1.0 to 1.0/1.0.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
311 words
In a method of preparing an antistatic polyamide fiber, said fiber containing between about 1 percent and about 12 percent by weight, comprising uniformly dispersing an antistatic additive in the fiber-forming polymer, then forming the fiber by conventional methods, the improvement consisting of using for the antistatic additive about 1 to 12 percent by weight of at least one reaction product of a diepoxide with a branched alkylene amine having a molecular weight above 1,500, said amine selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the formulas ##STR12## where R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from monovalent hydrocarbon radicals having 1 to 20 carbon atoms derived from aliphatic, aromatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic-aliphatic, heterocyclic hydrocarbons or --(C r H 2r O) m (C p H 2p O) q --H; R 5 is at least one of the alkylene difunctional radicals having 2 to 15 carbon atoms and a radical selected from ##STR13## R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , and R 9 are independently selected from R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , H or another monovalent hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms as defined for R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 , where n is 3 to 6; r, p and u are 2, 3, or 4; s, t, m, q are 0 to 100; m + q must be > 5; s and t must be < 100; f, g are 0 or 2 to 6; j and k are 1 to 250; where R 10 is a divalent radical having 1 to 20 carbon atoms derived from aliphatic, aromatic, cycloaliphatic, aromaticaliphatic, or heterocyclic hydrocarbons, said reaction product being predominantly branched, the mol ratio of said diepoxide to said amine (A) and/or (B) being about 0.7/1.0 to 1.0/1.0.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 5 where the polymer is polyamide, the ethylene oxide moieties make up about 10 percent to about 90 percent of the molecular weight of said compound, and said compound is added in an amount between about 2 percent and about 10 percent by weight.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 6 wherein R 1 and R 3 are a monovalent hydrocarbon radical containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms or --(C r H 2r O) m --(C p H 2p O) q --H and R is a radical derived from a compound selected from the group consisting of triethylenetetramine, diethylenetriamine, tetraethylenepentamine, pentaethylenehexamine, methyliminobispropylamine, 1,4-diaminopiperazine, 1,4-dimethyldiethylenetriamine, N,N'-bis-(3-aminopropylpiperazine), or polyoxypropylenediamine.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
68 words
An antistatic polyamide fiber, said fiber containing between about 1 percent and about 12 percent by weight of a predominantly branched, chain-extended polymer of the reaction product of a compound represented by the formula: ##STR14## where a, b, c, d, w, x, y, and z are each a whole number and R is a difunctional radical from a hydrocarbon containing 2 to 13 carbon atoms and a diepoxide.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
68 words
An antistatic polyamide fiber, said fiber containing between about 1 percent and about 12 percent by weight of a predominantly branched, chain-extended polymer of the reaction product of a compound represented by the formula: ##STR14## where a, b, c, d, w, x, y, and z are each a whole number and R is a difunctional radical from a hydrocarbon containing 2 to 13 carbon atoms and a diepoxide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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The antistatic fiber of claim 8 wherein R is a difunctional radical from a lower alkyl aliphatic hydrocarbon compound containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
42 words
The polyamide fiber of claim 9 wherein the ethylene oxide moieties make up about 10 percent to about 90 percent of the molecular weight of said compound and the fiber contains between about 2 percent to about 10 percent of said compound.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
106 words
In a method of preparing an antistatic polyamide fiber, said fiber containing between about 1 percent and about 12 percent by weight, comprising uniformly dispersing an antistatic additive in the fiber-forming polymer, then forming the fiber by conventional methods, the improvement consisting of using for the antistatic additive about 1 to 12 percent by weight of a predominantly branched, chain-extended polymer of the reaction product of a compound represented by the formula ##STR15## where a, b, c, d, w, x, y, and z are each a whole number and r is a difunctional radical from a hydrocarbon containing 1 to 13 carbon atoms, and a diepoxide.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
106 words
In a method of preparing an antistatic polyamide fiber, said fiber containing between about 1 percent and about 12 percent by weight, comprising uniformly dispersing an antistatic additive in the fiber-forming polymer, then forming the fiber by conventional methods, the improvement consisting of using for the antistatic additive about 1 to 12 percent by weight of a predominantly branched, chain-extended polymer of the reaction product of a compound represented by the formula ##STR15## where a, b, c, d, w, x, y, and z are each a whole number and r is a difunctional radical from a hydrocarbon containing 1 to 13 carbon atoms, and a diepoxide.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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The method of claim 11 where the polymer is polyamide, the ethylene oxide moieties make up about 10 percent to about 90 percent of the molecular weight of said compound, and said compound is added in an amount between about 2 percent and about 10 percent by weight.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 12 where R is a difunctional radical from a lower alkyl aliphatic hydrocarbon containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
91 words
An antistatic fiber forming polyamide composition containing between about 1 percent and about 12 percent by weight based on the weight of the polyamide, of the polymeric reaction product of A. an alkoxylated branched amine compound having a molecular weight of at least 1,650 derived from an organic amine compound having at least one primary amino group reacted with at least one alkylene oxide having 2 to 3 carbon atoms with B. an diepoxide the mol ratio of said compound B to said compound A being from about 0.7/1.0 to 1.0/1.0.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
91 words
An antistatic fiber forming polyamide composition containing between about 1 percent and about 12 percent by weight based on the weight of the polyamide, of the polymeric reaction product of A. an alkoxylated branched amine compound having a molecular weight of at least 1,650 derived from an organic amine compound having at least one primary amino group reacted with at least one alkylene oxide having 2 to 3 carbon atoms with B. an diepoxide the mol ratio of said compound B to said compound A being from about 0.7/1.0 to 1.0/1.0.
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