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Process for manufacturing regenerated cellulose hollow fiber
Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corp
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Filing: 1979-08-28
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Granted: 1983-06-14
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Expires: 1999-08-28
Abstract
Abstract A regenerated cellulose hollow fiber exhibiting a good cellulose II crystalline structure and an exchanged wet strength/wet elongation ratio is prepared by a process wherein: a dope comprised of cellulose ester in a non-volatile organic solvent is extruded through a circular slit defined between inner and outer tubes of a spinning nozzle having a double tube structure, while a core liquid is forced through the inner tube of said nozzle; the hollow fibrous extrudate is coagulated in a coagulating bath; the coagulated hollow fibrous extrudate is drawn 1.05 to 2.00 times its original length; and then, the drawn hollow fiber still containing a core liquid in the hollow is treated with an aqueous caustic alkali solution containing at least 0.5% by weight of a water soluble metal salt, thereby hydrolyzing the cellulose ester into cellulose.
Inventors
- 👤 Masamichi Ishida
- 👤 Jun Kamo
- 👤 Toru Takemura
- 👤 Shunsuke Minami
- 👤 Kensuke Kamada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-25 16:47
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D71/00; B01D71/06; B01D71/08; B01D71/10; B01D69/00; B01D69/08; D; D01; D01D; D01D5/00; D01D5/24; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2973; Y10T428/2975
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A process for producing a membrane substantially consisting of cellulose in the form of a hollow fiber, which comprises the step of: extruding a dope comprised of cellulose ester in a nonvolatile organic solvent having a boiling point of at least 100° C. through a circular slit defined between inner and outer tubes of a spinning nozzle having a double tube structure, while a core liquid substantially insoluble in water is forced through the inner tube of said nozzle; coagulating the hollow fibrous extrudate in a coagulating bath; drawing the coagulated hollow fibrous extrudate 1.05 to 2.00 times its original length; and then, treating the drawn hollow fiber still containing the core liquid in the hollow, with an aqueous caustic alkali solution containing at least 0.5% by weight of a water-soluble metal salt, thereby hydrolyzing the cellulose ester into cellulose.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A process for producing a membrane substantially consisting of cellulose in the form of a hollow fiber, which comprises the step of: extruding a dope comprised of cellulose ester in a nonvolatile organic solvent having a boiling point of at least 100° C. through a circular slit defined between inner and outer tubes of a spinning nozzle having a double tube structure, while a core liquid substantially insoluble in water is forced through the inner tube of said nozzle; coagulating the hollow fibrous extrudate in a coagulating bath; drawing the coagulated hollow fibrous extrudate 1.05 to 2.00 times its original length; and then, treating the drawn hollow fiber still containing the core liquid in the hollow, with an aqueous caustic alkali solution containing at least 0.5% by weight of a water-soluble metal salt, thereby hydrolyzing the cellulose ester into cellulose.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said dope to be extruded contains 0.2 to 15% by weight, based on the weight of the dope, of a metallic salt soluble in the non-volatile solvent used.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A process according to claim 2 wherein said metallic salts is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of halides, perchlorates, chlorates, thiocyanates, nitrates, sulfates and phosphates, of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, zinc, iron and copper.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process according to claim 1 or 2 wherein said non-volatile organic solvent is soluble in water.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A process according to claim 1 or 2 wherein said dope is extruded into an air or inert gas atmosphere and, immediately after the hollow fibrous extrudate travels over a certain length therein, introduced into the coagulating bath.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A process according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the coagulated hollow fibrous extrudate is drawn in water at a temperature of from 10° to 90° C. or in steam at a temperature of from 50° to 160° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
A process according to claim 1 or 2 wherein said aqueous caustic alkali solution contains 0.1 to 10% by weight, based on the weight of the solution, of a caustic alkali, and maintained at a temperature of not higher than 90° C.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
A process according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the metallic ingredient of the water soluble metal salt is the same alkali metal as the alkali metal ingredient of the caustic alkali in the aqueous caustic alkali solution.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
56 words
A process according to claim 1 or 2 which further comprises the steps of: treating the hydrolyzed hollow fiber, while being still in a wet state, with an aqueous glycerin solution thereby to be plasticized, drawing the wet hollow fiber in a gaseous atmosphere, and, concurrently with or after said drawing, drying the wet hollow fiber.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said aqueous caustic alkali solution contains at least 2% of said water-soluble metal salt.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said aqueous caustic alkali solution contains between 2 and 20% of said water-soluble metal salt.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said water-soluble metal salt is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal salts of sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, oxalic acid, citric acid, acetic acid, tartaric acid and hydrochloric acid.
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