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Cellulose derivative excellent in liquid absorbing property, process for preparing same and structure containing same
Assignee: Asahi Kasei Corp
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Filing: 1984-10-30
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Granted: 1986-04-01
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Expires: 2004-10-30
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is carboxymethyl cellulose or its salt derived from cellulose having a crystal form of cellulose II, wherein the total saturation degree <<F>> represented by the following formula: <<F>>=<<f.sub.2 >>+<<f.sub.3 >>+<<f.sub.6 >> wherein <<f 2 >>, <<f 3 >> and <<f 6 >> represent the probabilities of substitution of substituent groups for OH groups located at the C 2 , C 3 and C 6 positions, respectively, of the glucose ring constituting the cellulose, is in the range of from 0.10 to 0.64. This carboxymethyl cellulose or its salt is excellent in liquid absorbing property and is prepared by treating cellulose having a crystal form of cellulose II with an alkali and then reacting the treated cellulose with monochloroacetic acid or sodium monochloroacetate. This carboxymethyl cellulose or its salt can be used in the form of a structure such as a sheet, a woven fabric or a nonwoven fabric.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenji Kamide
- 👤 Kunihiko Okajima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 00:28
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08B; C08B11/00; C08B11/02; C08B11/04; C08B11/10; C08B11/12; A; A61; A61L; A61L15/00; A61L15/16; A61L15/22; A61L15/28; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31971; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/30; Y10T442/3976; Y10T442/60; Y10T442/696
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
Carboxymethyl cellulose or its salt derived from cellulose having a crystal form of cellulose wherein the total degree of substitution <<F>> of the carboxymethyl cellulose or its salt represented by the following formula: <<F>>=<<f.sub.2 >>+<<f.sub.3 >>+<<f.sub.6 >> wherein <<f 2 >>, <<f 3 >> and <<f 6 >> represent the probabilities of substitution of substituent groups for OH groups located at the C 2 , C 3 and C 6 positions, respectively, of the glucose ring constituting the cellulose, is in the range of from 0.10 to 0.64 and the <<f 6 >>/(<<f 2 >> +21 <f 3 >>) ratio is at least 1.5.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
Carboxymethyl cellulose or its salt derived from cellulose having a crystal form of cellulose wherein the total degree of substitution <<F>> of the carboxymethyl cellulose or its salt represented by the following formula: <<F>>=<<f.sub.2 >>+<<f.sub.3 >>+<<f.sub.6 >> wherein <<f 2 >>, <<f 3 >> and <<f 6 >> represent the probabilities of substitution of substituent groups for OH groups located at the C 2 , C 3 and C 6 positions, respectively, of the glucose ring constituting the cellulose, is in the range of from 0.10 to 0.64 and the <<f 6 >>/(<<f 2 >> +21 <f 3 >>) ratio is at least 1.5.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
Carboxymethyl cellulose salt according to claim 1, which absorbs pure water at 37° C. in an amount at least 20 times its own weight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
Carboxymethyl cellulose salt according to claim 1, wherein the total degree of substitution <<F>> is in the range of from 0.25 to 0.64 and the salt absorbs a physiological saline solution at 37° C. in an amount at least 25 times its own weight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
Carboxymethyl cellulose or its salt according to any one of the preceding claims, which is in the form of a sheet, a woven fabric or a nonwoven fabric.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
121 words
A structure in the form of a sheet, a woven fabric or a nonwoven fabric, which comprises, as one constituent, carboxymethyl cellulose or its salt derived from cellulose having a crystal form of cellulose II, wherein the total degree of substitution <<F>> of the carboxymethyl cellulose or its salt represented by the following formula: <<F>>=<<f.sub.2 >>+<<f.sub.3>>+<<f.sub.6 >> wherein <<f 2 >>, <<f 3 >>and <<f 6 >> represent the probabilities of substitution of substituent groups for OH groups located at the C 2 , C 3 and C 6 positions, respectively, of the glucose ring constituting the cellulose, is in the range of from 0.10 to 0.64 and the <<f 6 >>/(<<f 2 >>+<<f 3 >>) ratio is at least 1.5.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
121 words
A structure in the form of a sheet, a woven fabric or a nonwoven fabric, which comprises, as one constituent, carboxymethyl cellulose or its salt derived from cellulose having a crystal form of cellulose II, wherein the total degree of substitution <<F>> of the carboxymethyl cellulose or its salt represented by the following formula: <<F>>=<<f.sub.2 >>+<<f.sub.3>>+<<f.sub.6 >> wherein <<f 2 >>, <<f 3 >>and <<f 6 >> represent the probabilities of substitution of substituent groups for OH groups located at the C 2 , C 3 and C 6 positions, respectively, of the glucose ring constituting the cellulose, is in the range of from 0.10 to 0.64 and the <<f 6 >>/(<<f 2 >>+<<f 3 >>) ratio is at least 1.5.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A structure according to claim 5, which comprises, as one constituent, carboxymethyl cellulose capable of absorbing pure water at 3720 C. in an amount at least 20 times its own weight.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
A structure according to claim 5, which comprises, as one constituent, carboxymethyl cellulose salt in which the total degree of substitution <<F>> is 0.25 to 0.64 and which absorbs a physiological saline solution at 37° C. in an amount at least 25 times its own weight.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
46 words
A structure according to claim 5, which is a piled material composed of carboxymethyl-cellulose or its salt in the form of a sheet, a woven fabric or a nonwoven fabric and other material in the form of a sheet, a woven fabric or a nonwoven fabric.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
143 words
A process for the preparation of carboxymethyl cellulose or its salt in which the total degree of substitution <<F>> represented by the following formula: <<F>>=<<f 2 >>+<<f 3 >>+<<f 6 >> wherein <<f 2 >>, <<f 3 >> and <<f 6 >> represent the probabilities of substitution of substituent groups for OH groups located at the C 2 , C 3 and C 6 positions, respectively, of the glucose ring constituting the cellulose, is in the range of from 0.10 to 0.64 and the <<f 6 >>/ (<<f 2 >>+<<f 3 >>) ratio is at least 1.5, said process comprising treating cellulose having a crystal form of cellulose II as the starting material with an alkali to such an extent that the cellulose is not X-ray-diffractometrically completely converted to alkali cellulose, and then reacting the treated cellulose with monochloroacetic acid or sodium monochloroacetate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
143 words
A process for the preparation of carboxymethyl cellulose or its salt in which the total degree of substitution <<F>> represented by the following formula: <<F>>=<<f 2 >>+<<f 3 >>+<<f 6 >> wherein <<f 2 >>, <<f 3 >> and <<f 6 >> represent the probabilities of substitution of substituent groups for OH groups located at the C 2 , C 3 and C 6 positions, respectively, of the glucose ring constituting the cellulose, is in the range of from 0.10 to 0.64 and the <<f 6 >>/ (<<f 2 >>+<<f 3 >>) ratio is at least 1.5, said process comprising treating cellulose having a crystal form of cellulose II as the starting material with an alkali to such an extent that the cellulose is not X-ray-diffractometrically completely converted to alkali cellulose, and then reacting the treated cellulose with monochloroacetic acid or sodium monochloroacetate.
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