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Addition of additives to polymeric materials
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc
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Filing: 1992-06-19
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Granted: 1993-08-17
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Expires: 2012-06-19
Abstract
Abstract Additives are introduced into a thermoplastic melt by feeding at least one additive in an aqueous vehicle containing a dispersant to form an aqueous additive stream to a vented extruder which is extruding a thermoplastic followed by volatilizing an aqueous portion of the aqueous additive stream and removing substantially all the volatilized aqueous portion through the extruder vent to achieve a substantially homogeneous system containing the thermoplastic and at least one additive and forming a fiber from the homogeneous system by extrusion of the system through a spinneret.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank R. Jones
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 13:57
CPC Classifications
D; D01; D01F; D01F6/00; D01F6/58; D01F6/62; B; B29; B29B; B29B7/00; B29B7/80; B29B7/88; B29B7/94; B29C; B29C48/00; B29C48/25; B29C48/36; B29C48/50; B29C48/76; C; C08; C08J; C08J3/00; C08J3/20; C08J3/205; C08J3/2053; C08J3/2056; C08J3/22; C08J3/226; D01F1/00; D01F1/02; D01F1/04; D01F6/60; B29C48/022; B29C48/03; B29C48/285; B29C48/288; B29C48/2886; B29C48/29; B29K; B29K2067/00; B29K2077/00; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/0005; B29K2105/0032; B29K2105/0044; B29K2105/06; B29K2105/16; C08J2467/00; C08J2477/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A process for introducing additives into a thermoplastic melt comprising: a) feeding at least one additive in an aqueous vehicle containing a dispersant to form an aqueous additive stream to a vented extruder which is extruding a thermoplastic; b) volatilizing the aqueous portion of the aqueous additive stream; c) removing substantially all the volatilized aqueous portion through the extruder vent to achieve a substantially homogeneous system containing the thermoplastic and at least one additive; and d) forming a fiber from the homogeneous system by extrusion of the system through a spinneret.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
A process for introducing additives into a thermoplastic melt comprising: a) feeding at least one additive in an aqueous vehicle containing a dispersant to form an aqueous additive stream to a vented extruder which is extruding a thermoplastic; b) volatilizing the aqueous portion of the aqueous additive stream; c) removing substantially all the volatilized aqueous portion through the extruder vent to achieve a substantially homogeneous system containing the thermoplastic and at least one additive; and d) forming a fiber from the homogeneous system by extrusion of the system through a spinneret.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the additive is at least one or more pigment, stabilizer, delusterant, antimicrobial agent, antistatic agent, optical brightener, extender, filler, flame retardant, processing aid, nonpigment colorant, or a mixture thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the extruder is a twin screw vented extruder.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the dispersant is selected from the group consisting of: water dispersible/soluble polyamides or copolymers; water dispersible/soluble polyesters or copolymers; water dispersible/soluble vinyl polymers or copolymers; water dispersible/soluble alkaline oxide polymers or copolymers; water dispersible/soluble polyolefines or copolymers; and mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 4 wherein the dispersant is a water dispersible/soluble copolymer of caprolactam/hexamethylenediamine/isophthalic acid/sulphonated isophthalic acid or a salt thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the thermoplastic melt is nylon 6.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said feeding is through at least one injection port and is of more than one additive stream.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the achieved substantially homogeneous system is a concentrate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
77 words
A process for introducing additives into a thermoplastic melt comprising: a) feeding an additive in an aqueous vehicle containing a dispersant into a twin screw extruder which is extruding a thermoplastic melt stream; b) mixing the thermoplastic and additive in the extruder; c) removing the aqueous portion from the resulting mixture while in the extruder; d) extruding a resulting substantially homogeneous thermoplastic and additive melt; and e) forming a fiber from the substantially homogeneous thermoplastic and additive.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
77 words
A process for introducing additives into a thermoplastic melt comprising: a) feeding an additive in an aqueous vehicle containing a dispersant into a twin screw extruder which is extruding a thermoplastic melt stream; b) mixing the thermoplastic and additive in the extruder; c) removing the aqueous portion from the resulting mixture while in the extruder; d) extruding a resulting substantially homogeneous thermoplastic and additive melt; and e) forming a fiber from the substantially homogeneous thermoplastic and additive.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 9 and further comprising directing the resulting thermoplastic and additive melt to a second polymer melt stream.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 10 wherein the extruder is a side-arm extruder.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 11 wherein the second polymer melt stream is supplying a spinning machine for said forming.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
35 words
The process of claim 9 wherein the additive is at least one or more pigment, stabilizer, delusterant, antimicrobial agent, antistatic agent, optical brightener, extender, filler, flame retardant, processing aid, nonpigment colorant, or a mixture thereof.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
46 words
The process of claim 9 wherein the dispersant is selected from the group consisting of: water dispersible/soluble polyamides or copolymers; water dispersible/soluble polyesters or copolymers; water dispersible/soluble vinyl polymers or copolymers; water dispersible/soluble alkaline oxide polymers or copolymers; water dispersible/soluble polyolefines or copolymers; and mixtures thereof.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 14 wherein the dispersant is a water dispersible/soluble copolymer of caprolactam/hexamethylenediamine/isophthalic acid/sulphonated isophthalic acid or a salt thereof.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 15 wherein the thermoplastic melt is nylon 6.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 10 wherein said feeding is through at least one injection port and is of more than one additive stream.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
94 words
A process for extruding fiber directly from a thermoplastic melt and an additive in an aqueous vehicle containing a dispersant comprising: a) using a twin screw extruder as the main extruder extruding molten polymer in a fiber spinning process; b) injecting at least one additive in an aqueous vehicle into the extruder at such a rate as to give the desired additive concentration in the fiber; c) removing the injected aqueous portion of the vehicle in the vent section of the extruder; and d) shaping the resulting modified molten thermoplastic polymer into a fiber.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
94 words
A process for extruding fiber directly from a thermoplastic melt and an additive in an aqueous vehicle containing a dispersant comprising: a) using a twin screw extruder as the main extruder extruding molten polymer in a fiber spinning process; b) injecting at least one additive in an aqueous vehicle into the extruder at such a rate as to give the desired additive concentration in the fiber; c) removing the injected aqueous portion of the vehicle in the vent section of the extruder; and d) shaping the resulting modified molten thermoplastic polymer into a fiber.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
35 words
The process of claim 18 wherein the additive is at least one or more pigment, stabilizer, delusterant, antimicrobial agent, antistatic agent, optical brightener, extender, filler, flame retardant, processing aid, nonpigment colorant, or a mixture thereof.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
46 words
The process of claim 18 wherein the dispersant is selected from the group consisting of: water dispersible/soluble polyamides or copolymers; water dispersible/soluble polyesters or copolymers; water dispersible/soluble vinyl polymers or copolymers; water dispersible/soluble alkylene oxide polymers or copolymers; water dispersible/soluble polyolefines or copolymers; and mixtures thereof.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 20 wherein the dispersant is a water dispersible/soluble copolymer of caprolactam/hexamethylenediamine/isophthalic acid/sulphonated isophthalic acid or a salt thereof.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process of claim 18 wherein the additive is a pigment present in an aqueous dispersion containing a water dispersible/soluble copolymer of caprolactam/hexamethylenediamine/isophthalic acid/sulphonated isophthalic acid or a salt thereof and the polymer is nylon 6.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 22 wherein the aqueous dispersion contains from about 1 to about 25% pigment by weight of the total dispersion; from about 0.5 to 40% of the dispersant.
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