Process for producing artificial flower with natural plant and finishing agent for use therein

Abstract

A process for producing an artificial flower from a natural plant uses a finishing agent consisting of a solvent containing: (a) aC1-C3 lower alcohol and (b) at least one type of polyhydric alcohol and / or a glycol ether at a weight ratio of 1 to 99:99 to 1. A dye, an antioxidant, an ultraviolet ray protective agent, a fragrant material, etc. may be added to the finishing agent. It is preferred to effect simultaneous use of a polyhydric alcohol and a glycol ether as the component (b). Although an artificial flower of high quality can be easily produced only through the process of directly immersing a plant in the finishing agent followed by drying, products of enriched variety can be obtained through the process by impregnating a flower, etc. with a volatile organic solvent so as to effect dehydration and decolorization, by subsequently treating with a polyoxyethylene derivative solution and thereafter by applying the finishing agent having a dye appropriately added thereto.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a method for producing artificial flowers using natural plants and a finishing agent used in the method. Background technique [0002] It is proposed in Patent Document 1 that the method of making artificial flowers using fresh flowers is to replace and dehydrate the moisture of fresh flowers with an organic solvent that can be dissolved in water and has a specific gravity smaller than water, and then use it on the artificial flowers that can pass through the cell membrane and have non-hydrophilic A substance formed by mixing a small amount of polyols with a substance that is solid or liquid at room temperature and is virtually non-volatile, and impregnates the cells of the flower; thereafter, for this method, there are patent documents 2 to 8 Many proposals have also been made to add dyes to polyols for coloring, but there are problems in the long-term stability of the product, and there are disadvantages such as color...

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[0002] It is proposed in Patent Document 1 that the method of making artificial flowers using fresh flowers is to replace and dehydrate the moisture of fresh flowers with an organic solvent that can be dissolved in water and has a specific gravity smaller than water, and then use it on the artificial flowers that can pass through the cell membrane and have non-hydrophilic A substance formed by mixing a small amount of polyols with a substance that is solid or liquid at room temperature and is virtually non-volatile, and impregnates the cells of the flower; thereafter, for this method, there are patent documents 2 to 8 Many proposals have also been made to add dyes to polyols for coloring, but there are problems in the long-term stability of the product, and there are disadvantages such as fading or collapsing the shape of the flower.

In addition, the plants that can use these methods are also limited. For plants that are usually easy to make dry flowers (dry flowers), artificial flowers with commercial value can be produced, but they cannot be used for western orchids, lilies, and thin petals. cherry blossoms

[0003] In addition, in order to obtain products with commercial value, skilled technology is required, and it is difficult for novices to easily manufacture high-quality artificial flowers.