2901 results about "Cellulose acetate" patented technology

The present disclosure relates to reservoirs for storing products in electronic smoking articles. The reservoir is manufactured from cellulose acetate fiber, thermoplastic fiber, non-thermoplastic fiber, or a combination thereof. The reservoir is substantially tubular in shape and is adapted to accommodate internal components of the smoking article thereby increasing reservoir capacity. The internal components particularly can comprise an atomizer, which may include a braided wick.

The present disclosure relates to electronic smoking articles exhibiting improved moisture control of a reservoir contained therein. The reservoir can be formed of fibrous materials, such as cellulose acetate fiber, thermoplastic fiber, non-thermoplastic fiber, or a combination thereof. The disclosure further provides methods for forming electronic smoking articles and methods of packaging electronic smoking articles (including cartridges thereof) so as to improve moisture control of the reservoir.

The disclosure relates to a melt-blown non-woven fabric based on cellulose esters, with fibers of mean diameter less than about 10 microns. The fabric contains 0-10 wt. % extractable softener, has a reflection factor determined according to DIN 53 145 Part I (1992) of more than 60% and the cellulose ester has a degree of substitution DS of about 1.5-3.0. The softener is preferably water-extractable. A melt-blown non-woven fabric is produced with the cellulose ester as follows: a cellulose ester, cellulose acetate, with a DS of about 1.5-3.0, in particular 1.7-2.7, is mixed with softener in a weight ratio of about 2:1 to 1:4 and simultaneously heated and melted. The mixture of softener and cellulose ester has a melting index MFI (210/2.16) according to DIN 53 735 of about 400 to 5 g/10 min., in particular 300 to 50 g/10 min. The melt is worked in a melt-blown spinning device into a melt-blown non-woven fabric and the softener is then extracted with a softener solvent to leave a proportion of 0-10 wt. %. The melt-blown non-woven fabric is especially suitable as a filter material.

The invention relates to a method for the removal of leucocytes from blood which comprises bringing blood that comprises infected leucocytes into contact with an adsorbent carrier that has a greater affinity for infected, activated and/or defective leucocytes than for uninfected leucocytes especially cellulose acetate. The method can be used in the apheresis treatment of diseases caused by pathogenic organisms, for example, HIV, HCV or malaria. It is especially useful for treatment of HIV.

The invention discloses a composite fibre membrane with an unidirectional water permeable performance and a preparation method of the composite fibre membrane, belonging to the field of functional micron/nano composite fibre materials; the composite fibre membrane is composed of a two-layer structure; a hydrophile layer is a nano-scale fibre membrane composed of hydrophile polymers such as polyvinyl alcohol, cellulose acetate, polyacrylate and the like; fibre diameter is 100-800nm; thickness is 25-35 microns; a lyophobic layer is the micron-scale fibre membrane composed of lyophobic polymers such as polyurethane, polystyrene, polymethylmethacrylate or polycaprolactone and the like; thickness is 5-10 microns; and fibre diameter is1.0-3.0 microns. The composite fibre membrane can be controlled by regulating technical parameters and has hydrophile/lyophobic differences and an excellent directional water permeable performance; and the preparation method is characterized by simple operation, low energy consumption, high efficiency and is widely used for fields of perspiring-type waterproof dress materials, fuel cell electrolyte membranes, unidirectional liquid transmission and separation and the like.

A biodegradable fiber (including fiber tow) and/or biodegradable paper substrate may be coated with cellulose acetate and/or plasticized cellulose acetate for use in a filter material configured for application in a filter of a smoking article. A filter made in accordance with this design may also include non-biodegradable material.

The invention relates to a tobacco filter tip and relative preparation, wherein it is formed by spinning the lactic acid polymer resin, drawing, coiling and shaping, while the line density is 2-6dtex, the beam density is 3-6ktex, the coil number is 15-30n/25mm. And it uses the adhesive method similar acetate fabric. Therefore, its polymer structure and large specific area can support the adsorption on organic, and filter the solid particle.

A polymer blend is prepared by dissolving chitosan and a second polymer in an acidic aqueous solution to form an aqueous polymer blend, dehydrating said aqueous polymer blend, and recovering said polymer blend. The second polymer may be selected from the group consisting of polyether glycols including polyethylene glycols; cellulose esters including cellulose acetate; poloxamers; polysaccharides including dextran and guar; polyvinylpyrrolidones; polyvinyl alcohols; and mixtures or copolymers thereof. These polymer blends swell in an acidic environment and deswell in a more neutral or basic environment. This technology is valuable for the dispensing of biologically active material or drugs into a surrounding environment, especially the environment as is found in the gastrointestinal tract. Since the various polymer blends of the present invention are not covalently or ionically crosslinked, but are physically combined, each polymer in the physical blend maintains its original chemical structure, and therefore, is safe for oral administration.

A degradable cigarette filter includes a filter element of a bloomed cellulose acetate tow, a plug wrap surrounding the filter element, and either a coating or a pill in contact with the tow. The coating and/or pill may be composed of a material adapted to catalyze hydrolysis of the cellulose acetate tow and a water-soluble matrix material. The material may be an acid, an acid salt, a base, and/or a bacterium adapted to generate an acid. The coating may be applied to the tow, the plug wrap, or both. The pill may be placed in the filter element. When water contacts the water-soluble matrix material, the material adapted to catalyze hydrolysis is released and catalyzes the hydrolysis, and subsequent degradation, of the cellulose acetate tow. The foregoing is also applicable to articles made of cellulose esters.

A method of preparing a crimped tow of cellulose acetate filaments comprising the steps of: a) providing cellulose acetate dope b) forming filaments (23) from the dope c) applying at least one additive to the filaments d) crimping the filaments to form a crimped tow wherein the at least one additive is capable of removing a component from cigarette smoke. Preferably, the component is a Hoffmann analyte. The additive may comprise a solution, liquid, emulsion or particulate material or combinations thereof. Preferably, the additive comprises an acidic compound or an alkaline compound. The additive may comprise malic acid, potassium carbonate, citric acid, tartaric acid, lactic acid, ascorbic acid, polyethyleneimine, cyclodextrin, sodium hydroxide, sulphamic acid, sodium sulphamate, polyvinyl acetate and carboxylated acrylate, carbon, silica, zeolite, clay, alumina, metal, molecular sieves or an ion exchange resin. The product tow can be processed on standard equipment to make efficient filter rods from which cigarette filter tips can be made which give significantly increased and selective retention of key smoke constituents.

A biodegradable paper substrate and/or biodegradable fiber (including fiber tow) may be coated with cellulose acetate and/or plasticized cellulose acetate for use in a filter material configured for application in a filter of a smoking article. Flocking and/or fibrillation methods may be used to deposit and/or generate a plurality of fibers that may protrude beyond a surface of the biodegradable substrate material. A filter made in accordance with this design may also include non-biodegradable material.

Cast semi-permeable membranes made from synthetic polymer used in reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration and microfiltration are treated with a non-leaching antimicrobial agent to prevent its bio-fouling and bacterial breakthrough. The semi-permeable membranes include a polymeric material and a non-leaching antimicrobial agent that is incorporated into and homogeneously distributed throughout the polymeric material. The polymeric material, in the case of one membrane, may be cellulose acetate. In the case of thin film composite polyamide membranes, the antimicrobial agent is incorporated in a microporous polysulfone layer that is sandwiched between a reinforcing fabric and an ultrathin polyamide material. The invention also includes a treatment of flat and hollow fiber semipermeable membranes made with polysulfones and polyvinylidene fluoride.

The invention discloses a high-performance flat-type cellulose acetate/graphene blend forward osmosis membrane. 5 to 25 percent by weight of cellulose acetate, 1 to 15 percent by weight of additives, 0.01 to 2 percent by weight of graphene and mixed solvent of dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, or N-methylpyrrolidone and acetone are added into a dissolving tank according to a given sequence and are stirred and dissolved for 2 to 18 hours at the temperature of 5 to 75 DEG C to be uniformly mixed so as to prepare a forward osmosis membrane casting solution; the high-performance flat-type cellulose acetate/graphene blend forward osmosis membrane is prepared on a supporting material by adopting a phase inversion method. According to the forward osmosis membrane, 1M NaCl is used as a driving liquid, the deionized water is used as a raw material solution, the flux of pure water of the forward osmosis membrane is more than 21L/m<2> within the test time of one hour, and the salt flux in the reverse direction is less than 3.5g/m<2>.

The invention relates to a production method of an environment-friendly water-soluble gum electrochemical aluminothermic transfer printing film. The production method comprises the following steps: a PET film of 6 to 15 micron is adopted as a carrier film; the carrier film is sequentially provided with four coatings such as a releasing layer, a color layer, an aluminum layer and an adhesive layer; wherein the releasing layer, the color layer and the adhesive layer coat the coating materials on a PET basal membrane substrate by a smooth roll or an anilox roll in a forward coating mode or backward coating mode; the aluminum layer is spray-plated in a vacuum spray-plating mode; the invention adopts the environment-friendly material and the production technique to produce the aluminothermic transfer printing film product, and the key points are as follows: solvent based acrylic resin, ethylene-vinyl acetate resin, ketone resin and cellulosic resin hot melt adhesive are changed into cellulose acetate and products made by cellulose acetate; and vinyl cellulose, polyvinyl butyral and powdery silicon dioxide are synthesized by water and a mixed solvent in a mode of wetting and dispersing. The production method has the characteristics of having no solvent residue harmful to human body and being beneficial to environmental protection and the like.

The invention provides an electrode and a preparation method therefor. The electrode comprises a current collector and an active material layer arranged on the current collector; the electrode also comprises a coating layer arranged between the current collector and the active material layer; the coating layer comprises a polymer substrate and a conductive agent; the polymer substrate is selected from one or more of low-density polyethylene, high-density polyethylene, epoxy resin, polyvinylidene fluoride, an ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer, an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, polybutylene, cellulose acetate and polyamide; and the conductive agent is selected from one or more of acanthosphere-shaped Ni powder, acanthosphere-shaped Cu powder, acanthosphere Al powder and acanthosphere-shaped tungsten carbide. The electrode has the advantages of low normal-temperature resistor and high PTC strength, so that improvement of safety performance of a lithium ion battery can be facilitated.

A filter such as an air having a reagent which chemically reacts with and removes a gaseous component of an air stream. The reagent contains functional groups covalently bonded to a non-volatile inorganic substrate which is incorporated in the filter. The filter can remove gaseous components such as aldehydes. Preferred functional groups are 3-aminopropylsilyl groups covalently bonded to silica gel (APS silica gel). The reagent can be contained in a space in the filter or incorporated in one or more filter elements. The reagent can be part of or coated on paper such as filter paper or incorporated in non-paper filter elements formed from fibrous materials such as cellulose acetate or polypropylene fibers. Other preferred reagents include aminoethylaminopropylsilyl silica gel (AEAPS) and aminoethylaminoethylaminopropylsilyl silica gel (AEAEAPS).

Disclosed is a method of making an acetate tow bands comprising identification fibers which can be used for tracking and tracing the acetate tow band through at least part of the supply chain. Each identification fiber exhibits at least one distinct feature. Each group of distinguishable identification fibers can exhibit a taggant cross-section shape, a taggant cross-section size, or combination of the same taggant cross-section shape and same taggant cross-section size. The distinct features and the number of fibers in each group of distinguishable identification fibers can represent at least one supply chain component of the acetate tow band, including the manufacturer of the acetate tow band and the customer of the acetate tow band. The identification fibers can be produced on a cellulose acetate tow line using one or more spinnerets with spinneret holes to produce the taggant cross-section shapes and/or taggant cross-section sizes.

The invention discloses a modified polylactic acid fiber and a preparation method thereof. The modified polylactic acid fiber is prepared through blending polylactic acid, a cellulose derivative, a cellulose diacetate grafted polylactic acid copolymer, a lubricant, inorganic nanoparticles, a nucleating agent and an antioxidant. The preparation method comprises the following steps: adding partial polylactic acid slices and all other raw materials to a high speed mixer according to a mass component ratio, carrying out high speed dispersion, and carrying out melt blending and extrusion through a double screw extruder to obtain modified polylactic acid master batch slices; and carrying out dry mixing of the modified polylactic acid master batch slices and residual polylactic acid slices in the high speed mixer, carrying out melt spinning through a melt spinning machine, and stretching to obtain the modified polylactic acid fiber. The prepared polylactic acid fiber has the advantages of low cost, complete biodegradation, environmental protection, good spinning performance, stable filament bundle quality, excellent flexibility, excellent antifriction, excellent dyeing property and excellent comfortableness, and is a very good high-performance environmentally-friendly fiber material. The preparation method has the advantages of simplicity, low equipment requirement, and environmental protection in the production process, and is in favor of the industrialized production.