685 results about "Regenerated cellulose" patented technology

An absorbent paper sheet for tissue or towel includes from about 99 percent to about 70 percent by weight of cellulosic papermaking fiber and from about 1 percent to about 30 percent by weight fibrillated regenerated cellulose microfiber which was regenerated form a cellulosic dope utilizing a tertiary amine N-oxide solvent or an ionic liquid. Fibrillation of the microfiber is controlled such that it has a reduced coarseness and a reduced freeness as compared with unfibrillated regenerated cellulose microfiber from which it is made and provides at least one of the following attributes to the absorbent sheet: (a) the absorbent sheet exhibits an elevated SAT value and an elevated wet tensile value as compared with a like sheet prepared without fibrillated regenerated cellulose microfiber; (b) the absorbent sheet exhibits an elevated wet/dry CD tensile ratio as compared with a like sheet prepared without fibrillated regenerated cellulose microfiber; (c) the absorbent sheet exhibits a lower GM Break Modulus than a like sheet having like tensile values prepared without fibrillated regenerated cellulose microfiber; or (d) the absorbent sheet exhibits an elevated bulk as compared with a like sheet having like tensile values prepared without fibrillated regenerated cellulose microfiber. In some embodiments, the pulp is pre-treated with debonder to enhance the wet/dry CD tensile ratio of the sheet.

A cellulosic tissue includes cellulosic fibers selected from the group consisting of chemically pulped fibers and mechanically pulped fibers, the cellulosic fibers have from about 10% to about 50% by weight eucalyptus fibers having a lignin content of at least about 20% by weight, and from about 3% to about 10% by weight regenerated cellulosic microfibers.

The cellulose solution consists of ionic liquid and cellulose in the weight ratio of 3-8 to 100. The ionic liquid is ionic liquid of 1-ethyl 3-methyl imidazol acetate, 1-allyl 3-methyl imidazol chlorate, 1-allyl 3-methyl imidazol acetate or 1-butyl 3-methyl imidazol acetate. The cellulose material is insoluble wood pulp fiber. The preparation process of the cellulose solution is also disclosed. The cellulose solution is used in producing various regenerated cellulose products.

A method of making regenerated cellulose microfibers includes forming segmented fibers with multiple longitudinally-extending segments of slightly different composition such that there is defined splittable interfaces between juxtaposed segments of the fibers which are then split into microfibers at yields of greater than 50%. Fibers so produced may be incorporated into absorbent sheet with other papermaking fibers to provide strength, softness, bulk and absorbency to tissue, towel, and personal care products.

The invention relates to a graphene blend regenerated cellulose fiber. The graphene blend regenerated cellulose fiber is prepared by mixing an oxidized graphene solution and a regenerated cellulose solution, molding a mixture through a viscose wet spinning process and reducing the mixture; the dry breaking strength of the graphene blend regenerated cellulose fiber is not less than 1.8 cN/dtex, the wet breaking strength of the graphene blend regenerated cellulose fiber is not less than 0.9 cN/dtex, the dry breaking elongation of the graphene blend regenerated cellulose fiber is not less than 16%, the mass specific resistance of the fiber is 1-9X106 omega.g/cm2, and the thermal decomposition temperature of the fiber is not lower than 400 DEG C; and with the regenerated cellulose fiber as a matrix, the prepared graphene blend regenerated cellulose fiber has the advantages of good moisture absorption, good air permeability, soft handle and good dyeing performance and has the characteristics of ultrahigh strength, thermal conductivity, electric conductivity, antibacterial property and the like of the graphene; the conductive and thermal properties of the fiber are both improved by being compared with those of the traditional regenerated cellulose fiber; the antibacterial property of the fiber is additionally provided; and the graphene blend regenerated cellulose fiber provided by the invention has the advantages of simple production process, easiness in operation, and higher yield. People estimate that the developed graphene blend regenerated cellulose fiber can be widely applied to the field of costumes, industrial textiles and the like.

It is an object of the present invention to provide enzymes that have high endoglucanase activity and yet exhibit high activity even under alkaline conditions, and genes encoding the same. The enzyme according to the invention has the following properties: a) exhibiting endoglucanase activity; and b) capable of completely removing fuzz from regenerated cellulose fabrics at a concentration of 1 mg of the protein/L or below. The enzyme of the invention having endoglucanase activity is a protein comprising the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 or 11; a modified protein thereof exhibiting endoglucanase activity; or a homologue of the protein or the modified protein.

A wipe formed of a base layer and a secondary layer. The wipe has an initial caliper of at least about 0.5 mm, a basis weight of less than about 55 gsm and a % DIB of about 20-95%. The base layer is formed of a non-biodegradable material such as thermoplastic polymer and the secondary layer is formed of a biodegradable material such as wood pulp, cellulose and/or regenerated cellulose. The top surface of the secondary layer generally includes a non-uniform distribution of fibers.

The invention discloses low-cost green cellulose aerogel and a preparation method for hybrid aerogel thereof. The preparation method for the hybrid aerogel of the cellulose aerogel comprises the following steps that cellulose is dissolved into a zinc chloride aqueous solution, centrifugal deaeration is performed, and a uniform and transparent cellulose solution is obtained; the cellulose solution is formed, then the formed cellulose solution is placed into a coagulating bath to be regenerated, in addition, the regenerated cellulose solution is fully washed by use of a solvent, and cellulose solvent gel is obtained; the solvent in the cellulose solvent gel is removed by use of supercritical carbon dioxide drying or freeze drying, and the cellulose aerogel is obtained. Functional filler can be added into the cellulose solution to obtain the hybrid aerogel. By the adoption of different solution forming methods, the cellulose aerogel and the hybrid aerogel thereof in the shapes of sheets, fibers, particles and the like can be prepared. The preparation method is low in cost and is environmentally friendly, and the prepared aerogel is provided with a uniform nano-grade net porous structure.

A method of making absorbent cellulosic sheet includes forming a web of papermaking fibers, extruding a cellulosic dope of underivatized cellulose, disposing the dope upon the web and regenerating the cellulose in-situ. Regenerated filaments may have a denier of from about 0.05 to about 20.

The invention relates to a dissolvent for cellulose dissolution through freezing-unfreezing method or direct dissolution method, and process for preparing the regenerated cellulose fibers and films by utilizing the dissolvent, wherein the dissolvent is the water solution of lithium hydroxide and urea whose compositions are 3.0-7.0wt% of lithium hydroxide, 4.0-30.0.0wt% of urea, the rest is water. The water solution of lithium hydroxide and urea can directly dissolve cellulose through freezing-unfreezing method or by pre-cooling the dissolvent in advance to -10 deg. C - -4 deg. C. It can be used to obtain high dissolvability transparent concentrated cellulose solution. By using the concentrated cellulose solution and through 3-5wt% diluted acid water solution coagulation, regeneration, regenerated cellulose films and fibers can be prepared.

To provide a water disintegratable fibrous sheet with high water disintegratability and wet strength, that can be used as a cleaning sheet. A prescribed water disintegratable fibrous sheet comprising 30-50% by mass of unbeaten pulp (a) with a beating degree of 700 cc or greater; 20-40% by mass of beaten pulp (b) with a beating degree of 400-700 cc; 15-45% by mass of regenerated cellulose (c) with a beating degree of 700 cc or greater; and 2-15% by mass of fibrillated purified cellulose (d) with a beating degree of 0-400 cc.

A multi-ply absorbent sheet includes at least a first and second ply bonded together. In one construction, the first and second ply are provided with from about 90% by weight to about 25% by weight pulp-derived papermaking fiber and from about 10% to about 75% by weight fibrillated regenerated cellulosic microfiber having a characteristic CSF value of less than 175 ml; the sheet having a caliper of from 180-250 mils/8 sheets and exhibiting a wipe-dry time of less than 20 seconds, an SAT capacity in the range of 350-500 g/m², an SAT rate in the range of 0.05-0.25 g/s^0.5, a CD wet tensile in the range of 400-2500 g/3″ and a wet/dry CD tensile ratio of from 35% to 60%. The multi-ply sheets are efficient, high capacity wipers and have enough absorbent capacity to be used as ordinary paper towels. Preferred wiper towel products exhibit a differential pore volume for pores under 5 microns in diameter of at least about 75 mm³/g/micron.

The invention relates to a dissolvent for quick-speed direct dissolution of cellulose which comprises sodium-hydroxide and the water solution of sulfourea, wherein sodium-hydroxide amounts to 8.1-12.0% of the total water solution weight in the dissolvent, and sulfourea amounts to 3.0-6.0A% of the total water solution weight. The invention also provides a process for quick-speed direct dissolution of cellulose.

The invention relates to an activated carbon fiber and a preparation method thereof. The compositions in weight percentage of the activated carbon fiber are: 80 to 95 percent of fiber-forming polymer, and 20 to 5 percent of functional additive component, wherein the fiber-forming polymer can be polyacrylonitrile, modified polyacrylonitrile, polyvinyl alcohol or regenerated cellulose fiber; and the functional additive component can be a superfine absorbent of supporting metal with the average diameter of between 0.01 and 20 mu meter; and the supporting metal can be one of a silver ion, a copper ion or a zinc ion. The preparation method comprises the following steps: a base material fiber-forming polymer fiber containing the functional additive component is prepared first, wherein the base material fiber can be a polyacrylonitrile fiber, a modified polyacrylonitrile, a polyvinyl alcohol fiber or a regenerated cellulose fiber base fiber; and different physical activation treatments or/and chemical activation treatments are carried out according to different base material fibers to produce the activated carbon fiber corresponding to the base material.

The invention discloses a method for manufacturing cellulose film and silk. The cellulose is dissolved in mixed liquid 5-12wt% natrium oxyhydrogen and 8-20wt% ureophil, gets the cellulose liquid, then carries on film scratching and silk spraying to the cellulose, they are solidified in the solidifying bath, then the regenerated cellulose film and silk will be got after being cleaned. The cellulose thick liquid has excellent fiber textile performance and compactibiity of film, the regenerated cellulose has excellent light transmission and mechanical performance, the silk also has good mechanical performance. The method can obtain cellulose thick liquid by dissolving cellulose in room temperature. It has no contamination and its price is low, it is a kind of green manufacturing process.

The invention discloses an antibacterial, safe, moisture absorbing and quick-drying fabric and a production method thereof. The fabric is woven from first yarns, second yarns and third yarns, wherein the first yarns are pure cotton fiber yarns or cotton fiber type blended yarns, and the cotton fiber type blended yarns are yarns formed by blending of cotton fibers and one or several of jute fibers, polyester fibers, polyacrylonitrile fibers and polyarmide fibers; the second yarns are modified polyester fiber yarns with non-circular cross sections where nano silver ions are guided or modified polyester fiber type blended yarns with non-circular cross sections, and the modified polyester fiber type blended yarns are yarns blended by the modified polyester fibers with nano silver ions guided in and regenerated cellulose fibers; the third yarns are polyurethane fiber yarns. The fabric is good in antibacterial, moisture absorbing and quick-drying performance and excellent in safety. Meanwhile, the production method is simple in operation and applicable to large-scale industrial production.

The invention discloses a cellulose solution which consists of ion liquids and cellulose with a ratio of 2-7:100 by weight and the process for preparing; in which, the said ion liquids consists of N-methylimidazole and n-butyl chloride with a mole ratio of 2:3. The process for preparing comprises preparing ion liquids, dissolving cellulose with ion liquids and preparing regenerated fiber film. The cellulose spinning solution can mix with many materials such as nanometre-sized silver antibiotic materials, then graft and mix with the pilin according to a proper proportion to prepare spinning fluid. The continuous yarn and the staple fiber are produced by devices and crafts of wet method.

The present invention is directed to a fiber composition useful for fire blocking; a high loft web structure made from such fiber composition and a process for making such web structure; and a fire blocked article such as a mattress or furniture incorporating such high loft web structure and a method for fireblocking said articles; the fiber composition comprising (a) 1 to 20 parts by weight p-aramid fibers, (b) 20 to 60 parts by weight regenerated cellulose fibers containing silicic acid, and (c) 10 to 60 parts by weight polyester fibers, (d) up to 20 parts by weight binder material wherein the total of (a), (b), (c) and (d) is on a basis of 100 parts by weight.

The invention discloses a moisture-absorption, heat-generating, quick-drying, moisturizing and thermal fabric and a preparation method thereof. The fabric is formed by weaving first yarns, second yarns, third yarns and fourth yarns, wherein the first yarns are regenerated cellulose fiber type blended yarns formed by blending linen, wool or cashmere, one or more types of cotton fibers and regenerated cellulose fibers, or regenerated cellulose multi-filaments, or regenerated cellulose staple fiber yarns; the second yarns are modified polyester fiber yarns with non-circular cross sections; the third yarns are cotton fiber type blended yarns formed by blending one or two of polyester staple fiber yarns or polyacrylonitrile fibers and cotton fibers, or all cotton yarns; the fourth yarns are polyurethane fiber yarns. The moisture absorption and heat-generating value of the fabric exceeds national standards, the moisture absorption and quick-drying performance is excellent, and the thermal insulation rate meets national standards; the fabric also has comfortable elasticity and soft and smooth hand feeling of one surface next to the skin. Meanwhile, the preparation method is simple in process, and convenient to operate.

The invention discloses a novel cigarette filter with mixed tows, which is prepared by respectively opening one or more of cellulose acetate fiber, polypropylene fiber, polyester fiber and regenerated cellulose fiber of different types of tows, blending in a ratio, and shaping to obtain cigarette filter with different density distributions and different material distributions from the axial core to the circumference, wherein the smoke filtering performance of each fiber is different from others. While filtering smoke, the cigarette filter can greatly improve the smoke filtering efficiency through the combination of tows with different density distributions and different materials, thus facilitating retention of flavor component, fully exerting the maximal effect of each fiber, and flexibly adjusting between accurate control and selective adjusting of smoke components according to the design and the application requirement for cigarette.

The invention belongs to the technical field of preparation of a regenerated cellulose material and discloses a preparation method of the regenerated cellulose material. A employed solvent is a carboxylic acid type ionic liquid or is a co-solvent which is composed of the carboxylic acid type ionic liquid and an active-proton-free polar organic solvent, wherein the carboxylic acid type ionic liquid is preferably selected from 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazole acetate, 1-propyl-3-methylimidazole acetate or 1-butyl-3- methylimidazole acetate; an auxiliary solvent is selected from one or more of DMF, DMAc, DMI, DMSO, pyrrodine, acetone, dichloromethane and dichloroethane; and a solidifying agent is preferably selected from alcohol organic solvents. The carboxylic acid type ionic liquid is most preferably selected from the 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazole acetate and the 1-butyl-3-methylimidazole acetate; the auxiliary solvent is most preferably DMF; and the solidifying agent is preferably ethanol; wherein a mass ration of the carboxylic acid type ionic liquid to the auxiliary solvent is 5:5. By means of the preparation method, mechanical performances of a regenerated cellulose product can be significantly improved and environmental pollution can be reduced.

The invention discloses fluorescent salix mongolica regenerated cellulose fibers and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises the following steps: peeling off salix mongolica, crushing, sieving, drying and cooling to prepare salix mongolica wood powder; extracting salix mongolica cellulose by adopting an ethanol-acid mixed solution; treating the salix mongolica cellulose by processes of steaming, bleaching and the like to prepare salix mongolica pulp; filtering, decompressing and de-foaming water-soluble up-conversion nano particles and the salix mongolica cellulose to obtain a spinning solution which is uniformly mixed; and spinning the spinning solution by a condensation bath, drafting and molding, refining and drying to obtain the fluorescent salix mongolica regenerated cellulose fibers. A preparation process of the water-soluble up-conversion nano particles comprises the following steps: firstly, synthesizing hexagonal-phase up-conversion luminous nano particles UCNPs by adopting a high-temperature thermal decomposition method; treating the UCNPs with nitrosonium tetrafluoroborate NOBF4, and replacing oleic acid molecules on the surface; finally, reacting with a hydrophilic hyperbranched polymer to obtain the water-soluble up-conversion nano particles. According to the fluorescent salix mongolica regenerated cellulose fibers, the water-soluble up-conversion nano particles and the salix mongolica regenerated cellulose are used as raw materials and are subjected to efficient blending and wet-process spinning to prepare the regenerated cellulose fibers with the excellent fluorescent performance.

The utility model discloses regenerated cellulose fiber blended yarn and the preparation method, the components and the content of weight percentage: cellulose fiber occupies 25 to 70 percent, and the other fibers occupy 75 to 30 percent. The regenerated cellulose fiber is the fiber processed by adopting no less than one kind of the raw material from wood, bamboo, pearl, and wood pulp. For the regenerated cellulose fiber blended yarn provided by the invention, because the speed is controlled, each main technical gage is adjusted, each process quantification is adjusted, the rowan pick-up coefficient is reduced, the temperature control range is adjusted, thus, the level of yarn evenness is obviously improved, the details are reduced, and the yarn reached the requirement for subsequent weaving. The textile weaved by the regenerated cellulose fiber blended yarn of the invention has the moisture absorbing and sweat discharging performance, the health function for reducing the bacterial reproduction, the antistatic function, the appearance of silk like, the wearing is comfortable and handsome, also the textile is cool and dry, which is very soft for the skin, and the textile has no pollution and no poison to the human body, which is deeply favored by people.

The invention relates to a method for preparing regenerated cellulose fibers from plant fibrous pulp of reeds and stalks. The method is the solvent method, and comprises the following steps of: preparing 8 to 15 mass percent spinning solution of the regenerated cellulose fibers by adopting the direct method or indirect method; and spinning the obtained spinning solution of the regenerated cellulose fiber. The method has the advantages of simple process, little pollution, and good performance of the fiber prepared by the method. The regenerated cellulose fiber of reeds, stalks and the like, prepared by the method, has the advantages of high strength, softness, smoothness, good moisture absorbing property, convenient dyeing and the like.

The invention discloses a method for producing high-wet-modulus regenerated cellulose fibers from bamboo pulp. The method comprises a gum making step and a spinning step, and specifically comprises the following steps: with the bamboo pulp having the alpha cellulose content of greater than or equal to 90% and a degree of polymerization in the range from 400 to 500DP as a raw material, subjecting the bamboo pulp to alkali steeping, and adding BerolVisco388 which is produced by Akzo Nobel Company of Sweden and accounts for 0.1-0.2% of the weight of the alpha cellulose in the bamboo pulp in the alkali steeping step to obtain an alkali cellulose; subjecting the alkali cellulose to crushing, squeezing, aging, yellowing, dissolving, filtering, defoaming and ripening to form a spinning solution for spinning; reacting the spinning solution with a spinning bath to obtain primary filaments; and then subjecting the primary filaments to negative drafting, cutting, after treatment and drying processes to obtain finished product fibers. The method provided by the invention realizes the production of the high-wet-modulus regenerated cellulose fibers from the bamboo pulp with low polymerization degree and low alpha cellulose. Besides, the high-wet-modulus regenerated cellulose fibers are greatly improved in wet-and-dry strength and wet modulus, and meets the definition requirements of modal fibers in BISFA (Bureau International pour la Standardisation des Fibres Artificielles) standards.

Polymer composite films were prepared by solvent casting suspensions of quantum dots (QDs) in cellulose triacetate (CTA) solution. The films were robust and possessed the optical properties characteristic of QDs. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images of the films revealed that the QDs were well dispersed within the CTA film matrix. The selective alkaline hydrolysis of QD/CTA films in 0.1N NaOH over 24 hours resulted in the surface conversion of CTA to regenerated cellulose. Optical properties of the films were probed both before and after the hydrolysis reaction using fluorescence spectroscopy, and were found generally unaltered. The cellulose surfaces of the alkaline treated films allow for facile incorporation of the films into paper sheets.

The invention relates to a preparation method of a bionic artemisinin molecular imprinting composite membrane, belonging to the technical field of environmental material preparation. The preparation method comprises the following specific steps: by taking a regenerated cellulose membrane as a substrate, artemisinin as a template molecule, acrylamide (AM) as a functional monomer and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) as a cross-linking agent, inlaying silicon dioxide nanoparticles with functional monomer modified surfaces to the surface of a membrane material by combination with a dopamine bionic principle, and performing two-step temperature polymerization to prepare the bionic artemisinin molecular imprinting composite membrane. The static adsorption experiment is used for making a research on the adsorption balance, dynamics and selective recognition performance of the prepared imprinting membrane. A result shows that the artemisinin imprinting membrane prepared by adopting the method is relatively high in adsorption capacity and superior in artemisinin molecular recognition penetration performance.

The present disclosure provides low pH fibers that are treated with additives, preferably after regenerating the cellulosic fiber, to control the pH and oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) in an aqueous environment where the fiber is placed. The low pH fibers can be formed into fibrous articles such as tampons or wipes. The low pH fibers with the additives provide health benefits to the user in that they hinder the ability of harmful bacteria to flourish.

The present invention is directed to a fiber composition useful for fire blocking; a high loft web structure made from such fiber composition and a process for making such web structure; and a fire blocked article such as a mattress or furniture incorporating such high loft web structure and a method for fireblocking said articles; the fiber composition comprising (a) 1 to 20 parts by weight p-aramid fiber, (b) 5 to 30 parts by weight regenerated cellulose fiber containing silicic acid, and (c) 10 to 40 parts by weight modacrylic fiber, (d) 10 to 60 parts by weight polyester fiber, (e) up to 20 parts by weight binder material wherein the total of (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) is on a basis of 100 parts by weight.

Methods and systems of the present invention use cellulose-containing materials, which may include post-consumer waste garments, scrap fabric and/or various biomass materials as a raw feed material to produce isolated cellulose molecules having desirable properties that can be used in the textile and apparel industries, and in other industries. A multi-stage process is provided, in which cellulose-containing feed material is subjected to one or more pretreatment stages, followed by a pulping treatment, to isolate cellulose molecules. The isolated cellulose molecules may be used in a variety of downstream applications. In one application, isolated cellulose molecules are extruded to provide regenerated cellulose fibers having desirable (and selectable) properties that are usable in various industrial applications, including textile production.