American Cyanamid Company

Francesco De Maria

Ronald E Pfeiffer

William E Streetman

Maurice M Zwick

Spero Sampanis

Chi C Young

An acrylic fiber tow which includes 1) monocomponent filaments of each of two acrylonitrile polymers differing in hydrophilic properties, 2) bicomponent filaments of both of said polymers having one interface between polymers components and 3) bicomponent filaments of both of said polymers having more than one interface between polymer components. This fiber, however, in spite of its composition of numerous filaments of differing structure provides a tow bundle having a desirable level of reversible crimp measured in a manner specific to the type of crimp designated.

Process of making bicomponent acrylic fibers having reversible crimp

An acrylic fiber tow is disclosed which comprises 1) monocomponent filaments of each of two acrylonitrile polymers differing in hydrophilic properties, 2) bicomponent filaments of both of said polymers having one interface between polymers components and 3) bicomponent filaments of both of said polymers having more than one interface between polymer components. This fiber, however, in spite of its composition of numerous filaments of differing structure provides a tow bundle having a desirable level of reversible crimp measured in a manner specific to the type of crimp designated. Also disclosed is a method for wet-spinning the novel fiber using a static mixing unit in conjunction with a spinnerette normally used for wet-spinning monocomponent filaments.

Reversible crimp bicomponent acrylic fibers

A hydrophilic, water-absorbing acrylonitrile polymer fiber is obtained when the fiber is structured from a hydrophilic acrylonitrile polymer so as to contain a water-hiding cavity and to have a filament denier in the range of about 0.75-2.0.

Hydrophilic, water-absorbing acrylonitrile polymer fiber

A process for preparing fibers from acrylonitrile polymer via melt spinning is disclosed wherein a slurry of polymer, water and surfactant are evaporated to form a single phase homogeneous melt of less than about 25 weight percent water and in the range from about 12 to 20 percent.

Continuous liquid phase process for melt spinning acrylonitrile polymer

A monolobal acrylonitrile polymer fiber is disclosed in which a continuous hollow extends throughout the fiber length, which hollow is surrounded completely by a solid polymer composition substantially devoid of sheathcore structure, density gradient, and void structure, said fiber being less than about 50 deniers per filament and having desirable textile properties.

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Gulf Breeze, FL, United States of America

Francesco De Maria