Nitivy Co., Ltd.

Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Life Energy Industry Inc.

Fuji Lace Sangyo Co., Ltd.

Ichiro Nagashima

Mitsuo Yamashita

Toshio Sugihara

Marcos Masaki Komiya

Tadayoshi Utsumi

Akihisa Shirasaka

Siro Nakamura

Katunosin Isogai

Proposed is an electret fiber which is an insolubilized polyvinyl alcohol fiber containing 0.05 to 0.5% by weight of tourmaline particles having a particle diameter not exceeding 0.3 .mu.m. The electret fiber is effective for invigoration of human body by promoting blood circulation and also effective for decreasing the BOD value of sewage water by activating the bacteria in the activated sludge. The electret fiber is prepared by spinning a spinning solution of the polyvinyl alcohol containing the tourmaline particles into the form of a fiber which is then subjected to an insolubilization treatment by a heat treatment, formalization with formaldehyde or acetalization with glutaraldehyde.

Polyvinyl alcohol fiber containing tourmaline particles

A process for the production of continuous inorganic fibers is disclosed which comprises causing a spinning dope composed of a water-soluble organic polymer, a water-soluble inorganic salt capable of forming a refractory inorganic oxide, additives, and water and adjusted to a viscosity of 200 to 2000 poises at 20.degree. C. to be dry spun by the use of a spinning nozzle containing a plurality of spinnerets each provided on the spinning dope outlet side of a nozzle plate with a protuberance having a wall thickness of not more than 0.5 mm at the tip thereof and subjecting the spun threads of the spinning dope to a thermal treatment. An apparatus for working the process is also disclosed which is provided with a spinning nozzle having a plurality of spinnerets bored through a nozzle plate and severally through protuberances formed on the spinning dope outlet side of the nozzle plate in such a manner that the walls of the protuberances surrounding the spinnerets have a thickness of not more than 0.5 mm at the tips of the protuberances and the spinnerets so piercing the protuberances are radially constricted on the spinning dope outlet side.

Process for production of continuous inorganic fibers and apparatus

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Fujieda, Japan

Ichiro Nagashima