Asahi Kasei Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Kazuhiko Shimura

Yoshiaki Nakayama

Jinichiro Kato

Toshio Yoneyama

Kenji Kanekiyo

The present invention relates to a polypropylene three-dimensional plexifilamentary fiber, a method of manufacturing same, and a nonwoven fabric composed of the above fiber. The plexifilamentary fiber in accordance with the present invention has a three-dimensional plexifilamentary structure, and is characterized in that the fiber has a microwave birefringence of 0.07 or more. As a result, a dimensional stability under heating of the plexifilamentary fiber in accordance with the present invention is extremely high. Moreover, it is possible to obtain a plexifilamentary fiber having a high spreadability by adding a spreading agent to the plexifilamentary fiber. A nonwoven fabric made of such plexifilamentary fiber has a high thermal dimensional stability, and as a result, the nonwoven fabric in accordance with the present can be usefully used in a wrapping material having a heat resistance and air permeability, apparel having heat resistance and moisture permeability, a heat resistance paper, and engineering and building materials or the like.

Polypropylene flexifilamentary fiber containing 0.1 to 10 weight percent

A polypropylene three-dimensional plexifilamentary fiber having a microwave birefringence of 0.07 or more and an Mw/Mn of 4.3 or less. Although a spreading agent is not included in this fiber, the fiber has a superior fiber spreadability and dimensional stability. The fiber in accordance with the present invention can be spun from a dope composed of an isotactic polypropylene having an Mw/Mn of 4.3 or less and an MFR of 20 or less, and a halogenated hydrocarbon, by a flash spinning technique. Further, the present invention provides a spinning dope and a method of manufacturing the fiber which effectively prevent ozone layer destruction by using a 2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane, a 1,2-dichlorotrifluoroethane or a solvent blended a dichloromethane with either of the above two solvents as the halogenated hydrocarbon.

Polypropylene highly spread plexifilamentary fiber

A halogen group solvent comprising a mixed solvent consisting essentially of bromochloromethane and/or 1,2-dichloroethylene and a co-solvent, wherein the co-solvent is at least one member selected from the group consisting of carbon dioxide, sulfur hexafluoride, difluorochloromethane, 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, etc., and the content of said co-solvent in the mixed solvent is 3 to 65% by weight; a polyolefin solution using the solvent; and a process for producing a three-dimensional fiber of a polyolefin using the solution.

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Moriyama, Japan

Kazuhiko Shimura