Patent ID: 6436535
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: D06M,Y10T

Abstract:
A fiber having durable hydrophilicity adhered with 0.1 to 1.0% by weight of a fiber treating agent based on the weight of fiber, comprising 60% by weight or more of the following components (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) each contained at the following percentage;(A) 20 to 40% by weight of polyglycerin fatty acid ester expressed by the following Formula A, based on the total of (A) to (E); â€ƒwherein R1 represents alkyl or alkenyl group having 7 to 21 carbon atoms; R2 and R3 each independently represent H, alkanoyl group having 8 to 22 carbon atoms or alkenoyl group; â€œaâ€  indicates an integer of 5 to 15; (B) 5 to 20% by weight of polyoxyalkylene modified silicone expressed by the following Formula B, based on the total of (A) to (E); â€ƒwherein R4 represents H or alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms; R5 represents CH3 or C3H6O (C2H4O)d(C3H6O)eR4; â€œbâ€  indicates an integer of 3 to 15; â€œcâ€  indicates an integer of 10 to 120; â€œdâ€  indicates an integer of 5 to 100 and â€œeâ€  indicates an integer of 5 to 100 with the proviso that the sum â€œd+eâ€  is an integer of 105 or smaller; (C) 10 to 25% by weight of alkyl imidazolium alkyl sulfate expressed by the following Formula C, based on the total of (A) to (E); â€ƒwherein R6 represents alkyl group having 7 to 21 carbon atoms; R7 represents methyl or ethyl group; (D) 5 to 20% by weight of alkylene oxide adduct of alkanoylamide expressed by the following Formula D, based on the total of (A) to (E); â€ƒwherein R8 represents alkyl group having 7 to 21 carbon atoms; R9 represents alkylene unit having 2 to 4 carbon atoms; â€œfâ€  indicates an integer of 5 to 30; (E) 25, to 40% by weight of polyetherester expressed by the following Formula E, based on the total of (A) to (E); Formula E: R10â€”R11R12 â€ƒwherein R10 represents residue of aliphatic hydroxy compound having hydroxy value of 1 to 6; R11 represents polyether-polyester block expressed by Formula F or Formula G; R12 represents H, alkanoyl group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms or alkenoyl group having 16 to 22 carbon atoms; â€ƒwherein Formula F and Formula G, R13 represents alkylene unit having 2 to 4 carbon atoms; R14 represents alkylene unit having 2 to 12 carbon atoms; â€œmâ€  and â€œnâ€  each indicates an integer of 1 or larger; g1 to gm each indicates an integer provided that the sum, g=g1+g2+ . . . +gm, is 5 to 200; h1 to hn each indicates an integer provided that the sum, h=h1+h2+h2+ . . . +hn, is 5 to 200 and g&gE;h.