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(11)EP 3 763 769 A1

(12)EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(43)Date of publication:
13.01.2021 Bulletin 2021/02

(21)Application number: 20206350.9

(22)Date of filing:  09.11.2020
(51)International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C08G 69/36(2006.01)
D01F 6/90(2006.01)
D01F 1/10(2006.01)
(84)Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(71)Applicant: Wenzhou University
Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035 (CN)

(72)Inventors:
  • ZHANG, Weilu
    Wenzhou City, Zhejiang 325035 (CN)
  • ZHENG, Yipeng
    Wenzhou City, Zhejiang 325035 (CN)
  • ZHENG, Jiaxing
    Wenzhou City, Zhejiang 325035 (CN)
  • LIU, Ruowang
    Wenzhou City, Zhejiang 325035 (CN)
  • FAN, Hongbin
    Wenzhou City, Zhejiang 325035 (CN)

(74)Representative: Huang, Liwei 
Cäcilienstraße 12
40597 Düsseldorf
40597 Düsseldorf (DE)

  


(54)METHOD FOR PREPARING COPOLYAMIDE RESIN AND COPOLYAMIDE HOT-MELT YARN


(57) The present invention discloses a method for preparing copolyamide resin and copolyamide hot-melt yarn. By introducing the elasticity regulator, the method can ensure that the melting point of the copolyamide resin is lowered and its elasticity is increased, and the copolyamide hot-melt yarn herein has the advantages of good elastiuciuty and low bonding temperature.


Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION



[0001] The present invention relates to a method for preparing copolyamide resin and copolyamide hot-melt yarn.

BACKGROUND



[0002] Hot-melt yarns make fabrics excellent thermal bonding properties, stable processability and excellent overall effect, enhance the quality of end products such as clothing, shoes and hats, expand the applications of textile fabrics, and accelerate the development of new products in the downstream industry. In addition, it promotes the rapid development of the upstream raw material polyamide polymer material industry, to achieve effective combination of upstream and downstream industries. With the emergence and application of hot-melt yarns, the product nature and boundaries are redefined, which actively promotes the development of new products, and provides strong support for innovation and entrepreneurship. It will definitely bring new vitality and economic growth points to traditional light industries such as clothing and shoemaking, etc.

[0003] In recent years, with the increase in the demand of flying woven fabrics, attention has been paid to special nylon hot-melt yarn materials. Patents related to nylon hot-melt yarn resin, such as US201816165700 discloses a conductive hot melt adhesive comprising polyamide, thermoplastic polyamide or copolyamide; US201816139909 discloses a copolyamide resin for fiber composite components; US201816126851 discloses a copolyamide resin hot melt film containing nano-silica; Shanghai Tianyang Hot Melt Adhesive Material Co., Ltd. CN109536119A discloses a copolyamide hot melt adhesive with elastic recovery and a preparation method thereof; CN109467695A discloses a method for preparing high-temperature resistant copolyamide.

[0004] At present, the industrial production of copolyamides such as nylon 66 (PA66) and nylon 6 (PA6) copolymer (PA66/6) has been realized, and several brands of general-purpose copolyamide resin have been developed successively, such as Vydyne®88X and Vydyne® 86XFS, Vydyne®85XFS, Vydyne®00XFS from ASCEND; and STABAMID®25RS from Solvay Group. However, these resins have the drawbacks such as low elasticity and high melting point, etc. which cannot meet the requirements of hot-melt yarn special materials. To solve these problems, the present invention provides a special resin for nylon hot-melt yarns.

SUMMARY



[0005] The first object of the present invention is to provide a method for preparing copolyamide resin.

[0006] The second object of the present invention is to provide a method for preparing copolyamide hot-melt yarn.

[0007] In order to achieve the above objects, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:
In the first aspect, the present invention provides a method for preparing copolyamide resin, wherein raw materials for preparing copolyamide resin include the following components, and the amount of each component is expressed in parts by weight:

even dibasic acid: 5-30 parts

even diamine: 10-40 parts

odd dibasic acid or diamine: 5-15 parts

cyclic lactam: 0-30 parts

elasticity regulator: 1-200 parts

the elasticity regulator is selected from elasticity regulator A and/or elasticity regulator B;

the method for preparing copolyamide resin comprises the following steps:

  1. (1) preparation of elasticity regulator

adding propylene oxide into a reactor with a sulfur-containing compound with a molar ratio of propylene oxide to the sulfur-containing compound at 2-20:1, to react for 6-10h at a reaction temperature of 120-170°C and a reaction pressure of 0.4-1.2MPa, then subjecting reaction mixture to post-treatment to obtain the elasticity regulator A;

introducing ethylene oxide into a reactor with the elasticity regulator A with a molar ratio of ethylene oxide to the sulfur-containing compound at 2-20:1, to react for 5-8h at a reaction temperature of 100-150°C and a pressure of 0.4 -1.2MPa, then subjecting reaction mixture to post-treatment to obtain the elasticity regulator B;.

wherein the molecular formula of the sulfur-containing compound is X(CH2)c-S-S-(CH2)cX, wherein, X is NH2, COOH or OH, and c is an integer from 2 to 16, preferably c=2 to 6;
(2) preparation of copolyamide resin:
putting even dibasic acid, even diamine, odd dibasic acid or diamine, and cyclic lactam into a reactor, heating the mixture to 100-160°C, stirring at 100-500r/min, and reacting for 0.5-5h; then putting the elasticity regulator into the reactor and continuing to heat the mixture to 180-280°C, after reacting for 0.5-10h, reducing the temperature to 50-180°C, and turning on the vacuum to -0.05∼-0.1MPa, removing all the distillate in the reactor, then turning off the vacuum, and then performing discharging, granulation , drying and packaging to obtain copolyamide resin.



[0008] Preferably, the even dibasic acid is at least one of dodecanedioic acid, sebacic acid, suberic acid, adipic acid, succinic acid, and oxalic acid.

[0009] Preferably, the even diamine is at least one of dodecane diamine, diaminodecane, diaminooctane, diaminohexane, diaminobutane, and ethylenediamine.

[0010] Preferably, the odd dibasic acid is at least one of azelaic acid, pimelic acid, glutaric acid, and malonic acid.

[0011] Preferably, the odd diamine is at least one of diaminononane, diaminoheptane, diaminopentane, and diaminopropane.

[0012] Preferably, the cyclic lactam is at least one of enanthrolactam, caprolactam, and azacyclononanone.

[0013] Preferably, the amount of the cyclic lactam is 10-20 parts by weight.

[0014] In the present invention, the sulfur-containing compound can be prepared by methods reported in the literatures, for example, prepared according to (Lu Wei, Preparation and Discussion of DL-cystine [J], Amino Acids&Biotic Resource2010, 32(3): 49-51).

[0015] The molecular formula of the elasticity regulator A is:

         X(CH2)n(OCH(CH3)CH2)x(CH2)m-S-S-(CH2)m(OCH(CH3)CH2)x(CH2)nX,

where n+m=c;

[0016] The molecular formula of the elasticity regulator B is:

         X(CH2)n(C2H4O)x(OCH(CH3)CH2)y(CH2)m-S-S-(CH2)n(C2H4O)x(OCH(CH3)CH2)y(CH2)mX,

where n+m=c.

[0017] In step (1) of the present invention, the post-treatment specifically adopts the following procedures: at the end of reaction, cool the reaction mixtrue and transfer it to a neutralization reactor, add a certain concentration of phosphoric acid for neutralization, when the pH is close to neutral, pass the mixture through the molecular sieve filter at a certain flow rate and transfer the filtrate to a distillation device, to remove the water by reduced pressure distillation.

[0018] In the second aspect, the present invention provides a method for preparing copolyamide hot-melt yarn, comprising the following steps:

heating the copolyamide resin in an extruder to melt to obtain a spinning dope, subjecting the spinning dope to spinning in a spinning box, cooling the formed fiber filaments to 40-100°C by air, and then passing them through at least one solvent tank containing elasticity regulator C, with the tank temperature of 40-80°C and residence time of the fiber filaments in the tank of 0.5-60s, then subjecting the fiber filaments out of the solvent tank to drying, drawing, setting, and winding to obtain copolyamide hot -melt yarn;

wherein the elasticity regulator C is selected from at least one of mercapto organic acid compounds and/or tributyl phosphine, wherein the mercapto organic acid compound is selected from the following: (a) mercapto organic acids, with the general formula of SH(CH2)nCOOH; (b) mercapto organic acid salts, with the general formula of SH(CH2)nCOOM, where M is an alkali metal element (preferably Na or K); (c) mercapto organic acid esters, with the general formula of SHCH2COO(CH2)nCH3; where n is 1-10, preferably 1-5;

the fiber filaments need to be treated with the mercapto organic acid compound(s) and then treated with tributyl phosphine, or placed in a mixed solvent of the mercapto organic acid compound(s) and tributyl phosphine for treatment.



[0019] In the present invention, the fiber filaments pass through at least one solvent tank containing the elasticity regulator C. When the mercapto organic acid compound is liquid at 40-80°C, it is recommended to perform as follows: pass them through a solvent tank containing a mixed solvent of tributyl phosphine and mercapto organic acid compound(s), or firstly pass the fiber filaments through a solvent tank containing the mercapto organic acid compound(s), then pass them through a solvent tank containing tributyl phosphine or a mixed solvent of tributyl phosphine and mercapto organic acid compound(s), and then dry them. When the mercapto organic acid compound is mercapto organic acid salt, it is recommended to perform as follows: pass the fiber filaments through a solvent tank containing an aqueous solution of the mercapto organic acid salt, and then pass them through a solvent tank containing tributyl phosphine or a mixed solvent of tributyl phosphine and mercapto organic acid compound(s). The solvent tank herein is a conventional temperature-resistant, acid- and alkali-resistant PTFE lined sealed tank. The residence time of the fiber filaments in the tank is determined by the traction speed. Preferably, the residence time in the solvent tank is 1-30s.

[0020] Preferably, the cooling conditions are: wind speed of 0.5-1.5 m/s, temperature of 12-20°C.

[0021] Preferably, the speed for drawing is 500-3000 m/min.

[0022] Compared with the prior art, the present invention can achieve the following beneficial effects:
  1. (1) The copolyamide resin herein has the advantage of low melting point and good elasticity.
  2. (2) The method for preparing copolyamide resin herein can ensure that the melting point of the copolyamide resin is lowered and its elasticity is increased.
  3. (3) The copolyamide hot-melt yarn herein has the advantages of good elastiuciuty and low bonding temperature.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION



[0023] The technical solutions of the present invention will be further described in conjunction with specific embodiments, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited hereto.

Example 1:



[0024] To a pressure reactor, 40.00kg of propylene oxide and 15.2kg of NH2(CH2)2-S-S-(CH2)2NH2 were added to react for 6 h at a reaction temperature of 120°C and a reaction pressure of 0.4MPa. After reaction, the mixture was cooled to 70°C and transferred to a neutralization reactor, and 1% (mass percent) phosphoric acid aqueous solution was added, and the resulting solution was stirred while keeping the temperature constant, when the solution achieved neutral, the mixture was filtered through a molecular sieve filter at a flow rate of 5kg/min and the filtrate was transferred to a distillation device, after vacuum distillation to remove water, elasticity regulator A1 was obtained. Then the resulting elasticity regulator A1 was transferred to a pressure reactor, and 30.50kg of ethylene oxide and 100 kg of deionized water were added to react for 5 h at a reaction temperature of 100°C and a reaction pressure of 0.4MPa, after the reaction, the reaction mixture was cooled to 60°C, and 1% (mass percent) phosphoric acid aqueous solution was added, and the resulting solution was stirred while keeping the temperature constant, when the solution was neutral, the mixture was filtered through a molecular sieve filter at a flow rate of 5kg/min and the filtrate was transferred to a distillation device, then slowly heated to 110∼120°C, and dehydrated in vacuum to obtain elasticity regulator B1.

Example 2:



[0025] The procedures were the same as Example 1 except that the addition amount of propylene oxide was changed to 75.40kg, to obtain elasticity regulator A2 and elasticity regulator B2.

Example 3:



[0026] The procedures were the same as Example 1 except that NH2(CH2)2-S-S-(CH2)2NH2 was changed to 26.4g of NH2(CH2)6-S-S-(CH2)6NH2, the addition amount of propylene oxide was changed to 75.40kg, and the addition amount of ethylene oxide was changed to 57.20kg, to obtain elasticity regulator A3 and elasticity regulator B3.

Example 4:



[0027] The procedures were the same as Example 1 except that NH2(CH2)2-S-S-(CH2)2NH2 was changed to 25.4g of NH2(CH2)6-S-S-(CH2)6NH2, and the addition amount of ethylene oxide was changed to 57.20kg, to obtain elasticity regulator A4 and elasticity regulator B4.

Example 5:



[0028] The procedures were the same as Example 1 except that the addition amount of propylene oxide was changed to 52.00 kg, and the addition amount of ethylene oxide was changed to 39.00kg, to obtain elasticity regulator A5 and elasticity regulator B5.

Example 6:



[0029] To a pressure reactor, 75.40kg of propylene oxide and 32.20kg of COOH(CH2)6-S-S-(CH2)6COOH were added to react for 10 h at a reaction temperature of 170°C and a reaction pressure of 1.2 MPa. After reaction, the mixture was cooled to 70°C and transferred to a neutralization reactor, and 1% (mass percent) phosphoric acid aqueous solution was added, and the resulting solution was stirred while keeping the temperature constant, when the solution was neutral, the mixture was filtered through a molecular sieve filter at a flow rate of 5kg/min and the filtrate was transferred to a distillation device, after vacuum distillation to remove water, elasticity regulator A6 was obtained. To the reactor, 57.20kg of ethylene oxide was added to react for 8 h at a reaction temperature of 150°C and a reaction pressure of 1.2 MPa, after the reaction, the reaction mixture was cooled to 60°C, and 1% (mass percent) phosphoric acid aqueous solution was added, and the resulting solution was stirred while keeping the temperature constant, when the solution was neutral, the mixture was filtered through a molecular sieve filter at a flow rate of 5kg/min and the filtrate was transferred to a distillation device, then slowly heated to 110∼120°C, and dehydrated in vacuum to obtain elasticity regulator B6.

Example 7:



[0030] The procedures were the same as Example 6 except that COOH(CH2)6-S-S-(CH2)6COOH was changed to 21.00kg COOH(CH2)2-S-S-(CH2)2COOH, the addition amount of propylene oxide was changed to 40.00 kg, and the addition amount of ethylene oxide was changed to 30.50 kg, to obtain elasticity regulator A7 and elasticity regulator B7.

Example 8:



[0031] The procedures were the same as Example 6 except that COOH(CH2)6-S-S-(CH2)6COOH was changed to 21.00kg COOH(CH2)2-S-S-(CH2)2COOH, and the addition amount of ethylene oxide was changed to 30.50 kg, to obtain elasticity regulator A8 and elasticity regulator B8.

Example 9:



[0032] The procedures were the same as Example 6 except that COOH(CH2)6-S-S-(CH2)6COOH was changed to 21.00kg COOH(CH2)2-S-S-(CH2)2COOH, and the addition amount of propylene oxide was changed to 40.00 kg, to obtain elasticity regulator A9 and elasticity regulator B9.

Example 10:



[0033] The procedures were the same as Example 6 except that COOH(CH2)6-S-S-(CH2)6COOH was changed to 26.60kg COOH(CH2)4-S-S-(CH2)4COOH, the addition amount of propylene oxide was changed to 52.00 kg, and the addition amount of ethylene oxide was changed to 39.00 kg, to obtain elasticity regulator A10 and elasticity regulator B10.

Example 11:



[0034] The procedures were the same as Example 6 except that COOH(CH2)6-S-S-(CH2)6COOH was changed to 21.00kg COOH(CH2)2-S-S-(CH2)2COOH, the addition amount of propylene oxide was changed to 52.00 kg, and the addition amount of ethylene oxide was changed to 39.00 kg, to obtain elasticity regulator A11 and elasticity regulator B11.

Example 12:



[0035] The procedures were the same as Example 6 except that the addition amount of propylene oxide was changed to 40.00 kg, to obtain elasticity regulator A12 and elasticity regulator B12.

Example 13:



[0036] To a pressure reactor, 75.40kg of propylene oxide and 15.4kg of OH(CH2)2-S-S-(CH2)2OH were added to react for 8 h at a reaction temperature of 150°C and a reaction pressure of 0.8 MPa. After reaction, the mixture was cooled to 70°C and transferred to a neutralization reactor, and 1% (mass percent) phosphoric acid aqueous solution was added, and the resulting solution was stirred while keeping the temperature constant, when the solution was neutral, the mixture was filtered through a molecular sieve filter at a flow rate of 5kg/min and the filtrate was transferred to a distillation device, after vacuum distillation to remove water, elasticity regulator A13 was obtained. To the reactor, 57.20kg of ethylene oxide was added to react for 6 h at a reaction temperature of 120°C and a reaction pressure of 0.6 MPa, after the reaction, the reaction mixture was cooled to 60°C, and 1% (mass percent) phosphoric acid aqueous solution was added, and the resulting solution was stirred while keeping the temperature constant, when the solution was neutral, the mixture was filtered through a molecular sieve filter at a flow rate of 5kg/min and the filtrate was transferred to a distillation device, then slowly heated to 110 ∼ 120°C, and dehydrated in vacuum to obtain elasticity regulator B13.

Comparative Example 1:



[0037] To a reactor, 7.3 kg of adipic acid, 11.6 kg of diaminohexane, 11.3 kg of caprolactam, and 6.6 kg of glutaric acid were added, and heated to 120°C, and stirred to react for 3h at a rate of 300r/min; and then continuously heated to 260°C to react for 1h, then cooled to 100°C, and vacuumized to -0.07MPa until no distillate flowed out, and the reaction was stopped, discharging, pelletizing, and drying were carried out to obtain a copolyamide resin. A performance test was conducted with reference to the industry standard HG/T3697-2016 Hot-melt adhesives for textiles. The test results were shown in Table 1.

[0038] The above resin was heated to 250°C in an extruder to obtain the spinning dope, and it was spun in a spinning box. The formed fiber filaments were blow-cooled (wind speed 1.0m/s, temperature 12°C) to 120°C, and then drawn (drawing speed 2000m/min). set and wound, to obtain ordinary hot-melt yarns. Tests were carried out with reference to FZ/T50038-2017 Lower melting point polyester(PET) composite fibers-Test method for bonding temperature and FZ/T52051-2018 Low melting point polyester(LMPET)/polyester(PET) bicomponent staple fiber. The test results were shown in Table 1.

Comparative Example 2:



[0039] To a reactor, 7.3 kg of adipic acid, 5.8 kg of diaminohexane, 11.3 kg of caprolactam, and 6.6 kg of glutaric acid were added, and heated to 120°C, and stirred to react for 3h at a rate of 300r/min; and 25.0kg of elasticity regulator A1 was added and continuously heated to 230°C to react for 2h, then cooled to 100°C, and vacuumized to -0.1MPa until no distillate flowed out, and the reaction was stopped, discharging, pelletizing, drying and packaging were carried out to obtain a copolyamide resin. A performance test was conducted with reference to the standard in the Comparative Example 1. The test results were shown in Table 1.

[0040] The above copolyamide resin was heated to 150°C in an extruder to obtain the spinning dope, and it was spun in a spinning box. The formed fiber filaments were blow-cooled (wind speed 1.0m/s, temperature 12°C) to 80°C, and then drawn (drawing speed 2000m/min), set and wound, to obtain modified hot-melt yarns.

[0041] A performance test was conducted with reference to the standards in the Comparative Example 1. The test results were shown in Table 1.

Comparative Example 3:



[0042] The procedures were the same as Comparative Example 2 except that elasticity regulator A1 was changed to 25.0kg of NH2(CH2)2-S-S-(CH2)2NH2.

Comparative Example 4:



[0043] The procedures were the same as Comparative Example 2 except that elasticity regulator A1 was changed to 25.0kg of elasticity regulator A6.

Comparative Example 5:



[0044] The procedures were the same as Comparative Example 2 except that elasticity regulator A1 was changed to 25.0kg of elasticity regulator B6.

Comparative Example 6:



[0045] The procedures were the same as Comparative Example 2 except that elasticity regulator A1 was changed to 25.0kg of COOH(CH2)6-S-S-(CH2)6COOH.

Example 14:



[0046] To a reactor, 7.3 kg of adipic acid, 5.8 kg of diaminohexane, 11.3 kg of caprolactam, and 6.6 kg of glutaric acid were added, and heated to 120°C, and stirred to react for 3h at a rate of 300r/min; and 25.0kg of elasticity regulator A1 was added and continuously heated to 230°C to react for 2h, then cooled to 100°C, and vacuumized to -0.1MPa until no distillate flowed out, and the reaction was stopped, discharging, pelletizing, drying and packaging were carried out to obtain a copolyamide resin. A performance test was conducted with reference to the standard in the Comparative Example 1. The test results were shown in Table 1.

[0047] The above copolyamide resin was heated to 150°C in an extruder to obtain the spinning dope, and it was spun in a spinning box. The formed fiber filaments were blow-cooled (wind speed 1.0m/s, temperature 12°C) to 80°C, passed through a mixed solvent tank of 2.4 kg of ethyl mercaptoacetate and 1.0 kg of tributyl phosphine at 70°C for 20s, dried, then drawn at a speed of 2000m/min, set and wound, to obtain modified hot-melt yarns.

[0048] A performance test was conducted with reference to the standards in the Comparative Example 1. The test results were shown in Table 1.

Example 15:



[0049] To a reactor, 7.3 kg of adipic acid, 5.8 kg of diaminohexane, 11.3 kg of caprolactam, and 6.6 kg of glutaric acid were added, and heated to 120°C, and stirred to react for 3h at a rate of 300r/min; and 25.0kg of elasticity regulator B1 was added and continuously heated to 230°C to react for 2h, then cooled to 100°C, and vacuumized to -0.1MPa until no distillate flowed out, and the reaction was stopped, discharging, pelletizing, drying and packaging were carried out to obtain a copolyamide resin. A performance test was conducted with reference to the standard in the Comparative Example 1. The test results were shown in Table 1.

[0050] The above copolyamide resin was heated to 150°C in an extruder to obtain the spinning dope, and it was spun in a spinning box. The formed fiber filaments were blow-cooled (wind speed 1.0m/s, temperature 12°C) to 80°C, passed through a mixed solvent tank of 2.4 kg of ethyl mercaptoacetate and 1.0 kg of tributyl phosphine at 70°C for 20s, dried, then drawn at a speed of 2000m/min, set and wound, to obtain modified hot-melt yarns.

[0051] A performance test was conducted with reference to the standards in the Comparative Example 1. The test results were shown in Table 1.

Example 16:



[0052] To a reactor, 7.3 kg of adipic acid, 34.4 kg of diaminohexane, 22.6 kg of caprolactam, and 10.4 kg of malonic acid were added, and heated to 150°C, and stirred to react for 3h at a rate of 200r/min; 38.2 kg of elasticity regulator B1 and 82.2 kg of elasticity regulator B7 were added respectively, and continuously heated to 260°C to react for 5h, then cooled to 180°C, and vacuumized to -0.07MPa until no distillate flowed out, and the reaction was stopped, discharging, pelletizing, drying and packaging were carried out to obtain a copolyamide resin.

[0053] A performance test was conducted with reference to the standard in the Comparative Example 1. The test results were shown in Table 1.

[0054] The above copolyamide resin was heated to 170°C in an extruder to obtain the spinning dope, and it was spun in a spinning box. The formed fiber filaments were blow-cooled (wind speed 1.5 m/s, temperature 13°C) to 50°C, passed through a mixed solvent tank of 2.7 kg of ethyl mercaptoacetate and 1.0 kg of tributyl phosphine (molar ratio of 2:1) at 50°C for 20s, dried, then drawn at a speed of 2000m/min,set and wound, to obtain modified hot-melt yarns.

[0055] A performance test was conducted with reference to the standards in the Comparative Example 1. The test results were shown in Table 1.

Example 17:



[0056] To a reactor, 7.3 kg of adipic acid, 20.0kg of 1,12-dodecane diamine, 33.9 kg of caprolactam, and 13.2 kg of glutaric acid were added, and heated to 100°C, and stirred to react for 2h at a rate of 300r/min; and 111.2kg of elasticity regulator B2 and 58.5kg of elasticity regulator B8 were added successively and continuously heated to 180°C to react for 3h, then cooled to 100°C, and vacuumized to -0.07 MPa until no distillate flowed out, and the reaction was stopped, discharging, pelletizing, drying and packaging were carried out to obtain a copolyamide resin.

[0057] A performance test was conducted with reference to the standard in the Comparative Example 1. The test results were shown in Table 1.

[0058] The above copolyamide resin was heated to 110°C in an extruder to obtain the spinning dope, and it was spun in a spinning box. The formed fiber filaments were blow-cooled (wind speed 1.5 m/s, temperature 13°C) to 50°C, passed through a sodium thioglycolate aqueous solution tank at 50°C (aqueous solution concentration of 90%, sodium thioglycolate content of 0.228kg) for 15s and then passed through a solvent tank of tributyl phosphine 1.0kg at 50°C for 15s, dried, then drawn at a speed of 2500m/min, set and wound, to obtain modified hot-melt yarns.

[0059] A performance test was conducted with reference to the standard in the Comparative Example 1. The test results were shown in Table 1.

Example 18:



[0060] To a reactor, 23.0kg of dodecanedioic acid, 17.4kg of diaminohexane, 14.1kg of azacyclononanone, and 8.0kg of pimelic acid were added, and heated to 138°C, and stirred to react for 2h at a rate of 280r/min, and 7.44 kg of elasticity regulator B3 and 7.73kg of elasticity regulator B6 were added successively and continuously heated to 220°C to react for 3h, then cooled to 90°C, and vacuumized to -0.1 MPa until no distillate flowed out, and the reaction was stopped, discharging, pelletizing, drying and packaging were carried out to obtain a copolyamide resin.

[0061] A performance test was conducted with reference to the standard in the Comparative Example 1. The test results were shown in Table 1.

[0062] The above copolyamide resin was heated to 112°C in an extruder to obtain the spinning dope, and it was spun in a spinning box. The formed fiber filaments were blow-cooled (wind speed 1.5 m/s, temperature 15°C) to 52°C, successively passed through a 6-mercaptohexanoic acid (0.296kg) solvent tank at 50°C for 10s, and a tributyl phosphine (1.0kg) solvent tank at 50°C for 10s, dried, then drawn at a speed of 2000m/min, set and wound, to obtain modified hot-melt yarns.

[0063] A performance test was conducted with reference to the standard in the Comparative Example 1. The test results were shown in Table 1.

Example 19:



[0064] To a reactor, 7.3kg of adipic acid, 10.0kg of 1,12-dodecane diamine, 5.8 kg of diaminohexane, 12.5 kg of dodecanedioic acid, 9.4kg of azelaic acid and 9.9 kg of 2-azahexanone were added, and heated to 128°C, and stirred to react for 2h at a rate of 350r/min, and 12.38kg of elasticity regulator B12 and 11.8kg of elasticity regulator B4 were added successively and continuously heated to 230°C to react for 4h, then cooled to 120°C, and vacuumized to -0.1 MPa until no distillate flowed out, and the reaction was stopped, discharging, pelletizing, drying and packaging were carried out to obtain a copolyamide resin.

[0065] A performance test was conducted with reference to the standard in the Comparative Example 1. The test results were shown in Table 1.

[0066] The above copolyamide resin was heated to 125°C in an extruder to obtain the spinning dope, and it was spun in a spinning box. The formed fiber filaments were blow-cooled (wind speed 1.5 m/s, temperature 15°C) to 60°C, successively passed through a isooctyl 6-mercaptoacetate (2.0kg) solvent tank at 60°C for 20s, and a tributyl phosphine (10.1 kg) solvent tank at 50°C for 10s, dried, then drawn at a speed of 2000m/min, set and wound, to obtain modified hot-melt yarns.

[0067] A performance test was conducted with reference to the standard in the Comparative Example 1. The test results were shown in Table 1.

Example 20:



[0068] To a reactor, 10.0kg of 1,12-dodecane diamine, 12.5kg of dodecanedioic acid, 3.3kg of glutaric acid, 4.0kg of pimelic acid, and 14.1kg of azacyclononanone were added, and heated to 150°C, and stirred to react for 2.5 h at a rate of 300r/min, and 5.41kg of elasticity regulator B10 and 4.84kg of elasticity regulator B5 were added successively and continuously heated to 200°C to react for 5h, then cooled to 80°C, and vacuumized to -0.08 MPa until no distillate flowed out, and the reaction was stopped, discharging, pelletizing, drying and packaging were carried out to obtain a copolyamide resin.

[0069] A performance test was conducted with reference to the standard in the Comparative Example 1. The test results were shown in Table 1.

[0070] The above copolyamide resin was heated to 120°C in an extruder to obtain the spinning dope, and it was spun in a spinning box. The formed fiber filaments were blow-cooled (wind speed 1.5 m/s, temperature 14°C) to 60°C, successively immersed in a sodium thioglycolate aqueous solution tank (90% by concentration) at 60°C for a residence time of 5s, and then immersed in a mixed solution tank of butyl thioglycolate and tributyl phosphine with a molar ratio of 2:1 at 50°C for the residence time of 1s, and blown to dry, then drawn at a speed of 2800 m/min, set and wound, to obtain modified hot-melt yarns.

[0071] A performance test was conducted with reference to the standard in the Comparative Example 1. The test results were shown in Table 1.

Example 21:



[0072] To a reactor, 15.8 kg of 1,9-diaminononane, 7.3 kg of adipic acid, 1.6 kg of pimelic acid, and 22.6 kg of caprolactam were added, and heated to 150°C, and stirred to react for 3 h at a rate of 400r/min, and 13.78 kg of elasticity regulator B13, 8.22 kg of elasticity regulator B7, 76.4 kg of elasticity regulator B1 were added successively and continuously heated to 220°C to react for 3h at a stirring rate of 400r/min, then cooled to 80°C, and vacuumized to -0.1 MPa until no distillate flowed out, and the reaction was stopped, discharging, pelletizing, drying and packaging were carried out to obtain a copolyamide resin.

[0073] A performance test was conducted with reference to the standard in the Comparative Example 1. The test results were shown in Table 1.

[0074] The above copolyamide resin was heated to 120°C in an extruder to obtain the spinning dope, and it was spun in a spinning box. The formed fiber filaments were blow-cooled (wind speed 1.5 m/s, temperature 14°C) to 50°C, successively immersed in a potassium thioglycolate aqueous solution tank (90% by concentration) at 50°C for a residence time of 3s, and then immersed in a mixed solvent tank of butyl thioglycolate and tributyl phosphine with a molar ratio of 2:1 at 50°C for the residence time of 3s, and blown to dry, then drawn at a speed of 2200 m/min, set and wound, to obtain modified hot-melt yarns.

[0075] A performance test was conducted with reference to the standard in the Comparative Example 1. The test results were shown in Table 1.

Example 22:



[0076] To a reactor, 18.8kg of 1,9-azelaic acid, 11.6kg of diaminohexane , 3.96kg of glutaric acid, 22.6kg of caprolactam were added, and heated to 130°C, and stirred to react for 2 h at a rate of 300r/min, and 8.5kg of elasticity regulator A13, 9.6kg of elasticity regulator A3 and 9.68kg of elasticity regulator B5 were added successively and continuously heated to 220°C to react for 10h, then cooled to 90°C, and vacuumized to -0.08 MPa until no distillate flowed out, and the reaction was stopped, discharging, pelletizing, drying and packaging were carried out to obtain a copolyamide resin.

[0077] A performance test was conducted with reference to the standard in the Comparative Example 1. The test results were shown in Table 1.

[0078] The above copolyamide resin was heated to 130°C in an extruder to obtain the spinning dope, and it was spun in a spinning box. The formed fiber filaments were blow-cooled (wind speed 1.5 m/s, temperature 12°C) to 50°C, successively immersed in a potassium thioglycolate aqueous solution tank (90% by concentration) at 50°C for a residence time of 2s, and then immersed in a mixed solution of butyl thioglycolate and tributyl phosphine with a molar ratio of 1:1 at 45°C for the residence time of 2s, and blown to dry, then drawn at a speed of 1000 m/min, set and wound, to obtain modified hot-melt yarns.

[0079] A performance test was conducted with reference to the standard in the Comparative Example 1. The test results were shown in Table 1.

Example 23:



[0080] To a reactor, 23.0kg of dodecanedioic acid, 17.2kg of 1,10-diaminodecane, and 3.9kg of 1,7-diaminoheptane were added, and heated to 148°C, and stirred to react for 0.5 h at a rate of 200r/min, and 9.06kg of elasticity regulator A8, 10.26kg of elasticity regulator B11 and 6.70kg of elasticity regulator A12 were added successively and continuously heated to 220°C to react for 6h, then cooled to 80°C, and vacuumized to -0.1 MPa until no distillate flowed out, and the reaction was stopped, discharging, pelletizing, drying and packaging were carried out to obtain a copolyamide resin.

[0081] A performance test was conducted with reference to the standard in the Comparative Example 1. The test results were shown in Table 1.

[0082] The above copolyamide resin was heated to 120°C in an extruder to obtain the spinning dope, and it was spun in a spinning box. The formed fiber filaments were blow-cooled (wind speed 0.5 m/s, temperature 12°C) to 40°C, successively immersed in an ethyl mercaptoacetate solvent tank at 40°C for 3s, then immersed in a tributyl phosphine solvent tank at 40°C for 5s, and blown to dry, then drawn at a speed of 800 m/min, set and wound, to obtain modified hot-melt yarns.

[0083] A performance test was conducted with reference to the standard in the Comparative Example 1. The test results were shown in Table 1.

Example 24:



[0084] To a reactor, 7.3 kg of adipic acid, 5.8 kg of diaminohexane, 11.3 kg of caprolactam, and 6.6 kg of glutaric acid were added, and heated to 120°C, and stirred to react for 3 h at a rate of 300r/min, and 25.0kg of elasticity regulator A6 was added and continuously heated to 230°C to react for 2h, then cooled to 100°C, and vacuumized to -0.1 MPa until no distillate flowed out, and the reaction was stopped, discharging, pelletizing, drying and packaging were carried out to obtain a copolyamide resin. A performance test was conducted with reference to the standard in the Comparative Example 1. The test results were shown in Table 1.

[0085] The above copolyamide resin was heated to 150°C in an extruder to obtain the spinning dope, and it was spun in a spinning box. The formed fiber filaments were blow-cooled (wind speed 1.0 m/s, temperature 12°C) to 80°C, then passed through a mixed solvent tank of 2.4 kg of ethyl mercaptoacetate and 1.0 kg of tributyl phosphine at 70°C for 20s and dried, then drawn at a speed of 2000 m/min, set and wound, to obtain modified hot-melt yarns.

[0086] A performance test was conducted with reference to the standard in the Comparative Example 1. The test results were shown in Table 1.

Example 25



[0087] To a reactor, 7.3 kg of adipic acid, 5.8 kg of diaminohexane, 11.3 kg of caprolactam, and 6.6 kg of glutaric acid were added, and heated to 120°C, and stirred to react for 3 h at a rate of 300r/min, and 25.0kg of elasticity regulator B6 was added and continuously heated to 230°C to react for 2h, then cooled to 100°C, and vacuumized to -0.1 MPa until no distillate flowed out, and the reaction was stopped, discharging, pelletizing, drying and packaging were carried out to obtain a copolyamide resin. A performance test was conducted with reference to the standard in the Comparative Example 1. The test results were shown in Table 1.

[0088] The above copolyamide resin was heated to 150°C in an extruder to obtain the spinning dope, and it was spun in a spinning box. The formed fiber filaments were blow-cooled (wind speed 1.0 m/s, temperature 12°C) to 80°C, then passed through a mixed solvent tank of 2.4 kg of ethyl mercaptoacetate and 1.0 kg of tributyl phosphine at 70°C for 20s and dried, then drawn at a speed of 2000 m/min, set and wound, to obtain modified hot-melt yarns.

[0089] A performance test was conducted with reference to the standard in the Comparative Example 1. The test results were shown in Table 1.
Table 1 Performance of copolyamide resin and hot-melt yarn
Examplesresinhot-melt yarn
Micro melting point/°CMelt flow rate/g ·10 min-1Glass transition temperatur e/°CBonding temperat ure/°CElonga tion at break/ %Breaking strength (cN/dtex)
Comparative Example 1 190-195 40.8 120.5 190.3 19 6.8
Comparative Example 2 150-155 46.7 85.2 150.1 42 5.4
Comparative Example 3 193-198 42.9 125.1 193.3 30 5.6
Example 14 80-85 20.2 67.9 80.4 60 5.0
Example 15 85-90 21.5 65.3 85.6 68 5.1
Example 16 82-87 18.3 60.2 82.5 73 5.0
Example 17 75-80 19.8 63.1 75.8 74 5.1
Example 18 76-81 17.4 65.8 76.7 76 5.2
Example 19 78-83 18.8 67.1 78.6 78 5.2
Example 20 81-86 19.2 69.0 81.0 75 5.2
Example 21 80-85 18.7 68.9 80.3 76 5.3
Example 22 79-84 17.3 68.1 79.7 78 5.2
Example 23 82-87 12.1 70.2 82.5 80 5.2
Example 24 81-86 16.8 65.2 80.1 92 6.0
Example 25 80-83 15.1 66.7 78.4 95 6.1



Claims

1. A method for preparing copolyamide resin, wherein raw materials for preparing copolyamide resin include the following components, and the amount of each component is expressed in parts by weight:

even dibasic acid: 5-30 parts,

even diamine: 10-40 parts,

odd dibasic acid or diamine: 5-15 parts,

cyclic lactam: 0-30 parts, and

elasticity regulator: 1-200 parts;

wherein the elasticity regulator is selected from elasticity regulator A and/or elasticity regulator B;

the method for preparing copolyamide resin comprises the following steps:

(1) preparation of elasticity regulator

adding propylene oxide into a reactor with a sulfur-containing compound with a molar ratio of propylene oxide to the sulfur-containing compound at 2-20:1, to react for 6-10h at a reaction temperature of 120-170°C and a reaction pressure of 0.4-1.2MPa, then subjecting reaction mixture to post-treatment to obtain the elasticity regulator A;

introducing ethylene oxide into a reactor with the elasticity regulator A with a molar ratio of ethylene oxide to the sulfur-containing compound at 2-20:1, to react for 5-8h at a reaction temperature of 100-150°C and a pressure of 0.4 -1.2MPa, then subjecting reaction mixture to post-treatment to obtain the elasticity regulator B;.

wherein the molecular formula of the sulfur-containing compound is X(CH2)c-S-S-(CH2)cX, where, X is NH2, COOH or OH, and c is an integer from 2 to 16;
(2) preparation of copolyamide resin:
putting even dibasic acid, even diamine, odd dibasic acid or diamine, and cyclic lactam into a reactor, heating the mixture to 100-160°C, stirring at 100-500r/min, and reacting for 0.5-5h; then putting the elasticity regulator into the reactor and continuing to heat the mixture to 180-280°C, after reacting for 0.5-10h, reducing the temperature to 50-180°C, and turning on the vacuum to -0.05∼-0.1MPa, removing all the distillate in the reactor, then turning off the vacuum, and then performing discharging, granulation , drying and packaging to obtain copolyamide resin.


 
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the even dibasic acid is at least one selected from dodecanedioic acid, sebacic acid, suberic acid, adipic acid, succinic acid, and oxalic acid.
 
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the even diamine is at least one selected from dodecane diamine, diaminodecane, diaminooctane, diaminohexane, diaminobutane, and ethylenediamine.
 
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the odd dibasic acid is at least one selected from azelaic acid, pimelic acid, glutaric acid, and malonic acid.
 
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the odd diamine is at least one selected from diaminononane, diaminoheptane, diaminopentane, and diaminopropane.
 
6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the cyclic lactam is at least one selected from enanthrolactam, caprolactam, and 2-azacyclononanone.
 
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the amount of the cyclic lactam is 10-20 parts by weight.
 
8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the post-treatment in step (1) specifically comprises: after the reaction finishes, cooling the reaction mixture, adding phosphoric acid for neutralization until the pH is close to neutral, using a molecular sieve for filtering, moving the filtrate to a distillation device to remove the water by reduced pressure distillation.
 
9. A method for preparing copolyamide hot-melt yarn, comprising the following steps:

heating the copolyamide resin obtained by any one method of the claims 1 to 8 in an extruder to melt to obtain a spinning dope, subjecting the spinning dope to spinning in a spinning box, cooling the formed fiber filaments to 40-100°C by air, and then passing the fiber filament through at least one solvent tank containing elasticity regulator C, with a tank temperature of 40-80°C and residence time of the fiber filament in the tank of 0.5-60s, then moving the fiber filament out of the solvent tank, drying, drawing and shaping, and winding to obtain copolyamide hot -melt yarn;

wherein the elasticity regulator C is selected from at least one of mercapto organic acid compound and/or tributyl phosphine, wherein the mercapto organic acid compound is selected from the following: (a) mercapto organic acid, with a general formula of SH(CH2)nCOOH; (b) mercapto organic acid salt, with a general formula of SH(CH2)nCOOM, where M is an alkali metal element; (c) mercapto organic acid ester, with a general formula of SHCH2COO(CH2)nCH3; wherein n is 1-10; and

the fiber filament is treated with the mercapto organic acid compound(s) and then treated with tributyl phosphine, or be placed in a mixed solvent of the mercapto organic acid compound(s) and tributyl phosphine for treatment.


 
10. The method according to claim 9, wherein, when the mercapto organic acid compound is liquid at 40-80°C, passing the fiber filament through a solvent tank containing a mixed solvent of tributyl phosphine and mercapto organic acid compound(s), or passing the fiber filament firstly through a solvent tank containing the mercapto organic acid compound(s) and then through a solvent tank containing tributyl phosphine or a mixed solvent of tributyl phosphine and mercapto organic acid compound(s).
 
11. The method according to claim 9, wherein, when the mercapto organic acid compound is mercapto organic acid salt, passing the fiber filament through a solvent tank containing an aqueous solution of the mercapto organic acid salt, and then through a solvent tank containing tributyl phosphine or a mixed solvent of tributyl phosphine and mercapto organic acid compound(s).
 
12. The method according to claim 9, wherein the residence time in the solvent tank is 1-30s.
 
13. The method according to claim 9, wherein the cooling conditions are: wind speed of 0.5-1.5 m/s, temperature of 12-20°C.
 
14. The method according to claim 9, wherein the speed for drawing is 500-3000 m/min.
 





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