CHT GROUP

High Performance
Spin Finishes
for Polyolefines
Carpet Congress Gaziantep, 27.11.2010

Dr. Michael Bildhauer,

Head Technical Service Fibre Auxiliaries,
Marketing CHT, R.Beitlich GmbH, Germany
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 Content

High
Performance
Spin Finishes  Main Tasks of Spin Finishes
for Polyolefines

 Methodology of Spin Finish Development

 Correlation of Testing Methods and

Phenomena observed in Practice

– Rubbing Test and Oil Pick Up / Dust Formation

– Friction Measurement and Soft Handle
– Gaschromatography and Stickiness

 Conclusion

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 Definition & Main Tasks

Main Tasks of Spin Finishes are process aids serving spinning-

Spin Finishes
and related downstream processes

Main Tasks
polymer melt

spinneret
 Adjustment of Fibre/Metal-Friction

solidification
(process control)
point

application of
 Adjustement of Fibre/Fibre-Friction
spin finish
(cohesion)
winding  Protection against static charging
down streaming processes

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 Importance of F/M-Friction in
Filament Production

Main Tasks of
Spin Finishes F/M too high:
“Sawing” of the thread on godets
and thread guides
Filamentbreakage

F/M too low:

Slipping during stretching

Deficient Cristallinity
Deficient Filament strength !

Process adapted friction needed !

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 Responsibility in Downstream Processing
(PP-BCF)

Requests While Requests while

Main Tasks of Spinning: Downstream Processing:
Spin Finishes
- suited thermostability for
- achieving requested
different heat set technologies
fibre characteristics
(crimp, elongation...) - no pigment solving
- no smoke, smell, irritation - supporting twisting-, weaving-,
while production tufting, needling processes
- easy start up and low rate - latice compatibility for back-
of filament breaks
coating
- no build up of static load
while high speed spinning - matching customer handle
- no corrosion or wasting of (crunchy- vs. soft-carpet) ...
machinery parts ...

Multitude of spinning and converting technologies in fibre

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 Spin Finishes for Filaments & Tapes
from Polyolefine

Product Filament Tape

Range
Duron OF 3260
BCF CF Duron OF 4070
Duron C 78
Duron OF 3260
Duron SFP
Duron SFP soft
Duron OF 2199 T
flat textured
Duron OF 3260 Duron OF 1851
Duron OF 3174 Duron OF 4013
Lubricants*) Duron TX 2080
Duron TX 2127
Duron TX 2083

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 Polypropylene Staple Fibre

short cut staple

Product
Range
Duron OS 3151
nonwoven
yarn

needled
thermobonded hydroentgl.

Duron OF 1510 Duron OS 3180

Duron OS 4022 Duron K 3168
Duron OS 3176
OE *) Ring*) Duron OS 4009
Duron OS 3034
Duron OS 4022 Duron OS 4022 hydrophilic hydrophobic
Duron K 3168 Duron OS 3034

Duron OF 3850 (non permanent) Duron OS 3076

Duron OS 1547 (permanent) Duron OS 2160
Duron OS 1547 AV ***) (permanent) Duron OS 2160 AV
*) cotton and wool type Duron OS 3136 / Avistat 3 P
Duron OS 4012 (permanent)
**) AO = Avocado Oil Duron OS 4012 AO **) (permanent)
***) AV = Aloe Vera
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 Lab Methods for Spin Finishes
Investigation (1)
Friction-, Rotorring-
& Rubbingtester for
Methodology
determ. of F/M-, F/F-friction
& tribothermal protection

Liquid strike through,

wet back for hygienics
Various methods
for determination of
antistatic properties

High speed video camera to

determine spreading properties
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 Lab Methods for Spin Finishes
Investigation (2)

Methodology

Selection of additional test to

TGA, DSC, & Smoke point detector to determine
determine
thermostability of spin finishes
gasfading of PP
yellowing
resilience
scouring out properties
godet wasting
product & emulsion stability
foam build up
viscosity
pH
dissolving pigment tendency ... Lab Card and Zwick Equipment for proper
process control in staple fibre processing
(fibre waste and tow strength)
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 Spin Finish Testing - The Gap

Methodology
 development of spin finishes is based on
physicochemical measurements

 costs for test equipment sum´s up to > 500 T€

(everybody can buy, but ...)

 only experienced spin finish suppliers are able to

correlate the test results with the phenomenon
observed in practice

 CHT has an experience of more than 100 years

in yarn lubrification processes

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 Measuring Principle

Rubbing Tester
and
Fibre Protection

Test Method:
– Apply spin finish on filament
– Cross filaments around each other
– Expose filaments to rubbing stress under load

Amount of cycles until yarn breaks indicates

fibre protection by spin finish

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 Results from Practice

Rubbing Tester Dust

and Rubbing formation
Product opu needed
Fibre Protection Cycles while
production

Spin Finish 1 283 1,05 Benchmark

Spin Finish 2 390 1,00 -12%

Spin Finish 3 3075 0,85 -33%

Spin Finish 4 5000 0,65 -39%

Confirmation of Lab-Results:
As higher the rubbing cycles as higher the fibre protection !
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 Cost / Performance of Spin Finishes

Rubbing Tester
and  use of high performance spin finishes allows production of
Fibre Protection - better valued - high quality yarns (low dust formation)

 high performance spin finishes needs less opu on

fibre than low quality spin finishes (saving of ~ 40%)

 therefore cost of a spin finish has not to be determined

by calculating costs for 1 kg of spin finish but
calculating the costs of spin finish needed for
1 kg of filament produced !

 in any case the spin finish contributes less than 1% to

total costs of fibre or filament production

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 Correlation of
Friction Measurement and Softness

Determination of F/F friction

Measuring Head Measuring Head

(F2) (F1)

Thread

Guide Pulley

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 Softness of PP BCF Carpet Yarns
- Approach to measure -

Scroopy Finish Factors influencing softness

Amplitude = F2max - F2min

high = scroopy

Soft Finish
N = Number of Peaks / 900 s

high = soft

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 PP-BCF Spin Finishes
Adjustement of Handle

Friction and
 Duron OF 3260
Handle scroopy

 Duron SFP
medium soft

 Duron SFP soft

soft

 Duron OF 2199 T
soft and dry touch

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 Possible Reasons for Stickiness
of Carpets

Gaschromato-
graphy and
Stickiness  Additives within the spin finish

 Migration of polymer additives (e.g. calciumstearate) to the

fibre surface while heat set processes

 Type of backcoating polymer

 Quality of jute yarns used in weaving construction

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 Mineral Oil on Jute / BCF yarn

Specimen 105 °C over night

Gaschromato- [%]
graphy and Jute yarn
4,6
Stickiness
Jute yarn
4,0
PP-BCF yarn
0
after extrusion
PP-BCF yarn
shaved from 1,0
carpet

Observation/Interpretation:
- high content of mineral oil on jute yarn detected (~4%)
- no weight loss observed for PP-BCF heat set yarns by this method
- but markedly weight loss observed for PP-BCF yarn shaved from carpet

Strong hince of migration of mineral oil from jute to pile yarn

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 Gaschromatographic Investigation

Mineral Oil
Gaschromato-
graphy and
Stickiness Jute 1

Jute 2

BCF yarn before carpet processing

BCF yarn shaved from carpet

mineral oil peaks

migration of mineral oil into pile confirmed by

gaschromatographic investigation !

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 Effects of Mineral Oil on PP

Duron Mineral Oil

Raster Electronic PP foil treated with Duron Spin Finish

Microscopy remains unaffected

PP foil with mineral oil starts to form

“bubbles“ and loose it´s shape

Duron

Mineral Oil Mineral oils starts to solve polypropylene and supports

the migration of polymer additives onto the fibre surface

Stickiness and lack in fibre strength !

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 Conclusion

High
 spin finishes are no commodities but high sophisticated
Performance process aids serving spinning and downstream processes
Spin Finishes
for Polyolefines  development of high performance spin finishes is based on
physicochemical measurements and the experience of its
correlation to the phenomenon observed in practice

 CHT is a well equipped and experienced supplier of high

performance spin finishes:
– saving money by low opu and dust formation (rubbing test)

– fine tuning of yarn handle (F/F friction measurement)

– analysis of influence of mineral oils on stickiness of carpets

(gaschromatography / raster electronic microscopy)

 not the cheapest spin finish is the best valued spin finish
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