Production method of spandex

Dec 15, 2021

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Spandex fiber overcomes the quality defects such as stress, strain performance, yarn number range and moldability of rubber yarn. DuPont was first produced by dry spinning in that year, and there are roughly four production methods:


Dry spinning


Dry spinning: a method in which the solution is solidified into silk due to solvent volatilization under hot gas flow.


Production process: solution (through) --- spinning pump (filtration)


----Drying oven (100 ℃ hot air blowing to volatilize the solution) -- spinning -- winding forming

Spinning speed: from 200 to 800m / min


Spinning temperature: 200 ~ 230 ℃


Fiber size: 22.2 ~ 1244dtex


Adopted: DuPont, Bayer, Toyo textile


Features: large process pollution, complex process and high cost.


Melt spinning


Melt-spinning: a method in which high polymers are heated above the melting point to become melts and become filaments.


Production process: polymer is polymerized without solvent - granulated - sliced at constant temperature - cleaned and cleaned - dried - dehydrated - made into solution by screw press - spinneret extrusion - cooled by cold box - wound.


Spinning speed: from 600 to 1600m / min


Spinning temperature: 160 ~ 220 ℃


Fiber size: 9 ~ 1100dtex


Used: Bell spinning, Bayer, Riqing spinning


Features: short process, low cost and low pollution


Wet spinning


Wet-spinning: a method in which the stock solution is solidified into silk by double diffusion in a coagulation bath.


Production process: stock solution -- spinning pump (filtration) -- entering warm water from spinneret (below 90 ℃) -- solidification bath of regeneration tank -- removing solvent -- silk washing -- drying -- winding forming.


Spinning speed: from 50 to 150m / min


Spinning temperature: warm water below 90 ℃


Fiber size: 44 ~ 440dtex


Adopted: Fuji textile of Japan


Characteristics: this method has the advantages of large pollution, slow spinning speed and high cost.


Chemical reaction method


The solution made of high polymer is cured into silk by chemical reaction with chain extender.

Production process: Solution -- from spinneret to solidification solution -- adding chain extender (chemical reaction) -- winding forming -- hardening -- treating into mesh fiber.


Spinning speed: from 50 to 150m / min


Fiber size: 44 ~ 80dtex


Adopted by: Universal


Characteristics: the production process of this method has large pollution and high cost.


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