Method for manufacturing aramid pulp comprising PVP

• Main Authors: Nijhuis, Walter, Tiecken, Jan-Cees, Diedering, Frank
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.01.2023
• Subjects: APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBONFILAMENTS; CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS,THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; LAUNDERING; METALLURGY; NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL THREADS OR FIBRES; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PAPER-MAKING; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE; PULP COMPOSITIONS; SPINNING; TEXTILES; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS,FABRICS, FEATHERS, OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS

A process for manufacturing an aramid pulp including polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP), the method including the steps of: combining para-aramid short-cut with PVP in an aqueous solution to form a mixture, subjecting the mixture to a refining step to form a para-aramid pulp including PVP. It has been found that the process makes it possible to obtain a PVP pulp with improved dewatering properties and energy consumption in combination with a high PVP retention.