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Cellulose triacetates and methods for producing the cellulose triacetates

US6683174B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 8, 2001
Grant dateJan 27, 2004
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Expiry dateMay 8, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08B3/06
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides a cellulose triacetate which exhibits a satisfactory filtration performance Thus, the present invention provides a cellulose triacetate whose occlusion constant (K) determined by the following method is 70 or less. Method: the cellulose triacetate is dissolved in a solvent mixture of methylene chloride/methanol (9/1 w/w) to form a 16% by weight (as a solid concentration) solution, which is then filtered under a constant pressure at the filtration pressure of 3 kg/cm2 and the temperature of 25° C. using a muslin filter to determine a filtered volume with the lapse of time, from which the slope of a linear curve represented by t/V−t (wherein t is a filtration time (sec) and V is a filtered volume (ml)) is calculated to obtain an occlusion constant (K) where K=slope×2×104.

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