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| 4L038 | Chemical treatment of fibers during manufacturing processes | |
| D01F11/00 -13/04 | ||
| D01F11/00-11/10 | AA | AA00 CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MATERIALS TO BE PROCESSED |
AA01 | AA02 | AA03 | AA04 | AA05 | AA06 | AA08 | AA09 | AA10 | |
| . Organic substances | . . Natural substances | . . . Plant materials | . . . . Cellulose materials | . . . Animal materials | . . . . Silk | . . Synthetic fibers | . . . Use of addition polymers | . . . . Polyolefins | ||||
| AA11 | AA14 | AA15 | AA16 | AA17 | AA18 | AA19 | AA20 | |||||
| . . . . Unsaturated nitriles | . . . Condensed polymer groups (i.e., non-addition polymerization) | . . . . Polyesters (e.g., ether esters) | . . . . . Homopolymers | . . . . . . Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | . . . . . Copolycondensation polyesters | . . . . . . Use of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as the main material | . . . . Polyamides (e.g., ether and esteramides) | |||||
| AA21 | AA22 | AA23 | AA24 | AA25 | AA27 | AA28 | AA29 | |||||
| . . . . . Homopolymers | . . . . . . Nylon-6 and Nylon-66 | . . . . . Copolycondensation polyamides | . . . . . . Polyamide-6 and -66 that are copolycondensation compounds | . . . . . Complete aromatic ring polyamides | . Inorganic substances | . . Carbon (C) | . . . Graphite | |||||
| AB | AB00 MATERIALS TO BE PROCESSED, AND NON-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TARGET MATERIAL |
AB01 | AB02 | AB03 | AB04 | AB06 | AB07 | AB08 | AB09 | AB10 | ||
| . Single-fiber structures | . . Section of the fiber in cross-section (e.g., hollow or differently-shaped sections) | . . Axial fiber structure (e.g., thick or fine) | . . Composites | . Fiber conditions | . . Non-stretchable materials | . . Physical characteristics after stretching, or mechanical characteristics before processing | . . Before drying (e.g., gels or swelling materials) | . . Forms of fibers prior to adjustment | ||||
| AB20 | ||||||||||||
| . Other nonchemical characteristics | ||||||||||||
| BA | BA00 CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROCESSING AGENTS |
BA01 | BA02 | BA03 | BA04 | BA06 | ||||||
| . Inorganic substances | . . Elements | . . Compounds | . . . Oxides | . . . Salts | ||||||||
| BA11 | BA12 | BA13 | BA14 | BA15 | BA16 | BA17 | BA18 | BA19 | BA20 | |||
| . Organic substances | . . Nonmacromolecular compounds | . . . Hydrocarbons | . . . Compounds that contain oxygen (O) | . . . . Esters | . . . . Types of phenols and heterocyclic compounds | . . . Compounds that contain nitrogen (N) | . . . . Amines and ammonium (NH4) | . . . . Heterocyclic compounds | . . . Compounds that contain sulfur (S) | |||
| BA21 | BA22 | BA23 | BA24 | BA25 | ||||||||
| . . . . Heterocyclic compounds | . . . Compounds that contain phosphorus (P) | . . . . Phosphorus (P) that is bonded to elements other than oxygen (O) | . . . Halogenated compounds | . . Dyes and pigments | ||||||||
| BA32 | BA33 | BA34 | BA35 | BA37 | BA38 | BA39 | BA40 | |||||
| . . Polymers | . . . Polyethers | . . . . Copolycondensation polyethers | . . . . Characteristic terminal esters and ether groups | . . . Hardening resins | . . . . Phenols and epoxies | . . . Added polymerization | . . . . A-E bonds with carbon(C) by oxygen | |||||
| BA41 | BA42 | BA44 | BA45 | BA47 | BA48 | |||||||
| . . . . Bonds with the following structure: | . . . Compounds that contain fluorine (F) | . . . Polymers that contain silicon (Si) | . . . . Polymers that contain elements other than oxygen (O), carbon (C), or hydrogen (H) | . . . Natural polymers | . . . . Polysaccharides | |||||||
| BB | BB00 NONCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PROCESSING AGENTS |
BB01 | BB02 | BB03 | BB04 | BB05 | BB06 | BB07 | BB08 | BB09 | BB10 | |
| . Forms (e.g., gels or vapors) | . . Particulates (e.g., slurries) | . . Emulsions | . . Nonaqueous groups | . Characteristics of processing materials or bonding | . . Surfactants (e.g., anti-charge agents) | . . Smoothing agents | . . Sizing agents | . Multi-compound groups (e.g., treatment agents other than solvents) | . Other nonchemical characteristics | |||
| CA | CA00 TREATMENT AGENTS WITH CHARACTERISTIC APPLICATIONS |
CA01 | CA02 | CA04 | CA05 | CA06 | CA07 | CA08 | CA09 | CA10 | ||
| . Characteristic application quantities | . . Characteristic quantities of water | . Application methods | . . Forms of material to be treated (e.g., fiber thickness or width) | . . Application other than by rolls | . . . Application in combination with other treatments (e.g., crossover or uptake treatments) | . . Multi-step applications | . . . Multiple applications of oil agents | . . . . Application of different oil solutions | ||||
| CA11 | CA12 | CA13 | CA20 | |||||||||
| . . . . Treatments other than intermediate application | . . Intermittent application | . Supply and circulation, and management of the quantity of agent applied | . Other application conditions | |||||||||
| DA | DA00 PURPOSES AND EFFECTS |
DA01 | DA02 | DA03 | DA04 | DA05 | DA06 | DA07 | DA08 | DA09 | DA10 | |
| . Ensuring of uniformity of the natural fibers | . . Plant fibers | . . Animal fibers | . Electrical characteristics | . Water characteristics | . . Water-absorption or moisture-absorption (i.e., hydrophilic characteristics) | . Improved hygienic characteristics | . . Germicidal or insecticidal characteristics | . . Anti-staining characteristics | . Improved material reinforcements | |||
| DA11 | DA12 | DA15 | DA20 | |||||||||
| . Incombustibility | . Heat-proofing (e.g., prevention of melting and bonding) | . Denaturization of fibers or altering of chemical structures | . Other purposes and effects |