# US 2017/0282173 A1 · Environment-controlling fibers, method manufacturing the same and fabrics using the same

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- Number: US 2017/0282173 A1
- Document ID: US20170282173A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/513,876
- Filed: 2014-09-24
- Published: 2017-10-05
- Earliest claimed: 2014-09-24
- Inventors: Kai-Li HUANG; Yuan-Te CHEN; Yuan-Jung CHEN
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170282173A1

## CPC

- C09K 11/02: Use of particular materials as binders, particle coatings or suspension media therefor
- A01G 9/1438: {Covering materials therefor; Materials for protective coverings used for soil and plants, e.g. films, canopies, tunnels or cloches}
- A01G 9/20: Forcing-frames; Lights {, i.e. glass panels covering the forcing-frames}
- A01G 13/24: Tunnels for covering rows of plants
- A01N 25/34: Shaped forms, e.g. sheets, not provided for in any other sub-group of this main group
- A01N 59/00: Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing elements or inorganic compounds
- A01N 59/06: Aluminium; Calcium; Magnesium; Compounds thereof
- A01N 59/16: Heavy metals; Compounds thereof
- A01N 59/20: Copper
- A01N 65/08: Magnoliopsida [dicotyledons]
- A01N 65/28: Myrtaceae [Myrtle family], e.g. teatree or clove
- A01N 65/36: Rutaceae [Rue family], e.g. lime, orange, lemon, corktree or pricklyash
- B01J 23/66: Silver or gold
- B01J 35/39: Photocatalytic properties
- B01J 35/399: {homogeneously throughout the support particle}
- B01J 35/58: Fabrics or filaments
- C08L 23/00: Compositions of homopolymers or copolymers of unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers
- C08L 23/12: Polypropene
- C09K 11/7792: {Aluminates}
- D01D 5/253: with a non-circular cross section; Spinnerette packs therefor (D01D5/38 takes precedence)
- D01F 1/10: Other agents for modifying properties
- D01F 6/04: from polyolefins
- D01F 6/06: from polypropylene
- D01F 6/46: of polyolefins
- D06N 7/00: Flexible sheet materials not otherwise provided for, e.g. textile threads, filaments, yarns or tow, glued on macromolecular material (paper-based or board-based structures for surface covering D21H27/20)
- C08L 2203/12: used for fibers
- D01F 1/07: for making fire- or flame-proof filaments
- D01F 1/103: {Agents inhibiting growth of microorganisms}
- D01F 1/106: {Radiation shielding agents, e.g. absorbing, reflecting agents}
- D10B 2401/13: anti-allergenic or anti-bacterial
- D10B 2401/16: antistatic; conductive
- D10B 2403/02: Cross-sectional features (for three-dimensional features D10B2403/033)
- D10B 2505/18: Outdoor fabrics, e.g. tents, tarpaulins (D10B2507/00 takes precedence)
- H10N 30/702: {based on piezoelectric or electrostrictive fibres}
- Y02P 60/12: using renewable energies, e.g. solar water pumping
- C09K: MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
- A01G: HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING (picking of fruits, vegetables, hops or the like A01D46/00; propagating unicellular algae C12N1/12)
- A01N: PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF (preservation of food or foodstuff A23); BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES (preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes which kill or prevent the growth or proliferation of unwanted organisms A61K); PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
- B01J: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
- C08L: COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS (compositions based on polymerisable monomers C08F, C08G; artificial filaments or fibres D01F; textile treating compositions D06)
- D01D: MECHANICAL METHODS OR APPARATUS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS
- D01F: CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBON FILAMENTS
- D06N: WALL, FLOOR, OR LIKE COVERING MATERIALS, e.g. LINOLEUM, OILCLOTH, ARTIFICIAL LEATHER, ROOFING FELT, CONSISTING OF A FIBROUS WEB COATED WITH A LAYER OF MACROMOLECULAR MATERIAL; FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- D10B: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
- H10N: ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- Y02P: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS

## Abstract

The invention discloses environment-controlling fibers, method manufacturing the same and fabrics using the same, which adopts polyolefin material, optoelectronic material, thermoelectric material, piezoelectric material and catalyst material, to make fibers and fabric by melting, mixing, drawing and weaving. The fabrics are used in all kinds of environmental control products or for organic agriculture. To use green energy such as solar light energy, solar thermal energy, wind energy, hydro energy, geothermal energy and other renewable energy to stimulate the function of the special material within the fibers, so that the fabrics can remove pollutants in the environment and produce self-purification function to achieve the purpose of improving the environmental conditions or promote plant growth.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for manufacturing environment-controlling fibers comprising the steps of:
preparing a specific amount of processing material including a specific amount of polyolefin as a base material, a specific amount of optoelectronic material, a specific amount of piezoelectric material, a specific amount of thermoelectric material and a specific amount of catalyst material;
melting and mixing the specific amount of processing material to be a specific amount of granular processing material; and
melting and drawing the specific amount of granular processing material to obtain the fibers, so that the optoelectronic material can receive energies outside the fibers to produce optoelectronic effect, the piezoelectric material can receive energies outside the fibers to produce piezoelectric effect, the thermoelectric material can receive energies outside the fibers to produce thermoelectric effect, and the catalyst material can be resonated by the optoelectronic effect, the thermoelectric effect and the piezoelectric effect to increase amplitudes of the energies so as to increase the catalysis activity of the catalyst material.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the specific amount of polyolefin is by weight ratio of 70˜95% having a melt flow rate of 5 g/10 min; the specific amount of optoelectronic material is by weight ratio of 1%˜10%; the specific amount of piezoelectric material is by weight ratio of 1%˜5%, the specific amount of thermoelectric material is by weight ratio of 1%˜5% and the specific amount of catalyst material is by weight ratio of 1%˜5%; the specific amount of processing material further includes a specific amount of rubber elastic material, and the specific amount of rubber elastic material is by weight ratio of 1%˜5%.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the specific amount of processing material further includes amount of natural plant essential oil by weight ratio of 1˜10% and amount of rubber elastic material by weight ratio of 1˜5%; the specific amount of polyolefin is by weight ratio of 65˜94% having a melt flow rate of 5 g/10 min; the specific amount of optoelectronic material is by weight ratio of 1˜5%; the specific amount of piezoelectric material is by weight ratio of 1˜5%, the specific amount of thermoelectric material is by weight ratio of 1˜5% and the specific amount of catalyst material is by weight ratio of 1˜5%.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the specific amount of processing material further includes amount of natural plant essential oil by weight ratio of 1˜5%, amount of fireproof material by weight ratio of 1˜10%, amount of conductive antistatic material by weight ratio of 1˜5% and amount of rubber elastic material by weight ratio of 1˜5%; the specific amount of polyolefin is by weight ratio of 55˜92%; the specific amount of optoelectronic material is by weight ratio of 1˜5%; the specific amount of piezoelectric material is by weight ratio of 1˜5%, the specific amount of thermoelectric material is by weight ratio of 1˜5% and the specific amount of catalyst material is by weight ratio of 1˜5%.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the fireproof material is selected at least one from the group consisting of magnesium hydroxide, antimony trioxide, red phosphorus, molybdenum compounds, zinc borate, zinc stannate, decabromodiphenyl oxide, octabromo-ether, organic silicone and carbon black; the conductive antistatic material is selected from the group consisting of conductive carbon black, polyether, quaternary ammonium salt, sulfonate, betaine, carbon fiber, metal fiber, nickel-plated metal carbon fiber and nano carbon nanotube.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

The method as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the polyolefin material is selected from the group consisting of polypropylene and polyethylene; the optoelectronic material is selected at least one from the group consisting of Zn2SiO4, CaSiO3, SiO2, TiO2, (SrBaMg)3Si2O7, CaWO4, MgWO4, LiAl5O8:Mn4+, CaAl2O4:Eu2+, Dy3+, CaAl12O19:Mn4+, SrAl2O4:Eu2+, Dy3+, Sr4Al14O25:Eu2+, Dy3+, SrAl12O19:Eu2+, Dy3+, BaMg2Al16O27, CeMgAl11O19, MgAl2O4, GdAlO3, Y2O3, YVO4, SrB4O7F, MgGa2O4, BeO, MgO, Al2O3, GeO2SnO2ZnO, Sc2O3, La2O3, Sm2O3, Gd2O3, Dy2O3, ZrO2, CdS and WO3; the piezoelectric material is selected at least one from the group consisting of quartz, cadmium sulfide, zinc oxide, aluminum nitride, ferroelectric crystal, barium titanate crystal, lithium niobate, tantalum niobate, barium niobate crystal, potassium dihydrogen phosphate, ammonium dihydrogen phosphate, lead hydrogen phosphate, deuterium lead phosphate, bismuth titanate crystals, barium titanate ceramics, lead zirconate titanate (PZT); the thermoelectric material is selected at least one from the group consisting of Al2O3, ZrO2, MgO, TiO2, SiO2, ZrC, SiC, B4C, TaC, TiB2, ZrB2, CrB2, TiSi2, MoSi2, WSi2, Si3N4, Fe2O, bamboo charcoal, prepared long charcoal, Maifan stone, Guiyang stone, volcanic rocks and jade; the catalyst material is selected at least one from the group consisting of gold, platinum, palladium, rhodium, Copper, titanium, tungsten, zinc, manganese, germanium, bismuth, ruthenium, iridium, molybdenum, chromium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, Promethium, carbon nanotubes, germanium oxide, zinc oxide, Titanium, alumina, iron oxide, palladium oxide, magnesium oxide, zirconium oxide, nickel oxide, tin oxide, manganese oxide, chromium oxide, cerium oxide, neodymium oxide and yttrium oxide.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

Fibers manufactured by the method as claimed in claim 1 containing the polyolefin, the optoelectronic material for receiving energies outside the fibers to produce optoelectronic effect, the piezoelectric material for receiving energies outside the fibers to produce piezoelectric effect, the thermoelectric material for receiving energies outside the fibers to produce thermoelectric effect, and the catalyst material being resonated by the optoelectronic effect, the thermoelectric effect and the piezoelectric effect to increase amplitudes of the energies so as to increase the catalysis activity of the catalyst material.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

Fibers as claimed in claim 7, wherein the fibers each has the Danni number of 50˜50000 den.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

Fibers as claimed in claim 7, wherein the fibers each is integrally formed with at least two ridges viewed from a cross section of the fiber, a length of each ridge extends along an axial direction of the fiber, a top of each ridge extends in a curve.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

A fabric made by the fibers as claimed in claim 7, the fabric is selected from the groups consist of a fabric used by greenhouse of farming industry for controlling environment by natural green energies, a fabric used by factory of farming industry for controlling environment by natural green energies, a fabric to be light gratings for planting, a fabric for human life, a fabric for health cares, a fabric for promoting the quality of indoor air, a fabric for filtering fumes, a fabric to be geotextile for planting, a fabric for removing fog, a fabric for cleaning air, and a fabric for controlling environmental pollution.