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US 2023/0116888 A1Published application
Binding material and method for manufacturing molded body
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsTakumi SAGO, Masahiko NAKAZAWA
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Abstract
A binding material to obtain a molded body by binding fibers to each other, includes a thermoplastic resin and a fluorescent whitener, and the fluorescent whitener has a melting point higher than a fusing point of the thermoplastic resin. The melting point of the fluorescent whitener is preferably 200° C. or more. A content of the fluorescent whitener in the binding material is preferably 1.0 percent by mass or less. The binding material preferably further includes a white pigment.
Claims9
A binding material to obtain a molded body by binding fibers to each other, the binding material comprising:
- a thermoplastic resin;
- and
- a fluorescent whitener,
- wherein the fluorescent whitener has a melting point higher than a fusing point of the thermoplastic resin.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.