Method for the preparation of a non-woven mat or paper made of carbon fibers, the method comprising carbonizing a non-woven mat or paper preform (precursor) comprised of a plurality of bonded sulfonated polyolefin fibers to produce said non-woven mat or paper made of carbon fibers. The preforms and resulting non-woven mat or paper made of carbon fiber, as well as articles and devices containing them, and methods for their use, are also described.

Method for the preparation of a non-woven mat or paper made of carbon fibers, the method comprising carbonizing a non-woven mat or paper preform (precursor) comprised of a plurality of bonded sulfonated polyolefin fibers to produce said non-woven mat or paper made of carbon fibers. The preforms and resulting non-woven mat or paper made of carbon fiber, as well as articles and devices containing them, and methods for their use, are also described.

The present invention provides a fiber modifier composed of an internal olefin sulfonate having 17 or more and 24 or less carbons.

The present invention provides a fiber modifier composed of an internal olefin sulfonate having 17 or more and 24 or less carbons.

A leather-like sheet including: a fiber structure including fibers dyed with a dye containing a blue cationic dye having an azo bond; and an elastic polymer applied into internal voids of the fiber structure, wherein the leather-like sheet further includes a polyhydric phenol derivative having anionic properties, or the fiber structure is disclosed. Also disclosed is a fiber structure including fibers dyed with a dye containing a blue cationic dye having an azo bond, or a leather-like sheet including the fiber structure and an elastic polymer applied into internal voids of the fiber structure, wherein the leather-like sheet has a color difference (E) before and after a moist heat treatment, determined when subjected to the moist heat treatment at 80 C. and a humidity of 90% for 48 hours, of E2.

A deodorant composition is capable of efficiently absorbing and removing sulfur-based gases, such as, methyl mercaptan and hydrogen sulfide. It also has excellent water dispersibility, and has excellent applicability to various fabrics, a deodorant fabric in which the deodorant composition is adhered to at least a part of a fabric, and a fiber product using the deodorant fabric at least in a part of a product. The deodorant composition contains a deodorant including a metal silicate and at least one type of an anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of hydroxyethylidenephosphonic acid and a salt thereof, alkylsulfosuccinic acid and a salt thereof, alkylsulfonic acid and a salt thereof, and monoalkyl phosphate. The deodorant fabric is provided in which the deodorant composition is adhered to a portion of a fabric by a binder resin, and a fiber product in which the deodorant fabric is used in at least one portion.

A deodorant composition is capable of efficiently absorbing and removing sulfur-based gases, such as, methyl mercaptan and hydrogen sulfide. It also has excellent water dispersibility, and has excellent applicability to various fabrics, a deodorant fabric in which the deodorant composition is adhered to at least a part of a fabric, and a fiber product using the deodorant fabric at least in a part of a product. The deodorant composition contains a deodorant including a metal silicate and at least one type of an anionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of hydroxyethylidenephosphonic acid and a salt thereof, alkylsulfosuccinic acid and a salt thereof, alkylsulfonic acid and a salt thereof, and monoalkyl phosphate. The deodorant fabric is provided in which the deodorant composition is adhered to a portion of a fabric by a binder resin, and a fiber product in which the deodorant fabric is used in at least one portion.

The present invention is a method for washing a textile product, including the following step 1 and step 2: step 1: a step of treating the textile product by contacting the textile product with treating liquid 1 obtained by mixing water and (A) an internal olefin sulfonate having 17 or more and 24 or less carbons [hereinafter, referred to as component (A)]; and step 2: a step of treating the textile product treated in step 1 by contacting the textile product with treating liquid 2 obtained by mixing water and a finishing agent composition for textile products.

The present invention is a friction reducing agent for fibers containing the following components (a) and (b), and further, a detergent composition for fibers containing the following components (a) and (b), wherein a proportion of a content of component (b) to a total content of components (a) and (b) is 20 mass % or more and less than 100 mass %, component (a): an internal olefin sulfonate with 17 or more and 24 or less carbons, and component (b): a sulfosuccinic acid ester or a salt thereof having a hydrocarbon group with 5 or more and 18 or less carbons.

The present invention is a friction reducing agent for fibers containing the following components (a) and (b), and further, a detergent composition for fibers containing the following components (a) and (b), wherein a proportion of a content of component (b) to a total content of components (a) and (b) is 20 mass % or more and less than 100 mass %, component (a): an internal olefin sulfonate with 17 or more and 24 or less carbons, and component (b): a sulfosuccinic acid ester or a salt thereof having a hydrocarbon group with 5 or more and 18 or less carbons.