Abstract: This invention provides a method for hydrophilic cellulose fibers capable of inhibiting decrease in the degree of polymerization and whiteness degree of oxidized cellulose fibers in oxidized cellulose in which a carbon at position 6 of each glucose unit in the cellulose fiber starting material is oxidized to a carboxyl group, the method comprising (A) the step of performing dehalogenation together with reduction, the dehalogenation comprising mixing a dehalogenation agent, a reducing agent, and oxidized cellulose fibers, and removing halogens remaining in the oxidized cellulose fibers, and the reduction comprising reducing a ketone group at position 2 and/or position 3 of each glucose unit in the oxidized cellulose fibers.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hydrophilized cellulose fiber producing method, comprising oxidizing cellulose fibers in a reaction solution containing a N-oxyl compound, an oxidizing agent, and a co-catalyst and oxidizing other cellulose fibers using the reaction solution again. The present invention relates to a hydrophilized cellulose fiber producing method, comprising the steps of: (1a) oxidizing cellulose fibers in a reaction solution containing a N-oxyl compound, an oxidizing agent, and sodium sulfate to provide oxidized cellulose fibers; and (1b) separating the obtained oxidized cellulose fibers from the reaction solution, and then adding other additional cellulose fibers and oxidizing agent to the reaction solution to oxidize the cellulose fibers again to provide oxidized cellulose fibers.

Abstract: The present invention provide a hydrophilized cellulose fiber producing method, comprising oxidizing cellulose fibers in a reaction solution containing a N-oxyl compound, an oxidizing agent, and a co-catalyst and oxidizing other cellulose fibers using the reaction solution again. The present invention relate to a hydrophilized cellulose fiber producing method, comprising the steps of: (1a) oxidizing cellulose fibers in a reaction solution containing a N-oxyl compound, an oxidizing agent, and sodium sulfate to provide oxidized cellulose fibers; and (1b) separating the obtained oxidized cellulose fibers from the reaction solution, and then adding other additional cellulose fibers and oxidizing agent to the reaction solution to oxidize the cellulose fibers again to provide oxidized cellulose fibers.

Abstract: This invention provides a method for hydrophilic cellulose fibers capable of inhibiting decrease in the degree of polymerization and whiteness degree of oxidized cellulose fibers in oxidized cellulose in which a carbon at position 6 of each glucose unit in the cellulose fiber starting material is oxidized to a carboxyl group, the method comprising (A) the step of performing dehalogenation together with reduction, the dehalogenation comprising mixing a dehalogenation agent, a reducing agent, and oxidized cellulose fibers, and removing halogens remaining in the oxidized cellulose fibers, and the reduction comprising reducing a ketone group at position 2 and/or position 3 of each glucose unit in the oxidized cellulose fibers.

Abstract: This invention provides a method for hydrophilic treatment of cellulose fibers that can prevent coloring or decrease in fiber strength. The hydrophilic treatment method comprises a first oxidation step of oxidizing cellulose fibers in a first reaction solution containing an N-oxyl compound and a re-oxidizing agent for the N-oxyl compound; and a second oxidation step of oxidizing oxycellulose fibers obtained in the first oxidation step in a second reaction solution containing an oxidizing agent for oxidizing aldehyde groups.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for providing detergent-free washing function by which a washing effect approximately same as that in the case of using a detergent can be caused even in the case of washing a fiber or a fiber product without using a detergent and a fiber product capable of washing without using a detergent. The present invention relates to a method for providing a detergent-free washing function to a fiber or a fiber product, which is subjected to hydrophilization treatment.