IP Library Granted Patent US 12,504,359
Granted Patent B2
US 12,504,359 · App. 17/926,602 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

Microplastic discharge amount assessment method, and product assessment display method using same

Inventors: Kensuke Kodachi (Tokyo, JP); Kentaro Morishita (Osaka, JP)
Assignees: Itochu Fashion System Co., Ltd.; ITOCHU Corp.
G01N15/0618G01N1/34G01N5/02
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Patent No.
US 12,504,359
App. No.
17/926,602
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a microplastic discharge amount assessment method with which it is possible to objectively quantitatively assess the discharged amount of microplastic discharged from a textile product containing a synthetic resin. The microplastic discharge amount assessment method is characterized by including: a cleaning step for retrieving a test piece of a specified size or mass from a textile product containing a synthetic resin, and cleaning said test piece; a filtering step for using a filter to filter all wastewater discharged in the cleaning step; a measurement step for measuring the mass of textile waste trapped by the filter; and an assessment step for assessing the discharged amount of microplastic discharged from the textile product, on the basis of the measurement result from the measurement step.

Claims (8)

1 . A microplastic discharge amount assessment method, by comprising:

a washing step of taking out a test piece of a predetermined size or of a predetermined mass from a textile product that contains a synthetic resin so as to wash the test piece;

a filtering step of allowing a filter to filter the wastewater that has been discharged in the washing step;

a measurement step of measuring the mass of the textile waste that has been captured by the filter; and

an assessment step of assessing the discharge amount of the microplastics that are discharged from the textile product on the basis of the results of measurement in the measurement step.

2 . The microplastic discharge amount assessment method according to claim 1 , characterized in that the filter is a membrane filter.

3 . A product assessment display method, characterized in that the assessment result gained by using the microplastic discharge amount assessment method according to claim 1 is displayed on a tag that is attached to a textile product formed of the same material as that of the test piece.

4 . A product assessment display method, characterized in that the assessment result gained by using the microplastic discharge amount assessment method according to claim 1 is recorded in a management server connected to the Internet so that the access information that is required for the connection to the management server is retained in a tag that is attached to a textile product formed of the same material as that of the test piece so as to be readable on a terminal that is connectable to the Internet.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2022
From: KODACHI, KENSUKE; MORISHITA, KENTARO
To: ITOCHU FASHION SYSTEM CO., LTD.; ITOCHU CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061833/0873 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-089406 · May 22, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230358662A1 · Nov 9, 2023
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