Particle-loaded nonwoven fibrous article for separations and purifications
First Claim
1. A particle loaded, porous, fibrous, at least one of at least one of compressed or fused, article comprisinga) a thermoplastic nonwoven fibrous polymeric web, andb) sorptive particles enmeshed in said web,wherein said particle loaded fibrous article has been compressed or fused by at least one of calendering, heating, and applying pressure to provide said article with controlled porosity and a Gurley number of at least four seconds, and wherein said article is useful in separation science.
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Abstract
A particle loaded, porous, fibrous compressed or fused article comprises a nonwoven fibrous polymeric web, which preferably is thermoplastic, melt-extrudable, and pressure-fusible blown microfibrous web, and sorptive particles enmeshed in said web, the particle loaded fibrous article has a Gurley number of at least two seconds, and the article is useful in separation science. A method of preparation of the article and method of use is also disclosed.
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1. A particle loaded, porous, fibrous, at least one of at least one of compressed or fused, article comprising
a) a thermoplastic nonwoven fibrous polymeric web, and b) sorptive particles enmeshed in said web, wherein said particle loaded fibrous article has been compressed or fused by at least one of calendering, heating, and applying pressure to provide said article with controlled porosity and a Gurley number of at least four seconds, and wherein said article is useful in separation science.
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