Nonwoven articles
First Claim
1. An absorbent nonwoven article comprising:
- (a) a nonwoven web comprised of a plurality of organic fibers comprising polymers having a plurality of fiber pendant hydroxyl groups, a major portion of said polymers being at least partially hydrolyzed polymerized monomers selected from the group consisting of monomers within the general formula ##STR5## wherein;
X is O(CO)R7, and R1 -R3 inclusive and R7 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and organic radicals having from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, inclusive, and combinations thereof; and
(b) a binder coating at least a portion of said fibers, the binder consisting essentially of polyvinyl alcohol insolubilized with a polymeric polycarboxylic acid, said polymeric polycarboxylic acid is present in an amount of about 1 weight percent to about 5 weight percent, based on the total binder weight.
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Abstract
Nonwoven articles having high durability and absorbent-characteristics, and their methods of manufacture, are presented. One preferred article is characterized by
(a) a nonwoven web comprised of organic fibers comprised of polymers having a plurality of pendant hydroxyl groups; and
(b) a binder comprising an at least partially crosslinked and at least partially hydrolyzed polymeric resin having a plurality of pendant resin hydroxyl groups, the resin crosslinked by a crosslinking agent, the crosslinking agent selected from the group consisting of organic titanates and amorphous metal oxides, the polymeric resin derived from monomers selected from the group consisting of monomers within the general formula ##STR1## wherein: X is selected from the group consisting of Si(OR4 OR5 OR6) and O(CO)R7 ; and
R1 -R7 inclusive are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and organic radicals having from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, inclusive, and combinations thereof.
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24 Claims
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1. An absorbent nonwoven article comprising:
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(a) a nonwoven web comprised of a plurality of organic fibers comprising polymers having a plurality of fiber pendant hydroxyl groups, a major portion of said polymers being at least partially hydrolyzed polymerized monomers selected from the group consisting of monomers within the general formula ##STR5## wherein;
X is O(CO)R7, and R1 -R3 inclusive and R7 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and organic radicals having from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms, inclusive, and combinations thereof; and(b) a binder coating at least a portion of said fibers, the binder consisting essentially of polyvinyl alcohol insolubilized with a polymeric polycarboxylic acid, said polymeric polycarboxylic acid is present in an amount of about 1 weight percent to about 5 weight percent, based on the total binder weight. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An absorbent nonwoven article comprising:
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(a) a nonwoven web comprised of a plurality of organic fibers comprising polymers having a plurality of fiber pendant hydroxyl groups; and (b) a binder coating at least a portion of the fibers, the binder comprising polyvinyl alcohol insolubilized with a polymeric polycarboxylic acid, said polymeric polycarboxylic acid is present in an amount of about 1 weight percent to about 5 weight percent, based on the total binder weight. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An absorbent nonwoven article comprising:
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(a) a nonwoven web comprised of a plurality of organic fibers comprising polymers having a plurality of pendant hydroxyl groups, wherein the fibers comprise polyvinyl alcohol fibers; and (b) a binder coating at least a portion of the fibers, the binder consisting essentially of polyvinyl alcohol insolubilized with a polymeric polycarboxylic acid, said polymeric polycarboxylic acid is present in an amount of about 1 weight percent to about 5 weight percent, based on the total binder weight. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. An absorbent nonwoven article comprising:
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(a) a nonwoven web comprised of a plurality of organic fibers comprising polymers having a plurality of pendant hydroxyl groups, wherein the fibers comprise polyvinyl alcohol fibers; and (b) a binder coating at least a portion of the fibers, the binder comprising polyvinyl alcohol insolubilized with a polymeric polycarboxylic acid, said polymeric polycarboxylic acid is present in an amount of about 1 weight percent to about 5 weight percent, based on the total binder weight. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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