Nonwoven articles
First Claim
1. An absorbent nonwoven article comprising:
- (a) a nonwoven web comprised of polyvinyl alcohol fibers; and
(b) a binder coated on at least a portion of said fibers, said binder comprising syndiotactic polyvinyl alcohol having a plurality of hydroxyl groups, said syndiotactic polyvinyl alcohol having a triad syndiotacticity of said hydroxyl groups of at least 30%.
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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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16 Claims
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1. An absorbent nonwoven article comprising:
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(a) a nonwoven web comprised of polyvinyl alcohol fibers; and (b) a binder coated on at least a portion of said fibers, said binder comprising syndiotactic polyvinyl alcohol having a plurality of hydroxyl groups, said syndiotactic polyvinyl alcohol having a triad syndiotacticity of said hydroxyl groups of at least 30%. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16)
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13. An absorbent nonwoven article comprising:
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(a) a nonwoven web comprised of organic fibers, said organic fibers comprised of polymers having a plurality of pendant hydroxyl groups; and (b) a binder coated on at least a portion of said fibers, said binder consisting essentially of syndiotactic polyvinyl alcohol having a plurality of hydroxyl groups, said syndiotactic polyvinyl alcohol having a triad syndiotacticity of said hydroxyl groups of at least 30%.
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14. An absorbent nonwoven article comprising:
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(a) a nonwoven web comprised of organic fibers, said organic fibers comprised of polymers having a plurality of pendant hydroxyl groups; and (b) a binder coated on at least a portion of said fibers, said binder comprising syndiotactic polyvinyl alcohol having a plurality of hydroxyl groups, said syndiotactic polyvinyl alcohol having a triad syndiotacticity of said hydroxyl groups of at least 30%, wherein said binder is essentially free of a chemical crosslinking agent.
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15. An absorbent nonwoven article comprising:
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(a) a nonwoven web comprised of organic fibers, said organic fibers comprised of a combination of rayon fibers and polyvinyl alcohol fibers; and (b) a binder coated on at least a portion of said fibers, said binder consisting essentially of syndiotactic polyvinyl alcohol having a plurality of hydroxyl groups, said syndiotactic polyvinyl alcohol having a triad syndiotacticity of said hydroxyl groups of at least 30%.
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