Air filter with fine fiber and spun bonded media
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1. A filter element comprising a media composite;
- said composite including a spun bonded polyester substrate having a plurality of pleats having a length extending from a first end to a second end, the substrate comprising a filter medium having an efficiency, a permeability of about 2 to 900 meters-min−
1, a thickness of greater than 0.4 mm;
said composite defining a cylindrical cartridge or a flat panel; and
said substrate at least partially covered by at least a layer, said layer comprising a polymeric fine fiber comprising a fiber with a diameter of about 0.01 to 5 microns, a basis weight of 0.0005 to 0.2 mg-cm−
2 and a thickness of 0.001 to 3 microns;
wherein the element has an efficiency greater than 20% when measured according to ASTM-1215-89, with 0.78 micron monodisperse polystyrene spherical particles, at 20 fpm (6.1 meters/min), a permeability of about 2 to 900 meters-min−
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Abstract
Disclosed are improved polymer materials. Also disclosed are fine fiber materials that can be made from the improved polymeric materials in the form of microfiber and nanofiber structures. The microfiber and nanofiber structures can be used in a variety of useful applications including the formation of filter materials.
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1. A filter element comprising a media composite;
- said composite including a spun bonded polyester substrate having a plurality of pleats having a length extending from a first end to a second end, the substrate comprising a filter medium having an efficiency, a permeability of about 2 to 900 meters-min−
1, a thickness of greater than 0.4 mm;
said composite defining a cylindrical cartridge or a flat panel; and
said substrate at least partially covered by at least a layer, said layer comprising a polymeric fine fiber comprising a fiber with a diameter of about 0.01 to 5 microns, a basis weight of 0.0005 to 0.2 mg-cm−
2 and a thickness of 0.001 to 3 microns;
wherein the element has an efficiency greater than 20% when measured according to ASTM-1215-89, with 0.78 micron monodisperse polystyrene spherical particles, at 20 fpm (6.1 meters/min), a permeability of about 2 to 900 meters-min−
1. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- said composite including a spun bonded polyester substrate having a plurality of pleats having a length extending from a first end to a second end, the substrate comprising a filter medium having an efficiency, a permeability of about 2 to 900 meters-min−
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16. A method for filtering air;
- the method comprising directing the air through a media composite, the composite comprising a sheet-like substrate having a thickness of greater than 0.4 mm in a pleated construction, the substrate comprising a filter medium having an efficiency, the substrate at least partially covered by a layer comprising a fine fiber having a diameter of about 0.1 to 0.5 micron, a basis weight of 0.0005 to 0.2 mg-cm−
2 and a thickness of 0.001 to 3 microns;
wherein the element has an efficiency greater than 20% when measured according to ASTM-1215-89, with 0.78 micron monodisperse polystyrene spherical particles, at 20 fpm (6.1 meters/min), a permeability of about 2 to 900 meters-min−
1, said fiber comprising a polymeric composition selected from the group consisting of;(a) an addition polymer and about 1 to 25 wt % of a crosslinking agent or an additive, the additive comprising a resinous material having a molecular weight of about 500 to 3000 and an aromatic character, the additive being miscible in the polymer but forms a hydrophobic coating on the fiber; (b) a condensation polymer and about 2 to 25 wt % of a crosslinking agent or an additive, the additive comprising a resinous material having a molecular weight of about 500 to 3000, and an aromatic character wherein the additive is miscible in the condensation polymer but forms a hydrophobic coating on the fiber; and (c) mixtures thereof.
- the method comprising directing the air through a media composite, the composite comprising a sheet-like substrate having a thickness of greater than 0.4 mm in a pleated construction, the substrate comprising a filter medium having an efficiency, the substrate at least partially covered by a layer comprising a fine fiber having a diameter of about 0.1 to 0.5 micron, a basis weight of 0.0005 to 0.2 mg-cm−
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