LATEX-FREE AND FORMALDEHYDE-FREE NONWOVEN FABRICS

A nonwoven fabric comprising a fiber web in an amount of 85-99.99 wt. %, and a cured natural binder in an amount of 0.01-15 wt. %; wherein the fiber web comprises natural fibers and synthetic fibers; wherein natural fibers are present in the nonwoven fabric in an amount of 70-90 wt. %; wherein synthetic fibers are present in the nonwoven fabric in an amount of from 10-30 wt. %; wherein the cured natural binder comprises modified cellulose and a strengthening agent in a weight ratio of strengthening agent to modified cellulose of 1:2 to 1:1,000, wherein modified cellulose comprises CMC and/or sodium CMC, wherein the strengthening agent comprises a crosslinking agent and/or a wet strength agent, wherein the crosslinking agent comprises a carboxylic acid having two or more carboxyl groups, and wherein the wet strength agent comprises a reactive functional group selected from the group consisting of halide, chloride, fluoride, hydroxyl, and combinations thereof..

Medienart:

Patent

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Europäisches Patentamt - (2024) vom: 13. März Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

SALAM ABDUS [VerfasserIn]
KISTEMAKER TIMOTHY [VerfasserIn]

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Source: www.epo.org (no modifications made), First posted: 2024-03-13, Last update posted on www.tib.eu: 2024-03-26, Last updated: 2024-03-29

Patentnummer:

EP3856123

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

EPA000918520