Wool surface treated with hydrophobic agent and acoustic panels made therefrom
US11597677B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02W30/91
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of preparing a fibrous panel including surface treating a mineral wool with a water repellent agent to provide a water-repellent surface treated mineral wool, admixing the water-repellent surface-treated mineral wool with water to provide a slurry, and dewatering and drying the slurry to provide a fibrous panel. A method of preparing a mineral wool having a surface treated with a water repellent agent including contacting a water repellent agent emulsion with a mineral wool and drying the mineral wool, and a method of preparing a water-repellent surface-treated fibrous panel including mineral wool having a surface pre-treated with a water repellent agent are also provided.
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