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Wool surface treated with hydrophobic agent and acoustic panels made therefrom

US11597677B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 26, 2017
Grant dateMar 7, 2023
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Expiry dateSep 8, 2037

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  • 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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