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Process for the production of a cotton-based, washable nonwoven cloth and cloth thus obtained

US5295997A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 10, 1992
Grant dateMar 22, 1994
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Expiry dateJul 10, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/273
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A process for the production of a spunlace nonwoven cloth based on cotton fibers, which includes continuously advancing the cloth (1) based on cotton fibers, interlacing (2, 3) those fibers with the aid of a plurality of water jets under pressure, drying (8) the interlaced cloth, and, finally, taking delivery (10) of the spunlace cloth (9) thus obtained. After interlacing (2, 3) and before drying (8) the free water contained in the interlaced cloth (4) is drained (5), then the drained cloth is impregnated (6) using an aqueous solution of a polyamide-amine-epichlorohydrin (PAE) resin in an amount, measured as solids, of 0.2% to 1% of the weight of the cotton fibers, and after having expelled the excess solution, the impregnated cloth (7) is dried (8) at a temperature sufficient to at least trigger the cross-linking of the PAE resin deposited.

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