FILTRATION MEDIUM WITH ENHANCED PARTICLE HOLDING CHARACTERISTICS

A nonwoven web useful as a filter medium includes a plurality of bicomponent multilobal fibers including a higher melting polymer component, a lower melting polymer component, and an interface between the polymer components. The fibers are bonded together at points of contact including the lower mel...

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Main Author ARNOLD BILLY DEAN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Polish
Published 23.08.2004
Edition7
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Summary:A nonwoven web useful as a filter medium includes a plurality of bicomponent multilobal fibers including a higher melting polymer component, a lower melting polymer component, and an interface between the polymer components. The fibers are bonded together at points of contact including the lower melting polymer components, to provide a coherent filter medium. The multilobal fibers include raised lobal regions and depressed regions between the lobes which catch, trap or ensnare particulate matter that is being filtered from a gaseous or liquid medium. The multilobal fibers may be electricized to provide electrostatic attraction between the fibers and the particles.
Bibliography:Application Number: PL20010359245