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Article: Bonding technologies: chemical bonding. (experts evaluate emulsion polymerization and fiber bonding) (Nonwoven Bonding Technologies: There's More Than One way to Bond a Web)
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- Nonwovens Industry
- Article date:
- October 1, 1992
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Nonwoven fabrics are broadly defined as web structures made by mechanically, thermally or chemically bonding or entangling fibers. Chemically bonded nonwovens are held together by using binders as the bonding agent. The properties of the finished nonwoven products are a function of both the fiber and bonding system. Therefore, design of the binders used for the demanding end use applications of nonwovens is Of major importance. Since the binder plays a key role in performance, the user needs to understand how the binder contributes to the finished nonwoven product.
In nonwoven technology, binders provide the main mechanism by which the fibers are locked together. ...