Heat resistant nonwoven fabric and method of manufacturing same
Abstract
Abstract A high-temperature-resistant nonwoven fabric comprising synthetic fibers bonded to one another, said fibers comprising at least one polyaryl amide, polyaryl imide, polyaryl ester or polyaryl anhydride, said fibers being resistant to temperatures up to about 350° C and being resistant to prolonged exposure to a temperature of at least 200° C, is produced by bonding a suitable nonwoven web employing a solution containing a swelling agent and/or a bonding agent for the fiber. If a bonding agent is present, it is of substantially the same composition as the fiber and is precipitated or coagulated by treating the impregnated web with a liquid miscible with the solvent of the solution but which is a non-solvent for the bonding agent. The fabric is washed and dried and then preferably calendered at high temperature so that all the polymeric material is crystallized.
Inventors
- 👤 Werner Schafer
- 👤 Holger Buchwald
- 👤 Dieter Bischoff
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