Composite materials with binder-enhanced properties and method of production thereof

A method for preparing a laminated fabric material comprising the following steps:

• a) preparing a binder-treated fabric material comprising:
• a-i) applying a binder dispersion to a fabric substrate to provide a binder dispersion-treated fabric material, the binder dispersion comprising a binder and a dispersion solvent, and the dispersion solvent comprising a first solvent and optionally a co-solvent miscible with the first solvent;
• a-ii) removing at least about 50% of the dispersion solvent of the binder dispersion-treated fabric material to provide a dried binder dispersion-treated fabric material, at a temperature of about 10° C. lower than the boiling point of the first solvent for about 10 to about 90 minutes;
• and
• a-iii) curing the binder in the dried binder dispersion-treated fabric material to provide a binder-treated fabric material at a temperature of about 160° F. to about 280° F. for about 10 minutes to about 90 minutes, the binder-treated fabric material gains about 3% to about 8% weight compared to the fabric substrate before the binder treatment;
• and
• b) laminating a polymer film to the binder-treated fabric material to provide a laminated fabric material comprising
• b-i) applying a first film on a first side of the binder-treated fabric material;
• b-ii) applying a second film to another side of the binder-treated fabric material;
• to provide a laminated fabric material;
• and
• b-iii) laminating the films to the binder-treated fabric material to provide the laminated fabric material.