Hydrophobic additive for use with fabric, fiber, and film
AssigneeTechmer Pm, LLC
InventorEbrahim Mor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a hydrophobic additive for use with fabric, fiber, and film. One aspect of the present invention comprises a master batch composition for use in preparing a non-woven fabric in order to increase the hydrophobicity of the non-woven fabric. In one embodiment, the master batch composition includes a polymer and a lipid ester. The lipid ester comprises 10 wt. % to 40 wt. % of the master batch. The fabric, when including the master batch composition, has a contact angle ranging from 100° to 125° when measured according to test method ASTM D2578.
Claims20
A master batch for use in preparing a non-woven fabric in order to increase the hydrophobicity of the non-woven fabric, the master batch comprising:
- a carrier polymer selected from the group consisting of polyolefin, polyester, polylactic acid, poly-3-hydroxybutyrate, polyamide, and copolymers thereof;
- and
- a triglyceride ester comprising 10-40 wt. % of the master batch, wherein when a fabric is prepared with the master batch, the fabric has a contact angle ranging from 100° to 125° when measured according to test method ASTM D2578.
A method for preparing a solid master batch usable to form a fiber, the method comprising:
- providing a hydrophobic carrier polymer including an amorphous region or a semi-crystalline region comprising a range of 1 wt. % to 100 wt. % of the first polymer;
- and
- blending a triglyceride ester with the hydrophobic carrier polymer and solidifying the materials to form the master batch, the triglyceride ester having a number-averaged molecular weight ranging from 500 to 2000, and comprising 10-95 wt. % of the master batch, wherein the master batch, which when shaped as a film, is hydrophobic and has a contact angle ranging from 100° to 125° when measured according to test method ASTM D2578.
A master batch for use in preparing a hydrophobic non-woven fabric in order to increase the hydrophobicity of the non-woven fabric, the master batch:
- a hydrophobic carrier polymer comprising an amorphous region or a semi-crystalline region comprising a range of 1 wt. % to 100 wt. % of the hydrophobic polymer;
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- a saturated triglyceride ester having a number-averaged molecular weight ranging from 500 to 2000, wherein when a fabric is prepared with the master batch, the fabric has a contact angle ranging from 100° to 125° when measured according to test method ASTM D2578 and is hydrophobic.
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