Alcohol repellent treated nonwoven

A process for forming a topically-treated, alcohol repellent fabric, comprising:

• (a) providing a fibrous substrate consisting of a plurality of fibers including at least one layer of fine fibers having an average diameter from 1 micron to 10 microns, wherein all of the plurality of fibers comprise one or more polymers that consist of a homopolymer, a random copolymer, a block copolymer, or blends thereof and
• (b) topically applying an alcohol repellent composition (ARC) to at least a first portion of a first outer surface and to at least a second portion of a second outer surface of the fibrous substrate to form the alcohol repellent fabric, wherein the ARC comprises a mixture of from 0.065 to 0.6 wt % of at least one
• fluorochemical compound on a dry basis of the ARC, from 0.02 to 0.4 wt % of at least one binder on a dry basis of the ARC, at least one antistatic agent;
• and from 0.2 to 0.6 wt % of at least one surfactant on a dry basis of the ARC;
• wherein a first weight ratio of the at least one fluorochemical compound to the at least one binder, as measured on a dry basis, is from 0.7:1 to 2:1, and the alcohol repellent fabric has a hydro head from about 80 mbar to about 100 mbar as measured by standard test method EN 20811 and ramping up the pressure at a rate of 60 mbar/min;
• and
• wherein the at least one antistatic agent comprises a phosphate ester, a neutralized alcohol phosphate, a fatty quaternary ammonium compound or salt thereof, a fatty amine, an aliphatic amine, an aliphatic amide, a polyethylene glycol ester, or combinations thereof.

A topically-treated, alcohol repellent fabric, comprising:

• (a) a fibrous substrate consisting of:
• (i) a first outer spunbond layer consisting of a plurality of first continuous fibers formed from one or more polymers consisting of a homopolymer, a random copolymer, a block copolymer, or blends thereof;
• (ii) a second outer spunbond layer consisting of a plurality of second continuous fibers formed from one or more polymers consisting of a homopolymer, a random copolymer, a block copolymer, or blends thereof;
• and
• (iii) at least two adjacent meltblown layer located between the first outer spunbond layer and the second outer spunbond layer, that at least two adjacent meltblown layers consist of a plurality of fine fibers formed from one or more polymers consisting of a homopolymer, a random copolymer, a block copolymer, or blends thereof, and wherein the at least two adjacent meltblown layers have an average diameter from 1 to 10 microns;
• (b) an alcohol repellent composition (ARC) comprising a mixture of:
• i. from 0.065 to 0.6 wt % of at least one fluorochemical compound on a dry basis of the ARC;
• and
• ii. from 0.02 to 0.2 wt % of at least one binder on a dry basis of the ARC;
• iii. at least one antistatic agent comprising a phosphate ester, a neutralized alcohol phosphate, a fatty quaternary ammonium compound or salt thereof, a fatty amine, an aliphatic amine, an aliphatic amide, a polyethylene glycol ester, or combinations thereof;
• and
• iv. from 0.2 to 0.6 wt % of at least one surfactant on a dry basis of the ARC;
• wherein a first weight ratio of the at least one fluorochemical compound to the at least one binder, as measured on a dry basis, is from 0.7:1 to 2:1.