Binder system
AssigneeOwens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
InventorsBryan Alan Albani, Jesus M. Hernandez-Torres, Jose Mendez-Andino, Scott William Schweiger
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Abstract
An environmentally friendly, aqueous binder composition that includes a metal salt and a polyol is provided. The metal salt may be a water soluble salt, including salts of boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, tin, zirconium, thallium, lead, and bismuth. The polyol may include water miscible or water soluble polymeric alcohols including polyvinyl alcohol. The binder composition may be used in the formation of insulation materials and non-woven mats, among other products.
Claims21
A binder composition for use in the formation of fibrous insulation and non-woven mats, the binder composition comprising:
- water;
- a metal salt;
- and a polyol;
- wherein the metal salt and the polyol are present in a weight ratio of 1:99 to 1:1.
A fibrous insulation product comprising:
- a plurality of fibers;
- and
- a binder composition applied to at least a portion of the fibers, the binder composition comprising:
- water;
- a metal salt;
- and a polyol;
- wherein a weight ratio of the metal salt to the polyol is in the range of 1:99 to 1:1;
- and
- wherein the binder composition is present in the fibrous insulation product in an amount of 1% to 25% loss on ignition.
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