Process of forming a non-woven cellulose web and a web produced by said process

A process of forming a non-woven cellulose web, comprising the steps of:

• a) forming an aqueous solution of cellulose and a solvent, said aqueous solution having a temperature of at least about 100° C.;
• b) directing said aqueous solution through a first member having multiple rows of first and second openings, each of said first openings having a nozzle positioned therein and each of said second openings having a stationary pin positioned therein, and at least one of said nozzles in a row being staggered from at least one of said nozzles in an adjacent row;
• c) extruding said aqueous solution through each of said nozzles at a back pressure of at least 10 bar to form multiple filaments;
• d) shrouding at least a portion of each of said filaments in a pressurized gas emitted through a second member, said second member having multiple openings surrounding each of said nozzles and multiple corridors surrounding each of said stationary pins;
• e) attenuating said filaments into a circular cross-sectional configuration having a diameter of less than about 5 microns;
• f) contacting said filaments with a liquid, said liquid mixes with said solvent to remove some of said solvent whereby each of said filaments is transformed into a continuous solid fiber;
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• g) collecting said continuous solid fibers on a moving surface to form a non-woven cellulose web.