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|Ty J. Stokes, Alan E. Wright, Simon K. Ofosu
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|Kimberly-Clark Corporation
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This application is a continuation-in-part application of application Ser. No. 08/253,876, filed Jun. 3, 1994 now abandoned.
The present invention is related to conjugate spunbond fibers containing a high melt flow rate propylene polymer and to nonwoven webs produced therefrom.
Spunbond fibers are small diameter filaments or fibers that are formed by extruding or melt-spinning thermoplastic polymers as filaments from a plurality of capillaries of a spinneret. Unlike typical textile yarn and staple fiber production processes which mechanically draw spun filaments, in a spunbond fiber production process, extruded filaments are rapidly drawn while being cooled by a flow of pressurized air or by one of other well-known pneumatic drawing processes. The drawn filaments are deposited or laid onto a forming surface in a random, isotropic manner to form a loosely entangled fiber web, and then the laid fiber web is bonded to impart physical integrity and dimensional stability. The production of spunbond webs is disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,340,563 to Appel et al.; 3,692,618 to Dorschner et al. and 3,802,817 to Matsuki et al. Spunbond fibers have relatively high molecular orientation, compared to other fibers produced with a pneumatic drawing process, e.g., meltblown fibers, and thus exhibit relatively high strength properties.
Conjugate fibers having two or more component polymers that are designed to benefit from combinations of desired chemical and/or physical properties of the component polymers are well known in the art. Methods for making conjugate fibers and fabrics produced therefrom are disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,595,731 to Davies et al., Reissue 30,955 to Stanistreet and 5,418,045 to Pike et al., and European Patent Application 0 586 924. It is also known that nonwoven webs containing crimped conjugate fibers exhibit improved tactile properties, including bulk, softness and fullness. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,418,045 discloses a nonwoven fabric of crimped conjugate spunbond fibers that has highly desirable textural properties and improved fiber coverage. The patent teaches a spunbond nonwoven fabric production process that draws and thermally crimps conjugate spunbond fibers before the fibers are deposited to form a nonwoven fabric.
Although processes for thermally crimping conjugate fibers are known in the art, the process of thermally imparting crimps during the production process of the fibers becomes highly onerous as the average size (thickness) of fibers is reduced to produce fine denier fibers and/or the throughput, i.e., the amount of polymer processed through the spinneret, of component polymers for the conjugate fibers is increased to speed up the production. Consequently, attempts to produce small denier fibers and to increase the throughput or production rate tend to result in flat and dense nonwoven webs. This difficulty in imparting crimps is especially pronounced in the production of spunbond fibers since the pneumatic drawing step of a spunbond fiber production process, unlike a mechanical draw process, provides only a limited drawing force and does not draw the spun fibers with the high drawing ratio capabilities of a mechanical drawing process.
There remains a need for a process for producing highly crimped pneumatically drawn conjugate fibers that can impart high levels of crimps even for fine denier fibers and even at high speed production rates without requiring additional and onerous manufacturing steps.
The present invention provides a highly crimpable conjugate spunbond fiber comprising a propylene polymer component and an ethylene polymer component, wherein each of the components occupies a distinct section for substantially the entire length of the spunbond fiber. The propylene polymer component contains a propylene polymer having a melt flow rate between about 50 g/10 min. and 200 g/10 min. as measured in accordance with ASTM D1238, Testing Condition 230/2.16 and is selected from homopolymers and copolymers of propylene and blends thereof, and the ethylene polymer component contains an ethylene polymer which is selected from homopolymers and copolymers of ethylene. Additionally provided is a nonwoven web containing the conjugate spunbond fibers.
The present conjugate fibers are highly crimpable even at fine deniers, providing a soft, high loft nonwoven web. As such, the nonwoven webs produced from the conjugate fibers are highly useful as various parts for disposable articles, including diapers, sanitary napkins, incontinence products, wipes, cover materials, garment materials, filters and the like.
The term "conjugate fibers" refers to fibers containing at least two polymeric components which are arranged to occupy distinct sections for substantially the entire length of the fibers. The conjugate fibers are formed by simultaneously extruding at least two molten polymeric component compositions as a plurality of unitary multicomponent filaments or fibers from a plurality of capillaries of a spinneret. The term "fine denier fibers" refers to fibers having a weight-per-unit length of less than about 2.5 denier (2.8 dtex). The term "webs" as used herein refers to fibrous webs and fabrics.
FIG. 1 illustrates a suitable process for producing the conjugate fiber and the nonwoven web of the invention.
FIGS. 2, 4, 6 and 8 illustrate magnified views of bicomponent spunbond fibers that contain the high melt flow rate propylene polymer of the present invention.
FIGS. 3, 5, 7 and 9 illustrate magnified views of bicomponent spunbond fibers that contain a conventional propylene polymer for spunbond fibers.
FIG. 10 graphically illustrates the bulk difference resulting from utilizing conventional and high melt flow rate propylene polymers.
The present invention provides highly crimpable conjugate spunbond fibers and highly crimped conjugate spunbond fibers produced therefrom. Additionally provided is a lofty or bulky spunbond nonwoven fiber web containing the crimped conjugate fibers. The present invention also provides a process for producing highly crimped conjugate spunbond fibers and lofty, low-density nonwoven fiber webs. The conjugate spunbond fibers can be produced to have a high level of crimps even at fine deniers and even when the fibers are produced at a high production rate.
The conjugate spunbond fibers of the present invention contain a propylene polymer component and an ethylene polymer component, although the conjugate fibers may contain additional polymer components that are selected from a wide variety of fiber-forming polymers. Desirably, the conjugate fibers contain from about 20 wt % to about 80 wt % of a propylene polymer and from about 80 wt % to about 20 wt % of an ethylene polymer, based on the total weight of the fibers.
In accordance with the invention, a suitable propylene polymer has a higher melt flow rate than propylene polymers conventionally used to produce spunbond fibers. A suitable propylene polymer for the present invention has a melt flow rate between about 50 g/10 minutes and about 200 g/10 minutes, more desirably between about 55 g/10 minutes and about 150 g/10 minutes, most desirably the melt flow rate is between about 60 g/10 minutes and about 125 g/10 minutes, as measured in accordance with ASTM D1238-90b, Test Condition 230/2.16, before the polymer is melt-processed.
It has surprisingly been found that the use of the high melt flow rate propylene polymer enhances crimpability of the conjugate spunbond fibers, improves the bulk of the nonwoven webs and enables the production of lower density nonwoven webs. Additionally, the use of the high melt flow rate propylene polymer enables the production of highly crimped fine denier conjugate fibers. Accordingly, the conjugate spunbond fibers web of the present invention can be produce to have highly improved properties, e.g., softness, uniform fiber coverage and hand. Furthermore, it has been found that the high melt flow rate propylene polymer composition can be melt-processed at a lower temperature than conventional propylene polymer for spunbond fibers.
Suitable propylene polymers for the present invention are homopolymers and copolymers of propylene, which include isotactic polypropylene, syndiotactic polypropylene and propylene copolymers containing minor amounts of one or more of other monomers that are known to be suitable for forming propylene copolymers, e.g., ethylene, butylene, methylacrylate-co-sodium allyl sulphonate, and styrene-co-styrene sulphonamide. Also suitable are blends of these polymers. Additionally suitable propylene polymers are the above-mentioned propylene polymers blended with a minor amount of ethylene alkyl acrylate, e.g., ethylene ethyl acrylate; polybutylene; and ethylene-vinyl acetate. Of these suitable propylene polymers, more desirable are isotactic polypropylene and propylene copolymers containing up to about 10 wt % of ethylene. As discussed above, the suitable propylene polymers have a melt flow rate higher than conventional polypropylenes for spunbond fibers. If the melt flow rate of the propylene polymer is lower than the above-specified range, it is difficult to produce highly crimped conjugate fibers of fine deniers with a conventional spunbond process at commercial speed, and if the melt flow rate is higher than the specified range, the physical incompatibility of the melted component polymer compositions may cause fiber-spinning difficulties and produce malformed fibers or fail the fiber-spinning process altogether.
Ethylene polymers suitable for the present invention are fiber-forming homopolymers of ethylene and copolymers of ethylene and one or more of comonomers, such as, butene, hexene, 4-methyl-1 pentene, octene, ethylenevinyl acetate and ethylene alkyl acrylate, e.g., ethylene ethyl acrylate. The suitable ethylene polymers may be blended with a minor amount of ethylene alkyl acrylate, e.g., ethylene ethyl acrylate; polybutylene; and/or ethylene-vinyl acetate. The more desirable ethylene polymers include high density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene, medium density polyethylene, low density polyethylene and blends thereof; and the most desirable ethylene polymers are high density polyethylene and linear low density polyethylene.
As indicated above, the conjugate spunbond fibers of the invention may contain more than the propylene and ethylene polymer components. Fiber-forming polymers suitable for the additional polymer components of the present conjugate fibers include polyolefins, polyesters, polyamides, acetals, acrylic polymers, polyvinyl chloride, vinyl acetate-based polymer and the like, as well as blends thereof. Useful polyolefins include polyethylenes, e.g., high density polyethylene, medium density polyethylene, low density polyethylene and linear low density polyethylene; polypropylenes, e.g., isotactic polypropylene and syndiotactic polypropylene; polybutylenes, e.g., poly(1-butene) and poly(2-butene); polypentenes, e.g., poly(2-pentene), and poly(4-methyl-1-pentene); and blends thereof. Useful vinyl acetate-based polymers include polyvinyl acetate; ethylene-vinyl acetate; saponified polyvinyl acetate, i.e., polyvinyl alcohol; ethylene-vinyl alcohol and blends thereof. Useful polyamides include nylon 6, nylon 6/6, nylon 10, nylon 4/6, nylon 10/10, nylon 12, hydrophilic polyamide copolymers such as caprolactam and alkylene oxide diamine, e.g., ethylene oxide diamine, copolymers and hexamethylene adipamide and alkylene oxide copolymers, and blends thereof. Useful polyesters include polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, and blends thereof. Acrylic polymers suitable for the present invention include ethylene acrylic acid, ethylene methacrylic acid, ethylene methyl methacrylate and the like as well as blends thereof. In addition, the polymer compositions of the conjugate fibers may further contain minor amounts of compatibilizing agents, colorants, pigments, optical brighteners, ultraviolet light stabilizers, antistatic agents, lubricants, abrasion resistance enhancing agents, crimp inducing agents, nucleating agents, fillers and other processing aids.
Suitable conjugate fibers for the present invention may have a side-by-side or sheath-core configuration. When a sheath-core configuration is utilized, an eccentric sheath-core configuration, i.e., non-concentrically aligned sheath and core, is desirable since concentric sheath-core fibers have a symmetrical geometry that tends to prevent thermal activation of crimps in the fibers. As is known in the art, crimps in the conjugate fibers can be imparted before, during or after the fibers are deposited or laid to form a nonwoven web. However, it is highly desirable to crimp the conjugate fibers before they are laid into a nonwoven web since the crimping process inherently causes shrinkage and dimensional changes. As is known in the art, such dimensional changes are difficult to manage and tend to adversely affect the uniformity and fiber coverage of the web. Therefore, it is highly advantageous to crimp the conjugate fibers before they are formed into a nonwoven web in order to provide a dimensionally stable web that has a uniform fiber coverage.
FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary spunbond process 10 for producing a nonwoven conjugate spunbond fiber web, more specifically a bicomponent fiber web, of the present invention. The spunbond process is highly suitable for producing a lofty, low-density spunbond web. A pair of extruders 12a and 12b separately extrude the propylene polymer and ethylene polymer compositions, which compositions are separately fed into a first hopper 14a and a second hopper 14b, to simultaneously supply molten polymeric compositions to a spinneret 18. Suitable spinnerets for extruding conjugate fibers are well known in the art. Briefly, the spinneret 18 has a housing which contains a spin pack, and the spin pack contains a plurality of plates and dies. The plates have a pattern of openings arranged to create flow paths for directing the two polymers to the dies that have one or more rows of openings, which are designed in accordance with the desired configuration of the resulting conjugate fibers.
As indicated above, the melt-processing temperature of the polymer compositions for the present conjugate fibers is lower than conventional processing temperatures for conventional polypropylene utilized for spunbond fibers.
The ability to process the polymer composition at a lower temperature is highly advantageous in that the lower processing temperature, for example, decreases the chance of thermal degradation of the component polymers and other additives, and lessens the problems associated with quenching the spun filaments, e.g., roping of the spun filaments, in addition to reducing energy requirements.
The spinneret 18 provides a curtain of conjugate filaments or continuous fibers, and the continuous fibers are quenched by a quench air blower 20 before being fed into a fiber draw unit, or an aspirator, 22. The disparate heat shrinkage of the component polymers of the quenched conjugate fibers imparts latent crimpability in the fibers, which can be heat activated. Suitable pneumatic fiber draw units or aspirators for use in melt spinning polymers are well known in the art, and particularly suitable fiber draw units for the present invention include linear fiber aspirators of the type disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,802,817 to Matsuki et al., which in its entirety is incorporated by reference. Briefly, the fiber draw unit 22 includes an elongate vertical passage through which the filaments are drawn by aspirating air entering from the side of the passage. The aspirating air, which is supplied from a compressed air source 24, draws the filaments and imparts molecular orientation in the filaments. In addition to drawing the filaments, the aspirating air can be used to impart crimps in, more specifically to activate the latent crimp of, the filaments.
In accordance with the present invention, the temperature of the aspirating air supplied from the air source 24 is elevated by a heater such that the heated air heats the filaments to a temperature that is sufficiently high enough to activate the latent crimp. The temperature of the drawing air can be varied to achieve different levels of crimps. In general, a higher air temperature produces a higher level of crimps. Consequently, by changing the temperature of the aspirating air, fibers having different levels of crimps can be conveniently produced.
The process line 10 further includes an endless foraminous forming surface 26 which is placed below the draw unit 22 and is driven by driver rollers 28 and positioned below the fiber draw unit 22. The drawn filaments exiting the fiber draw unit are isotropically deposited onto the forming surface 26 to form a nonwoven web of uniform thickness and fiber coverage. The fiber depositing process can be better facilitated by placing a vacuum apparatus 30 directly below the forming surface 26 where the fibers are being deposited. The above-described simultaneous drawing and crimping process is highly useful for producing lofty spunbond webs that have uniform fiber coverage and uniform web caliper. The simultaneous process forms a nonwoven web by isotropically depositing fully crimped filaments, and thus, the process produces a dimensionally stabilized nonwoven web. The simultaneous process in conjunction with the high melt flow rate propylene polymer is highly suitable for producing highly crimped fine denier conjugate fibers of the present invention.
The deposited nonwoven web is then bonded, for example, with a through air bonding process. Generally described, a through air bonder 36 includes a perforated roller 38, which receives the web, and a hood 40 surrounding the perforated roller. Heated air, which is sufficiently high enough to melt the lower melting component polymer of the conjugate fiber, is supplied to the web through the perforated roller 38 and withdrawn by the hood 40. The heated air melts the lower melting polymer and the melted polymer forms interfiber bonds throughout the web, especially at the cross-over contact points of the fibers. Through air bonding processes are particularly suitable for producing a lofty, uniformly bonded spunbond web since these processes uniformly effect interfiber bonds without applying significant compacting pressure. Alternatively, the unbonded nonwoven web can be bonded with a calender bonder. A calender bonder is typically is an assembly of two or more of abuttingly placed heated rolls that forms a nip to apply a combination of heat and pressure to melt fuse the fibers of a thermoplastic nonwoven web, thereby effecting bonded regions or points in the web. The bonding rolls may be smooth to provide uniformly bonded nonwoven webs or contain a pattern of raised bond points to provide point bonded webs.
As discussed above, the present conjugate spunbond fibers containing the high melt flow rate propylene polymer provide high levels of crimps even at fine deniers and thus can be fabricated into lofty, low-density nonwoven webs of fine denier fibers even at high production rates. For example, the conjugate fibers can be processed to provide a fiber web having a bulk of at least about 20 mils per ounce per square yard (0.015 mm/g/m2), as measured under a 0.025 psi (0.17 kPa) load, even when the size of the fibers is reduced to about 2.5 denier (2.8 dtex) or less, desirably to about 2 denier (2.2 dtex) or less, and more desirably to about 1.5 denier (1.7 dtex) or less. In addition, particularly desirable conjugate spunbond fiber webs for the invention have a density equal to or less than about 0.067 g/cm3, more desirably between about 0.065 g/cm3 and about 0.02 g/cm3, and most desirably between about 0.055 g/cm3 and about 0.025 g/cm3.
The present lofty spunbond web or fabric provides improved softness, hand, drapability and cloth-like texture and appearance. The web is highly useful as an outer cover material for various disposable articles, e.g, diapers, training pants, incontinence-care articles, sanitary napkins, disposable garments and the like. The lofty spunbond web is also highly suitable as an outer layer of a barrier composite which provides a cloth-like texture in combination with other functional properties, e.g., fluid or microbial barrier properties. For example, the lofty spunbond web can be thermally or adhesively laminated onto a film or microfiber fabric in a conventional manner to form such barrier composites. U.S. Pat. No. 4,041,203 to Brock et al., for example, discloses a fabric-like composite containing a spunbond fiber web and a meltblown fiber web, which patent in its entirety is herein incorporated by reference. Disposable garments that can be produced from the present nonwoven fabrics include surgical gowns, laboratory gowns and the like. Such disposable garments are disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,824,625 to Green and 3,911,499 to Benevento et al., which patents are herein incorporated by reference. In addition, the present lofty nonwoven web, especially a nonwoven web containing highly crimped fine denier conjugate spunbond fibers, that exhibits improved bulk and uniformity over conventional conjugate spunbond fiber webs, is highly useful for filtration applications since such fine fiber web provides uniformly distributed fine interfiber pores without sacrificing the loft of the web.
The following examples are provided for illustration purposes and the invention is not limited thereto.
Point bonded spunbond fiber webs of round side-by-side conjugate fibers containing 50 wt % linear low density polyethylene and 50 wt % polypropylene were produced using the process illustrated in FIG. 1. The bicomponent spinning pack had a 0.6 mm spinhole diameter, a 6:1 L/D ratio and a 50 holes/inch spinhole density. Linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), Aspun 6811A, which is available from Dow Chemical, was blended with 2 wt % of a TiO2 concentrate containing 50 wt % of TiO2 and 50 wt % of polypropylene, and the mixture was fed into a first single screw extruder. The LLDPE composition was extruded to have a melt temperature of about 430� F. (221� C.) as the extrudate exits the extruder. Polypropylene, X11029-20-1, which has a melt flow rate (MFR) of about 65 g/10 min. at 230� C. under a 2.16 kg load and is available from Himont, was blended with 2 wt % of the above-described TiO2 concentrate, and the mixture was fed into a second single screw extruder. The melt temperature of the polypropylene composition was kept at 430� F. (221� C.) for Example 1 and 465� F. (241� C.) for Example 2. The LLDPE and polypropylene extrudates were fed into the spinning pack which was kept at about 430� F. (221� C.), and the spinhole throughput rate was kept at 0.7 gram/hole/minute for Example 1 and 0.5 gram/hole/minute for Example 2. The bicomponent fibers exiting the spinning pack were quenched by a flow of air having a flow rate of 45 SCFM/inch (0.5 m3 /min/cm) spinneret width and a temperature of 65� F. (18� C.). The quenching air was applied about 5 inches (13 cm) below the spinneret. The quenched fibers were drawn and crimped in the aspirating unit using a flow of air heated to about 350� F. (177� C.) and supplied a pressure of 6.5 psi (45 kPa). Then, the drawn, crimped fibers were deposited onto a foraminous forming surface with the assist of a vacuum flow to form an unbonded fiber web. The unbonded fiber web was bonded by passing the web through the nip formed by two abuttingly placed bonding rolls, a smooth anvil roll and a patterned embossing roll. The raised bond points of the embossing roll covered about 15% of the total surface area and there were about 310 regularly spaced bond points per square inch. Both of the rolls were heated to about 250� F. (121� C.) and the pressure applied on the webs was about 100 lbs/linear inch (17.9 kg/cm) width. The bonded nonwoven webs, which had an average weight of about 1.0 ounce per square yard (34 g/m2), were tested for their bulk and average fiber size. The crimp level of the fibers forming the nonwoven webs was indirectly measured by comparing the bulk of the webs since the bulk is directly correlated to the crimp level of the fibers, and the bulk is measured under a 0.025 psi (0.17 pKa) load. The results are shown in Table 1.
The procedure outlined for Examples 1 and 2 was repeated to produce Control 1-2, respectively, except Exxon PP3445 polypropylene was used. The polypropylene has a melt flow rate of about 35 g/min. at 230� C. and is a conventional fiber grade polypropylene. The results are shown in Table 1.
TABLE 1______________________________________PP Through-Ex- MFR put Rateam- (g/10 (g/hole/ Fiber Size Bulk Densityple min) min) (den) (dtex) (mil) (mm) (g/cm3)______________________________________Ex1 65 0.7 2.5 2.8 20.3 0.52 0.066C1 35 0.7 2.8 3.1 11.8 0.30 0.113Ex2 65 0.5 1.8 2.0 14.5 0.37 0.092C2 35 0.5 1.8 2.0 11.0 0.28 0.121______________________________________ Note: PP = polypropylene MFR = melt flow rate den = denier
The results demonstrate that the conjugate fibers containing a high melt flow polypropylene provide loftier and low-density nonwoven fabrics, clearly indicating that the fibers containing the high melt flow propylene polymer have a higher level of crimps than the conjugate fibers produced from a conventional spunbond fiber-forming fiber grade polypropylene. It is also to be noted that C1 and C2 exhibited similar bulk values even though the difference in the size of the fibers was highly significant, clearly illustrating the difficulty in thermally crimping fine denier fibers that are produced from conventional propylene polymers for spunbond fibers.
Unbonded nonwoven webs of side-by-side conjugate spunbond fibers were produced in accordance with the procedure outline in Example 1 using two different grades of polypropylene as indicated in Table 2, except the polymer throughput rate was kept at 0.7 g/hole/minute and the melt temperature of the two component polymer compositions was maintained at 430� F. (221� C.). In addition, the size of the fibers was controlled by changing the pressure of aspirating air as indicated in Table 2. Both 100 melt flow rate and 65 melt flow rate polypropylene resins were obtained from Shell Chemical.
The unbonded nonwoven webs were then bonded by passing the webs through a through-air bonder. The bonder exposed the nonwoven webs to a flow of heated air having a temperature of about 270� F. (132� C.) and a flow rate of about 200 feet/min (61 m/min). The average weight, fiber size and bulk of the bonded webs were measured, and the bulk was normalized to 1 osy (34 g/m2). The results are shown in Table 2.
Example 3 was repeated except the polypropylene employed was the 35 melt flow rate polypropylene disclosed in Control 1. The results are shown in Table 2.
TABLE 2__________________________________________________________________________ Aspirating Fiber WebPP MFR Air Pressure Size Weight Bulk DensityExample(g/10 min) (psi) (kPa) (den) (dtex) (osy) (g/m2) (mil/osy) (mm/g/m2) (g/cm3)__________________________________________________________________________Ex3 100 4 28 2.0 2.2 2.03 69 36.5 0.0273 0.037Ex4 65 4 28 2.5 2.8 1.85 63 37.2 0.0279 0.036Ex5 100 5 34 1.9 2.1 1.89 64 37.4 0.0280 0.036C3 35 4 28 2.5 2.8 1.95 66 19.5 0.0146 0.068Ex6 100 6 41 1.8 2.0 1.94 66 23.7 0.0178 0.056Ex7 65 6 41 1.9 2.1 2.18 74 23.6 0.0177 0.057C4 35 5 34 2.2 2.4 2.03 69 14.5 0.0109 0.092C5 35 5.5 38 2.0 2.2 2.12 72 14.3 0.0107 0.093__________________________________________________________________________
The above results clearly demonstrate that utilizing a high melt flow propylene polymer significantly improves the bulk of the conjugate fiber webs and produces lower density nonwoven webs. For example, although the fibers of Example 4 and Control 3 had the same fiber size, the bulk of Example 4 was about 91% loftier than that of control 3. In addition, the low density and high bulk of the nonwoven webs of Examples 3-7, compared to those of the nonwoven webs of Comparative Examples 3-5, demonstrate that the conjugate fibers of the present invention have significantly higher levels of crimps over the conjugate fibers containing conventional propylene polymers for spunbond fibers.
Crimped conjugate fibers were produced in accordance with Example 1 except that the polymer compositions were processed at about 420� F. (216� C.) and the spinning pack was kept at 425� F. (218� C.). Additionally, different aspirating air pressures were applied to obtain conjugate spunbond filaments having different average sizes, as indicated in Table 3 below. The conjugate fibers were collected from the forming surface and studied under a microscope.
The filaments of Examples 8-11 are illustrated in FIGS. 2, 4, 6 and 8, respectively, as about 65 times magnified views of representative fibers.
Examples 8-11 were repeated for Comparative Examples 6-9, respectively, except a conventional polypropylene for spunbond fibers, Exxon PP3445 polypropylene, was used in place of the high melt flow rate polypropylene.
The filaments of Comparative Examples 6-9 are illustrated in FIGS. 3, 5, 7 and 9, respectively, as 65 times magnified views of representative fibers.
TABLE 3______________________________________Air FiberPressure SizeExample (psi) (kPa) (den) (dtex) Illustration______________________________________Ex8 3 21 3.0 3.3 FIG. 2C6 3 21 3.2 3.6 FIG. 3Ex9 4 28 2.5 2.8 FIG. 4C7 4 28 2.8 3.1 FIG. 5Ex10 5 34 2.5 2.8 FIG. 6C8 5 34 2.6 2.9 FIG. 7Ex11 6 41 2.2 2.4 FIG. 8C9 6 41 2.6 2.9 FIG. 9______________________________________
FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrate that the 3 denier conjugate fibers had similar levels of crimps, indicating that both the conventional polypropylene for spunbond fibers and the high melt flow rate polypropylene are suitable for producing crimped conjugate fibers having large diameters. FIGS. 4-7 demonstrate that the conjugate fibers containing the conventional polypropylene do not have crimps whereas the conjugate fibers containing the high melt flow rate polypropylene largely retained the level of crimps exhibited by the 3 denier fibers. FIGS. 8 and 9 demonstrate that the conjugate fibers containing the high melt flow rate polypropylene retained some of the crimps even when fine fibers are produced whereas the conjugate fibers containing the conventional polypropylene no longer have any crimp.
FIGS. 2-9 demonstrate that conjugate fibers containing the high melt flow rate polypropylene of the present invention provide highly crimpable or crimped conjugate fibers even at low deniers in which conventional conjugate fibers do not form crimps.
Example 4 was repeated except different pressures of aspirating air were used as indicated in Table 4 to produce conjugate spunbond fibers having different average sizes. The results are shown in Table 4. Table 4 also contains the results of Examples 4 and 7 and Comparative Examples 3-5 for comparison purposes.
Example 12 was repeated except the spinning pack was kept at a higher temperature, 232� C., and different aspirating air pressures were used as indicated in Table 4. The results are shown in Table 4.
Comparative Example 3 was repeated except the spinning pack was kept at a higher temperature, 232� C., and different aspirating air pressures were used as indicated in Table 4. The results are shown in Table 4.
TABLE 4__________________________________________________________________________ Pack Aspirating Fiber WebPP MFR Temp. Air Pressure Size Weight BulkExample(g/10 min) (�C.) (psi) (kPa) (den) (dtex) (osy) (g/m2) (mil/osy) (mm/g/m2)__________________________________________________________________________Ex4 65 221 4 28 2.5 2.8 1.85 63 37.2 0.0279Ex7 65 221 6 41 1.9 2.1 2.18 74 23.6 0.0177Ex12 65 221 8 55 1.8 2.0 2.1 71 14.3 0.0107C3 35 221 4 28 2.5 2.8 1.95 66 19.5 0.0146C4 35 221 5 34 2.2 2.4 2.03 69 14.5 0.0109C5 35 221 5.5 38 2.0 2.2 2.12 72 14.3 0.0107Ex13 65 232 4 28 2.3 2.6 1.8 61 30.0 0.0225Ex14 65 232 6 41 1.9 2.1 1.9 64 34.7 0.0260Ex15 65 232 10 69 1.7 1.9 2.2 75 20.5 0.0154c10 35 232 4 28 2.5 2.8 1.9 64 27.9 0.0209C11 35 232 6 41 1.9 2.1 2.2 75 13.6 0.0102C12 35 232 8 55 1.8 2.0 2.3 78 14.3 0.0107__________________________________________________________________________
The fiber size and bulk values of the examples in Table 4 are graphically illustrated in FIG. 10. The fiber size and bulk values are organized into four groups in accordance with the melt flow rate of the polymer and the spinning pack temperature. The above results and FIG. 10 clearly demonstrate that the conjugate spunbond fibers containing the high melt flow rate propylene polymer produce lofty nonwoven fabrics even when the fiber size is reduced to the levels in which the conventional 35 melt flow rate polypropylene only produces flat nonwoven webs (i.e., smaller than about 2.5 denier or 2.8 dtex). This improved result in bulk indicates that fine conjugate spunbond fibers containing the high melt flow rate propylene polymers of the present invention retain crimps even when similarly produced and similarly sized conjugate spunbond fibers containing conventional propylene polymers for spunbond fibers no longer retain crimps. In addition, as can be seen from FIG. 10, the high melt flow rate propylene polymer of the present invention can be processed to produce highly crimped conjugate spunbond fibers at a lower processing temperature than conventional propylene polymers for spunbond fibers.
The conjugate spunbond fibers containing the high melt flow rate propylene polymer of the present invention provide high levels of crimps even at fine deniers and can be fabricated into lofty, low-density nonwoven webs of fine denier fibers even at high production rates. Additionally, the high melt flow rate propylene polymer can be melt-processed at a lower temperature than conventional propylene polymers for spunbond fibers, significantly abating the problems associated with the melt-extruding and quenching steps of the spunbond fiber production process, e.g., thermal degradation of polymers and roping of the spun fibers.
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|Jan 19, 1977
|Sep 19, 1978
|Hercules Incorporated
|Conjugate filaments
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|Feb 19, 1980
|Chisso Corporation
|Method of forming autogenously bonded non-woven fabric comprising bi-component fibers
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|Aug 25, 1981
|Fiber Industries, Inc.
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|Feb 16, 1982
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|Process for producing composite fibers of side by side type having no crimp
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|Apr 6, 1982
|Chisso Corporation
|Heat-adhesive composite fibers
|May 5, 1980
|Jul 20, 1982
|Kimberly-Clark Corporation
|Method for forming nonwoven webs
|Jan 24, 1983
|Jan 3, 1984
|Monsanto Company
|Self-crimping multi-component polyamide filament wherein the components contain differing amounts of polyolefin
|Jan 24, 1983
|Jan 3, 1984
|Monsanto Company
|Self-crimping multi-component polyester filament wherein the components contain differing amounts of polyolefin
|Jul 27, 1982
|Sep 4, 1984
|Chisso Corporation
|Process for producing a highly bulky nonwoven fabric
|Feb 2, 1983
|Feb 19, 1985
|Chisso Corporation
|Process for producing a non-woven fabric of hot-melt-adhered composite fibers
|Nov 25, 1987
|Mar 21, 1989
|Chisso Corporation
|Method for making nonwoven fabrics
|Oct 15, 1987
|Apr 4, 1989
|Chisso Corporation
|Nonwoven fabrics and method for producing them
|Nov 16, 1989
|Jan 1, 1991
|Unitika Ltd.
|Polyolefin-type nonwoven fabric and method of producing the same
|May 6, 1988
|Jan 21, 1992
|Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company
|Melt-bondable fibers for use in nonwoven web
|Apr 20, 1990
|Apr 28, 1992
|Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd.
|Soft nonwoven fabric of filaments
|Nov 28, 1989
|Aug 25, 1992
|Kanebo Ltd.
|Cushion material and method for preparation thereof
|Nov 26, 1991
|May 25, 1993
|Kimberly-Clark Corporation
|Nonwoven web with improved barrier properties
|Apr 16, 1992
|Dec 14, 1993
|Fiberweb North America
|High loft nonwoven fabrics and method for producing same
|Jul 2, 1992
|Mar 29, 1994
|Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha
|Recyclable vehicular cushioning material and seat
|Aug 25, 1993
|Oct 4, 1994
|Kanebo, Ltd.
|Composite elastic filament with rough surface, production thereof, and textile structure comprising the same
|May 16, 1979
|Jun 1, 1982
|Imperial Chemical Industries Limited
|Fibrous product
|Nov 23, 1987
|Jun 1, 1988
|Chisso Corporation
|Method for making nonwoven fabrics
|Apr 23, 1990
|Oct 31, 1990
|Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd.
|Soft nonwoven fabric of filament
|Aug 13, 1993
|Mar 16, 1994
|Kimberly-Clark Corporation
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|Nov 10, 1999
|Sep 24, 2002
|Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
|Process of making a crimped multicomponent fiber web
|Aug 23, 2002
|May 27, 2003
|Basell Poliolefine Italia S.P.A.
|Polyolefin composition containing low viscosity propylene homopolymer, fiber and extensible non-woven fabric prepared therefrom
|Aug 31, 2000
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|Dec 20, 2001
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|Nov 1, 2001
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|Hydraulically arranged nonwoven webs and method of making same
|Nov 28, 2001
|Oct 12, 2004
|Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
|Process for making necked nonwoven webs and laminates having cross-directional uniformity
|May 24, 2000
|Nov 9, 2004
|Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
|Filtration medium with enhanced particle holding characteristics
|Dec 20, 2000
|Apr 12, 2005
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|Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
|Strong high loft low density nonwoven webs and laminates thereof
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|Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
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|Nov 17, 2009
|Reifenhaeuser Gmbh & Co. Kg Maschinenfabrik
|Laminate and a method for producing a laminate consisting of at least three layers
|Dec 15, 2005
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|Mmi-Ipco, Llc
|Temperature responsive smart textile
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|Process of making multicomponent fibers
|Jul 20, 2001
|May 29, 2003
|Robert Drumm
|Nanoscale corundum powders, sintered compacts produced from these powders and method for producing the same
|Nov 28, 2001
|May 29, 2003
|Morman Michael T.
|Process for making necked nonwoven webs and laminates having cross-directional uniformity
|Jan 11, 2002
|Jul 17, 2003
|Kim Jin Wook
|Pilot poppet type pressure control valve
|Oct 22, 2002
|Apr 22, 2004
|Schmidt Richard J.
|Lofty spunbond nonwoven laminate
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|Aug 19, 2004
|Clark Darryl Franklin
|Fine multicomponent fiber webs and laminates thereof
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|Polanco Braulio A.
|High loft low density nonwoven webs of crimped filaments and methods of making same
|Dec 31, 2003
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|L. Warren Collier
|Strong high loft low density nonwoven webs and laminates thereof
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|Polanco Braulio A.
|High loft low density nonwoven webs of crimped filaments and methods of making same
|Dec 30, 2003
|Jul 7, 2005
|Myers David L.
|Self-supporting pleated electret filter media
|Jan 27, 2005
|Jul 28, 2005
|The Procter & Gamble Company
|Soft extensible nonwoven webs containing multicomponent fibers with high melt flow rates
|Jan 27, 2005
|Aug 4, 2005
|Melik David H.
|Soft extensible nonwoven webs containing fibers with high melt flow rates
|Nov 23, 2005
|Jun 22, 2006
|Reifenhaeuser Gmbh & Co. Kg Maschinenfabrik
|Laminate and a method for producing a laminate consisting of at least three layers
|Dec 15, 2005
|Jun 21, 2007
|Gerndt Robert J
|Process for making necked nonwoven webs having improved cross-directional uniformity
|Oct 11, 2011
|Apr 18, 2012
|Mmi-Ipco, Llc
|Temperature responsive smart textile
|Oct 11, 2011
|Aug 15, 2012
|Mmi-Ipco, Llc
|Temperature responsive smart textile
|Nov 13, 1996
|Jun 19, 1997
|Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
|Low density microfiber nonwoven fabric
|Nov 13, 1996
|Aug 21, 1997
|Kimberly Clark Co
|Low density microfiber nonwoven fabric
|Sep 30, 1998
|Apr 8, 1999
|Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
|Crimped multicomponent filaments and spunbond webs made therefrom
|Dec 20, 2000
|Jun 28, 2001
|Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
|Fine denier multicomponent fibers
|Dec 20, 2000
|Jan 24, 2002
|Kimberly Clark Co
|Fine denier multicomponent fibers
|Aug 21, 2001
|Mar 7, 2002
|Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
|Integrated nonwoven laminate material
|Aug 21, 2001
|Jun 6, 2002
|Kimberly Clark Co
|Integrated nonwoven laminate material
|May 21, 2004
|Jan 6, 2005
|Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
|Strong high loft low density nonwoven webs and laminates thereof
|Aug 7, 2015
|Feb 11, 2016
|Avintiv Specialty Materials Inc.
|Self-crimped ribbon fiber and nonwovens manufactured therefrom
|Jan 5, 2016
|Jul 21, 2016
|The Procter & Gamble Company
|Absorbent pant with advantageously-channeled absorbent core structure and bulge-reducing features
|Jan 5, 2016
|Jul 21, 2016
|The Procter & Gamble Company
|Absorbent pant with advantageously-channeled absorbent core structure and bulge-reducing features
|U.S. Classification
|442/401, 428/373, 428/369, 428/374
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Jul 28, 1995
Owner name: KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION, WISCONSIN
Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:STOKES, TY JACKSON;WRIGHT, ALAN EDWARD;OFOSU, SIMON KWAME;REEL/FRAME:007602/0548
Effective date: 19950727
|Apr 21, 1997
Owner name: KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC., WISCONSIN
Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:008519/0919
Effective date: 19961130
|Sep 28, 2000
|Fee payment
Year of fee payment: 4
|Sep 29, 2004
|Fee payment
Year of fee payment: 8
|Oct 27, 2008
|Maintenance fee reminder mailed
|Apr 22, 2009
|Lapse for failure to pay maintenance fees
|Jun 9, 2009
|Expired due to failure to pay maintenance fee
Effective date: 20090422


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Residence Inn by Marriott Portland Downtown Waterfront, Portland
- Free full breakfast and WiFi
Main amenities
- 179 smoke-free guestrooms
- Indoor pool
- Free airport shuttle
- Bar/lounge
- Fitness center
- Self parking
- 24-hour business center
- 24-hour front desk
- Coffee/tea in a common area
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Free grocery shopping service
For families
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Sofa bed
- Kitchen
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- Stovetop
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- Wadsworth-Longfellow House (0.8 mi / 1.3 km)
- Children's Museum of Maine (0.9 mi / 1.4 km)
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Just a weekend getaway with my wife. Residence Inns are always consistent and well…
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Residence Inn by Marriott Portland Downtown Waterfront, Portland
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- Studio, 1 King Bed, View (Water)
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Hotel size
- This hotel has 179 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 5 floors
- Check-in time starts at 4 PM
- Check-out time is 11 AM
Required at check in
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- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
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- Free airport shuttle at scheduled times
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- Self parking *
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Other information
- Smoke-free property
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In the hotel
- Free full breakfast
- Bar/lounge
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- Barbecue grills
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- Number of meeting rooms - 5
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- Conference space size (meters) - 279
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- Television in common areas
- Accessible bathroom
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- Air conditioning
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- Sofa bed
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Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation.
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Welcome to "Economic Bridges"
The process of globalization has re-structured the rules of the contemporary economic system. The principles of bi-lateral and multilateral trade and investment have now changed in such a way that economic growth for example requires more than just financial exchange; It is now re-quire diplomacy, cooperation, and cultural understanding in order to be successful. The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy has therefore established the program "Economic Bridges" to promote stronger economic relations between nation states, and to examine the complex relationship between economics, politics and culture at the global level.
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"I do believe we need to make it clear to our travelers what to expect when they come to a state where marijuana is legal," she said.
She said a lot of out-of-state tourists are unaware that they can't smoke marijuana publicly and they need to be educated about the subject.
"It's just good practice to make certain visitors have a good understanding, a good perception on what to expect when they come to visit any destination," she said.
Ali Maffey, retail marijuana education manager for the state health department, said a campaign to educate residents has been effective, the Denver Post reported (http://tinyurl.com/h9gkpum ).
"It's really hard to reach tourists in the three days they're here," Maffey said.
Maffey's department is using the internet to identify people who want more information on the state's marijuana laws and direct them to ads about the state's Good to Know campaign on Colorado laws. The state is also using radio spots and brochures.
"If you are here and choose to use, we want to make sure people have information about the educated use," she said.
Information from: The Denver Post, http://www.denverpost.com