CA2239033A1 - High efficiency dust sock - Google Patents

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CA2239033A1
CA2239033A1 CA002239033A CA2239033A CA2239033A1 CA 2239033 A1 CA2239033 A1 CA 2239033A1 CA 002239033 A CA002239033 A CA 002239033A CA 2239033 A CA2239033 A CA 2239033A CA 2239033 A1 CA2239033 A1 CA 2239033A1
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Abstract

A dust sock filter medium laminate is provided which has at least two nonwoven webs of microfibers which have an average diameter (using a sample size of at least 10) between about 10 and 25 microns and which webs have been joined by a method comprising the steps of (a) directing the component layers to a separation zone, (b) applying water in the amount of from about 5 % to 25 % based on the weight of the combined layers, (c) combining the component layers, (d) passing the combination through a sonic bonder operating within the range of up to about 40,000 cps against a patterned anvil to produce a corresponding pattern of thermal bond areas over about 3 % to 25 % of the surface area of the combination, and, (e) drying the sonically bonded combination.

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CA 02239033 l998-06-ll HIGH EFFICI~NCY DUST SOCK

BACKGROUI~5D OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates generally to a nonwoven fabric or web which is formed from spunbond fibers of a lhe~ " lopl ~slic resin, and laminates using such a web as a component. The fabric is used as a filter, particular5y for industrial a,-F';c tions 10 where the fabric is in the form of a sock.
Thellllopl~-lic resins have been extruded to form fibers, fabrics and webs for a number of years. The most cor",oGn lhe""opl~lics for this appli~ ' ~n are polyolefins, particularly polypropylene. Other ~~tdl~,ials such as polyesters, polyethe-~:sler:" polyd,., ~es and poly~ ll,anes are also used to form nonwoven spunbond fabrics.
Nonwoven fabrics or webs are useful for a wide variety of ~p~ ~licJr,s such as diapers, feminine hygiene products, towels, l~credLional or pr~te.;li~/e fabrics and as eotextiles and filter media. The nonwoven webs used in these p~lic ions may be simply spunbond fabrics but are often in the form of nonwoven fabric laminates like zo spunbond/spunbond (SS) laminates or spunbond/meltblown/spunbond (SMS) laminates.
As filter media, some of the desired l;haldcLe5li~lics of nonwoven fabrics are that they be permeable to the fluid being filtered yet have a high rilhdlioll erri ~n~y.
Permeability to the fluid being filtered is quite i-~po,lanl as low permeability could result in a high pressure drop across the filter requiring a higher, and hence more costly, energy input into the filtered fluid and shortening filter life. In a dust sock 2 PCT~US96/19851 ~p F I - ' c . " a fan is generally used to force air through the sock. A sock havin~ low permeability inc-uases the back pressure on the fan and so i..c-~ases the energy input requiredl to move the same amount of fluid and shsrlel-s the fan's life.
HiS~h nlL~dlion erric;al-~ is, of course, the main purpose for a filter and great errici8nc" andl ability to ,.~ ., the etr.~-~n~ at an P~c3Ft-'-le level are key to filter pe. to, ~nance.
It is an object of this invention to provide a spunbond polyolefin nonwoven fabric or web for use as a filter medium which has a hi~h ~.e,..,~ -b i~,r and hi~h rillldli~n ern- ~nc~. It is a further object of this invention to provide a dust sock filter 10 made from the filter medium.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The objects of this invention are ach ~ved by a dust sock filter medium laminate which has at least two nonwoven webs of mic,vril)sr . which have an averaS;~e diameter (using a sample size of at least 10) a)etv/ecn about 10 and 25 ,.~ ." .s and which webs have been joined by a method col"~risi"5; the steps of (a) directin~ the ~,--pone,)l layers to a sepa,dlion zone, (b) applyiny water in the amount of from about 5% to 25% based on the wei~ht of the combined layers, (c) 20 combinin~ the cG~ onetll layers, (d) passi"~ the ~I~' ,al;on through a sonic bonder ope~dlins~ within the range of up to about 40,000 cps against a pdllt:3 "ed anvil to produce a co,lespGndin~ pattem of lhell',dl bond areas over about 3% to 25% of the surFace area of the COI~ )dtiOO, and, (e) drying the sonically bonded ccs,nb;.~liul.. While this invention is directed mainly to air fill,~lion, other ~asses may be filtered as well. The dust socks of this invention ~e;;(.Ybly have a basis . .

CA 02239033 l998-06-ll W O 97/23265 PCT~US96/19851 weight bel~Iocn about 85 and 205 ~sm, a Frazier per" ~ of above 100 CFM/SF and an NaCI efficiency above about 60 percent.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THr- DPcAWlNG

The Figure is a schematic drawing of a dust sock alldd .ed to a fan.

DEFINITIONS

10 As used hsrein the term "nonwoven fabric orweb" means a web havin~ a structure of individuat fibers or lh~:ads which are illl~ I, but not in an idenlili ble r"anner as in a knitted fabric. Nonwoven fabrics or webs have been formed from many p,ucesses such as, for e,~a..urlle, Illcl~ 9 p.vcesses, spunbonding processes, and bo. .ded carded web prucesses. The basis weight of nonwoven fabrics is usually eA~ r~ssed in ounces of ",dle,ial per square yard (osy) or grams per square meter (çlsm~ and the fiber d;~,nelel~ useful are usually ex~,.essed in ..-i ùns. (Note that to convert from osy to gsm, multiply osy by 33.91).
As used herein the term "l~r uril,e.~'' means small .I;ameterfibers having an average diameter not greater than about 75 m: ors, for ex~.., 'e, havin~ an avera~e diameter of from about 0.5 mi ~ ~ns to about 50 m;ci.uns, or more particularly, ..,i utibers may have an avera~e did,..eler of from about 2 ." ons to about 40 " ,: C,l .s. Another frequently used eA~.r~:ssion of hber diameter is denier, which is der" ~ed as grams per 9000 meters of a fiber and may be ~ t~d as fiber diar..eter in ...: ons squared, ml~"i, liP :I by the density in grams/cc, multiplied by 2S 0.00707. A lower denier indicates a finer fiber and a higher denier i,- 1i~ ~t s a thicker or heavier hber. For exd- ~ ~, ' e, the diameter of a polypropylene fiber given as CA 02239033 1998-06-ll WO 97~3265 PCTAUS96/19851 15 ".i :~uns may be converted to denier by squarinç1, mulli~,ly;ng the result by .89 9/CC and multiplying by .00707. Thus, a 15 micron polypropylene fiber has a denier of about 1.42(152X 0.89 x .00707 = 1.415). Outside the United States the unit of measult:rllena is more co"~monly the "tex", which is cleri,led as the grams per kilometer of fiber. Tex may be '2'~ )d as denier/9.
As used herein the terrn "spu, ~vonded fibers" refers to small iiamat~r fibers which are formed by extruding moltan lhelll)G~!--,lic ,--al~,ial as fila",enls from a plurality of fine, usually circular capillaries of a s, . " -~r~t with the di~l "eler of the extruded rila"~enls then being rapidly reduced as by, for exa~ le, in U.S. Patent no.
10 4,340,563 to Appel et al., and U.S. Patent no. 3,6g2,618 to DGr~ ner et al., U.S.
Patent no. 3,802,817 to Matsuki et al., U.S. Patent nos. 3,338,g92 and 3,341,394 to Kinney, U.S. Patent no. 3,502,763 to l la,l~"ar" and U.S. Patent no. 3,~42,615 to Dobo ot ai. Spunbond fibers are generally not tacky when they are cleposi~ed onto a ~ liu~ surface. Spunbond fibers are S~e~er 'Iy continuous and have average 5 .lidllle:lel~ (usin~ a sample size of at least 10) iarger than 7 m: ~vr,s, mor~
particularly, l,~ ecn about 10 and 25 ,..:_ uns.
As used herein the tem "meltblown fibers" means fibers formed by extluding a molten Illem~opl~ lic ."ale,ial through a plurality of fine, usually circular, die capillaries as molten ll,-~ads or Filam~nls into convergin~ high velocity, usually hot, yas (e.g. air) streams which attenuate the fil~..,en~ of molten thellllopl~lic ",alerial to reduce their .lid",eler, which may be to n, oriL,er ~lic.,..eler. Tl.er~fler, the nl~'l' laM. fibers are carried by the hi~h velocity gas str~am and are deposiled on a c~llectin5~ surFace to form a web of ~dndor"ly disbursed meltblown fibers. Such a p.ucess is ~ losed, for nxa-.,~'Q, in U.S. Patent no. 3,849,241 to Butin. 1~9~
fiber~ are mic,vnLera which may be continuous or discvnli.~uous, are ~enerally CA 02239033 l998-06-ll W O 97t2326~ 5 PCTAJS96/19851 smaller than 10 ,~, ons in average diameter (using a samplo size of at least 10), and are generally tacky when deposi~ed onto a ~ ctirlg surface.
As used herein the tem~ "cor,j t~e fibers" refers to fibers which have been fonned from at least two polymers extruded from separdle extruders but spun together to form one fiber. Con,u~t~ fibers are also so".eti,.,es .~fe..~d to asmulLicGmponent or bico "ponel,l fibers. The polymers are usually dirreren~ from each other thou~h con ug~te fibers may be monocon,pone,)l fibers. The polymers are arranged in sL-lJsld- .lially constantly positioned distinct zones across the cross-section of the conju~te fibers and extend continuously along the length of the 10 con; ID~te fibers. The con~lguration of such a con; Llg~te fiber may be, for e,~dmpl~, a sheath/core ~..t")ge",ent wherein one polymer is surrounded by anvU ,er or maybe a side by side a"dn~ement, a segmented confiç~uration or an "isl~nds-in-the-sea"
a"anç~e,.,enl. Con;L~te ffbers ar~ taught in U.S. Patent 5,108 820 to Kaneko et al., U.S. Patent 5,336,552 to Strack et al., and U.S. Patent 5,382,400 to Pike et al.
15 For ~HO col-.ponenl fibers, the polymers may be pr~selll in ratios of 75/25, 50/50, 25175 or any other desired ratios.
As used herein U ,e,~"al point bonding" involves passing a fabric or web of fibers to be bonded between a heated ' a nder roll and an anvil roll. The calender roll is usually though not always, pall~l - ,ed in some way so that the entire fabric is not bonded across its entire surFace and the anvil is usually flat. As a result, various ller- ,s for calender rolls have been de~eloped for h-". lional as well as aesU ~etic .easons. One example of a pattern is the l lal-sen re.... nJs or"H&P" pattem with ba~J_en about a 5 and 50% bond area with between about 5~3200 bonds/squar inch as tau~ht in U.S. Patent 3,855,046 to l lansen and Pe"n;n~s. One exa"lrl~ of the H&P pattern has square point or pin bonding areas wherein each pin has a side dimension of 0.038 inches ~0.965 mm) a s~,a~ y of 0.070 inches (1.778 mm) WO 97/23265 PCT~US96/19851 ~el~_cn pins and a depth of bo, .~ y of 0.023 inches (0.584 mm). Another typical point b~ pattern is the ex~,and2d tlansen Per") ~yS or"EHP" bond pattem which produces about a 15% bond area with a square pin having a side dimension of 0.037 inches (0.94 mm) a pin spac;.,g of 0.097 inches ~2.4~4 mm) and a depth of 0.039 inches (0.991 mm). Another typical point bon ' )~ pattern <Jes;gnal~d "714"
has square pin bondin~ areas wherein aach pin has a side 1 ' "e,~sion of 0.023 inches a spac;n~ of 0.062 inches (1.575 mm) between pins and a depth of bon 'in~
of 0.~33 inches (0.838 mm). The resulting patt~rn has a bonded area of abou 15%. Yet another conunon pattem is the C-Star pattem which has a bond area of 10 about 16.9%. The C-Star pattem has a cross-dir~ lior.ai bar or "corduroy" design interrupted by shooli,~ stars. Other co",."on ~t~all~. l-s include a diamond pattern with re~eali,~Q and slightly offset dia",onds and a wiro weave pattem looking as the name s~ ~ggestc ~.y. Iike a window screen. Typically the pe, .;enl bond;.)~ area varies from around 10% to around 30% of the area of the fabric laminate web. As 15 in well known in tne art the spot bonding holds the laminate layers to~ll.er as well as i,~pa. ls integrity to each individual layer by bc" ~ ila."e, lls and~or fibers within each layer.
As used herein "ullldso.1 c bGn )y means a p~cess pe,rur.,,ed, for eAdll le by psss;ng the fabric bet~vocn a sonic hom and anvil roll as illu~l.aled in 20 U.S. Patent 4 374 888 to ~o, n~ ger.

TEST METHODS

Frazier Permeability: A measure of the permeability of a fabric or web to air 25 is the Frazier P~, . . ,eability which is ~e, ru, ~- ~ed according to Federal Test S~al .da, d No. 191A M~: .od 5450 dated July 20, 1978 and is r~,~o,led as an average of 3 CA 02239033 l998-06-ll WO 97/23265 PCT~US96/198~1 sample readings. Frazier re. ",eability measures the air flow rate through a web in cubic feet of air per minute per square foot of web or CFM/SF. Conv~rt CFM/SF to liters per square meter per minute (LSM) by mulli~ly;. ,~ CFM/SF by 304.8.
NaCI Erri en~r: The NaCI Err~- ie,.cy is a measure of the ability of a fabric or web to stop the p~ssage of small pall: '85 through it. A higher erri: s ncy is yenerally more desirable and indicates a ~reater ability to remove pa, liclas. NaCI
etr.ciency is measured in ,ver. e, ~l according to the TSI Inc. Model 8110 Aulul, ,aled Filter Tester Operation Manual of Febnuary 1893 P/N 1980053 revision D at a flow rate of 32 liters per minute using 0.1 micron sized NaCI ,ca, t; ~ ss and is reported as 10 an average of 3 sample It:aclin~s. The manual is available from TSI Inc. at PO Box 64394, 500 Cardigan Rd St. Paul MN 55164. This test also can yield a pressure dirrer~nlial across a fabric using the same part;cle size and airFlow rate.
Melt Flow Rate: The melt flow rate (MFR) is a measure of the viscosily of a polymer. The MFR is expressed as the weight of n~al~,idl which flows from a capillary of known dime"sions under a s,c.eciried load or shear rate for a measured period of time and is measured in grams/10 minutes at a set l~mperdl.lre and load accG,d;.,~ to forexd",~le ASTM test 1238-90b.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The spunbond process generally uses a hopperwhich s~Fli~s polymerto a heated extruder. The extruder supplies melted polymer to a .nner~t where the polymer is fiberized as it passes throu~h fine openings a,.dn~ed in one or more rows in th~ s~i.,nert:l rorlll- ~g a curtain of rilar"enls. The rild",enls ara usually quen~ l ,ed with air at a low pressure, drawn usually pneumatically and depo~~d on a movin~ r~Jrdll~ lous mat belt or ''tl~ " . ,~ wire ' to form the nonwoven web.

Polymers useful in the spunbond process ~~ener~11y have a process melt temperature of b~tvJ~cn about 400~F to about 610~F (200~C to 320~C).
The fibers produced in the spunbond process are usually in the ran~e of from about 10 to about 50 ~,li~ ,ns in avera~e dia."eler depending on pl~C2SS
co"dilio"s and the desired end use for the wsbs to be prod~ ~ced from such fibers.
For e~.a..,Fle increasin~ the polymer molec~ ~ ~~ w~i~ht or d~c-~asi. .~ the pr~cQssi"~
temperature results in larger dia~eler fibers. Cf ,an~es in the quench fluid ler"peralure ~nd pneumaUc draw pressure can also affect fiber diameter. The fibers used in the prd ;tice of this invenUon usually have averaçle diameters in the lo range of from about 7 to about 35 microns more par~icularly from about 15 to about 25 microns.
The fabric of this invenbon may be a multilayer laminate and may be fommed by a number of difre, ~nl tecl " ~: ~es includin~ but not limited to using adhesive, needle punchinçl ullr~son bo, ~ tl,e""dh c .deli"~andsnyothem"eU,odknownin 15 the art. Such a multilayer laminate may be an embodiment wherein some of the layers are spunbond and some m~ t o~ such ss a spunbond/~"e lt lo~/n/spunbond (SMS) laminate as ~isclosed in (~.S. Patent no. 4 041 203 to Brock et al. and U.S.
Patent no. 5 169 706 to Collier et al. or as a spunbond/spunbond la".:nale. An SMS laminate may be made by sequentially deposili, ~5~ onto a movin~ conveyor belt or rO""in~ wire first a spunbond web layer then a m~ lown web layer and last ~noll ,er spunbond layer and then bonding the la"~- ~ale in a ",a, "er desc,il,ed above. Alle".dli~ely, the three web layers may be made individually ooll~ lc in rolls and co",l i.led in a sep&,al3 bondin~ step.
The fabric may also be a laminate of spunbond fabric and scrim Illdk";~
Scrim mal~lials provida liffle mass and essentially no r;ltl~lio" ability but do provide an addilic",al degree of intregrity or sl,~n~U~ to thc fabric. Scrims usually are fibers CA 02239033 1998-06-ll W O 97n3265 9 PCT~US96/19851 bonded together to produce a square pattem which is quite large, e.g. as much as 5 inches (127mm) by 5 inches, though the pattem need not be exactly square.
Scrims may be, for exarl,ple, 3 inches (76mm) by 2 inches (51mm), 4 inches (101 mm) by 4 inches, and 3 inches (76 mm) by 3 inches. When a scrim is used it should be place b~tv~ccn two other layers so that its ability to provide integrity to the fabric iS ll~dAill li~ed. Scrims rnay be made from any polymer known conve. ,lionally as being used for that purpose, eAdlllples include, polypra~pylene, ethyl vinyl S~cel~
(EVA), POIYdlll 'ES, poly~ ll,ane, polybutylene, polystyrene, polyv;.,)~l cl.l~ i.Je, polyethylene, polyethylene ter~phtlll,alale, and polytetrafluo~ell"~lene.
o The area in which the web of this invention finds utility is as a dust sock for industrial aFpli- ~ns. In such aFpli~ cns, fans are used to move air away from awork area. The air moved by tha fan conlai. ,s particulat-~s which must be removed from the air for safety or env;.u"",e,)tal reasa"~s. The fans used to move the air are generally a few feet in dia,),et~r and are fitted on the discl,ar~e side with a long cylindrical fabric"sock" to catch the pa,~;~'es. The Figure shows a dust sock (1) alla-;l ,ed to a fan (2) and such a sock may be, for e7tdll ~r 1~. about 1 to 2 feet (25 to ~1 cm) in did" ,eler and about 8 to 15 feet (244 to 915 cm) in length. In the past ,~,ale,ials such as cotton and canvas have been used but such Illal~l;als are quite heavy and do not have the t;lt~dlion er~i~,;en~,~r of the nonwoven fabrics of this 20 invention. The more pel",- ~ E, higher err - ncy fabrics of this invention will allow s.~ r socks to be used than, for e,~dlll, 'E!, a canvas sock, for the same par~iculate load. Filter fabrics for use in this invention may have basis w~i,Jhl:, ranging from about 0.25 osy (8.5 gsm) to about 10 osy (340 gsm).
The fibers used to produce the web of this invention maybe conj.l~te fibers, such as side-by-side (S/S) fibers. The polymers used to produce the fibers are may be pol~,~" ~s. polyu(etlldne, polybutylene, polyvinylcli,la ide, WO 97n3265 ~o PCTrUS96/19851 polytetrafluon~ell "rlene, polystyrene, polyethylene ler~phall ,ala~e, polyc~, ~G~ .ales, 4-methyl-1-penlene and polyolefins, particularly polypropylene and polyethylene.Many polyolefins are available ~or fiber production, for e~.a", le polyethylenessuch as Dow Cl-e,-. ~~"s ASPUN~ 6811A linear low density polyethylene, 2553 LLDPE and 25355 and 12350 high density polyethylene are such s~ ~ '~' le polymers.
In addilion, the polymers ."enlioned above for scrim production may be used. Thepolyethylenes have melt flow rates in 9/10 min. at 190~F and a load of 2.16 kg, of about 26, 40, 25 and 12, respectively. Fiber formin~ polypropylenes include Exxon Chemical Company's ESCORENE(~ PD 3445 polypropylene and Himont Cl-er,.i~~' 10 Co.'s PF-304 and PF-305. Many other fllber formins polyolefins are con)me..iially a~, '-' Ie.
~ he polyan,::'es which may be used in the p-a~lice of this invention may be any polyamide known to those skilled in the art including copolymers and mixtures thereof. EAdll ~las of pol~an.:~ss and their n~ll-ods of synthesis may be found in 5 "Polymer Resins" by Don E. Floyd ~Library of Cony-~ss Cf ' -'o~ number 6~20811, Reinhold PU~ . )9, NY, 1966). Particularly cG...mer.,ially useful poly~...:~es are nylon-6, nylon 6,6, nylon-11 and nylon-12. These pOlya",. '~s are available from a number of sources such as Nylle_l~ North America of Ma.~cl ,esler, NH, Emser Industries of Sumter, South Carolina (Grilon~ & Grilamid~ nylons) and Alc ~;her,. Inc.
Polymers Division, of Glen Rock, New Jersey (Rilsan~D nylons), among others.
In ad~it;on, a co".paliL~le tackifying resin may be added to the extrudable co"~po~ licns ~es.,,il,ed above to provide ta-,hitied n,ale,;als that ~uloaenously bond. Any la~,hirer resin can be used which is co",~ - ' Ie v~/ith the polymers and can vl::hsla.,d the high prucessi"5~ (e.g., extrusion) le",peralures. If the polymer is b'e ~ded with processing aids such as, for eAa.~, le, polyolefins or e~.len " ,9 oils, the tachirier resin should also be compatible with those prucessing aids. Generally, W O 97/23265 PCT~US96119851 h~rdlu~îelldled hy.llocd,Lo" resins are pl~fel~sd tackifying resins, bec~uce of their better lem~e. dLure stability. REGALREZ~ and ARKON~ P series ~tlcl~irie~ ~ are F es of h~,d,ugel.dled h~nJIocdl6Gl) resins. ZONATAC~501 lite is an example of a terpene hyd~ ucd, L.on. REGALREZ~ hyd~ uca, Lon resins are available from Hercules Incol~uo,aled. ARKON~ P series resins are available from Arakawa Cl,er- ~ (USA) Inco-,uoraled. The tackifyin~ resins such as ~;~rlosed in U.S.
patent No. 4 787 699 hereby incor,uordled by rerert:nce are suitable. Other tackifying resins which are con "~ ~ I e with the other components of the cor,.position and can withstand the high prucessi, ,~ l~mperal.lres can also be used.
It is also ,~ ~ ~ Ie to have othe mllaler;~ls ':1~ .ded in minor amounts with the polymers used to produce the nonwoven and/or film layer accordin3 to this invention like fluoruca,6On che",~ s to enhance c l ,em:--' re~,e l~acy which may be for e~.dn" 'e, any of those taught in U.S. patent 5 178,931 fire l~ldn~anls ultraviolet .d~idliGn ,~sislance improving cl,e",--- s and pi~,..enl~ to give each layerthe same 15 or distinct colors. Fire ,~lardanls and pigments for spunbond and me" l~v~
ther"~opl~slic polymer:, are known in the art and ar~ i~ .le" .al additives. A pi~ment e.~. TiO2 if used is generally presonl in an amount less than 5 wei~ht ,oerue, .laye of the layer while other mal~, ials may be pr~senl in a cumulaUve amount less than 25 wei~ht percent.
Ultraviolet ~ddidlion resisld"ce improving chemical may be for example hindered amines and other co,r,r"er-;iallly available compounds. Hindered aminesare ~isc-lcsed in U.S. Patent 5 200 443 to Hudson and ex&" r~les of such amines are Hostavin TMN 20 from A",e,ican Ho~scht Cor~oralion of Somerville New Jersey Chimasso.L~ 944 FL from the Ciba-Geiyy Co.~,csraliGn of Hawthorne New 25 York Cyasorb UV-3668 from A- ~ ,e. ican Cyan&" ~: ~ C~s" ,pan~ of Wayne New Jersey ~nd Uvasil-299 from Cn her,~ A",eri ias Inc. of New York.

W 097~3265 12 PCTAJS96/19851 Dust sock laminates of this invention may also have topical tr~al"~enla ~rplie:l to them for more specialized funelior,s. Such topical l,edl"~e.)ls and their methods of apFI-~ ~n are known in the art and include, for exa,-,ple, alcohol repellen~ t,allllei lls, anti-static treatments and the like, aF,~ 8 ~' by spraying, dippin~, etc. An exd--"~le of such a topical treatment is the a~p'i~ 1t~ of Zelec~
anlialal (available from E.l. duPont, Wilmington, Delaware).
The r~ ,;n~ sample data nu")ber~d 1-6 includa a Co,)"~,d~ali~e Example (1), and e,.anl, les of webs of the Invention (2-5, 7 and 8). The testin~ was don~
accordin~ to the test ~ ods cited above with the dirre~ lial pressure bein~
o measured as desc il-ed in the NaCI erri-,ien~ test manuat.
Sample 1 is a canvas fabric used co",r,lercially in the production of dust socks.
It has a relatively poor fillldliol) erricien~;~r, hi~h ~lifr~le,)lial pressure and low air~low yet is quite heavy.
Sample 2 is a laminate of two spunbond fabrics, each of which w~ ."l,ed 2.5 OSy (85 ~sm) with two meltblown layers havin~ 8 basis weight of 0.~ osy (17 ysm) each, be~r~e~L, them . The spunbond was produced from Himont's PF-305 poly,u,~.~.yl~.,e and the ~" 't l~wn from llilllonl's PF-015. The spunbond layers each included about 1.25 weight per~;enL of Chir--asâolL~ 944 FL and Ule ..,el-' l~
layers each included about 1 weight per~, .l of the same ~;I.e---: ~ ' These layers also had a pi~ment from the Sla-~ id~e Cl-~r . - ' Corp. of Social Circle, GA, present in an amount less than 3 wei~ht percent. The parbcular pi~ment was SCC-5181 (tan) thou~h SCC4876 ~blue) and SCC-8992 (~ray) are also used. A similar .'. .ale of lower basis weight is available as a car cover under the trade name Evolution~ 4 fabric from the Kimberly-Clark Cor~o(~liGr. of Dallas, TX.

W O 97/23265 ~3 PCTAJS96/19851 Sample 3 is a lam ~ale of two spunbond layers, each of which w~ i~' .ed 1.3 osy (44 gsm). The spunbond layers were produced using I limonl's PF-305 polypropylene polymer.
Sample 4 is a laminate of two spunbond layers, each of which vle;~l-ed 1.3 osy (44 gsm), betwecn which there is a 2 osy (68 gsm) spunbond layer of side by sidepolyethylene/poly~n uplyene. The outer spunbond layers were prod~ ~ced using Himont's PF-305. The inner spunbond layer was a side-by-side con,~t~ fabric produced using I li.-lonl's PF-305 polypropylene and Dow Cllen,i--"s ASPUN~
6811A in a 50/50 ratio.
o Sample 5 is a iaminate of two spunbond fabrics, each of which weighed 2.5osy (85 gsm). The spunbond was produced from a I I mGol's PF-305 polymer.
Sample 6 is an example of a single layer, non-la,l- ~aled 2.7 osy (92 gsm) fabric. The spunbond was a sheath/core co, I; Ig~te fibsr of Dow Chem:cal's ASPUN~ 6811A polyethylene (sheath) and nylon 6 from Nyltech North America (core).
Sample 7 is a Idlll- ~ale of two 3 osy (102 ~sm) layers of con,~ t~ spunbond fabric usin~ the polymers of the inner spunbond layer of sample 4.
Sample 8 is a laminate ide- Itical to sample 7 except that it included a 5 inch by 5 inch (127 by 127 mm) scnm fabric bet~Nic.) the co-,jua~te spunbond layers. Thescrim was an EVA coated polypropylene available from Conwed rl&~lics Inc., of Min.leapc' ~, MN.
It should be noted that all laminates were produced according to the procedure of lJS patent no. 4,605,454 to Ssyovitz et al., cor..l..Gnly assiy..ed, and i"co-,voraled herein by lerer~l1ce in its entirety. This patent teaches a .llell ,od of fonning a co",posila nonwoven web matcrial havin~ a basis weight in the range of from about 1.5 osy (52 ~sm) to 9 osy (30~3 gsm) from co~nponenl layers cont~ ~n~ thellllopl~-c,liG

W O 97~3265 ~4 PCTnUS96/19851 fibers, each having a basis weight in the range of from about 0.5 osy (17 gsm~ to 3 osy (102 gsm) CG~ iail)g the steps of (a) directing the cor,.poner,t layers to a sepa,~lion zone, (b) applying water in the amount of from about 5% to 25% based on the weight of the cc,--' ~ ,ed layers, (c) ccn,l~ g the con.ponent layers, (d) passi"g the co",L,i"dLion through a sonic bonder operating within the range of up to about40,000 cps against a pdlle~l~ed anvil to producs a co.,espo.,-3ing pattsm of thermal bond areas over about 3Y0 to 26% of the surface area of the eo~lh. IdliGn, and (e) drying said sonically l)onded combination.

~ABLE 1 SampleBasis Weight Frazier Pe,."eabil,ty % crri~ie.. ~ Pressure (a r)(CFlu/sF) (0.1 um NaC1) Dirrts~nlial 3 ~ 25 2C~ 8 88 129 ~32 '.
159 ~3 87 ~.
166 ~,9 A ~ 3 7 ~.13 84 1.8 8 2r 1 85 6~ 1.9 The results show that the filter medium la- . .i, lales of this invention, san . I Q S 2-5, 7 and 8, have a good co" I: :na~iGn of permeability and err; e ~ and yet are siy. .ricanll~r lighter than the co" "ne, cial canvas fabric now in widespr~ad use. Note that in sample 2, though the Frazier pe".,eability is about the same as the canvas of 20 scll"F'e 1, the erri-,ie. I~;y is much hi~her, indicating a lighter fabric could be made having a higher Frazier pe~-~,eability than canvas yet 8150 havinçl a much higher ~rr: ~ncy than canvas. In particular, the dust sock laminate fabrics of this invention hsve higher Frazier permeability and higher erricit:n~;y than canvas while weighing at least one third less than canvas, i.e., com~a.~ to a given canvas fabric, ff~e W O 97/23265 15 PCT~US96/19851 fabric of this invention will have a hi~her Frazier permeability and higher NaCIefricicncy while w~ about two thirds as much as the canvas. More particularly, it is desi. ~:d that such dust sock fabrics have an NaCI erric;al ,c~ above about 60 percent with a basis wei~ht belY~scn about 85 and 205 ~sm, or still more particularly between about 85 and 170 ~sm. It is pr~fer~ed that the Frazier pen.~-- ~ 'ity beabove about 100 CFM/SF.
Althou~h only a few e~e...,~lary embodiments of this invention have been des~;fibed in detail above, those skilled in the art will readily &rJPIe~ that many "~odiric&lio-)s are pcssi'~ls in the e,~r..pla.y embodi ..enls without materially 10 departing from the novel teachings and advantages of this invention. AcoGr~ Jly, all such mGJiri~lions are intended to be inctuded within the scope of this invention as defined in the f~"Dw;.~g claims. In the claims, means plus function claims are intended to coverthe structures described herein as pe.ro.... ~ the recited function and not only structural equivalents but also equivalent structures. Thus although a nail and a screw may not be structural equivalents in that a nail employs a cylindli~l surface to secure wooden parts to~etl.er, whereas a screw 6.11,'-ys ahelical surface, in the envi,on-..enl of fastenin~ wooden parts, a nail and a screw may be equivalent stnuctures.

Claims (15)

What is claimed is:
1. A dust sock filter medium laminate comprising at least two nonwoven webs of microfibers which have an average diameter (using a sample size of at least 10) between about 10 and 25 microns and which webs have been joined by a method comprising the steps of:
(a) directing the component layers to a separation zone, (b) applying water in the amount of from about 5% to 25% based on the weight of the combined layers, (c) combining the component layers, (d) passing the combination through a sonic bonder operating within the range of up to about 40,000 cps against a patterned anvil to produce a corresponding pattern of thermal bond areas over about 3% to 25% of the surface area of the combination, and;
(e) drying said sonically bonded combination.
2. The dust sock filter medium laminate of claim 1 wherein said microfibers arespunbond fibers.
3. The dust sock filter medium laminate of claim 2 wherein at least one of saidmicrofiber webs of spunbond fibers is comprised of spunbond fibers having a conjugate configuration.
4. The dust sock filter medium laminate of claim 3 wherein said conjugate spunbond fibers are in a side-by-side configuration.
5. The dust sock filter medium laminate of claim 4 wherein said conjugate spunbond fibers are comprised of polypropylene and polyethylene.
6. The dust sock filter medium laminate of claim 3 wherein said conjugate spunbond fibers are in a sheath/core configuration.
7. The dust sock filter medium laminate of claim 3 wherein said conjugate spunbond fibers are comprised of polyolefin and polyamide.
8. The dust sock filter medium laminate of claim 7 where said polyolefin is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene and polypropylene.
9. The dust sock filter medium laminate of claim 1 wherein said laminate has an NaCl efficiency above about 60 percent.
10. The dust sock filter medium laminate of claim 1 wherein said laminate has a basis weight between about 85 and 205 gsm.
11. The dust sock filter medium laminate of claim 10 wherein said laminate has abasis weight between about 85 and 170 gsm.
12. The dust sock filter medium laminate of claim 1 further comprising a scrim layer between said webs.
13. A dust sock comprised of the fabric of claim 1.
14. A dust sock comprising at least two nonwoven webs of microfibers which have an average diameter (using a sample size of at least 10) between about 10 and 25microns and which webs have been joined by a method comprising the steps of:
(a) directing the component layers to a separation zone, (b) applying water in the amount of from about 5% to 25% based on the weight of the combined layers.
(c) combining the component layers, (d) passing the combination through a sonic bonder operating within the range of up to about 40,000 cps against a patterned anvil to produce a corresponding pattern of thermal bond areas over about 3% to 25% of the surface area of the combination, and;
(e) drying said sonically bonded combination, wherein said dust sock has an NaCl filtration efficiency above about 60 percent, a basis weight between about 85 and 170 gsm and a Frazier permeability above about 100 CFM/SF.
15. The dust sock of claim 14 wherein said microfibers are spunbond polypropylene fibers.
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