EP0632147B1 - Fibres pour la production d'étoffes non-tissées ayant douceur et résistance améliorées - Google Patents

Fibres pour la production d'étoffes non-tissées ayant douceur et résistance améliorées Download PDF

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EP0632147B1
EP0632147B1 EP94109404A EP94109404A EP0632147B1 EP 0632147 B1 EP0632147 B1 EP 0632147B1 EP 94109404 A EP94109404 A EP 94109404A EP 94109404 A EP94109404 A EP 94109404A EP 0632147 B1 EP0632147 B1 EP 0632147B1
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Leonardo Spagnoli
Giancarlo Braca
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04H—MAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; FABRICS MADE BY SUCH PROCESSES OR APPARATUS, e.g. FELTS, NON-WOVEN FABRICS; COTTON-WOOL; WADDING ; NON-WOVEN FABRICS FROM STAPLE FIBRES, FILAMENTS OR YARNS, BONDED WITH AT LEAST ONE WEB-LIKE MATERIAL DURING THEIR CONSOLIDATION
    • D04H1/00—Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres
    • D04H1/40—Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres from fleeces or layers composed of fibres without existing or potential cohesive properties
    • D04H1/54—Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres from fleeces or layers composed of fibres without existing or potential cohesive properties by welding together the fibres, e.g. by partially melting or dissolving
    • D04H1/542—Adhesive fibres
    • D04H1/544—Olefin series
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01F—CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBON FILAMENTS
    • D01F6/00—Monocomponent artificial filaments or the like of synthetic polymers; Manufacture thereof
    • D01F6/02—Monocomponent artificial filaments or the like of synthetic polymers; Manufacture thereof from homopolymers obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
    • D01F6/04—Monocomponent artificial filaments or the like of synthetic polymers; Manufacture thereof from homopolymers obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds from polyolefins
    • D01F6/06—Monocomponent artificial filaments or the like of synthetic polymers; Manufacture thereof from homopolymers obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds from polyolefins from polypropylene
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01F—CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBON FILAMENTS
    • D01F6/00—Monocomponent artificial filaments or the like of synthetic polymers; Manufacture thereof
    • D01F6/28—Monocomponent artificial filaments or the like of synthetic polymers; Manufacture thereof from copolymers obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
    • D01F6/30—Monocomponent artificial filaments or the like of synthetic polymers; Manufacture thereof from copolymers obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds comprising olefins as the major constituent
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01—NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01F—CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBON FILAMENTS
    • D01F6/00—Monocomponent artificial filaments or the like of synthetic polymers; Manufacture thereof
    • D01F6/44—Monocomponent artificial filaments or the like of synthetic polymers; Manufacture thereof from mixtures of polymers obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds as major constituent with other polymers or low-molecular-weight compounds
    • D01F6/46—Monocomponent artificial filaments or the like of synthetic polymers; Manufacture thereof from mixtures of polymers obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds as major constituent with other polymers or low-molecular-weight compounds of polyolefins
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04H—MAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; FABRICS MADE BY SUCH PROCESSES OR APPARATUS, e.g. FELTS, NON-WOVEN FABRICS; COTTON-WOOL; WADDING ; NON-WOVEN FABRICS FROM STAPLE FIBRES, FILAMENTS OR YARNS, BONDED WITH AT LEAST ONE WEB-LIKE MATERIAL DURING THEIR CONSOLIDATION
    • D04H1/00—Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres
    • D04H1/40—Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres from fleeces or layers composed of fibres without existing or potential cohesive properties
    • D04H1/54—Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of staple fibres or like relatively short fibres from fleeces or layers composed of fibres without existing or potential cohesive properties by welding together the fibres, e.g. by partially melting or dissolving
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04H—MAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; FABRICS MADE BY SUCH PROCESSES OR APPARATUS, e.g. FELTS, NON-WOVEN FABRICS; COTTON-WOOL; WADDING ; NON-WOVEN FABRICS FROM STAPLE FIBRES, FILAMENTS OR YARNS, BONDED WITH AT LEAST ONE WEB-LIKE MATERIAL DURING THEIR CONSOLIDATION
    • D04H3/00—Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of yarns or like filamentary material of substantial length
    • D04H3/08—Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of yarns or like filamentary material of substantial length characterised by the method of strengthening or consolidating
    • D04H3/16—Non-woven fabrics formed wholly or mainly of yarns or like filamentary material of substantial length characterised by the method of strengthening or consolidating with bonds between thermoplastic filaments produced in association with filament formation, e.g. immediately following extrusion

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  • the present invention relates to polyolefin fibers suitable for the production of nonwoven fabrics by spun-bonding process, having improved strength and softness characteristics.
  • the present invention also relates to a process for the production of said fibers, a process to produce nonwoven fabrics by spun-bonding using said fibers, and the nonwoven fabrics obtained by said process.
  • fibers includes also products similar to fibers, such as fibrils.
  • Nonwoven fabrics are widely used in various applications. They are used, for example, in the preparation of articles to be utilized in the agricultural field, and for domestic and industrial "throwaway" articles. For some specific uses said fabrics must possess good softness characteristics (which depend on the flexibility index of the fiber), strength (which depends on the thermowelding strength of the fiber) and resistance to yellowing. These characteristics are particularly important in the health and medical fields.
  • Polyolefin fibers which can be used for the preparation of nonwoven fibers possessing good aging and yellowing resistance are already known in the art.
  • fibers with the above mentioned properties are described in published European patent application EP-A-391438, in the name of the Applicant.
  • Said patent application describes some combinations of stabilizers which can render the fibers particularly resistant to yellowing and aging.
  • One embodiment of the present invention is a process for the preparation of nonwoven fabrics which comprise said fibers and present both softness and strength properties.
  • Another embodiment of the present invention is a process used to prepare said fibers.
  • Yet another embodiment of the present invention relates to the nonwoven fabrics obtained with said process.
  • the present invention provides a fiber for nonwoven fabrics having a thermowelding strength at 150°C or measured according to ASTM 1682 greater than 5 N and a flexibility index higher than 800, comprising a polymer material additivated with organic phosphites and/or phosphonites, HALS and optionally phenolic antioxidants, said polymer material being selected from:
  • insoluble in the definition of component B and “soluble” in the definition of component C are to mean “essentially insoluble” or “essentially soluble”, respectively; preferably these terms are to mean “totally insoluble” or “totally soluble”, respectively.
  • the C 4 -C 8 ⁇ -olefins to be used for the preparation of the copolymers which can be present in random copolymers (2), Fraction A and Fraction C are linear or branched alkenes, and are preferably selected from the following compounds: 1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 1-octene and 4-methyl-1-pentene.
  • the 1-butene is the preferred ⁇ -olefin.
  • the random copolymers (2) contain a quantity of comonomer ranging from 0.05 to 20% by weight. When the quantity of comonomer exceeds 5%, said copolymers must be blended with the propylene homopolymer.
  • Fraction A is present in the heterophasic polymer in quantities ranging from 10 to 50 parts by weight, and is made up of a propylene homopolymer with an isotactic index preferably greater than 90, more preferably from 95 to 98, or of the copolymer defined above, preferably containing over 85%, more preferably from 90 to 99% of propylene.
  • Fraction B is present in the heterophasic polymer in quantities ranging from 7 to 15 parts by weight and has a crystallinity ranging from about 20 to 60%, determined by way of DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry).
  • the copolymer of said fraction is preferably selected from the following types of copolymers: ethylene/propylene, containing over 55% of ethylene; ethylene/propylene/C 4 -C 8 ⁇ -olefin, containing from 1 to 10% of said ⁇ -olefin and from 55% to 98%, preferably from 80 to 95%, of ethylene plus said ⁇ -olefin; ethylene/C 4 -C 8 ⁇ -olefin, containing from 55% to 98%, preferably from 80 to 95%, of said ⁇ -olefin.
  • Fraction C is present in the heterophasic polymer in quantities ranging from 30 to 75 parts by weight, and is made up of a copolymer selected from: an ethylene/propylene copolymer containing from 15% to 70% of ethylene, preferably from 20 to 60%; an ethylene/propylene/C 4 -C 8 ⁇ -olefin copolymer, containing from 1 to 10% of said ⁇ -olefin, preferably from 1 to 5%, wherein the total quantity of ethylene plus ⁇ -olefin ranges from 20 to less than 40%; an ethylene/ ⁇ -olefin copolymer, containing from 20 to less than 40%, preferably from 20 to 38%, more preferably from 25 to 38%, of said ⁇ -olefin.
  • a copolymer selected from: an ethylene/propylene copolymer containing from 15% to 70% of ethylene, preferably from 20 to 60%; an ethylene/propylene/C 4 -C 8 ⁇ -olefin cop
  • the dienes, optionally present in the copolymers of said Fraction are present in quantities equal to or less than 10%, and are preferably selected from: butadiene, 1,4-hexadiene, 1,5-hexadiene and 2-ethylidene-5-norbornene.
  • the heterophasic propylene polymers are prepared either by mechanically blending components (A), (B), and (C) in the molten state, or by using a sequential polymerization process carried out in one or more steps, and using highly stereospecific Ziegler-Natta catalysts.
  • heterophasic polypropylene compositions mentioned above as well as the catalysts and polymerization processes commonly used for their preparation, are described in published European patent applications 400333 and 472946.
  • the blends (3) are obtained by melting and pelletizing the polymers, or by blending them without melting.
  • the quantity of heterophasic polymer and/or random copolymer (2) containing over 5% of comonomer preferably does not exceed 30% of the total weight of the blend.
  • the stabilizers which are added to the polyolefins described above are the following:
  • phosphites that can be used as additives for the polyolefins of the fibers of the present invention:
  • the preferred organic phosphonite that can be used as additive for the polyolefins of the fibers of the present invention is tetrakis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenyl)4,4-diphenylene diphosphonite, marketed by SANDOZ under the trademark Sandostab P-EPQ.
  • HALS that can be added to the polyolefins of the fibers of the present invention are:
  • phenolic antioxidants to be used as additives in the polyolefins making up the fibers of the present invention are: tris(4-t-butyl-3-hydroxy-2,6-dimethylbenzyl)-s-triazine-2-4-6-(1H,3H,5H)-trione, sold by AMERICAN CYANAMID under the Cyanox 1790 trademark; calcium bi[monoethyl(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)phosphonate] ; 1,3,5-tris (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)-s-triazine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)trione; 1,3,5-trimethyl-2,4,6-tris (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)benzene; pentaerythrityltetrakis[3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy
  • the usual additives such as pigments, opacifiers, fillers, UV stabilizers, and flame retardants.
  • the polymers (containing the necessary additives) which are converted in fibers according to the present invention have a melt flow rate (MFR) ranging from 5 to 40 g/10 min.
  • MFR melt flow rate
  • the polymers of points (1) and (2) have a MFR preferably ranging from 5 to 25 g/10 min.
  • the MFR is measured according to ASTM D 1238, condition L. High MFR values are obtained directly in polymerization, or by controlled radical visbreaking.
  • controlled radical visbreaking is carried out using, for example, some organic peroxides, such as 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-di(tert-butylperoxy)hexane, during the pelletizing phase or directly in the fiber extrusion step.
  • organic peroxides such as 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-di(tert-butylperoxy)hexane
  • the molecular weight distribution of the polymers making up the fibers of the present invention ranges from 3 to 6, preferably from 3.5 to 4.5.
  • the polymers to be converted into the fibers of the present invention can be in the form of pellets or nonextruded particles, such as flakes, or spheroidal particles with a diameter ranging from 0.5 to 4.5 mm. Said particles are covered or impregnated, at least on the surface, with the stabilizers (or additives in general) mentioned above, and/or peroxides, if the latter should be necessary to obtain a molecular weight distribution within the range mentioned above.
  • Additives such as opacifiers, fillers and pigments can also be added while the fiber is being spun.
  • the spinning process In order to obtain fibers which present both a high flexibility index (which is important to ensure nonwoven fabrics with good softness characteristics) and a high thermowelding strength (which is important to ensure nonwoven fabrics with good strength characteristics), the spinning process must be carried out at a die temperature ranging from 240°C to 320°C, and a hole flow-rate from 0.25 to 0.4 g/min/hole for polymers (1) and (2) having MFR ranging from 5 to 25 g/10 min., or it can be carried out at a die temperature ranging from 230°C to 300°C and a hole flow-rate from 0.25 to 0.4 g/min/hole for polymer blends (3) having a MFR ranging from 5 to 40 g/10 min.
  • the fibers thus obtained have a flexibility index higher than 800 and a thermowelding strength at 150°C or measured according to ASTM 1682 higher than 5 N.
  • the process for the production of the fibers is also an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the process for the preparation of fibers according to the present invention is carried out by using extruders equipped with a die and without subjecting the fibers to a subsequent drawing.
  • the die is characterized by a real or equivalent output hole diameter of less than 0.5 mm, preferably ranging from 0.2 to 0.48 mm.
  • output diameter of the holes is meant the diameter of the holes measured at the external surface of the die, i.e. on the front face of the die from which the fibers exit. Inside the thickness of the die, the diameter of the holes can be different from the one at the output.
  • the "equivalent output diameter" definition applies to those cases where the hole shape is not circular.
  • the temperature of both the extruder and the die during the processing of the polymers ranges from 230°C to 320°C; in particular it is best to operate at temperatures ranging from 240°C to 320°C when the fibers are obtained from polymers (1) and (2), while when using the polymer blends (3) the temperatures can range from 230°C to 320°C, preferably from 260°C to 300°C.
  • the dimensions of the fibers of the present invention if they are to be used for the preparation of nonwoven fabrics, have a count ranging from 1 to 10 dtex.
  • the hole flow-rate must range from 0.1 to 0.6 g/min/hole, preferably from 0.25 to 0.45 g/min/hole.
  • Tests were carried out on the polymer material and the fibers of the present invention to evaluate their characteristics and properties; the methods used for said tests are described below.
  • thermoweldability index (TM • TC) 1/2
  • TM and TC represent the tear strengths of the nonwoven fabric measured according to ASTM 1682, for the parallel and transversal directions respectively, and expressed in Newton.
  • the value of the strength determined in this fashion is considered a measure of the capability of the fibers to be thermowelded.
  • the result obtained is influenced substantially by the characteristics regarding the finishing of the fibers (crimping, surface finishing, thermosetting, etc.), and the conditions under which the card web fed to the calender is prepared. To avoid these inconveniences and obtain a more direct evaluation of the thermoweldability characteristics of the fibers, a method has been perfected which will be described below in details.
  • thermoweldability of film After the roving was twisted eighty times, the two extremities were united, thus obtaining a product where the two halves of the roving are entwined as in a rope. On said specimen one produced one or more thermowelded areas by means of a thermowelding machine commonly used in a laboratory to test the thermoweldability of film.
  • a dynamometer was used to measure the average strength required to separate the two halves of the roving at each thermowelded area. The result, expressed in Newton, was obtained by averaging out at least eight measurements.
  • the welding machine used was the Brugger HSC-ETK.
  • the clamping force of the welding plates is 800 N; the clamping time was 1 second, and the temperature of the plates was 150°C.
  • the specimen has the same characteristics as the one used to measure thermowelding strength and is prepared using the same process described above.
  • Norm ISO/TC 38/SC1 at 60°C was applied to measure the resistance of the fibers to fading caused by gases produced by hydrocarbon combustion.
  • the resistance to yellowing value referred to in the examples concerns the variation caused by gas fading measured at 60°C after 4 cycles.
  • Flake polypropylene having a MFR of 2 g/10 min. and additivated with the same additives listed in Example 1, is visbroken with Lupersol until it reaches a MFR of 12 g/10 min, and a Mw/Mn of 4. 10 kg of said polymer are then subjected to spinning in the spinning apparatus described in Example 1.
  • a polymer blend comprising: 90 parts by weight of polypropylene having a MFR of 5 g/10 min., and 10 parts by weight of heterophasic polymer having a MFR of 5 g/10 min, intrinsic viscosity of 2.6 dl/g, and the following composition: 55% by weight of ethylene/propylene random copolymer (containing 2.5% of ethylene), and 45% by weight of ethylene/propylene rubber at a 60/40 ratio is used.
  • the polymer blend additivated with the same additives of Example 1 and visbroken with Lupersol 101 until a MFR of 35 g/10 min. is reached, is subjected to spinning, under the conditions listed in Table 1, in the spinning apparatus described in Example 1.

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  1. Une fibre pour étoffes non-tissées ayant une résistance au thermosoudage à 150°C ou mesurée selon la norme ASTM 1682 supérieure à 5N et un indice de flexibilité supérieur à 800, comprenant un matériau polymère additivé avec des phosphites et/ou phosphonites organiques, HALS et éventuellement des anti-oxydants phénoliques, ledit matériau polymère étant choisi parmi :
    1) les homopolymères du propylène isotactiques ayant un indice d'isotacticité supérieur à 90 ;
    2) les copolymères statistiques du propylène avec l'éthylène et/ou une α-oléfine en C4 à C8 ; et
    3) des mélanges de polymères (1) avec des copolymères (2), ou des mélanges d'au moins un desdits homopolymères et copolymères avec des polymères du propylène hétérophasiques, lesdits polymères hétérophasiques comprenant (en poids) :
    A) de 10 à 60 parties de polypropylène ayant un indice d'isotacticité supérieur à 80, ou un copolymère du propylène avec l'éthylène et/ou une α-oléfine en C4 à C8 contenant plus de 80% de propylène et ayant un indice d'isotacticité supérieur à 80 ;
    B) de 1 à 25 parties d'un copolymère sensiblement linéaire semi-cristallin de l'éthylène avec une α-oléfine en C4 à C8, insoluble dans le xylène à la température ambiante ; et
    C) de 15 à 87 parties d'une fraction de copolymère de l'éthylène avec du propylène et/ou une α-oléfine en C4 à C8, et éventuellement des quantités mineures de diène, ladite fraction de copolymère contenant de 10 à 80% d'éthylène et étant soluble dans le xylène à la température ambiante ;
       ladite fibre étant obtenue par un procédé de filage opérant avec un diamètre de sortie de filière réel ou équivalent inférieur à 0,5 mm et avec un débit à travers la filière de 0,25 à 0,4 g/min/filière et en l'absence d'une étape d'étirement ;
       ledit procédé étant mis en oeuvre à une température de filière choisie parmi :
    240-320°C pour les polymères (1) et (2), lesdits polymères (1) et (2) ayant un indice de fluidité MFR de 5 à 25g/10 min ; et
    230-300°C pour les mélanges de polymères (3), lesdits mélanges de polymères (3) ayant un indice de fluidité MFR de 5 à 40g/10 min.
  2. La fibre selon la revendication 1, obtenue en opérant à une température de filage de 260 à 300°C en utilisant des mélanges de polymères (3).
  3. La fibre selon la revendication 1, comprenant un mélange d'un homopolymère (1) et d'un polymère du propylène hétérophasique ou d'un copolymère du propylène statistique contenant plus de 5% en poids de comonomère, ledit polymère du propylène hétérophasique ou copolymère du propylène statistique étant présent en des quantités supérieures à 30% en poids par rapport au poids total du mélange.
  4. La fibre selon la revendication 1, contenant de 0,01 à 0,5% en poids d'un ou plusieurs phosphites et/ou phosphonites organiques, de 0,005 à 0,5% en poids d'un ou plusieurs HALS et au plus 0,02% en poids d'un ou plusieurs antioxydants phénoliques.
  5. Un procédé pour produire des fibres de polyoléfine ayant une résistance au thermosoudage à 150°C ou mesurée selon la norme ASTM 1682 supérieure à 5N et un indice de flexibilité supérieur à 800, dans lequel un matériau polymère additivé avec des phosphites et/ou phosphonites organiques, HALS et éventuellement des anti-oxydants phénoliques, est soumis à un filage avec un diamètre de sortie de filière réel ou équivalent inférieur à 0,5 mm et avec un débit à travers la filière de 0,25 à 0,4 g/min/filière et en l'absence d'une étape d'étirement, ledit procédé étant mis en oeuvre à une température de filière choisie parmi :
    240-320°C pour les polymères (1) et (2), lesdits polymères (1) et (2) ayant un indice de fluidité MFR de 5 à 25g/10 min ; et
    230-300°C pour les mélanges de polymères (3), lesdits mélanges de polymères (3) ayant un indice de fluidité MFR de 5 à 40 g/10 min,
    dans lequel lesdits matériaux polymères (1) à (3) étant définis comme suit :
    1) homopolymères du propylène isotactiques ayant un indice d'isotacticité supérieur à 90 ;
    2) copolymères statistiques du propylène avec l'éthylène et/ou une α-oléfine en C4 à C8 ; et
    3) mélanges de polymères (1) avec des copolymères (2), ou des mélanges d'au moins un desdits homopolymères et copolymères avec des polymères du propylène hétérophasiques, lesdits polymères hétérophasiques comprenant (en poids) :
    A) de 10 à 60 parties de polypropylène ayant un indice d'isotacticité supérieur à 80, ou un copolymère du propylène avec l'éthylène et/ou une α-oléfine en C4 à C8 contenant plus de 80% de propylène et ayant un indice d'isotacticité supérieur à 80 ;
    B) de 1 à 25 parties d'un copolymère essentiellement linéaire semi-cristallin de l'éthylène avec une α-oléfine en C4 à C8, insoluble dans le xylène à la température ambiante ; et
    C) de 15 à 87 parties d'une fraction de copolymère de l'éthylène avec du propylène et/ou une α-oléfine en C4 à C8, et éventuellement des quantités mineures de diène, ladite fraction de copolymère contenant de 10 à 80% d'éthylène et étant soluble dans le xylène à la température ambiante.
  6. Un procédé de fabrication d'étoffes non-tissées, dans lequel les fibres selon la revendication 1 sont soumises à un assemblage de monofils continus désorientés.
  7. Etoffes non-tissées obtenues par le procédé selon la revendication 6.
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