WO2003090892A3 - Coform filter media having increased particle loading capacity - Google Patents

Coform filter media having increased particle loading capacity Download PDF

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WO2003090892A3
WO2003090892A3 PCT/US2003/007650 US0307650W WO03090892A3 WO 2003090892 A3 WO2003090892 A3 WO 2003090892A3 US 0307650 W US0307650 W US 0307650W WO 03090892 A3 WO03090892 A3 WO 03090892A3
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filter medium
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Ganesh Chandra Deka
Ronald C Cox
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Kimberly Clark Co
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    • B01D39/14Other self-supporting filtering material ; Other filtering material
    • B01D39/16Other self-supporting filtering material ; Other filtering material of organic material, e.g. synthetic fibres
    • B01D39/18Other self-supporting filtering material ; Other filtering material of organic material, e.g. synthetic fibres the material being cellulose or derivatives thereof
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    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01DSEPARATION
    • B01D39/00Filtering material for liquid or gaseous fluids
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    • B01D39/16Other self-supporting filtering material ; Other filtering material of organic material, e.g. synthetic fibres
    • B01D39/1607Other self-supporting filtering material ; Other filtering material of organic material, e.g. synthetic fibres the material being fibrous
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    • B01D39/163Other self-supporting filtering material ; Other filtering material of organic material, e.g. synthetic fibres the material being fibrous of synthetic origin sintered or bonded
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T442/60Nonwoven fabric [i.e., nonwoven strand or fiber material]
    • Y10T442/682Needled nonwoven fabric
    • Y10T442/684Containing at least two chemically different strand or fiber materials
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10T442/693Including a paper layer
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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Abstract

Disclosed is a filter medium having at least a first layer containing a stabilized matrix of thermoplastic filaments and at least one secondary material; and a second layer having a stabilized matrix of thermoplastic filaments and optionally of at least one secondary material. Each of the layer of the filter medium has a different compositional ratio of the components to result in a gradient structure. The compositional gradient for the layers of the coform results in a filter having improved capacity, which extends the life of the filter medium, as compared to a filter without the compositional gradient. The present invention also provides a method of removing particles from a fluid containing particles. The method of the present invention includes contacting the fluid containing particles with the filter medium of having the two layers described above in a manner such that the fluid containing particles is passed through the first layer of the filter medium before the second layer.
PCT/US2003/007650 2002-04-26 2003-03-11 Coform filter media having increased particle loading capacity WO2003090892A2 (en)

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EP20030721362 EP1499407A2 (en) 2002-04-26 2003-03-11 Coform filter media having increased particle loading capacity
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AU2003224679A AU2003224679A1 (en) 2002-04-26 2003-03-11 Coform filter media having increased particle loading capacity
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