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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2013
Rohm and Haas Company, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Paul Nedwick, Lansdale, PA (US);
Maureen B. Nunn, Lower Gwynedd, PA (US);
Katherine Sue Rice, Glenside, PA (US);
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
A method for forming a dispersible nonwoven substrate in an aqueous medium including: a) forming an aqueous nonwoven binder including a selected emulsion polymer wherein the polymer has been modified with a compound comprising a tri-substituted N-atom, the compound having a pKb of from 4 to 7; b) contacting a nonwoven substrate with the aqueous nonwoven binder; c) heating the contacted nonwoven to a temperature of from 120° C. to 220° C.; and d) immersing the contacted heated nonwoven in an aqueous medium having a final pH<5 is provided. A dispersible nonwoven substrate in an aqueous medium formed by the preceding method and a method for providing a dispersed nonwoven in an aqueous medium are also provided.