INTC2006 - Sept 25-28 - Houston Texas
Internation Nonwovens Technical Conference

Tuesday, September 26

Polymers & Fibers

2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Moderator: Larry Wadsworth, University of Tennessee

Elastic Nonwovens Made from Multi-Block Elastomers

Asli Begenir, Sara Lee Branded Apparel (SLBA)/NCRC
  • The critical role of polymer type and viscosity in the meltblown process will be addressed

Tailoring the Performance of Elastic Nonwoven Fabrics

Raja Dharmarajan, ExxonMobil Chemical Company
  • Properties of nonwoven fabrics made from various blends of specialty polyolefin elastomers are examined
  • Effects of draw force and bonding temperatures on PP/SPE spunbond fabrics
  • Constructed nonlinear regression models to correlate changes in physical properties to process conditions

 

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Effects of Processing Conditions on Elastic Melt Blown Fabric Properties

Smita Kacker, ExxonMobil Chemical Company
  • Influence of molecular orientation on elastic properties
  • Select melt temperature, output rate and draw force to create fabrics with the needed elastic properties

Design analysis of dies and extrusion die plates

Aniruddha Mukhopadhyay, Fluent, Inc.
  • CFD can be used to design project specific dies and extrusion plates in a cost-effective setting

Improvement in Bleaching of Kenaf Cellulosic Fibers Using Penetrating Agent

Ali Peyravi, Islamic Azad University (Iran)
  • Improved bleaching results using multiple concentrations of penetrating agent
  • Results measured and shared

 


 

INTC 2006 •  Sept 25-28, 2006 • Houston, Texas
Program subject to last minute changes and cancellations. The opinions given at INTC 2006 are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of INDA, TAPPI or of their Board of Directors.
Photographs courtesy of:
  
Ægis Environments;
ChK Group, Inc.
Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH
Nordson Corporation
Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V.		 .
Shiga University
Texas Tech University, Neal Hinkle
University of Arkansas
University of Delaware