Patent ID: 11970800
Assignee: THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC D  B | IPC D

Claim 0:
1. A hemp based nonwoven material comprising between 1 and 100% by weight of hemp fibers and a second fiber comprising between 1 and 99% total weight of the nonwoven material, the second fiber comprising a low melt temperature polymer core and an incomplete high melt temperature polymer sheath, wherein the sheath discontinuously abuts the core, and the core is not completely surrounded by the sheath; wherein the hemp fibers have a different absorbent property than the second fiber, and wherein the hemp fibers are impregnated with a first material and the second fiber is impregnated with a second material, wherein said hemp fibers are saturated with a solvent and blended; wherein said solvent and fibers are filtered; and wherein the fibers can be processed into nonwoven materials via air-laid, carding, and wet-laid, and bonded via hydroentanglement, needle punching, or adhesive bonding.