Patent ID: 6224811
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: D04H

Abstract:
A process for calendering a fabric containing fibers of a cellulose ester and/or a cellulose ether to thereby bond fibers of said cellulose ester/ether present in the fabric to one another and/or to the other fibers present in the fabric which are made of selected substances, said process comprising wetting the fabric and passing the fabric between at least one pair of calendering rollers heated to a temperature of from about 130.degree. C. to about 210.degree. C.; wherein said rollers exert a pressure on the fabric passed there between which is from about 20 psi to about 5000 psi, wherein said fabric is one selected from the group consisting of woven, non-woven and knitted fabrics, and non-woven webs of fibers, and wherein said other fibers are selected from the group consisting of rayon, cotton, wood pulp, flax, hemp and similar substances.