Claims
- 1. A process for producing a lightweight nonwoven fabric having opposing first and second surfaces, one of which is rich in antistatic agent and one of which has less antistatic agent, said fabric having good barrier properties as measured by a rating of at least 3 when measured with 70% isopropyl alcohol for alcohol repellency and less than about 0.50 seconds static decay test, comprising the steps of:applying an alcohol repellency treatment containing an antistatic agent to a first or both of said surfaces, resulting in an alcohol treatment add-on level of about 0.05 gsm to about 0.41 gsm and in a separate step, applying an antistatic treatment containing an antistatic agent to the second surface only of said fabric resulting in an antistatic treatment add-on level of about 0.017 gsm to about 1.08 gsm, and providing an antistatic rich surface.
- 2. The process of claim 1 wherein said nonwoven fabric has a basis weight in the range of from about 34 gsm to about 88 gsm.
- 3. The process of claim 1 wherein said nonwoven fabric opposing surfaces have a difference in demonstrated alcohol repellency of at least about 30% when exposed to isopropyl alcohol of varying concentrations.
- 4. The process of claim 1 wherein said nonwoven fabric comprises a spunbond layer and a meltblown layer.
- 5. The process of claim 4 wherein said nonwoven fabric comprises a meltblown layer between two spunbond layers.
- 6. The process of claim 1 wherein said nonwoven fabric has a hydrostatic head of at least about 50 mB.
- 7. The process of claim 1 wherein the step of applying an antistatic treatment occurs prior to fully curing the alcohol repellency treatment.
- 8. The process of claim 7 wherein said nonwoven fabric opposing surfaces have a difference in demonstrated alcohol repellency of at least about 30% when exposed to isopropyl alcohol of varying concentrations.
- 9. The process of claim 7 wherein said nonwoven fabric comprises a spunbond layer and a meltblown layer.
- 10. The process of claim 9 wherein said nonwoven fabric has a hydrostatic head of at least about 50 mB.
- 11. The process of claim 7 wherein said nonwoven fabric has a hydrostatic head of at least about 50 mB.
Parent Case Info
This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/298,745 filed Jun. 16, 2001 incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
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