AQUEOUS DISPERSIONS DISPOSED ON GLASS-BASED FIBERS AND GLASS-CONTAINING SUBSTRATES
An article including at least one layer of a compound disposed on at least a portion of a glass-containing substrate, wherein the compound includes a polyolefin having a deformation temperature of less than 110° C., and a dispersion stabilizing agent, wherein the compound imparts a modified property to the substrate, and wherein the substrate is formable. Other embodiments include a compound in contact with a portion of a glass-containing substrate, such as glass-containing or glass-based articles and fibers, wherein the compound at the time of contacting included an aqueous dispersion having (a) a polyolefin having a deformation temperature of less than 110° C., (b) a dispersion stabilizing agent; and (c) water, wherein the compound imparts a modified property to the substrate, and wherein the substrate is formable.
1 . A method of forming an article, the method comprising:
applying a compound to a glass-containing substrate, the compound comprising:
an aqueous dispersion comprising:
(a) a thermoplastic resin;
(b) a dispersion stabilizing agent; and
(c) water;
removing at least a portion of the water.
2 . The method of claim 1 , comprising removing at least 50% of the water.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the article is at least 92 weight percent glass based on a total weight of the substrate, the thermoplastic resin, and the dispersion stabilizing agent.
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7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the removing at least a portion of the water results in a coating having a thickness of between 0.1 microns and 100 microns.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the removing at least a portion of the water results in a coating weight of between 1 gram per square meter of substrate surface area and 100 grams per square meter of substrate surface area.
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12 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising binding the article directly to a fabric without an adhesive.
13 . An article comprising:
a compound in contact with a portion of a glass-containing substrate, wherein the compound at the time of contacting comprised an aqueous dispersion comprising:
(a) a polyolefin having a deformation temperature of less than 110° C.;
(b) a dispersion stabilizing agent; and
(c) water;
wherein the compound imparts a modified property to the substrate; and
wherein the substrate is formable.
14 . The article of claim 13 , wherein a thermoforming temperature of the article is within 50° C. of a melting temperature of the polyolefin.
15 . The article of claim 13 , wherein the modified property is at least one selected from the group consisting of adhesion to a second substrate, a tensile strength, a compatibility, and an adhesive force.
16 . The article of claim 15 , wherein the modified property has a value at least 10% greater than the uncontacted substrate.
17 . The article of claim 15 , wherein the adhesive force of the article is between 0.7 and 1.1 lb/in.
18 . The article of claim 13 , wherein the polyolefin comprises a polyethylene homopolymer, copolymer, or multiblock interpolymer, a polypropylene homopolymer, copolymer, or multiblock interpolymer, or combinations thereof.
19 . The article of claim 18 , wherein the polyolefin has a heat deflection temperature under load between 75° C. and 110° C.
20 . The article of claim 13 , wherein the glass-containing article has a basis weight in the range from 25 to 1000 grams per square meter.
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22 . The article of claim 13 , wherein the article is at least 92 percent by weight glass based on a total weight of the glass-containing substrate, the thermoplastic resin, and the dispersion stabilizing agent.
23 . The article of claim 22 , wherein the article is selected from the group consisting of mats, nonwovens, wovens, and fabrics.
24 . The article of claim 21 , wherein the glass is type E-glass.
25 . A coated fiber, comprising:
a compound in contact with a portion of a glass-based fiber, wherein the compound at the time of contacting comprised an aqueous dispersion comprising:
(a) a thermoplastic resin;
(b) a dispersion stabilizing agent; and
(c) water;
wherein the fiber has a diameter between 5 and 35 microns; and
wherein a thickness of a coating layer of the compound on the glass-based fiber ranges from about 0.1 to 10 microns.
26 . The coated fiber of claim 25 , wherein the thermoplastic resin comprises a polyolefin having a Vicat softening point between 75° C. and 110° C.
27 . The coated fiber of claim 25 , wherein the thermoplastic resin comprises a polyethylene homopolymer, copolymer, or multiblock interpolymer, a polypropylene homopolymer, copolymer, or multiblock interpolymer, or combinations thereof.
28 . The coated fiber of claim 27 , wherein the thermoplastic resin is a non-functionalized polymer.
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30 . A method of coating a fiber comprising:
applying a compound to a glass-based fiber, the compound comprising:
an aqueous dispersion comprising:
(a) a thermoplastic resin;
(b) a dispersion stabilizing agent; and
(c) water;
removing at least a portion of the water.
31 . The method of claim 30 , wherein the applying comprises:
contacting a fiber strand with the aqueous dispersion; and
passing the fiber through a shaping device.
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34 . An article comprising:
at least one layer of a compound disposed on at least a portion of a glass-containing substrate, wherein the compound comprises:
(a) a polyolefin having a deformation temperature of less than 110° C.; and
(b) a dispersion stabilizing agent; and
wherein the compound imparts a modified property to the substrate; and
wherein the substrate is formable.
35 . The article of claim 34 , wherein the article is at least 92 weight percent glass based on a total weight of the substrate, the thermoplastic resin, and the dispersion stabilizing agent.
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