Sustainably-sourced, high strength non woven
A nonwoven paper and method of manufacturing the same, where the nonwoven paper includes a thermally treated, wet-laid fiber mixture that includes a plurality of cellulosic fibers or pulp comprising about 60% to about 90% of the fiber mixture and a plurality of bicomponent binder fibers comprising about 10% to about 40% of the fiber mixture.
1. A nonwoven paper comprising:
a thermally treated, wet-laid fiber mixture, the mixture including:
a plurality of cellulosic fibers or pulp comprising about 50% of the fiber mixture, wherein the plurality of cellulosic fibers or pulp includes a plurality of raw hemp fibers;
a plurality of lyocell fibers comprising about 25% to about 30% of the fiber mixture;
a plurality of bicomponent binder fibers comprising about 20% to about 25% of the fiber mixture;
wherein the thermally treated, wet-laid fiber mixture has an Elmendorf tear strength measurement of at least 230 grams force and a tear strength of at least 230 grams force.
2. The nonwoven paper of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of hemp pulp fibers is Abaca hemp pulp.
3. The nonwoven paper of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of bicomponent binder fibers each include a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) core component and a copolyethylene sheath component.
4. The nonwoven paper of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of bicomponent binder fibers further includes a maleic anhydride additive.
5. The nonwoven paper of claim 1 , wherein the thermally treated, wet-laid fiber mixture is at least two layers.
6. The nonwoven paper of claim 1 , wherein the thermally treated, wet-laid fiber mixture has a basis weight ranging between 25 GSM and 200 GSM.
7. The nonwoven paper of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of raw hemp fibers are cut to a length between about 18 mm and about 20 mm.
8. The nonwoven paper of claim 1 , wherein the thermally treated, wet-laid fiber mixture has a tensile strength of at least 10 pounds and an extension length of at least 1 inch.
9. The nonwoven paper of claim 1 , wherein the thermally treated, wet-laid fiber mixture had a thickness between 0.5 mm and 0.65 mm.