TAPPI Press. September 24-27, 2007 Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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1 TAPPI Press International Nonwovens Technical Conference INTC 2007: Joint INDA-TAPPI Conference September 24-27, 2007 Atlanta, Georgia, USA Printed from e-media with permission by: Curran Associates, Inc. 57 Morehouse Lane Red Hook, NY ISBN: Some format issues inherent in the e-media version may also appear in this print version.

2 TAPPI Press International Nonwovens Technical Conference TABLE OF CONTENTS Spunmelt Technology in Medical Nonwovens... 1 Ron Zhao, Rahul Dharmadhikary Developments in Spunmelt Polymers and Additives C.Y. Cheng Advancements in Melt Blowing Technologies Larry Wadsworth Electrospinning Tutorial Chris Shields New Developments in Spunlace Nonwovens Stuart Smith Improving Glass Mat Characteristics via Multi-component Binder Systems Yu-Teong Tan Noise: The Next Pollution Harry Alter How to Design Noise/Vibration/Harshness--Products for Automotive Industry with Nonwovens Dieter Mueller Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of Insulation Binders Kevin Gallagher The Basic Issues and Concerns of Damp Buildings and Mold Growth Indoors Elliott Horner Effect of Crystallization in Meltblowing Thermoplastic Elastomers Asli Begenir Meltblown Statistics--Facts and Fiction Joachim Bauer Composite Elastic Nonwoven Fabrics Steven Kogucki Spunbonded Nonwovens Made from Splittable Bicomponent Filaments W.A. Ralf Taubner Evaluation of Mineral Additives in Spunbond Polypropylene Larry McAmish Study of Nano-reinforced Shape Memory Fiber Prepared by Casting and Extrusion Mirna Mosiewicki Breathable Media for Protective Clothing Applications Jonathan George

3 Breathability and Protection Studies of Nanofiber Composite Fabrics Seshadri Ramkumar Nano-Structured Materials by Electrospinning Eric Formo Evidence-based Toxicology: Formaldehyde as an Example Stewart Holm Understanding the Formaldehyde Emission Impact of Fiber Glass Insulation Batts on the Indoor Environment Scott Miller Production and Evaluation of Meltblown Poly(phenylene sulfide) Roy Broughton Jr. Technical Aspects of ECTFE Meltblown Nonwovens Rowland Griffin The Role of Sheath and Core with Bicomponent Filament Nonwovens, an Experimental Study Jaap Frijlink Swirl Dies for Use in Melt Blowing Robert Shambaugh Modifying the Surface Properties of Specialty Polyolefin Elastomer Based Elastic Nonwovens Raja Dharmarajan Surface Modifications of Polypropylene with Ethoxylated Melt Additives Eunkyoung Shim Continuous Processing of Fabrics Using a One Atmosphere Uniform Glow Discharge Plasma Reactor Peter Tsai Innovation through Plasma Treatment- Atmospheric Cold Plasma Sterilization Rory Wolf Simple Testing Approaches for Evaluating Mechanical Properties of Nonwoven Composites Yan Chen The Wonderful World of Wipes Rick Jezzi Extrusion of Composite Fibers Fatma Kilinc-Balci Proper Grade Selection for Cemented Tungsten Carbide Tooling and Wear Part Applications in the Nonwovens Industry Frank Rymas Flame Retardant (FR) Nonwovens from Cotton-based Compositions M.G. Kamath Multi-Component Flame Retardant Systems for Cotton Fabrics Gerald Keep Biodegradability of Environmentally Benign FR Natural Fiber Nonwoven Composites Ioan Negulescu

4 Flame Retardant Chemical Mechanisms, Standards and Applications John E. Phifer Jr. A Review of Wash Durable Flame Retardants Ronald Dombrowski A Note on Water Management in Hydroentangling Process N. Anantharamaiah Investigation of Hydroentanglement Process by Modeling Water Flow through Fiberweb Ping Xiang NMR Studies of Fluid Distribution and Transport in Nonwovens Johannes Leisen Computational Modeling and Experimental Verification of Through-Air Bonding Nonwovens Process Murat Peksen Geometrical Modeling of Fibrous Materials Under Compression Benoît Mazé Modeling and Simulation of Fiber Dynamics in Nonwoven Processes Dietmar Hietel Measuring the Electrostatic Charge of Moving Non Metallic Forming Belts Don Shiffler Studies on Stiffness and Abrasion Resistance of Needle Punched Nonwoven Blankets Vinay Kumar Midha Biodegradation of Composite Nonwovens Made of Natural Fibers and Bioderived Polymers Ioan Negulescu Cotton Focus on Sustainability Jan O Regan Sustainability from the Viewpoint of a Consumer Goods Manufacturer Peggy Ward Selling Sustainable: Five Steps to Demonstrate Commitment to Sustainability Ron Weeks Environmentally Friendly Additives for Wipes Sam Naggiar Modeling Filtration Properties of Staple Nonwoven Media Qiqi Wang On the Pressure Drop Prediction of Filter Media Composed of Fibers Having a Bimodal Fiber Diameter Distribution S. Jaganathan Simulation of Nanoparticle Filtration via Nanofiber Media at Reduced Operating Pressures H. Vahedi Tafreshi Virtual Characterization of the Pore Structure of Nonwoven Andreas Wiegmann Furnish Design for Optimizing Perm-pore Relationships in Filter Media Marshall Hutten

5 Study of Pulse-jet Filtration Process using Factorial Two Level Design A. Mukhopadhyay Validation of Filter Test Rigs for Fractional Efficiency Measurements According to Filter Test Standards Sven Schuz Nanofiber Nonwoven Media for Filtration Applications Chris Shields Determining the Degree of Cure of Phenolic Filter Media Daniel Hennessy An Advanced Polymeric Antimicrobial for Non Woven Fabrics and Solid Materials including Spun Plastic Resins Gerry Getman Self-decontaminating Fibers for Protection against Chemical Agents Yongwoo Lee New Developments with Nonwoven Decontamination Wipes Seshadri Ramkumar Production of Biocidal Polypropylene by Reactive Extrusion Gang Sun The Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals Mark Roehler Cure Studies of Thermo-Curing Systems for Nonwovens Raymond Weinert Cure Diagnostics for Acrylic Thermosets Barry Weinstein Author Index