Wet-laid

Wet laid nonwovens are produced in a process similar to paper making. The nonwoven web is produced by filtering an aqueous suspension of fiber onto a screen conveyor belt or perforated drum. Many wet laid nonwovens are made with wood pulp or other natural fibers blended with synthetic fibers or fiberglass (Source: INDA). SAF can be wet-laid to produce super absorbent papers. This process involves dispersing 0.1% slurry of SAF in water for a few seconds before adding the refined pulp mix. Papers have already been produced that contain up to 20% SAF. This process has been patented. To find out more about other SAF conversion processes please visit our website.