Preparation and Properties of Antistatic Polyethylene Film Coated Polypropylene Non-woven Fabrics

In this paper, antistatic PE/PP coated non-woven fabrics were prepared by the coating process of the antistatic finished PE films and PP non-woven fabrics using the heat pressing process of the hot melt adhesives. The antistatic finishing of polyethylene (PE) films and polypropylene (PP) non-woven fabrics were processed by one face foam finishing and dip-pad finishing process, respectively. The antistatic properties of PE/PP coated non-woven fabrics which were influenced by the antistatic finishing processes and the thickness of PE films were investigated. The static charges transmission mechanism of these coated non-woven fabrics was illustrated. The results revealed that the static charges were transferred and dissipated by forming the continuous conductive path and network between the film-adhesive and adhesive-fabric due to the hot melt adhesion and squeezing of the antistatic agents existing inside of of the non-woven fabrics matrix and on the film surface. The antistatic properties of coated non-woven fabrics were improved with the increasing of the antistatic agent concentration on the finishing solution. And the antistatic properties of PE films were greatly influenced by the film thickness, the thinner of PE films the much more obvious improvement of the film surface antistatic properties. The finishing process wouldn't reduce the peeling strength of the coated non-woven fabrics. The antistatic properties of the PE/PP coated non-woven fabrics possessed high washing durability due to the crosslinking fixation effect of the hot melt adhesives which wouldn't be weakened after several times washing.