CELLULOSE ESTER BASED PRODUCTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THEM

摘要

The present invention provides a method of adhering two or more components together by exposing a first component that includes cellulose ester fibers and/or a second component that includes a cellulose ester to a plasticizing solvent. The two components are then contacted together form a compound structure which is subsequently allowed to cure so that the two components are bonded together. The present invention is advantageously utilized to form a filter and in particular a cigarette filter and to form a multilayer automobile headliner. The present invention also provides a method of adhering a cellulose ester-containing automobile headliner to a vehicle passenger compartment ceiling. In this embodiment, a cellulose estercontaining composition is applied to the vehicle compartment ceiling prior to attachment of the headliner. The headliner and/or the vehicle passenger compartment ceiling are then exposed to a plasticizing solvent, contacted together, and then cured thereby adhering the headliner.