DURABLE HYDROPHILIC NONWOVEN MAT FOR RECHARGEABLE ALKALINE BATTERIES.

摘要

A battery separator material comprising a nonwoven web of a wettable fiber matrix, wherein the wettable fiber matrix are thermoplastic polymeric fibers blended with at least one hydrophilic melt additive. In alternate embodiments, the nonwoven web further includes binder fibers which may be wettable or non-wettable or combinations of both.