POROUS POLYOLEFIN SORBENT MATERIAL CONTAINING A WETTING AGENT

摘要

A versatile sorbent material is provided comprising a fibrous sheet having applied thereto a wetting chemistry comprising (i) a poly glycoside; (ii) a fatty acid ester ethoxylate; and (iii) one or more surfactants selected from the group consisting of alkyl and aryl alcohol ethoxylates, alkyl sulfonates and sulfates, alcohol ether sulfates, alkyl phosphates and phosphonates, alkyl sulfosuccinates and sulfated fatty acid esters. A sorbent material is provided having excellent electrical resistivity and good absorption properties for a broad range of liquids including paraffin oil, water, sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide.