Flushable nonwovens

Liquid waste system disposal is quite attractive compared to solid waste disposal, where infrastructure is not well developed for the latter. Also, in many instances, landfill and solid waste disposal techniques have some other enviromnental related problems. Considering this, the wastewater system is more convenient, hygienic and environmentally sound already there is a massive infrastructure in place as wastes from houses go to industrial biodegraders in the form of sewage farms, or local biodegraders or septic tanks. In such situations, many disposable products can be flushed in the system rather than thrown away as solid waste [51]. 

In addition to the fact that they have to break down, they should not contain any chemicals that might affect the functioning of sewage farms or the quality of the treated water. This means that all the materials used have to be biodegradable. With these stringent requirements, some of the means of achieving these are  

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Wet-laid and spunlacing combines wet laid forming with hydroentanglement technologies as an inline process. Nonwovens wet-laid and spunlaced nonwoven systems are growing, driven by opportunities for flushable wipes and moist toilet tissue. 

Nonwoven wipes offer end users greater absorbency, versatility, uniformity, better economy, higher convenience, lower risk of cross-contamination and durability when compared with traditional wiping materials. Flushability and biodegradability are... 

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