Abstract:
A NOVEL METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PAPERMAKING SCREEN CLOTH HAVING A HYDROPHILIC COATING IS DESCRIBED. THE METHOD CONSISTS OF APPLYING TO THE SURFACE OF THE WARPS AND WEFTS OF THE SCREEN CLOTH A SOLUTION OF AT LEAST ONE WATER SOLUBLE ORGANIC COMPOUND CONTAINING AT LEAST TWO HYDROPHILIC GROUPS, AT LEAST ONE OF THE HYDROPHILIC GROUPS CONTAINING AN ACTIVE HYDROGEN ATOM, AND A CONDENSING AGENT CAPABLE OF REACTING WITH THE ACTIVE HYDROGEN OF THE HYDROPHILIC GROUPS, WHEREBY THE CONDENSING AGENT REACTS WITH THE HYDROPHILIC GROUPS AND PART OF THE HYDROPHILIC GROUPS REMAINS UNREACTED AND FORMS A HYDROPHILIC FILM ON THE SURFACE OF THE SCREEN CLOTH.