A method of making a nonwoven product comprising
polyvinyl alcohol fibers, the method comprising the steps of: providing a
polyvinyl alcohol composition comprising a homo-polyving akohol having a degree of
hydrolysis of 88 wt% to 98 wt% or more and a molecular weight of 22,000 to 38,000; a
plasticizer selected from the group consisting of diglycerol, triglycerol,
fructose,
ribose,
xylose, D-
mannitol,
triacetin,
pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, methyl pentanediol, 1, 2-
propanediol, 1, 4-
butanediol, 2-hydroxy-1, 3-
propanediol, 3-methyl-1, 3-
butanediol, 3, 3-dimethyl-1, 3-
butanediol, 1, 3-butanediol, 3, 3-dimethyl-1, 3-butanediol, 3, 3-dimethyl-1, 3-butanediol, 3, 3-dimethyl-1, 3-butanediol, 3, 3-dimethyl-1, 3-butanediol, 3, 3-dimethyl-1, 3-butanediol, 3, 3-dimethyl-1, 3-butanediol, 3, 3-dimethyl-1, 3-butanediol, 3, 3-dimethyl-1, 3-butanediol, 3 the component A is prepared from 1, 2-butanediol,
polyethylene glycol 300,
polyethylene glycol 400, alkoxylated
polyethylene glycol,
caprolactam,
tricyclic trimethylolpropane methylal, abietate,
erucyl amide and a mixture of 1, 2-butanediol,
polyethylene glycol 300,
polyethylene glycol 400, alkoxylated
polyethylene glycol and
caprolactam; and a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of
sodium stearate,
potassium oleate,
sodium benzoate,
calcium stearate,
stearic acid, dimethyl pentanediol, propionic acid, and mixtures thereof; melting the composition at a temperature of 190 DEG C to 250 DEG C; extruding the molten composition to form an extrudate; forming the extrudate into molten fibers; stretching the molten fibers to form individual molten fibers or molten
fiber bundles; and solidifying the molten fibers to form
solid fibers or
solid fiber bundles.