Abstract:
PROCESS FOR IMPROVING THE ADHESIVENESS OF A MICROPOROUS ARTIFICIAL LEATHER WHILE RETAINING ITS PERMEABILITY TO WATER VAPOR, PARTICULARLY AS A PRETREATMENT STEP IN ADHERING THE ARTIFICIAL LEATHER WITH AN AQUEOUS LATEX ADHESIVE, BY TREATING SAID LEATHER AS A SUBSTRATE WITH AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF A WEAKLY ACIDIC ELECTROLYTE IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO YIELD A PH-VALUE ON THE SURFACE OF THE ARTIFICIAL LEATHER OF FROM ABOUT 2 UP TO LESS THAN 7.