Absorbent cores and methods for forming absorbent cores

A method for forming an absorbent core, the method comprising:

• advancing a base carrier sheet in a machine direction on a forming surface, the forming surface having a cross-machine direction width;
• applying a first adhesive onto a top surface of the base carrier sheet;
• advancing the base carrier sheet within a first particulate material delivery chamber, the first particulate material chamber comprising an enclosure with a bottom edge disposed proximate the forming surface;
• depositing a first amount of particulate material onto the first adhesive from a first particulate material inlet disposed within the first particulate material delivery chamber;
• applying a second adhesive onto the first amount of particulate material outside of the first particulate material delivery chamber;
• advancing the base carrier sheet with the first adhesive, the first amount of particulate material, and the second adhesive into a second particulate material delivery chamber, the second particulate material chamber comprising an enclosure with a bottom edge disposed proximate the forming surface;
• depositing a second amount of particulate material onto the second adhesive from a second particulate material inlet disposed within the second particulate material delivery chamber;
• and
• applying a top carrier sheet onto the second amount of particulate material,
• wherein the first particulate material inlet and the second particulate material inlet have inlet widths that are between 25% and 75% of the cross-machine direction width of the forming surface, and
• wherein the particulate material exits the first particulate material inlet and the second particulate material inlet at less than 900 meters per minute.