Treated article, methods of making the treated article, and dispersion for use in making the treated article

A dispersion for use in a process for making a treated article, the dispersion comprising:

• a solvent;
• a sizing agent comprising a naturally-occurring wax or a component thereof-having an acid value of from 10 mg to 220 mg, KOH/g as measured in accordance with USP 401, with the sizing agent independently selected from a group consisting of a stearic acid, beeswax, candelilla wax, palmitic acid, behenic acid, and combinations thereof;
• and
• a retention aid comprising a nitrogen-containing polymer as set forth in Formula III
• wherein (b) and (e) individually represent the molar percent (mol. %) of each repeating unit included in the nitrogen-containing polymer of Formula III and the combined mol. % of (b) and (e) is 100 mol. %;
• and
• wherein R0 is independently selected from the group consisting of:
• H,
• and combinations thereof, and
• Y is independently selected from H, —OH, —R1, —OR1, —NR1R1, —NH2 and combinations thereof,
• R1 is independently selected from H, a straight chain or branched alkyl or alkenyl containing up to 22 carbons, and combinations thereof,
• R2 is independently selected from H, a monosaccharide, an oligosaccharide, polysaccharide moiety, a straight or branched alkyl or alkenyl group up to 22 carbons optionally containing a hydroxyl or aldehyde group, and combinations thereof,
• R3 is independently selected from a straight chain or branched alkylene group containing 1 to 22 carbon atoms or an alkene containing 2 to 22 carbon atoms, and combinations thereof,
• R4 is independently selected from a straight chain or branched alkylene group containing 1 to 18 carbon atoms, optionally substituted with a hydroxyl group, and combinations thereof,
• R5 is independently selected from H, —OH, —COOH, —COOR1, —OCOR1, —R1, —R1OH, —OR1, —CONH2, —CONHCHOHCHO, —NR1, —NR1R1, —R1NH2, —NH2, and combinations thereof,
• A is independently selected from C═O, —CH2, and combinations thereof, and
• X−is independently an anion.