Pouched product for oral use
AssigneeSwedish Match North Europe AB
InventorAase Bodin
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Abstract
Described is a pouched product for oral use that includes a saliva-permeable pouch and a filling material which is enclosed in the pouch. The pouch is formed from a nonwoven material that includes fibres and a binder. The fibres in the nonwoven material are cellulose fibres and the binder is a biodegradable polyester-polyurethane binder applied to the fibres of the nonwoven material. The binder is present in an amount within the range of from 17% by weight to 29% by weight based on a total weight of the pouch material.
Claims15
A pouched product for oral use comprising a saliva-permeable pouch and a filling material being enclosed in the pouch, wherein the pouch is formed from a nonwoven material comprising fibres and a binder, characterized in that the fibres in the nonwoven material are cellulose fibres and in that the binder is a biodegradable polyester-polyurethane binder applied to the fibres of the nonwoven material and wherein the binder is present in an amount within the range of from 17% by weight to 29% by weight based on a total weight of the pouch material, wherein the polyester-polyurethane binder has been applied to the fibres in the nonwoven material in the form of a polyester-polyurethane dispersion.
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