Treatment composition for making acquisition fluff pulp in sheet form

8-10. (canceled)

A treatment composition for making acquisition fluff pulp, comprising a mixture of a cross-linking agent and an anti-hydrogen-bonding agent;

• wherein the cellulosic fiber cross-linking agent is a polycarboxylic acid comprising a combination of polymeric polycarboxylic acid and alkanepolycarboxylic acid.

A treatment composition for making acquisition fluff pulp, comprising a mixture of a cross-linking agent and an anti-hydrogen-bonding agent;

• wherein the cross-linking agent is an aldehyde selected from the group consisting of:
• formaldehyde, glyoxal, glyoxylic acid, glutaraldehyde, glyceraldehydes, and combinations and mixtures thereof.

A treatment composition for making acquisition fluff pulp, comprising a mixture of a cross-linking agent and an anti-hydrogen-bonding agent;

• wherein the cellulosic fiber cross-linking agent is a urea-based derivative selected from the group consisting of:
• urea based-formaldehyde addition products, methylolated ureas, methylolated cyclic ureas, methylolated lower alkyl cyclic ureas, methylolated dihydroxy cyclic ureas, dihydroxy cyclic ureas, lower alkyl substituted cyclic ureas, dimethyldihydroxy urea (1,3-dimethyl-4,5-dihydroxy-2-imidazolidinone), dimethylol urea (bis[N-hydroxymethyl]urea), dihydroxyethylene urea (4,5-dihydroxy-2-imidazolidinone), dimethylolethylene urea (1,3-dihydroxymethyl-2-imidazolidinone), glyoxal adducts of urea, polyhydroxyalkyl urea, hydroxyalkyl urea, β-hydroxyalkyl amide, and combinations and mixtures thereof.