Wipe and methods for manufacturing and using a wipe
OwnerDavid Uitenbroek, John James Blanzinventors
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Abstract
A wipe is provided including a nonwoven substrate and an active agent containing composition. The nonwoven substrate includes a mixture of natural fiber and regenerated cellulose fiber. The nonwoven substrate can contain about 0.5 wt. % to about 75 wt. % of the regenerated cellulose fiber and about 10 wt. % to about 95 wt. % of the natural fiber. The nonwoven substrate can have a basis weight of about 10 lb/3000 ft2 to about 50 lb/3000 ft2. The wipe can contain the active agent containing composition in an amount of about 0.5 lb/3000 ft2 to about 300 lb/3000 ft2. The wipe can be provided so that it satisfies the definition for biodegradability according to ASTM D 6868-03. A method for manufacturing a wipe is provided.
Claims34
A wipe comprising:
- (a) a nonwoven substrate comprising a mixture of natural fiber and regenerated cellulose fiber the mixture, comprising about 0.5 wt. % to about 75 wt. % of the regenerated cellulose fiber and about 10 wt. % to about 95 wt. % of the natural fiber, and having a basis weight of about 10 lb/3000 ft2 to about 50 lb/3000 ft2;
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- (b) an active agent containing composition in an amount of about 0.5 lb/3000 ft2 to about 300 lb/3000 ft2.
A method for manufacturing a wipe comprising:
- (a) forming a nonwoven substrate from a mixture of natural fiber and regenerated cellulose fiber by a wet laid process and having a basis weight of about 10 lb/3000 ft2 to about 50 lb/3000 ft2, wherein the mixture comprises about 0.5 wt. % to about 75 wt. % of the regenerated cellulose fiber and about 10 wt. % to about 95 wt. % of the natural fiber;
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- (b) loading an active agent containing composition onto the nonwoven substrate in an amount of about 0.5 lb/3000 ft2 to about 300 lb/3000 ft2 to form the wipe.
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