Absorbent tissue
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsMichael Alan Hermans, Gretchen Sarah Koch, Maurizio Tirimacco, Erin Ann McCormick
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Abstract
The present disclosure offers an improvement in papermaking methods and products, by providing a tissue sheet and a method to obtain a tissue sheet, with improved absorbency at a given basis weight. Thus, by way of example, the present disclosure provides a single ply tissue sheet having a basis weight greater than about 50 gsm and a specific vertical absorbent capacity greater than about 6.0 g/g.
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A wet-laid tissue product having a geometric mean tensile (GMT) from about 2000 to about 3500 g/3″, a geometric mean slope (GM Slope) less than about 10.0 kg and a specific vertical absorbent capacity of 6.0 g/g or greater.
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