Method of cleaning residue from a surface using a high efficiency disposable cellulosic wiper

A method of cleaning residue from a surface, the method comprising:

• (A) providing a disposable cellulosic wiper comprising (a) a percentage by weight of pulp-derived papermaking fibers, and (b) a percentage by weight of regenerated independent cellulosic microfibers having a number average diameter of less than about 2 microns and a characteristic Canadian Standard Freeness (CSF) value of less than 175 mil, the microfibers being selected and present in amounts such that the wiper exhibits a capillary pressure at 10% saturation by extrusion porosimetry of at least twice that of a like sheet prepared without regenerated independent cellulose microfibers;
• (B) applying the wiper, with a predetermined amount of pressure, to a residue-bearing surface;
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• (C) wiping the surface with the applied wiper, while applying the predetermined amount of pressure, to remove residue from the surface, such that the surface has less than 1 g/m2 of residue after being wiped under the predetermined amount of pressure with the applied wiper.