High basis weight tissue with low slough
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsKenneth John Zwick, Peter Lee Carson, Michael William Smaby, Gary Lee Shanklin, Michael John Rekoske, Mike Thomas Goulet, Thomas Joseph Dyer, John Alexander Werner, IV
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Abstract
Low slough, high basis weight tissue webs and products are provided. The tissue webs generally have basis weights greater than about 16 grams per square meter (gsm), while maintaining less than about 4 mg of slough. All while yielding tissue products that are both thick and soft.
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A creped tissue product comprising two or more creped tissue webs, wherein the basis weight of each creped tissue web is greater than about 16.5 grams per square meter (gsm), the product having a slough less than about 6 mg, a geometric mean tensile (GMT) less than about 1,000 g/3″ and a ratio of GMT to per ply basis weight less than about 50.
A multi-ply tissue product comprising two multi-layered creped tissue webs, the tissue webs having three superposed layers, an inner layer consisting essentially of softwood fibers and two outer layers consisting essentially of hardwood fibers, the inner layer being located between the two outer layers, wherein each multi-layered creped tissue web has a basis weight of at least about 16.5 grams per square meter (gsm), the product having a slough less than about 4 mg, a geometric mean tensile (GMT) less than about 1,000 g/3″ and a ratio of GMT to per ply basis weight less than about 50.
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