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US 2020/0086601 A1Published application
Fiber sheets and structures comprising fiber sheets
AssigneePaptic Oy
InventorsEsa TORNIAINEN, Tuomas MUSTONEN, Karita KINNUNEN, Tuomo HJELT
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Abstract
Fiber sheets, structures comprising the fiber sheets and the use of the sheets. The invention further relates to biodegradable and/or recyclable products comprising the fiber sheets, useful in replacing non-biodegradable products.
Claims20
A fiber sheet comprising:
- fibers having an average fiber length of 0.5-100 mm,
- a binder selected from the group consisting of a polyvinyl alcohol, a polyvinyl acetate dispersion, an ethyl vinyl alcohol dispersion, a polyurethane dispersion, an acrylic latex, a styrene butadiene dispersion, a binder based on finely divided cellulose, a binder based on cellulose a derivative, a biopolymer, and combinations thereof, and
- a foaming agent, and
- wherein 50-99 wt % of the fibers are natural fibers and 1-50 wt % of the fibers are reinforcement fibers selected from the group consisting of a polymer fiber, a mineral fiber, a non-wood natural fiber, a glass-fiber, and combinations thereof,
- and wherein the fiber sheet has a stretch in the range of 3-50%.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.