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US 2026/0265970 A1Published application
Nonwoven Products Containing Reclaimed Textile Materials
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsCharles W. Colman, Marvin E. Swails, Richard W. Booker, JR., Stephen Becker
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Abstract
A nonwoven material is disclosed that contains deconstructed material obtained from recycled textile waste. The textile waste is deconstructed in a way that produces freed fibers and freed yarn sections. The combination of the freed fibers and the freed yarn sections can greatly enhance the properties of the nonwoven material.
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A nonwoven material comprising:
- freed fibers and freed yarn sections that are both obtained from a recycled textile material, the freed fibers and freed yarn sections being blended together to form the nonwoven material, the freed fibers having an average fiber length of greater than about 5 mm, freed yarn sections also having an average fiber length of greater than about 5 mm, the nonwoven material optionally containing pulp fibers.
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