Absorbent material
AssigneeHercules Incorporated
InventorHerbert H. Espy
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Abstract
Disclosed is absorbent material composed of a consolidated blend of spurted polyolefin pulp, treated with an anionic or nonionic wetting agent substance having a molecular weight less than about 8000, and wood fluff pulp. The absorbent material exhibits a desirable combination of strength, rate of absorbency and total absorbency.
Claims8
An absorbent material comprising a consolidated blend consisting essentially of wood fluff pulp and from about 3 to about 30%, based on the total weight of the consolidated blend, spurted polyolefin pulp, where the spurted polyolefin pulp is treated from about 0.05 to about 3%, based on the weight of the spurted polyolefin pulp, of a nonionic or an ionic wetting agent substance having a molecular weight less than about 8000.
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