High purity stratified tissue and method of making same

A foam-formed non-laminated stratified paper tissue comprising:

• a first zone formed from a first foamed furnish consisting predominantly of hardwood fibers selected from the group consisting of hardwood kraft fibers and hardwood sulfite fibers;
• a second zone formed from a second foamed furnish consisting predominantly of strength and bulk enhancing fibers selected from the group consisting of softwood fibers, secondary fibers, anfractuous and mixtures thereof;
• said second zone being formed unitary and entangled with said first zone to form a non-laminated stratified paper tissue;
• a high softness integument being defined adjacent to an outer surface of said first zone;
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• a substratum being defined adjacent to a surface of said second zone spaced away from said integument and consisting essentially of at least about 65% by weight of strength and bulk enhancing fibers selected from the group consisting of softwood fibers, secondary fibers, anfractuous fibers and mixtures thereof;
• said integument on said outer surface of said first zone includes an enriched region having a concentration of said hardwood fibers of at least about 91% by weight and up to about 9% by weight of strength and bulk enhancing fibers selected from the group consisting of softwood fibers, secondary fibers, anfractuous fibers and mixtures thereof;
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• wherein said enriched region of substantially pure hardwood fibers provides an extremely soft and smooth surface, the overall amount of hardwood fiber supplied to form said first zone of said foam-formed non-laminated stratified paper tissue being no more than about 4.25 lbs per 3,000 sq. ft. ream.

A foam-formed non-laminated stratified paper tissue comprising:

• a first zone formed from a first foamed furnish consisting predominantly of hardwood fibers selected from the group consisting of hardwood kraft fibers, hardwood sulfite fibers and mixtures thereof;
• a second zone formed from a second foamed furnish consisting essentially of at least about 50% by weight of strength and bulk enhancing fibers selected from the group consisting of softwood kraft, secondary fibers, anfractuous cellulosic fibers and mixtures thereof;
• said second zone being formed unitary and entangled with said first zone to form a non-laminated stratified paper tissue;
• a high softness integument being defined adjacent to an outer surface of said first zone and consisting essentially of at least about 80% by weight of said hardwood fibers and up to about 10% by weight of said strength and bulk enhancing fibers;
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• a substratum being defined adjacent to a surface of said second zone spaced away from said integument and consisting essentially of at least about 65% by weight of strength and bulk enhancing fibers selected from the group consisting of softwood fibers, secondary fibers, anfractuous fibers and mixtures thereof;
• said integument on said outer surface of said first zone includes an enriched region having a concentration of hardwood fibers of at least about 95% of the concentration of hardwood fiber in said first foamed furnish with a basis weight of at least 2.5 lb/ream and no less than the basis weight of the fiber applied in the first furnish minus 1.5 lb/ream, wherein said enriched region of substantially pure hardwood fiber provides an extremely soft and smooth surface, the overall amount of hardwood fiber supplied to form said first zone of said foam-formed non-laminated stratified paper tissue being no more than about 4.25 lbs per 3,000 sq. ft. ream.

A foam-formed two-ply stratified paper tissue comprising:

• a non-laminated first ply of paper tissue and a non-laminated second ply of paper tissue in juxtaposed relationship relative to each other;
• said first ply comprising:
• a first zone of foam-formed paper tissue formed predominantly from hardwood fiber;
• a second zone of foam-formed paper tissue formed predominantly from strength and bulk enhancing fibers selected from the group consisting of softwood fibers, secondary fibers, anfractuous cellulosic fibers and mixtures thereof;
• said second zone being formed unitary and entangled with said first zone to form a non-laminated stratified paper tissue;
• a high softness integument being defined adjacent to an outer surface of said first zone;
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• a substratum being defined adjacent to a surface of said second zone spaced away from said integument;
• said integument on said outer surface of said first zone includes an enriched region having a substantial purity of at least about 91% hardwood fiber and said substratum on said surface spaced away from said integument and juxtaposed relative to said second ply includes an enriched region predominantly of said strength and bulk enhancing fibers wherein said enriched region of substantially pure hardwood fiber provides a first extremely soft and smooth exterior surface;
• said second ply comprising:
• a first zone of foam-formed paper tissue formed predominantly from hardwood fiber;
• a second zone of foam-formed paper tissue formed predominantly from strength and bulk enhancing fibers selected from the group consisting of softwood fibers, secondary fibers, anfractuous fibers and mixtures thereof;
• said second zone being formed unitary and entangled with said first zone to form a non-laminated stratified paper tissue;
• a high softness integument being defined adjacent to an outer surface of said first zone;
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• a substratum being defined adjacent to a surface of said second zone spaced away from said integument;
• said integument on said outer surface of said first zone includes an enriched region having a substantial purity of at least about 91% hardwood fiber and said substratum on said surface spaced away from said integument and juxtaposed relative to said first ply includes an enriched region having a substantial purity of strength and bulk enhancing fibers selected from the group consisting of softwood fibers, secondary fibers, anfractuous fibers and mixtures thereof, wherein said enriched region of substantially pure hardwood fiber provides a second extremely soft and smooth exterior surface, the overall amount of hardwood fiber supplied to each of said first zones being no more than about 4.25 lbs per 3,000 sq. ft. ream.

A continuous method of forming a foam-formed non-laminated stratified web of paper tissue material comprising:

• supplying a first furnish formed from a furnish supplied with hardwood fiber of no more than approximately 50% by weight of the paper tissue to a yankee side of a paper making machine for foam-forming a first zone;
• supplying a second furnish formed from a furnish supplied with strength and bulk enhancing fibers selected from the group consisting of softwood fibers, secondary fibers and anfractuous fibers and mixtures thereof of at least approximately 50% by weight of the paper tissue to an air side of a paper making machine for form-forming a second zone;
• forming said first and second zones in a unitary and entangled manner for forming the web of non-laminated stratified paper tissue by depositing said first and second furnishes on a foraminous substrate and draining whitewater therefrom, said whitewater being secondary and combined with said first and second furnishes;
• forming a high softness integument on an outer surface of said first zone which includes an enriched region having a substantial purity of at least about 91% of the hardwood fiber content of said first furnish, the overall amount of hardwood fiber supplied to form said first zone of said foam-formed non-laminated stratified paper tissue being no more than about 4.25 lbs per 3,000 sq. ft. ream;
• forming a substratum on a surface of said second zone spaced away from said integument and including an enriched region having a substantial purity of said strength and bulk enhancing fiber;
• drying said first and second furnishes on a drying means to form said web of foam-formed paper tissue material having a predetermined dryness;
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• creping the foam-formed paper tissue material off of said drying means;
• wherein said enriched region of substantially pure hardwood fiber of said web of foam-formed paper tissue provides an extremely soft and smooth surface.

A foam-formed non-laminated stratified paper product comprising:

• a first zone formed from a first foamed furnish being supplied with hardwood fibers selected from the group consisting of hardwood kraft fibers, hardwood sulfite fibers and mixtures thereof constituting no more than about 50% by weight of the paper product, the overall amount of hardwood fiber supplied to form said first zone of said foam-formed non-laminated stratified paper product being no more than about 4.25 lbs per 3,000 sq. ft. ream.
• a second zone formed from a second foamed furnish being supplied with strength and bulk enhancing fibers selected from the group consisting of softwood fibers, secondary fibers and anfractuous cellulosic fibers and mixtures thereof constituting at least about 50% by weight of the paper product;
• said second zone being formed unitary and entangled with said first zone to form a non-laminated stratified paper product;
• a high softness integument being defined adjacent to an outer surface of said first zone and consisting essentially of at least about 80% by weight of said hardwood fibers and up to about 20% by weight of said strength and bulk enhancing fibers;
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• a substratum being defined adjacent to a surface of said second zone spaced away from said integument and consisting essentially of at least about 65% by weight of strength and bulk enhancing fibers selected from the group consisting of softwood fibers, secondary fibers, anfractuous fibers and mixtures thereof;
• said integument on said outer surface of said first zone includes an enriched region having a concentration of hardwood fiber of at least about 91% by weight of the concentration of hardwood fiber in said first foamed furnish, wherein said enriched region of substantially pure hardwood fiber provides an extremely soft and smooth surface.

A foam-formed non-laminated stratified paper product comprising:

• a first zone formed from a first foamed furnish being supplied with hardwood fibers selected from the group consisting of hardwood kraft fibers, hardwood sulfite fibers and mixtures thereof consisting essentially of at least about 90% by weight hardwood fiber;
• a second zone formed from a second foamed furnish being supplied with softwood fiber consisting essentially of at least about 70% by weight of strength and bulk enhancing fibers selected from the group consisting of softwood kraft, secondary fibers, and anfractuous cellulosic fibers and mixtures thereof;
• said second zone being formed unitary and entangled with said first zone to form a non-laminated stratified paper product;
• a third zone formed from a third foamed furnish being supplied with hardwood fiber selected from the group consisting of hardwood kraft fibers, hardwood sulfite fibers and mixtures thereof consisting essentially of at least about 90% by weight of hardwood fibers;
• the overall amount of hardwood fiber being supplied to said first zone being no more than about 4.25 lbs per 3,000 sq. ft. ream;
• the overall amount of hardwood fiber being supplied to said third zone being no more than about 4.25 lbs per 3,000 sq. ft.ream;
• said third zone being formed unitary and entangled with said second zone to form a non-laminated stratified paper product;
• two high softness integuments being defined adjacent to outer surfaces of said first and third zones;
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• a substratum being defined in the interior of said second zone spaced away from said integuments and consisting essentially of at least about 65% by weight of strength and bulk enhancing fibers selected from the group consisting of softwood fibers, secondary fibers, anfractuous fibers and mixtures thereof;
• each said integuments on an outer surface of said first and third zones including an enriched region having a concentration of hardwood fiber of at least about 91% of the concentration of hardwood fiber in said foamed furnish forming each said zone, wherein said enriched region of substantially pure hardwood fiber provides an extremely soft and smooth surface.