Particle binding to fibers

A fibrous product made by the method comprising the steps of:

• providing fibrous material comprising individualized fibers having a hydrogen bonding functionality;
• providing particles having a hydrogen bonding functionality or a coordinate covalent bond forming functionality;
• selecting a binder from the group consisting of glycerin, a glycerin monoester, a glycerin diester, a polyglycerin oligomer, non-polymeric urea, and combinations thereof, the binder comprising binder molecules, the binder molecules having at least one functional group capable of forming a hydrogen bond or a coordinate covalent bond with the particles, and at least one functional group capable of forming a hydrogen bond with the fibrous material;
• and
• spraying the binder on at least a portion of the particles as the particles are being combined with the fibrous material, the binder being sprayed in sufficient amounts to bind at least a portion of the particles in discrete particulate form to the fibrous material.

A fibrous product made by the method comprising the steps of:

• providing fibrous material comprising individualized fibers having a hydrogen bonding functionality;
• providing particles having a hydrogen bonding or a coordinate covalent bond forming functionality;
• selecting a binder from the group consisting of glycerin, a glycerin monoester, a glycerin diester, a polyglycerin oligomer, non-polymeric urea, and combinations thereof;
• and
• combining at least a portion of the particles with sufficient amounts of the binder and introducing the combined particles and binder to the fibrous material, under conditions that favor formation of noncovalent bonds, to bind at least a portion of the particles in discrete particulate form to the fibrous material.