Soft chemi-mechanically embossed absorbent paper product and method of making same
AssigneeFort James Corporation
InventorsT. Philips Oriarian, Galyn A. Schulz, Dale T. Gracyalny, Michael E. Hennes, Thomas N. Kershaw, Anthony O. Awofeso
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Abstract
The present invention is a method of applying a chemical treating agent to a cellulose web. The invention is further a means of increasing the bulk, absorbency and pattern definition in an embossed cellulose web without losing softness in the web. Finally, the invention includes products produced by the foregoing processes.
Claims23
A soft absorbent paper web having been subject to chemi-mechanical embossing and exhibiting enhanced pattern definition having a solids content of not less than 75% and a pore size distribution from about 100 to about 1000 μm, said absorbent web having been treated with a liquid treating agent having an average droplet size of not greater than 200 microns.
A product produced by efficiently delivering a treating agent to an absorbent cellulose web comprising:
- providing an absorbent cellulose web having a solids content of at least 70% and a pore size distribution from about 100 to about 1000 μm;
- treating said web with a liquid treating agent having an average droplet size not greater than 200 μm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.