Method of binding binder treated particles to fibers

A method of binding superabsorbent particles to cellulose fibers with trimethylene glycol, comprising the steps of:

• providing cellulose fibers having a hydrogen bonding functionality;
• providing superabsorbent particles having a hydrogen bonding or a coordinate covalent bond forming functionality that have trimethylene glycol applied thereto in the absence of the cellulose fibers, the trimethylene glycol being present on the superabsorbent particles in an amount from about 0.01 to 5.0% by weight based on the weight of the superabsorbent particles and being in an inactive state;
• activating the trimethylene glycol on the superabsorbent particles;
• and
• binding at least a portion of the superabsorbent particles in particulate form carrying the activated trimethylene glycol to the cellulose fibers.

A method of binding superabsorbent particles to cellulose fibers with ethylene glycol, comprising the steps of:

• providing cellulose fibers having a hydrogen bonding functionality;
• providing superabsorbent particles having a hydrogen bonding or a coordinate covalent bond forming functionality that have ethylene glycol applied thereto in the absence of the cellulose fibers, the ethylene glycol being present on the superabsorbent particles in an amount from about 0.01 to 5.0% by weight based on the weight of the superabsorbent particles and being in an inactive state;
• activating the ethylene glycol on the superabsorbent particles;
• and
• binding at least a portion of the superabsorbent particles in particulate form carrying the activated ethylene glycol to the cellulose fibers.

A method of binding superabsorbent particles to cellulose fibers with butylene glycol, comprising the steps of:

• providing cellulose fibers having a hydrogen bonding functionality;
• providing superabsorbent particles having a hydrogen bonding or a coordinate covalent bond forming functionality that have butylene glycol applied thereto in the absence of the cellulose fibers, the butylene glycol being present on the superabsorbent particles in an amount from about 0.01 to 5.0% by weight based on the weight of the superabsorbent particles and being in an inactive state;
• activating the butylene glycol on the superabsorbent particles;
• and
• binding at least a portion of the superabsorbent particles in particulate form carrying the activated butylene glycol to the cellulose fibers.

A method of binding superabsorbent particles to cellulose fibers with dipropylene glycol, comprising the steps of:

• providing cellulose fibers having a hydrogen bonding functionality;
• providing superabsorbent particles having a hydrogen bonding or a coordinate covalent bond forming functionality that have dipropylene glycol applied thereto in the absence of the cellulose fibers, the dipropylene glycol being present on the superabsorbent particles in an amount from about 0.01 to 5.0% by weight based on the weight of the superabsorbent particles and being in an inactive state;
• activating the dipropylene glycol on the superabsorbent particles;
• and
• binding at least a portion of the superabsorbent particles in particulate form carrying the activated dipropylene glycol to the cellulose fibers.

A method of binding superabsorbent particles to cellulose fiber with a nonpolymeric glycol, comprising the steps of:

• providing cellulose fibers having a hydrogen bonding functionality;
• providing superabsorbent particles having a hydrogen bonding or a coordinate covalent bond forming functionality that have a nonpolymeric glycol applied thereto in the absence of the cellulose fibers, the nonpolymeric glycol being present on the superabsorbent particles in an amount from about 0.01 to 5.0 percent by weight based on the weight of the superabsorbent particles;
• and
• contacting the nonpolymeric glycol with the cellulose fibers to bind at least a portion of the superabsorbent particles in particulate form carrying the nonpolymeric glycol to the cellulose fibers.