Absorbent tissue
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsMichael Alan Hermans, Gretchen Sarah Koch, Maurizio Tirimacco, Erin Ann McCormick
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Abstract
The present disclosure offers an improvement in papermaking methods and products, by providing a tissue sheet and a method to obtain a tissue sheet, with improved absorbency at a given basis weight. Thus, by way of example, the present disclosure provides a single ply tissue sheet having a basis weight greater than about 50 gsm and a specific vertical absorbent capacity greater than about 6.0 g/g.
Claims17
A single-ply wet-laid tissue product having a geometric mean tensile (GMT) from about 2,200 to about 3,500 g/3″, a bone dry basis weight greater than about 60 grams per square meter (gsm) and a specific vertical absorbent capacity of 6.0 g/g or greater.
A single-ply wet-laid tissue product having a GMT from about 2,500 to about 2,750 g/3″, a basis weight from about 60 to about 70 gsm, a sheet bulk from about 10 to about 12 cc/g and a specific vertical absorbent capacity of 6.0 g/g or greater.
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