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US 9,816,233 B2Granted
Hybrid fiber compositions and uses in containerboard packaging
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsBo Shi, Mark M. Mleziva, Brent M. Thompson, Robert J. Zelenak
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a containerboard packaging material comprising at least one non-wood alternative pulp material wherein said non-wood alternative pulp material is present in an amount of from about 5% to about 100% and wherein said material replaces at least a portion of conventional fiber materials.
Claims12
A containerboard packaging material comprising a paper linerboard and a fiber-based flute, wherein the linerboard comprises:
- a first non-wood alternative pulp material selected from the group consisting of corn stover, straw, other land-based natural fibers, and combinations thereof and present in an amount of from about 10% to about 60%, and
- a second one non-wood alternative pulp material selected from seaweed and present in an amount of from about 5% to about 30%,
- wherein the non-wood alternative pulp material replaces at least a portion of conventional fiber materials.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.