Methods for shaping fibrous material and treatment compositions therefor
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsJamie Angel Reed, Stevan A Samuel, Randy Purnell Washington, Alan David Willey
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of shaping a fibrous material and treatment compositions therefor. The method comprises providing a treatment composition comprising an active agent and a photocatalyst, applying the treatment composition to the fibrous material to form a treated fibrous material, mechanically shaping the treated fibrous material, and exposing the treated fibrous material to electromagnetic radiation. The treatment composition comprises an active agent, wherein the active agent comprises a sugar; and a photocatalyst.
Claims23
A method for shaping fibrous material comprising:
- (a) providing a treatment composition, wherein the treatment composition comprises:
- (i) an active agent comprising a sugar;
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- (ii) a photocatalyst;
- (b) applying the treatment composition to a fibrous material to form a treated fibrous material;
- (c) mechanically shaping the treated fibrous material by using an implement;
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- (d) exposing the treated fibrous material to electromagnetic radiation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.