US5217576A
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Soft absorbent tissue paper with high temporary wet strength
Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 1991-11-01
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Granted: 1993-06-08
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Expires: 2011-11-01
Abstract
Abstract Tissue paper webs useful in the manufacture of soft, absorbent products such as napkins, facial tissues, and sanitary tissues, and processes for making the webs. The tissue paper webs comprise papermaking fibers, a quaternary ammonium compound, a polyhydroxy plasticizer, and a temporary wet strength resin. The process comprises a first step of forming an aqueous papermaking furnish from the above-mentioned components. The second and third steps in the basic process are the deposition of the papermaking furnish onto a foraminous surface such as a Fourdrinier photo-polymer wire and removal of the water from the deposited furnish. An alternate process involves the use of the furnish containing the aforementioned components in a papermaking process which will produce a pattern densified fibrous web having a relatively high bulk field of relatively low fiber density in a patterned array of spaced zones of relatively high fiber density.
Inventors
- 👤 Dean Van Phan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 01:14
CPC Classifications
D; D21; D21H; D21H17/00; D21H17/20; D21H17/21; D21H17/24; D21H17/28; D21H17/29; D21H17/03; D21H17/05; D21H17/06; D21H17/07; D21H17/33; D21H17/34; D21H17/41; D21H17/44; D21H17/45; D21H17/455; D21H21/00; D21H21/14; D21H21/18; D21H21/20; D21H27/00; D21H27/02; D21H27/30; D21H27/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
A strong, soft, absorbent tissue paper web comprising: (a) papermaking fibers; (b) from about 0.01% to about 2.0% by weight of a quaternary ammonium compound having the formula ##STR6## wherein each R 1 substituent is a C 12 -C 18 aliphatic hydrocarbon radical, and X- is a compatible anion; (c) from about 0.01% to about 2.0% by weight of a polyhydroxy plasticizer; and (d) from about 0.01% to about 3.0% by weight of a water-soluble temporary wet strength resin.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
79 words
A strong, soft, absorbent tissue paper web comprising: (a) papermaking fibers; (b) from about 0.01% to about 2.0% by weight of a quaternary ammonium compound having the formula ##STR6## wherein each R 1 substituent is a C 12 -C 18 aliphatic hydrocarbon radical, and X- is a compatible anion; (c) from about 0.01% to about 2.0% by weight of a polyhydroxy plasticizer; and (d) from about 0.01% to about 3.0% by weight of a water-soluble temporary wet strength resin.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The paper web of claim 1 wherein said polyhydroxy plasticizer is selected from the group consisting of glycerol and polyethylene glycols having a molecular weight from about 200 to about 2000.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The paper web of claim 2 wherein said polyhydroxy plasticizer is a polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight from about 200 to about 600.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The paper web of claim 1 wherein X- is a halogen or methylsulfate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The paper web of claim 4 wherein each R 1 is selected from C 16 -C 18 alkyl.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
The paper web of claim 5 wherein X- is methyl sulfate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The paper web of claim 6 wherein said quaternary ammonium compound is di(hydrogenatedtallow)dimethylammonium.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
129 words
The paper web of claim 1 wherein said water-soluble temporary wet strength resin comprises a polymer characterized by the substantially complete absence of nucleophilic functionalities and having the formula: ##STR7## wherein: A is ##STR8## and X is --O--, --NCH 3 --, and R is a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic groups; Y 1 and Y 2 are independently --H, --CH 3 or a halogen; W is a nonnucleophilic, water-soluble nitrogen heterocyclic moiety; C is a cationic monomeric unit; the mole percent of a is from about 30% to about 70%, the mole percent of b is from about 30% to about 70%, and the mole percent of c is from about 1% to about 40%; and said polymer has an average molecular weight of between about 30,000 and about 200,000.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The paper web of claim 1 wherein said water-soluble temporary wet strength resin is a cationic starch-based resin.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The paper web of claim 5 wherein said polyhydroxy plasticizer is a polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight from about 200 to about 600.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
The tissue paper of claim 10 wherein said quaternary ammonium compound is di(hydrogenatedtallow)dimethylammonium and wherein X- is methyl sulfate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
129 words
The paper web of claim 11 wherein said water-soluble temporary wet strength resin comprises a polymer characterized by the substantially complete absence of nucleophilic functionalities and having the formula: ##STR9## wherein: A is ##STR10## and X is --O--, --NCH 3 --, and R is a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic groups; Y 1 and Y 2 are independently H, --CH 3 or a halogen; W is a nonnucleophilic, water-soluble nitrogen heterocyclic moiety; C is a cationic monomeric unit; the mole percent of a is from about 30% to about 70%, the mole percent of b is from about 30% to about 70%, and the mole percent of c is from about 1% to about 40%; and said polymer has an average molecular weight of between about 30,000 and about 200,000.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
52 words
The paper web of claim 12 wherein said paper web comprises from about 0.01% to about 0.5% by weight of said quaternary ammonium compound, from about 0.01% to about 0.5% by weight of said polyhydroxy plasticizer, and from about 0.1% to about 1.5% by weight of said water-soluble temporary wet strength resin.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The paper web of claim 8 wherein said water-soluble temporary wet strength resin further comprises a cationic starch-based temporary wet strength resin.
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