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Process for applying chemical papermaking additives from a thin film to tissue paper
Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 1992-08-27
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Granted: 1993-09-21
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Expires: 2012-08-27
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a process for making soft tissue paper which includes providing a dry tissue web and then applying a sufficient amount of a chemical papermaking additive from a thin film to the dry web. The chemical papermaking additives are added to the surface of the tissue paper to enhance properties of the paper such as strength, softener, absorbency, and/or aesthetics. The chemical papermaking additive application process includes the steps of diluting the chemical papermaking additive with a suitable solvent, applying the diluted chemical solution to a heated transfer surface, evaporating the solvent from the dilute solution to form a film, and then transferring the film to the tissue by contacting the dry tissue web with the heated transfer surface. Preferably, the tissue web is dried to a moisture level below its equilibrium moisture content before application of the papermaking additive.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert S. Ampulski
- 👤 Paul D. Trokhan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-08 01:43
CPC Classifications
D; D21; D21H; D21H21/00; D21H21/14; D21H21/18; D21H17/00; D21H19/00; D21H19/10; D21H19/14; D21H21/22; D21H23/00; D21H23/02; D21H23/22; D21H23/52; D21H23/56
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
A process for applying chemical papermaking additives to a dried and creped tissue paper web, said process comprising the steps of: a) providing a dried and creped tissue paper web; b) diluting a chemical papermaking additive with a suitable solvent to form a dilute chemical solution; c) applying said dilute chemical solution to a heated transfer surface, wherein said heated transfer surface is a hot calender roll; d) evaporating at least a portion of said solvent from said hot calender roll to form a film containing said chemical papermaking additive; and e) transferring said film from said hot calender roll to at least one outwardly-facing surface of said dried and creped tissue web by contacting said outwardly-facing web surface with said hot calender roll, thereby transferring a sufficient amount of said chemical papermaking additive such that from about 0.004% to about 2.0% of said chemical papermaking additive, based on the dry fiber weight of said tissue web, is retained by said tissue web; wherein said chemical papermaking additive is selected from the group consisting of strength additives, absorbancy additives, softener additives, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
A process for applying chemical papermaking additives to a dried and creped tissue paper web, said process comprising the steps of: a) providing a dried and creped tissue paper web; b) diluting a chemical papermaking additive with a suitable solvent to form a dilute chemical solution; c) applying said dilute chemical solution to a heated transfer surface, wherein said heated transfer surface is a hot calender roll; d) evaporating at least a portion of said solvent from said hot calender roll to form a film containing said chemical papermaking additive; and e) transferring said film from said hot calender roll to at least one outwardly-facing surface of said dried and creped tissue web by contacting said outwardly-facing web surface with said hot calender roll, thereby transferring a sufficient amount of said chemical papermaking additive such that from about 0.004% to about 2.0% of said chemical papermaking additive, based on the dry fiber weight of said tissue web, is retained by said tissue web; wherein said chemical papermaking additive is selected from the group consisting of strength additives, absorbancy additives, softener additives, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the solvent in step (b) is water.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said chemical papermaking additive is a softener additive.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 3 wherein said softener additive is selected from the group consisting of lubricants, plasticizers, cationic debonders, noncationic debonders, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 4 wherein said softener additive is a noncationic debonder.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 5 wherein said noncationic debonder is selected from the group consisting of sorbitan esters, ethoxylated sorbitan esters, propoxylated sorbitan esters, mixed ethoxylated/propoxylated sorbitan esters, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said chemical papermaking additive is a strength additive.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 7 wherein said strength additive is selected from the group consisting of permanent wet strength resins, temporary wet strength resins, dry strength additives, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 8 wherein said strength additive is a permanent wet strength resin selected from the group consisting of polyamide-epichlorohydrin resin, polacrylamide resin, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 8 wherein said strength additive is a starch-based temporary wet strength resin.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said chemical papermaking additive is an absorbancy additive.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 13 wherein said absorbancy additive is selected from the group consisting of polyethoxylates, alkylethoxylated esters, alkylethoxylated alcohols, alkylpolyethoxylated nonylphenols, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 14 wherein said absorbancy additive is an alkyl ethoxylated alcohol.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
48 words
The process of claim 6 further comprising the step of applying to said web, a sufficient amount of an absorbancy additive such that from about 0.01% to about 2.0% of said absorbancy additive, based on the dry fiber weight of said tissue paper, is retained by said web.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 14 wherein said absorbency additive is a nonionic surfactant.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 15 wherein said nonionic surfactant has a melting point of at least about 50° C.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 15 wherein said nonionic surfactant is an alkylethoxylated alcohol.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
48 words
The process of claim 3 further comprising the step of applying to said web a sufficient amount of a strength additive such that from about 0.01% to about 2.0% of said strength additive, based on the dry fiber weight of said tissue paper, is retained by said web.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 18 wherein said strength additive is a starch-based temporary wet strength resin.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
48 words
The process of claim 14 further comprising the step of applying to said web a sufficient amount of a strength additive such that from about 0.01% to about 2.0% of said strength additive, based on the dry fiber weight of said tissue paper, is retained by said web.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 20 wherein said absorbancy additive is a nonionic surfactant and wherein said strength additive is a starch-based temporary wet strength resin.
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