Dispersible non-wood pulp
US12215464B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD21H11/20
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed are non-wood pulps having a fiber length greater than about 1.70 mm and a Very Long Fiber (VLF) content of about 0.50% or less. The fibers are readily dispersible in water and useful in the formation of fibrous sheets, particularly wet-laid sheets and more particularly wet-laid tissue sheets having a relatively low basis weight. In addition of having a relatively long fiber length and a low VLF content, the pulps may also have a Dispersivity Index of about 2.00 or less, which is indicative of a relatively narrow fiber length distribution. The pulps may be prepared from plants of the family Asparagaceae by mechanical pulping and more preferably by a chemi-mechanical pulping process using an alkaline and hydrogen peroxide where the plant biomass is cut to size prior to pulping.
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