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Water-disintegratable fibrous sheet having layered structure and wiping sheet comprising the same

US6187141A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 16, 1998
Grant dateFeb 13, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 16, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T442/2762
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A water-disintegratable fibrous sheet having a layered structure comprising: (a) at least one first fiber web comprising pulp of conifer and pulp of hardwood; (b) at least one second fiber web comprising pulp of conifer, having a content of pulp of hardwood less than that in said first fiber web or containing no pulp of hardwood, said first and second fiber webs forming said layered structure; and (c) a water-insoluble or water-swellable binder being added to at least one of said first and second fiber webs. The fibrous sheet excellent in water-disintegratability and strength can be obtained.

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