Paper products having wet strength from aldehyde-functionalized cellulosic fibers and polymers
US6319361A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD21H21/20
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Paper products having high initial wet strengths are disclosed. The paper products comprise cellulosic fibers having free aldehyde groups, which fibers are combined with a water-soluble polymer having functional groups that are reacted with the aldehyde groups to form bonds joining the fibers. In a preferred embodiment, the cellulosic fibers contain a polysaccharide in which the hydroxyl groups of at least a portion of the repeating units of the polysaccharide are cis-hydroxyl groups, preferred repeating units being mannose and/or galactose. Similarly, the water-soluble polymer is preferably a polysaccharide in which the hydroxyl groups of at least a portion of the repeating units of the polysaccharide are cis-hydroxyl groups. Preferred polysaccharides are derived from one or more sugars selected from mannose, galactose, allose, altrose, gulose, talose and lyxose.
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