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Repulpable wet strength paper

US6355137B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 18, 2000
Grant dateMar 12, 2002
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31725
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A paper composition comprising: at least one cationic thermosetting resin comprising the reaction product of (i) at least one polyamide having secondary amine groups made from reactants comprising at least one polyalkylene polyamine, an acid component comprising succinic acid and optionally at least one dicarboxylic acid (other than succinic acid), and (ii) epihalohydrin. The paper is capable of being repulped substantially faster than paper that is substantially the same except that it contains conventional wet strngth resin.

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