Wet crepe, impingement-air dry process for making absorbent sheet
US6432267B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 8, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD21G3/005
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wet crepe, impingement-air dried process for producing absorbent paper sheet is disclosed. In preferred embodiments, the process utilizes recycle furnish and the web is delaminated as it is wet-creped from a Yankee dryer. Particular embodiments include high consistency (after-crepe) wet-shaping prior to impingement air drying on a drilled vacuum roll.
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