CA2517552A1 - Multi-ply paper product with moisture strike through resistance and method of making the same - Google Patents
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Abstract
A paper product with absorbency and moisture strike through resistance is disclosed. More particularly, a multi-ply paper product with improved strike through resistance is disclosed, wherein at least one ply is a wetting resistant ply comprising at least one wetting resistant compound and at least one ply is an absorbent pl y possessing greater absorbency than the wetting resistant ply. In addition, a two-ply paper napkin with improved moisture strike through resistance is disclosed, wherein the wetting resistant ply comprises alkyl ketene dimer and the two plies are separately microembossed, glue laminated together in a point to point configuration, an d macroembossed with coin edging. Furthermore, a multi-ply paper product with improved strike through resistance is disclosed, wherein a first ply compris es at least one wetting resistant compound and a second ply possesses greater absorbency than the first ply. Methods of making paper products with absorbency and moisture strike through resistance are also described.
Description
MULTI-PLY PAPER PRODUCT WITH MOISTURE STRIKE THROUGH
RESISTANCE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This description is directed to a paper product with improved moisture strike through resistance. More particularly, a multi-ply paper product with improved strike through resistance is described, wherein at least one ply is a wetting resistant ply comprising at least one wetting resistant agent and at least one ply is an absorbent ply possessing greater absorbency than the wetting resistant ply. Even more particularly, a two-ply paper napkin with improved moisture strike through resistance is described, wherein the wetting resistant ply comprises alkyl ketene dimer and the two plies are separately microembossed and then glue laminated. This description is also directed to methods of making paper products with improved moisture strike through resistance.
Consumer paper products must meet many different demands for acceptance.
Paper tissues are usually first regarded for their softness; paper towels and napkins are usually first regarded for their absorbency and durability. The paper products must also be attractive and possess good strength, while at the same time be recyclable and low-cost. In an effort to meet these divergent demands, paper products are often made from one or more paper plies that are joined together to form the finished product. Each of these plies may possess different characteristics to impart specific properties to the finished product, or the plies may all have the same properties that add up to form the finished product. Usually multi-ply products sacrifice expense and ease of manufacture in order to achieve one of the consumer attributes of softness, absorbency, durability, and strength. Many products require three or more plies to achieve one or more of these desired attributes.
Moisture strike through resistance may also be an important characteristic for consumer paper products. R paper product with moisture strike through resistance may provide benefits to the consumer, such as a paper napkin to protect the user's lap against spills of food or liquid. Other paper products, like coasters, doilies, and placemats, also benefit from moisture strike through resistance in an effort to protect the surface underneath. It is therefore desirous to create a paper product with both absorbency and moisture strike through resistance.
It has been surprisingly discovered that a multi-ply paper product with at least one wetting resistant ply and at least one absorbent ply allows the paper product to be light-weight, absorbent, durable, and possess strike through resistance.
Because the paper product may be made from as few as two plies, the product may be light-weight and require significantly less paper and manufacturing time, both of which are good for the environment. Furthermore, when the product is produced with the at least one wetting resistant ply folded to the interior of the product, such as a napkin, the napkin exhibits absorbency, good hand feel, and increased moisture strike through resistance.
The mutli-ply paper product may be a consumer paper good, like a napkin, coaster, doily, placemat, towel, and tissue. The multi-ply paper product may also be called an absorbent paper product, which may also be a consumer paper good.
It has also been discovered that separately microembossing at least one of the two plies and glue laminating the plies in a point to point configuration increases the bulk and perceived softness of the product. Subsequently, macroembossing the joined product increased its attractiveness, and all the while the product maintained its moisture strike through resistance and absorbency.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a drawing showing the contact angle 8 of a liquid droplet on a solid surface.
Figure 2 is a schematic drawing of one embodiment of a converting process that may be used to produce paper products in the form of napkins in accordance with the present description.
Figure 3 is a graph showing, for the different hydrophobes of Example 1, the WAR in seconds to absorb 0.01 mL of liquid versus the amount of hydrophobe added in pounds per ton.
_2_ Figure 4 is a graph showing, for the different hydrophobes of Example 1, the WAR in seconds to absorb 0.1 mL of liquid versus the amount of hydrophobe added in pounds per ton.
Figure 5 is a graph showing, for the different hydrophobes of Example 1, the initial contact angle in degrees versus the amount of hydrophobe added in pounds per ton.
Figure 6 is a graph displaying the results of the contact angle tests from Example
RESISTANCE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This description is directed to a paper product with improved moisture strike through resistance. More particularly, a multi-ply paper product with improved strike through resistance is described, wherein at least one ply is a wetting resistant ply comprising at least one wetting resistant agent and at least one ply is an absorbent ply possessing greater absorbency than the wetting resistant ply. Even more particularly, a two-ply paper napkin with improved moisture strike through resistance is described, wherein the wetting resistant ply comprises alkyl ketene dimer and the two plies are separately microembossed and then glue laminated. This description is also directed to methods of making paper products with improved moisture strike through resistance.
Consumer paper products must meet many different demands for acceptance.
Paper tissues are usually first regarded for their softness; paper towels and napkins are usually first regarded for their absorbency and durability. The paper products must also be attractive and possess good strength, while at the same time be recyclable and low-cost. In an effort to meet these divergent demands, paper products are often made from one or more paper plies that are joined together to form the finished product. Each of these plies may possess different characteristics to impart specific properties to the finished product, or the plies may all have the same properties that add up to form the finished product. Usually multi-ply products sacrifice expense and ease of manufacture in order to achieve one of the consumer attributes of softness, absorbency, durability, and strength. Many products require three or more plies to achieve one or more of these desired attributes.
Moisture strike through resistance may also be an important characteristic for consumer paper products. R paper product with moisture strike through resistance may provide benefits to the consumer, such as a paper napkin to protect the user's lap against spills of food or liquid. Other paper products, like coasters, doilies, and placemats, also benefit from moisture strike through resistance in an effort to protect the surface underneath. It is therefore desirous to create a paper product with both absorbency and moisture strike through resistance.
It has been surprisingly discovered that a multi-ply paper product with at least one wetting resistant ply and at least one absorbent ply allows the paper product to be light-weight, absorbent, durable, and possess strike through resistance.
Because the paper product may be made from as few as two plies, the product may be light-weight and require significantly less paper and manufacturing time, both of which are good for the environment. Furthermore, when the product is produced with the at least one wetting resistant ply folded to the interior of the product, such as a napkin, the napkin exhibits absorbency, good hand feel, and increased moisture strike through resistance.
The mutli-ply paper product may be a consumer paper good, like a napkin, coaster, doily, placemat, towel, and tissue. The multi-ply paper product may also be called an absorbent paper product, which may also be a consumer paper good.
It has also been discovered that separately microembossing at least one of the two plies and glue laminating the plies in a point to point configuration increases the bulk and perceived softness of the product. Subsequently, macroembossing the joined product increased its attractiveness, and all the while the product maintained its moisture strike through resistance and absorbency.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a drawing showing the contact angle 8 of a liquid droplet on a solid surface.
Figure 2 is a schematic drawing of one embodiment of a converting process that may be used to produce paper products in the form of napkins in accordance with the present description.
Figure 3 is a graph showing, for the different hydrophobes of Example 1, the WAR in seconds to absorb 0.01 mL of liquid versus the amount of hydrophobe added in pounds per ton.
_2_ Figure 4 is a graph showing, for the different hydrophobes of Example 1, the WAR in seconds to absorb 0.1 mL of liquid versus the amount of hydrophobe added in pounds per ton.
Figure 5 is a graph showing, for the different hydrophobes of Example 1, the initial contact angle in degrees versus the amount of hydrophobe added in pounds per ton.
Figure 6 is a graph displaying the results of the contact angle tests from Example
2 by plotting the measured contact angle in degrees versus the time of contact in minutes.
Figure 7 is a graph displaying the results of the contact angle tests from Example
Figure 7 is a graph displaying the results of the contact angle tests from Example
3 by plotting the measured contact angle in degrees versus the time of contact in minutes.
DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the invention, as claimed. Combinations and variants of the individual embodiments discussed are both fully envisioned and intended. Although the foregoing general description and the following detailed description may generally discuss a paper napkin, a napkin is not intended to be the only form of paper product envisioned under the present description. Additional paper products that may be created according to the present description include consumer disposable paper goods such as towels, padding, coasters, doilies, place mats, table coverings, and tissues. As used herein, "at least one" means one or more.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate several embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
According to one embodiment, a paper product is produced from at least two plies, the first of which comprises at least one wetting resistant compound (hereinafter called "wetting resistant ply") and the second of which possesses greater absorbency than the first ply (hereinafter called "absorbent ply"). According to another embodiment, a paper product is produced from at least two plies, the first of which comprises at least one hydrophobe (hereinafter called "hydrophobic ply") and the second of which possesses greater absorbency than the hydrophobic ply (also called "absorbent ply").
In one embodiment, the paper product may possess improved strike through resistance when compared to paper products without at least one wetting resistant ply. In another embodiment, the two plies are joined together by a technique that does not provide paths allowing penetration of moisture though the composite structure, such as glue lamination with or without point-to-point embossing. In a further embodiment, the at least one absorbent ply may be microembossed. In yet another embodiment, the at least one absorbent ply and the at least one wetting resistant ply may be separately microembossed.
The term "ply," as used herein, refers to a monolithic or stratified fibrous structure that is integrally formed on a papermaking machine. The paper plies may be manufactured on any type of papermaking machine. In general, the production of paper plies and products occurs by one of three methods: (1) conventional wet press (CWP) with wet creping and embossing, as described in U.S. Patent No. 5,048,589 (incorporated herein by reference in its entirety); (2) CWP with dry creping and embossing, as also described in U.S. Patent No. 5,048,589 (incorporated herein by reference in its entirety); and (3) through-air-drying (TAD) with or without creping, as described in U.S. Patent Nos. 3,301,746 and 3,905,863 (both incorporated herein by reference in their entireties).
Paper plies are generally manufactured by suspending cellulosic fibers in an aqueous medium to form a web and then removing most of the liquid. The resulting paper derives some of its structural integrity from the geometric and mechanical arrangement of the cellulosic fibers in the web; however, most of the paper's strength is derived from hydrogen bonding that links the cellulosic fibers to one another.
The
DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the invention, as claimed. Combinations and variants of the individual embodiments discussed are both fully envisioned and intended. Although the foregoing general description and the following detailed description may generally discuss a paper napkin, a napkin is not intended to be the only form of paper product envisioned under the present description. Additional paper products that may be created according to the present description include consumer disposable paper goods such as towels, padding, coasters, doilies, place mats, table coverings, and tissues. As used herein, "at least one" means one or more.
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate several embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
According to one embodiment, a paper product is produced from at least two plies, the first of which comprises at least one wetting resistant compound (hereinafter called "wetting resistant ply") and the second of which possesses greater absorbency than the first ply (hereinafter called "absorbent ply"). According to another embodiment, a paper product is produced from at least two plies, the first of which comprises at least one hydrophobe (hereinafter called "hydrophobic ply") and the second of which possesses greater absorbency than the hydrophobic ply (also called "absorbent ply").
In one embodiment, the paper product may possess improved strike through resistance when compared to paper products without at least one wetting resistant ply. In another embodiment, the two plies are joined together by a technique that does not provide paths allowing penetration of moisture though the composite structure, such as glue lamination with or without point-to-point embossing. In a further embodiment, the at least one absorbent ply may be microembossed. In yet another embodiment, the at least one absorbent ply and the at least one wetting resistant ply may be separately microembossed.
The term "ply," as used herein, refers to a monolithic or stratified fibrous structure that is integrally formed on a papermaking machine. The paper plies may be manufactured on any type of papermaking machine. In general, the production of paper plies and products occurs by one of three methods: (1) conventional wet press (CWP) with wet creping and embossing, as described in U.S. Patent No. 5,048,589 (incorporated herein by reference in its entirety); (2) CWP with dry creping and embossing, as also described in U.S. Patent No. 5,048,589 (incorporated herein by reference in its entirety); and (3) through-air-drying (TAD) with or without creping, as described in U.S. Patent Nos. 3,301,746 and 3,905,863 (both incorporated herein by reference in their entireties).
Paper plies are generally manufactured by suspending cellulosic fibers in an aqueous medium to form a web and then removing most of the liquid. The resulting paper derives some of its structural integrity from the geometric and mechanical arrangement of the cellulosic fibers in the web; however, most of the paper's strength is derived from hydrogen bonding that links the cellulosic fibers to one another.
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-4-degree of strength imparted by this inter-fiber bonding, while necessary to the utility of the product, may result in a lack of perceived softness that is inimical to consumer acceptance.
One method of increasing the perceived softness of a paper product is to crepe the paper. Creping may occur by affixing the cellulosic web to a Yankee dryer with an adhesive or adhesive/release agent combination and then scraping the web off the Yankee with a creping blade. By breaking a significant number of inter-fiber bonds, creping adds to and increases the perceived softness of the paper product.
Creping, Yankee dryers, adhesive agents, release agents, and creping blades are described in more detail in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,961,782, 6,207,011, and 6,663,942, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
Another method of increasing the perceived softness of a paper product is to add chemical softening and debonding agents. The agents may be either added to the wet end of the papermaking process, sprayed on the paper web after it is formed but before it is dried, sprayed on the paper web after it is formed and after it is dried, or combinations of these. However, it should be noted that the degree of increased perceived softness is generally lessened by spraying versus wet end addition.
Papermaking fibers used to form the paper products described herein include cellulosic fibers commonly referred to as wood pulp fibers, which may be liberated in a pulping process from either or both of softwood (gymnosperm or coniferous) trees or hardwood (angiosperm or deciduous) trees. in one embodiment, the papermaking fibers comprise a mixture of hardwood kraft and softwood kraft fibers. The particular type of tree or trees and pulping process used to produce fibers are not critical to the success of the paper products described herein. Cellulosic fibers that may be used also include non-woody fibers such as those from sabai grass, rice straw, banana leaves, paper mulberry (i.e., bast fiber), abaca leaves, pineapple leaves, esparto grass leaves, and the genus hesperalae in the family agavaceae. Further, artificial or synthetic fibers may be used in varying percentages, including, but not limited to, glass fiber, nylon fiber, acrylic fiber, polyester fiber, rayon fiber, polystyrene fiber, carbon fiber, and
One method of increasing the perceived softness of a paper product is to crepe the paper. Creping may occur by affixing the cellulosic web to a Yankee dryer with an adhesive or adhesive/release agent combination and then scraping the web off the Yankee with a creping blade. By breaking a significant number of inter-fiber bonds, creping adds to and increases the perceived softness of the paper product.
Creping, Yankee dryers, adhesive agents, release agents, and creping blades are described in more detail in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,961,782, 6,207,011, and 6,663,942, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
Another method of increasing the perceived softness of a paper product is to add chemical softening and debonding agents. The agents may be either added to the wet end of the papermaking process, sprayed on the paper web after it is formed but before it is dried, sprayed on the paper web after it is formed and after it is dried, or combinations of these. However, it should be noted that the degree of increased perceived softness is generally lessened by spraying versus wet end addition.
Papermaking fibers used to form the paper products described herein include cellulosic fibers commonly referred to as wood pulp fibers, which may be liberated in a pulping process from either or both of softwood (gymnosperm or coniferous) trees or hardwood (angiosperm or deciduous) trees. in one embodiment, the papermaking fibers comprise a mixture of hardwood kraft and softwood kraft fibers. The particular type of tree or trees and pulping process used to produce fibers are not critical to the success of the paper products described herein. Cellulosic fibers that may be used also include non-woody fibers such as those from sabai grass, rice straw, banana leaves, paper mulberry (i.e., bast fiber), abaca leaves, pineapple leaves, esparto grass leaves, and the genus hesperalae in the family agavaceae. Further, artificial or synthetic fibers may be used in varying percentages, including, but not limited to, glass fiber, nylon fiber, acrylic fiber, polyester fiber, rayon fiber, polystyrene fiber, carbon fiber, and
-5-polyacrylamide fiber. In addition, recycled fibers from a hardwood; softwood, non-woody sources, and/or artificial or synthetic fibers may also be used in varying percentages.
The papermaking fibers may be liberated from their source material by any one of a number of chemical pulping processes known to one of ordinary skill, including, but not limited to, sulfate, sulfite, polysulfite, and soda pulping. In addition, the pulp may be bleached by chemical means including, but not limited to, chlorine, chlorine dioxide, and oxygen.
The papermaking fibers may also be liberated from their source material by any one of a number of chemical/mechanical pulping processes know to one of ordinary skill, including, but not limited to, mechanical pulping, thermomechanical pulping, and chemithermomechanical pulping. In addition, the pulp may be bleached by chemical means including, but not limited to, alkaline peroxide and ozone bleaching.
The paper product as described herein comprises at least one ply comprising at least one wetting resistant compound. A wetting resistant compound is a substance that will bond to cellulose and also repel a liquid or liquids. The cellulosic bond may be either electrostatic or covalent or both. In one embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is an oleophobe and the ply may be called an oleophobic ply. An oleophobe is a compound or composition that will bond to cellulose but also repels oil, i.e., has a polar portion. In another embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is a hydrophobe and the ply may be called a hydrophobic ply. A
hydrophobe is a compound or composition that will bond to cellulose but also repels water, i.e., has a non-polar portion. A oleophobe or hydrophobe may also be a compound or composition that increases the initial contact angle of the paper ply to which it is added.
A hydrophobe may also be a compound or a composition that repels or resists contact with any aqueous liquid, for example including, but not limited to, wine, beer, and water/oil emulsions. In another embodiment, the at least one wetting compound is one compound with multiple properties (i.e., both oleophobic and hydrophobic). In a further embodiment, the at least one wetting compound may be a mixture or multiple
The papermaking fibers may be liberated from their source material by any one of a number of chemical pulping processes known to one of ordinary skill, including, but not limited to, sulfate, sulfite, polysulfite, and soda pulping. In addition, the pulp may be bleached by chemical means including, but not limited to, chlorine, chlorine dioxide, and oxygen.
The papermaking fibers may also be liberated from their source material by any one of a number of chemical/mechanical pulping processes know to one of ordinary skill, including, but not limited to, mechanical pulping, thermomechanical pulping, and chemithermomechanical pulping. In addition, the pulp may be bleached by chemical means including, but not limited to, alkaline peroxide and ozone bleaching.
The paper product as described herein comprises at least one ply comprising at least one wetting resistant compound. A wetting resistant compound is a substance that will bond to cellulose and also repel a liquid or liquids. The cellulosic bond may be either electrostatic or covalent or both. In one embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is an oleophobe and the ply may be called an oleophobic ply. An oleophobe is a compound or composition that will bond to cellulose but also repels oil, i.e., has a polar portion. In another embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is a hydrophobe and the ply may be called a hydrophobic ply. A
hydrophobe is a compound or composition that will bond to cellulose but also repels water, i.e., has a non-polar portion. A oleophobe or hydrophobe may also be a compound or composition that increases the initial contact angle of the paper ply to which it is added.
A hydrophobe may also be a compound or a composition that repels or resists contact with any aqueous liquid, for example including, but not limited to, wine, beer, and water/oil emulsions. In another embodiment, the at least one wetting compound is one compound with multiple properties (i.e., both oleophobic and hydrophobic). In a further embodiment, the at least one wetting compound may be a mixture or multiple
-6-compounds each possessing unitary (i.e., oleophobic or hydrophobic) or multiple properties. A ply containing an at least one wetting compound of the latter two embodiments may be called a hydrophobic ply, an oleophobic ply, or both, in addition to a wetting resistant ply. In yet another embodiment, the paper product described herein comprises at least one ply comprising at least two wetting resistant compounds, wherein one is a hydrophobe and the other is an oleophobe. Such a ply may be called a hydrophobic ply, an oleophobic ply, or both, in addition to a wetting resistant ply.
Although the foregoing and following descriptions may generally discuss at least one hydrophobe and/or at least one hydrophobic ply, a hydrophobe is not intended to be the only or sole form of wetting resistant compound envisioned under the present description.
Wetting resistant compounds suitable for use include, but are not limited to, reactive sizing agents (such as alkenyl ketene dimer (ALKD), alkyl ketene dimer (AKD), and alkenyl succinic anhydride (ASA)), fluorochemicals, silicones, hydrophobically modified anionic polymer (HMAP), hydrophobically modified cationic polymer (HMCP), ethylene-acrylic acid (EAA), neutral rosin emulsions, and conventional paper sizing agents. The wetting resistant compounds listed above may repel water such that they may be called hydrophobes. As used herein, a reactive sizing agent is a wetting resistant compound that may form at least one covalent bond with cellulosic fiber. In one embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is an ASA
emulsion. In another embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is AKD, such as NovaSize~ AKD 3016 made by Georgia-Pacific Corp. In a further embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is ALKD. In some embodiments, the at least one wetting resistant compound may form different chemical species and/or may become chemically bound to the paper fibers as discussed in "A New Method for the Analysis of AKD Oligomers in Papermaking Systems" (Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal, Vol. 17, March 2002). As discussed in that paper, AKD may react.with cellulose to give bound AKD; in addition, AKD may react with water to form dialkyl ketones or may react with itself to form oligomers.
Although the foregoing and following descriptions may generally discuss at least one hydrophobe and/or at least one hydrophobic ply, a hydrophobe is not intended to be the only or sole form of wetting resistant compound envisioned under the present description.
Wetting resistant compounds suitable for use include, but are not limited to, reactive sizing agents (such as alkenyl ketene dimer (ALKD), alkyl ketene dimer (AKD), and alkenyl succinic anhydride (ASA)), fluorochemicals, silicones, hydrophobically modified anionic polymer (HMAP), hydrophobically modified cationic polymer (HMCP), ethylene-acrylic acid (EAA), neutral rosin emulsions, and conventional paper sizing agents. The wetting resistant compounds listed above may repel water such that they may be called hydrophobes. As used herein, a reactive sizing agent is a wetting resistant compound that may form at least one covalent bond with cellulosic fiber. In one embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is an ASA
emulsion. In another embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is AKD, such as NovaSize~ AKD 3016 made by Georgia-Pacific Corp. In a further embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is ALKD. In some embodiments, the at least one wetting resistant compound may form different chemical species and/or may become chemically bound to the paper fibers as discussed in "A New Method for the Analysis of AKD Oligomers in Papermaking Systems" (Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal, Vol. 17, March 2002). As discussed in that paper, AKD may react.with cellulose to give bound AKD; in addition, AKD may react with water to form dialkyl ketones or may react with itself to form oligomers.
7-Additional wetting resistant compounds suitable for use include, but are not limited to, fluorochemicals. In one embodiment, the fluorochemical is a polymeric fluoro compound, such as perfluorinated polyacrylates and perfluorinated polyurethanes. In another embodiment, the fluorochemical is a relatively small molecule, such as a linear perfluoropolyethers (PFPEs) and molecules possessing single or twin perfluorinated chains, and may be in the form of carboxylate and phosphate salts, including amphoteric and ammonium salt derivatives of these. In a further embodiment, the fluorochemical comprises a perfluoroalkyl chain or chains attached to a polar functional group. In yet another embodiment, the fluorochemical is polytetrafluoroethylene, such as, for example, TEFLON~ sold by the DuPont Company of Wilmington, Delaware.
In yet a further embodiment, the fluorochemical is a perfluoroalkyl substituted carboxylic acid, such as, for example, Ciba~ LODYNE~ 2000 sold by Ciba Specialty Chemicals of Tarrytown, New York. Fluorochemicals may exhibit oleophobic prpperties, hydrophobic properties, or both oleophobic and hydrophobic properties. In one embodiment, the fluorochemical is an oleophobe. In another embodiment, the fluorochemical is both an oleophobe and a hydrophobe. In yet another embodiment, the fluorochemical is a hydrophobe.
The pH of the papermaking system used to produce the at least one wetting resistant ply may influence the choice of and the retention of the at least one wetting resistant compound. In one embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is a hydrophobe in the form of a neutral rosin at an acidic pH. In another embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is a hydrophobe in the form of ASA at a slightly acidic to alkaline pH. In a further embodiment, the least one wetting resistant compounds is a hydrophobe in the form of AKD at about a neutral to an alkaline pH.
Appropriate wetting resistant compounds for use a different pH levels will be readily apparent to the skilled artisan. Moreover, appropriate pH levels for use with different wetting resistant compounds will also be readily apparent to the skilled artisan.
The at least one wetting resistant compound may be present in an amount ranging from about 2 to about 12 pounds per ton. In general, larger amounts of the at least one wetting resistant compound are used in a furnish with a higher amount of fiber _g_ fines and other anionic trash; cleaner furnish generally requires lesser amounts of the at least one wetting resistant compound. For example, the at least one wetting resistant compound may be present in about 2 to about 3 pounds per ton of very clean furnish.
As another example, the at least one wetting resistant compound i~nay be present in about 3 to about 4 pounds per ton of clean furnish. As a further example, the at least one wetting resistant compound may be present in about 8 to about 10 pounds per ton of dirty furnish or furnish containing greater than 50% of recycled fibers.
The at least one wetting resistant compound is generally added to the wetting resistant ply as a dilute solution of solids. In one embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is added as a solution of about 1 % solids. In another embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is added as a solution of about 2%
solids.
The at least one wetting resistant compound may impart increased release properties to the wetting resistant ply. When the at least one wetting resistant compound acts as a release agent, release agent flow on a Yankee may be decreased or set to zero. At the same time, adhesion agent flow on a Yankee may be maintained or increased to compensate for the increased release properties of the at least one wetting resistant agent. In embodiments where higher amounts of the at least one wetting resistant compound are used to compensate for a dirty furnish, little or no release agent will be included on the Yankee while adhesion agent flow may be increased.
The at least one wetting resistant compound may also possess an increased charge density. As used herein, a wetting resistant compound with an increased charge density is called a promoted wetting resistant compound. A promoted wetting resistant compound may facilitate bonds with anionic or cationic species in the paper furnish. In one embodiment, a promoted wetting resistant compound has an increased negative charge density such that it is substantially anionic. A promoted wetting resistant compound may be produced by any process that attaches to the wetting resistant compound a substituent group or groups with substantial cationic or anionic nature.
_g_ The at least one wetting resistant compound may be prepared or stabilized by emulsifying the at least one wetting resistant compound with water and/or starch. In one embodiment, an at least one hydrophobe is prepared by emulsifying AKD with water. In another embodiment, an at least one hydrophobe is prepared by emulsifying AKD with starch in water. In a further embodiment, an at least one hydrophobe is prepared by emulsifying ASA with water. In yet another embodiment, an at least one hydrophobe is prepared by emulsifying ASA with starch in water. Each of the foregoing embodiments also contemplate the preparation of at least one hydrophobe by emulsifying promoted AKD or ASA with water and/or starch.
The at least one wetting resistant compound may be introduced to the ply comprising at least one wetting resistant compound at many or multiple points during the papermaking process. Moreover, different at least one wetting resistant compounds may be introduced to the ply at the same or different points during the papermaking process. Furthermore, different at least one wetting resistant compounds may be introduced to the ply at many or multiple points during the papermaking process.
Multiple points of the papermaking process may facilitate the addition of at least one hydrophobe and at least one oleophobe to the wetting resistant ply. Degree of coverage and/or uniformity of the at least one wetting resistant compound on or throughout the wetting resistant ply may influence the points) of introduction, as well as the speed of the papermaking process.
In one embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is added to the stuffbox. In another embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is added to the suction side of the machine chest pump. In a further embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is sprayed onto the ply before the suction pressure roll.
In yet another embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is sprayed onto the ply before the Yankee hood. In yet a further embodiment, the least one wetting resistant compound is added either to the stuff box or the suction side of the machine chest pump, and sprayed onto the ply either before the suction pressure roll or before the Yankee hood. In another embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is sprayed onto the ply after the Yankee hood. In a further embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is added to the suction side of the machine chest pump and sprayed onto the ply after the Yankee hood. Of course, each of the above embodiments apply when the at least one wetting resistant compound is an hydrophobe, an oleophobe, or when both hydrophobes and oleophobes are used.
The wetting resistant ply described herein may also comprise at least one retention aid. A retention aid is a compound that tends to improve the retention of cellulosic fiber fines and/or the at least one wetting resistant compound in the wetting resistant ply, rather than allow the fiber fines to pass through the forming wire. In one embodiment, the retention aid operates by neutralizing anionic trash and fines present in a paper furnish. The retention aid of the latter embodiment may neutralize anionic trash through a cationic charge preventing an attraction between the trash and the at least one wetting resistant compound. In another embodiment, the retention aid operates by creating or facilitating an attraction or bond between the fibers of the paper furnish and the at least one wetting resistant compound. The retention aid of the latter embodiment may facilitate such an attraction or bond through a combination of high molecular weight, such that it becomes trapped in the paper furnish and retained in the paper web as it is being formed, and of cationic nature, such that it attracts any anionic trash to which the at least one wetting resistant compound may also have been attracted. In a further embodiment, the retention aid operates both by neutralizing anionic trash and by facilitating an attraction between the paper fibers and the at least one wetting resistant compound.
The retention aid may be introduced in a number of places during the papermaking process. In one embodiment, the at least one retention aid is introduced to the wetting resistant ply by its addition to the suction side of the machine chest pump at the wet end of the papermaking process, either before or after the addition of the at least one wetting resistant compound. In another embodiment, the at least one retention aid is introduced to the wetting resistant ply after the fan pump, either before or after the addition of the at least one wetting resistant compound.
Retention aids suitable for use include, but are not limited to, polyamines, acrylamides, diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride (DADMAC), polyethylenimines, and cationic coagulants. In one embodiment, the retention aid is a cationic coagulant, such as Bufloc~ 5031 sold by Buckman Laboratories, Inc., of Memphis, TN. In another embodiment, the retention aid is a cationic polyacrylamide, such as Bufloc~
2149 sold by Buckman Laboratories, Inc.
The at least one retention aid may be added in an amount ranging from 0 to about 12 pounds per ton of fiber. In one embodiment, the at least one retention aid is added in an amount of about 1 to about 3 pounds per ton of fiber. In another embodiment, the at least one retention aid is added in an amount of about 2 pounds per tons of fiber. In a further embodiment, the at least one retention aid is added in an amount of about 5 to about 7 pounds per ton of fiber. In yet another embodiment, the at least one retention aid is added in an amount of about 6 pounds per ton of fiber. In yet a further embodiment, the at least one retention aid is added in an amount of about 10 pounds per ton of fiber.
The paper product described herein also comprises at least one absorbent ply.
The absorbent ply possesses greater absorbency than the wetting resistant ply.
In one embodiment, the at least one absorbent ply is made from the same composition as the at least one wetting resistant ply but contains a decreased amount of the at least one wetting resistant compound. In another embodiment, the at least one absorbent ply is made from the same composition as the at least one wetting resistant ply but contains a decreased amount of the at least one wetting resistant compound and an increased amount of any at least one wet strength additive. In a further embodiment, the at least one absorbent ply is made from the same composition as the at least one wetting resistant ply but contains none of the at least one wetting resistant compound. In yet another embodiment, the at least one absorbent ply is made from the same composition as the at least one wetting resistant ply but contains none of the at least one wetting resistant compound and an increased amount of any at least one wet strength additive.
One or more of the paper plies may comprise at least one wet strength additive.
When at least one wet strength additive is included in the at least one wetting resistant ply, the additive is introduced to the at least one wetting resistant ply by its addition to the suction side of the machine chest pump at the wet end of the papermaking process, either before or after the addition of the at least one wetting resistant compound. Wet strength additives suitable for use include, but are not limited to, aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes, urea-formaldehyde resins, melamine formaldehyde resins, and polyamide-epichlorohydrin resins.
In one embodiment, the at least one wet strength additive is a polyamide-epichlorohydrin (PAE) resin. One example of these resins is AMRES~ 15 HP sold by Georgia-Pacific Corp. Two additional examples of these resins are Kymene~
and Kymene~ 557H sold by Hercules Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware. Such resins and the process of making the resins are described in U.S. Patent Nos. 3,700,623 and 3,772,076, both of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
Additional description of poiyamide-epichlorohydrin resins is given in Espy, "Chapter 2:
Alkaline-Curing Polymeric Amine-Epichlorohydrin Resins," Wet Strength Resins and Their Application (L. Chan, ed., 1994). Further description and examples of polyamide-epichlorohydrin resins is given in Westfeit, Cellulose Chemistry and Technology, Vol.
13, p. 813 (1979).
In another embodiment, the at least one wet strength additive is a temporary wet strength agent. Useful temporary wet strength agents include, but are not limited to, aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes including glyoxal, malonic dialdehyde, succinic dialdehyde, glutaraldehyde and dialdehyde starches, as well as substituted or reacted starches, disaccharides, polysaccharides, chitosan, or reacted polymeric reaction products of monomers or polymers having aldehyde groups, and optionally, amine groups. Representative nitrogen containing polymers, which can suitably be reacted with the aldehyde containing monomers or polymers, include vinyl-amides, acrylamides, and related nitrogen containing polymers. These polymers impart a positive charge to the aldehyde containing reaction product. In addition, other commercially available temporary wet strength agents, such as, PAREZ~ 745, manufactured by Lanxess of Pittsburgh, PA, can be used, along with those disclosed, for example, in U.S.
Patent No.
4,605,702, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The temporary wet strength resin may be any one of a variety of water-soluble organic polymers comprising aldehydic units and cationic units used to increase dry and wet tensile strength of a paper product. Such resins are described in U.S.
Patent Nos.
4,675,394; 5,240,562; 5,138,002; 5,085,736; 4,981,557; 5,008,344; 4,603,176;
4,983,748; 4,866,151; 4,804,769; and 5,217,576, each of which is~incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Modified starches sold under the trademarks CO-BOND~
1000 and CO-BOND~ 1000 Plus, by National Starch and Chemical Company of Bridgewater, N.J., may also be used. Prior to use, a cationic aldehydic water soluble polymer may be prepared by preheating an aqueous slurry of approximately 5%
solids maintained at a temperature of approximately 240°F and a pH of about 2.7 for approximately 3.5 minutes. The slurry can be then quenched and diluted by adding water to produce a mixture of approximately 1.0% solids at less than about 130°F.
Other temporary wet strength agents, also available from National Starch and Chemical Company are sold under the trademarks CO-BOND~ 1600 and CO-BOND~
2300. These starches are supplied as aqueous colloidal dispersions and do not require preheating prior to use.
Temporary wet strength agents such as glyoxylated polyacrylamide can be used.
Temporary wet strength agents such as glyoxylated polyacrylamide resins are produced by reacting acrylamide with diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride (DADMAC) to produce a cationic polyacrylamide copolymer which is ultimately reacted with glyoxal to produce a cationic cross-linking temporary or semi- permanent wet strength resin, glyoxylated polyacrylamide. These materials are generally described in U.S. Patent No.
3,556,932 to Coscia et al. and U.S. Patent No. 3,556,933 to Williams et al., both of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. Resins of this type are commercially available under the trade name of PAREZ~ 631 NC, by Lanxess of Pittsburgh, PA.
Different mole ratios of acrylamide/DADMAC/glyoxal can be used to produce cross-linking resins, which are useful as wet strength agents. Furthermore, other dialdehydes can be substituted for glyoxal to produce wet strength characteristics.
According to one embodiment, the pulp contains up to about 30 Ibs/ton of temporary wet strength agent.
According to another embodiment, the pulp contains from about O~to about 10 Ibs/ton of a temporary wet strength agent.
The at least one wet strength additive may be present in an amount ranging from 0 to about 30 pounds per ton. In one embodiment, about 1 pound of the at least one wet strength additive is added per ton of fiber. In another embodiment, about 2 pounds of the at least one wet strength additive are added per ton of fiber. In a further embodiment, about 4 pounds of the least one wet strength additive are added per ton of fiber. In yet another embodiment, about 10 pounds of the at least one wet strength additive are added per ton of fiber. In yet a further embodiment, about 20.5 pounds of the at least one wet strength additive are added per ton of fiber. In some embodiments, the at least one wet strength additive may affect the amount of retention of the at least one wetting resistant compound on the paper fibers. In one such embodiment, about 1 to about 2 pounds of the at least one wet strength additive are added per ton of fiber.
One or more of the paper plies may include a dry strength agent. Useful dry strength agents include, but are not limited to, starch, guar gum, polyacrylamides, and carboxymethyl cellulose. According to one embodiment, the dry strength agent is carboxymethyl cellulose, an example of which is sold under the trade name HERCULES
CMC, by Hercules Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware. According to another embodiment, the pulp contains from about 0 to about 15 Ibs/ton of dry strength agent.
According to yet another embodiment, the pulp contains from about 1 to about 5 Ibs/ton of dry strength agent.
One or more of the paper plies may include a debonder and/or softener. These debonders and softeners may be incorporated into the pulp or sprayed upon the web after its formation. According to one embodiment, softening and debonding agents are added in an amount of not greater than about 2% by weight. According to another embodiment, softening and debonding agents are added in amount of not greater than about 1 % by weight. According to yet another embodiment, softening and debonding agents are added in an amount of greater than about 0% but less than about 0.4% by weight.
According to one embodiment, the softener material is an imidazoline derived from partially acid neutralized amines. Such materials are disclosed in U.S.
Patent No.
4,720,383, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Also relevant are the following articles: Evans, Chemistry and Industry, 5 July 1969, pp. 893-903; Egan, J.
Am. Oil Chemist's Soc., Vol. 55 (1978), pp. 118-121; and Trivedi et al., J.
Am. Oil Chemist's Soc., June 1981, pp. 754-756.
Softeners are often available commercially as complex mixtures rather than as single compounds. While this discussion will focus on the predominant species, it should be understood that commercially available mixtures could generally be used.
HERCULES 632, sold by Hercules, Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware, is a suitable softener material, which may be derived by alkylating a condensation product of oleic acid and diethylenetriamine. Synthesis conditions using a deficiency of alkylation agent (e.g., diethyl sulfate) and only one alkylating step, followed by pH
adjustment to protonate the non-ethylated species, result in a mixture consisting of cationic ethylated and cationic non-ethylated species. Since only a minor proportion (e.g., about 7 0%) of the resulting amino or amidol salt cyclize to imidazoline compounds, the major portion of these chemicals are pH sensitive.
Quaternary ammonium compounds, such as dialkyl dimethyl quaternary ammonium salts are also suitable, particularly when the alkyl groups contain from about 14 to about 20 carbon atoms. These compounds have the advantage of being relatively insensitive to pH.
The paper plies may also comprise a class of cationic softeners comprising imidazolines, which have a melting point of about 0°C to about 40°C when formulated with aliphatic polyols, aliphatic diols, alkoxylated aliphatic diols, alkoxylated polyols, alkoxylated fatty acid esters, or a mixture of these compounds. The softener may comprise an imidazoline moiety formulated in aliphatic polyols, aliphatic diols, alkoxylated aliphatic diols, alkoxylated aliphatic polyols, alkoxylated fatty acid esters, or a mixture of these compounds is dispersible in water at a temperature of about 1 °C to about 40°C.
The organic compound component of the softener, other than the imidazoline, may be selected from aliphatic diols, alkoxylated aliphatic diols, aliphatic polyols, alkoxylated aliphatic polyols, alkoxylated fatty esters, esters of polyethylene oxides, or a mixture of these compounds having a weight average molecular weight of from about 60 to about 1500. The cold-water dispersed aliphatic diols may have a molecular weight of about 90 to about 150. According to another embodiment, the molecular weight of from about 120 to about 150. According to one embodiment, the diol is 2,2,4 trimethyl 1,3 pentane diol (TMPD) and the alkoxylated diol is ethoxylated 2,2,4 trimethyl 1,3 pentane diol (TMPD/EO). Suitably, the alkoxylated diol is TMPD (EO)~
wherein n is an integer from 1 to 7, inclusive. Dispersants for the imidazoline moiety are alkoxylated aliphatic diols and alkoxylated polyols. Since it is hard to obtain pure alkoxylated diols and alkoxylated polyols, mixtures of diols, polyols, and alkoxylated diols, and alkoxylated polyols, and mixtures of only diols and polyols can be suitably utilized. A
suitable imidazoline softener is sold by Hercules, Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware, under the trade name PROSOFT 230.
Biodegradable softeners can also be utilized. Representative biodegradable cationic softeners/debonders are disclosed in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,312,522;
5,415,737;
5,262,007; 5,264,082; and 5,223,096, herein incorporated by reference in their entireties. These compounds are biodegradable diesters of quaternary ammonia compounds, quaternized amine-esters, biodegradable vegetable oil based esters functionalized with quaternary ammonium chloride, and diester dierucyldimethyl ammonium chloride are representative biodegradable softeners.
One or more of the paper plies may include at least one particulate filler.
Useful particulate fillers include, but are not limited to, clay, calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, talc, aluminum silicate, silica, calcium silicate, calcium sulfate, as well as the "ash" normally occurring in recycled fibers.
One or more of the paper plies may include at least one other additive, including, but not limited to, sizing agents, absorbency aids, opacifiers, brighteners, optical whiteners, dyes, colorants, or starches.
The paper plies described herein may be manufactured according to any of the papermaking methods previously discussed and others known to one of ordinary skill or later developed. In one embodiment, at least one paper ply is made by CWP. In another embodiment, at least one paper ply is made by TAD. In another embodiment, at least one paper ply is made by a process that produces a ply with a relatively uniform pore structure. In a further embodiment, at least one paper ply is made by a process that produces a ply with a relatively uniform structure of relatively small pores.
After the at least one wetting resistant ply and the at least one absorbent ply have been produced, they are often reeled to await further processing to the finished paper product. The further processing is generally referred to as converting.
While converting operations are generally carried out on reeled paper plies, a converting operation may also be added directly to the end of a papermaking.process or processes. Converting includes, but is not limited to, operations such as calendering, embossing, plying, the application of treatment agents, heat treating, slitting, and folding. The paper product may be subjected to any of the recognized converting operations that are readily apparent to the skilled artisan.
Either or both of the at least one absorbent ply and the at least one wetting resistant ply may be calendered. In one embodiment, both the at least one absorbent ply and the at least one wetting resistant ply are separately calendered. In another embodiment, both the at least one absorbent ply and the at least one wetting resistant ply are separately calendered to possess a TMI friction value of at about 0.27 to about 0.59 In a further embodiment, the either or both of the at least one absorbent ply and the at least one wetting resistant ply possess a TMI friction value of about 0.43. TMI
friction and tests for TMI friction are discussed and described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0168780, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The caliper of the paper plies or products of the present description may be measured, for example, by using a Model 89-I JR, 89-II JR, or Progage Electronic Thickness Tester available from the Thwing-Albert Instrument Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In one embodiment, the caliper is measured with a Model 89-II
Tester on a sample consisting of a stack of eight sheets of plies using a two-inch diameter anvil at a 539±10 gram dead weight load with a 0.231 in/sec descent rate. In another embodiment, the caliper is measured with a Model 89-II Tester on a sample consisting of a stack of eight completely unfold napkins made in accordance with the present description using a two-inch diameter anvil at a 539 ~ 10 gram dead weight load with a 0.231 in/sec descent rate.
Embossing is the act of mechanically working a substrate to cause the substrate to conform under pressure to the depths and contours of a patterned embossing roll. In general, the paper web or ply is passed between a pair of emboss rolls that, under pressure, form contours within the surface of the web or ply. In most embossing configurations, at least one of the two roller surfaces directly carriers the patterns to be transferred to the paper web or ply. Known configurations of this type include rigid-to-resilient and rigid-to-rigid embossing.
In a rigid-to-resilient embossing system, a single or multi-ply substrate is passed through a nip formed between a first roll, the substantially rigid surface of which contains the embossing pattern as a multiplicity of protuberances and/or depressions arranged into an aesthetically pleasing manner, and a second roll; the substantially resilient surface of which may either be smooth or also contain a multiplicity of protuberances and/or depressions that cooperate with the rigid surfaced patterned roll.
Rigid rolls generally comprise either a steel body that is directly engraved or a hard rubber coated surface (either directly coated or sleeved) that is laser engraved.
While a directly engraved steel roll has a longer lifespan, its production may require significant lead time. Laser engraved sleeved rolls may require less production lead time, but often have a lifespan substantially less than that of a steel roll.
Resilient rolls may comprise a steel core directly coated or sleeved with a resilient material and may or may not be engraved with a pattern. If a pattern is present, the pattern may be either a mated, matched-mated, or a non-mated pattern with respect to the pattern carried on the rigid roll.
In a rigid-to-rigid embossing system, a single-ply or multi-ply substrate is passed through a nip formed between two substantially rigid rolls. The surfaces of both rolls contain the pattern to be embossed as a multiplicity of protuberances and/or depressions arranged into an aesthetically pleasing manner. The protuberance and/or depressions of the second roll cooperate with those patterned in the first rigid roll. The first rigid roll is generally comprises either a steel body that is directly engraved or a hard rubber coated surface (either directly coated or sleeved) that is laser engraved.
The second rigid roll generally comprises a steel body that is directly engraved or a hard rubber covered surface (either directly coated or sleeved) possessing a matching or mated pattern that is either conventionally engraved or laser engraved.
The paper product may be embossed using any art recognized or after-developed embossing pattern. The embossing process may be used not only to increase bulk and absorbance, but also to ply the product. Embossing may also be used to improve the aesthetic appearance of the paper product. In one embodiment, the paper products are embossed according to U.S. Patent No. 5,415,918, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The paper plies of the paper product may be microembossed. Microembossing is an embossing process that comprises embossing a paper ply using emboss elements of less than about 1 millimeter in size. Microembossing is generally used to impart bulk to a paper ply, although it may also be used to impart an aesthetic design. In one embodiment, a microembossed ply possesses about 40 to about 60 dots per square centimeter.
Either or both of the at least one absorbent ply and the at least one wetting resistant ply may be microembossed. In one embodiment, both the at least one absorbent ply and the at least one wetting resistant ply are separately microembossed.
In another embodiment, the at least one absorbent ply is microembossed and the at least one wetting resistant ply is not microembossed. In a further embodiment, the at least one absorbent ply is not microembossed and the at least one wetting resistant ply is microembossed. In yet another embodiment, the at least one absorbent ply is microembossed and comprises at least one wet strength agent in a greater amount than the at least one wetting resistant ply. In yet a further embodiment, both the at least one absorbent ply and the at least one wetting resistant ply are separately microembossed and the at least one absorbent ply comprises at least one wet strength agent in a greater amount than the at least one wetting resistant ply. In another embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant ply is not embossed and the at least one absorbent ply is microembossed and comprises at least one wet strength agent in a greater amount than the at least one wetting resistant ply.
The paper plies of the paper product may be macroembossed. Macroembossing is an embossing process that comprises embossing a paper ply using emboss elements of greater than about 1 millimeter in size. Macroembossing is generally used to impart an aesthetic design to a paper ply, although it may also be used for plying and/or to increase bulk. The paper product may comprise plies that have been separately embossed before plying or embossed as a whole after plying or both. In one embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant ply and the at least one absorbent ply are separately microembossed before plying, and then macroembossed at the same time after plying. U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0168780, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, describes embossing processes that include one or both of microembossing and macroembossing.
The paper plies may also be coin edged. Coin edging is generally used for plying the edges of a multi-ply paper product, although it may also be used to impart an aesthetic design and/or to increase bulk. In one embodiment, the at least one hydrophobic ply and the least one wetting resistant ply are coin edged. In another embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant ply and the least one absorbent ply are both macroembossed and coin edged. In a further embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant ply and the least one absorbent ply are separately microembossed, macroembossed together, and coin edged together.
Plying, or ply bonding, is the act of joining two or more substrates. When the plies of the paper product are produced separately, the plies are plied together to form the paper product. In one embodiment, plying involves glue laminating the plies together. In another embodiment, plying involves the mechanical ply bonding of the plies. In a further embodiment, plying involves hot melt gluing the plies together. In yet another embodiment, plying involves emboss ply bonding the plies together.
Plying in the form of glue lamination may be accomplished by several different techniques. In one embodiment, plying involves glue laminating in a point to flat configuration. In another embodiment, plying involves glue laminating the plies together in a point to point configuration. A point to point configuration implies that the plies being glue laminated have been embossed or otherwise marked in some fashion as to create points, ridges, waves, lines, or some form of protrusions) that may either be registered together or nested to form the plied product. In a further embodiment, plying involves glue laminating the plies together in a point to point configuration with the Yankee or smoother side of the at least one wetting resistant ply on the outside. The glue may be applied by several different techniques. In one embodiment, the glue for plying by glue lamination is rolled onto one ply. In another embodiment, the glue for plying by glue lamination is rolled onto the at least one wetting resistant ply. In a further embodiment, the glue for plying by glue lamination is rolled onto the points or tips of one ply after microembossing. In yet another embodiment, the glue for plying by glue lamination is rolled onto the points or tips of the at least one wetting resistant ply after microembossing. In yet another embodiment, the glue for plying by glue lamination is rolled onto the points or tips of the at feast one absorbent ply after microembossing.
Separate microembossing of the plies along with glue lamination in a point to point configuration may be carried out by one apparatus, such as the point to point embossing units sold by OMET S.R.L. of Lecco, Italy. Each of the embodiments described may also describe rolling glue for plying by glue lamination onto the point of tips of at least one ply after macroembossing, without or without microembossing.
The glue or adhesive used for glue lamination may be any of those known to one of ordinary skill in the art. In one embodiment, the glue is a water-based synthetic resin.
In another embodiment, the solids in the glue comprise more than 50% of a polyvinyl alcohol. In a further embodiment, the glue may comprise a polyamide-epichlorohydrin (PAE) resin. Two examples of glue are WB-2775M and WB-2746 manufactured by the H. B. Fuller Company of St. Paul, MN.
The converting process for the paper products may also comprise a slitter apparatus to cut a given paper web into multiple webs. The converting process may further comprise a folder apparatus, if the paper products to be made require folding before packaging and/or shipment. Folding may be carried out by an apparatus manufactured by, for example, C. G. Bretting Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Figure 2 reveals one embodiment of a converting process that may be used to produce paper napkins in accordance with one embodiment of this description.
Two rolls of absorbent ply 1 and two rolls of wetting resistant ply 2 are pre-calendered and loaded into the two sections A and B of the converting apparatus. Each of the plies 1 and 2 are passed through separate microembossing stations 3 before being passed through plying stations 4 that glue laminate the two plies together in a point to point configuration. The glue laminated product is then carried to the macroembossing stations 5 that may impart one or both of a central pattern and edge pattern to the paper. The macroembossed product is then passed through slitter assemblies 6 to create two strips of product per section of the converting apparatus. The four strips of product are then introduced into the folder 7 that creates finished napkin products 8.
As one example of a paper product, a paper napkin is prepared from one absorbent ply and one hydrophobic ply with AKD as the at least one hydrophobe.
The two plies are calendered to a TMI friction of about 0.43, separately microembossed with about 40 to about 60 dots per square centimeter, and then glue laminated in a point to point configuration. The laminated product is then macroembossed, slit, and folded into the finished napkin. The napkin possesses a caliper of at least about 110 mils/ 8 sheets and a GM modulus between about 20 to about 50g/% stretch for a 1 inch sample.
Among others, three basic tests were used to assess the paper plies: water absorption rate (WAR), strike through, and contact angle. WAR is a test to determine the rate at which a paper product or ply absorbs a quantity of water or other liquid placed on its surface. Strike through is a test to determine the ability of a paper product or ply to prevent the passage of water through its thickness, graded on a pass/fail basis.
Contact angle is the angle at which a quantity of water contacts the surface of a paper product or ply, a measurement of its surface energy. Each of these tests are discussed in greater detail below.
The water absorption rate (WAR) of a paper product or ply is the time it takes for a drop of water to wick into the paper product or ply such that the liquid is no longer visible as a distinct drop. For the paper plies that comprise most commercially available paper napkins, the WAR is almost instantaneous, i.e., less than two seconds.
The at least one absorbent ply may exhibit a WAR similar to that of the paper plies of commercially available paper napkins. In one embodiment, the WAR of the at least one absorbent ply is less than about two seconds. In another embodiment, the WAR
of the at least one absorbent ply is less than about five seconds. In a further embodiment, the WAR of the at least one absorbent ply is less than about ten seconds. In yet another embodiment, the WAR of the least one absorbent ply is less than the WAR of the at least one wetting resistant ply. In another embodiment, the absorbency of the at least one absorbent ply is greater than the absorbency of the at least one wetting resistant ply because the WAR of the at least one absorbent ply is less than the WAR of the at least one wetting resistant ply.
The at least one wetting resistant ply, on the other hand, may exhibit a longer WAR than the paper plies of commercially available paper napkins. In one embodiment, the WAR of the wetting resistant ply is greater than about 5 seconds. In another embodiment, the WAR of the wetting resistant ply is greater than about seconds. In yet another embodiment, the WAR of the wetting resistant ply is greater than about 100 seconds. In a further embodiment, the WAR of the wetting resistant ply is greater than about 200 seconds. In yet a further embodiment, the WAR of the at least one wetting resistant ply is greater than the WAR of the at least one absorbent ply.
One test for WAR involves conditioning a sample of the ply~or plies to be tested to about 23°C and about 50% relative humidity. The conditioned sample is secured lightly in a frame without substantial stretching in either the machine or cross directions, but with sufficient tension in all directions such that the sample is smooth.
The sample is suspended in the frame horizontally such that both surfaces of the sample are not in contact with any other surface; that is, both surfaces of the sample contact only air, such a third surface in contact with the sample can significantly influence moisture penetration delay times. While at room temperature, the surface side of the sample to be tested is oriented upwardly and a droplet of colored water is placed gently thereon.
In one version of the test, the droplet is approximately 0.01 mL. In another version of the test, the droplet is approximately 0.1 mL. A timer is started simultaneously with the placement of the colored water droplet on the surface and is stopped when the droplet is completely absorbed into the sheet and no longer projects upwardly from the surface of the sample as observed with the naked eye. The time is recorded as the WAR.
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similar test setup and procedure may be used when the absorbency of a liquid other than water is to be tested. As such, WAR is not necessarily limited to water or aqueous solutions, in spite of its name.
Strike through is a test to determine the ability of a paper product or ply to prevent the passage of water or other liquid through its thickness, graded on a pass/fail basis. A paper product or ply passing the strike through test is said to exhibit moisture strike through resistance. One test for strike through involves first curing a sample ply for about 5 minutes at about 105 °C, which is then cooled for about 5 minutes. Second, a 4-ply test sample is constructed on blotter paper, including (1) a non-sample ply on the top; (2) two sample plies in the middle; and (3) a non-sample ply on the bottom that contacts the blotter paper. In one embodiment, the 4-ply test sample includes (1) an absorbent ply on the top; (2) two wetting resistant plies in the middle; and (3) an absorbent ply on the bottom. In another embodiment where the test involves a two-ply napkin made in accordance with the present description, the 4-ply test sample is prepared by folding the napkin such that the wetting resistant plies are on the inside of the folded test sample and the absorbent plies are on the outside. Third, a moderate amount of colored water (about 0.3g or 5 drops) is poured or placed onto the top ply of the test sample. After about five seconds, the test sample is moved to observe the water wet-through trace on the surface of the blotter paper. To pass the test, there can no be no trace of the colored water on the blotter paper. In one embodiment, a paper product may be said to exhibit strike through resistance if it passes the described strike-s through test. The test may also be performed with other liquids, such as oils and emulsions, for which knowledge of strike through resistance is desired. As such, strike through is not limited to water or aqueous solutions. .
While the strike through test may provide useful information about the water resistance of a given paper product, a contact angle test may provide useful information about the water or liquid resistance of a given paper ply. A contact angle is defined as the angle between a tangent to a liquid droplet surface at its air/liquid interface at the droplet's line of contact with a solid and the solid substrate surface upon which the droplet rests (as measured through the liquid). A contact angle may be measured at any point at the line of contact of the three phases: air, liquid, and solid.
"Contact angle," as used herein, refers to the contact angles of a paper ply with water or other liquid at room temperature as measured with a goniometer.
The contact angle is one method of measuring the surface free energy of a ply.
In general, plies with higher surface free energies have higher initial contact angles and increased moisture strike through resistance. An initial contact angle of 0° represents a lack of moisture strike through resistance. In one embodiment, the at least one absorbent ply exhibits an initial contact angle of about 0°. In another embodiment, the at least one absorbent ply exhibits an initial contact angle less than the initial contact angle of the at least one wetting resistant ply.
Contact angles reported herein were determined by adhering a sample ply or plies to a 75 x 25 mm glass microscope slide prepared to receive the sample with a strip of double-sided adhesive tape. The sample ply was adhered to the tape with the surface of the ply to be tested oriented upwardly. The slide was then placed on the goniometer sample stage and a 0.01 mL drop of distilled water was placed on the surface to be tested. The image of the droplet/sheet sample interface was captured at the moment just after contact using a telescopic lens and a video signal recorded. The video signals were then analyzed for the initial contact angle by drawing a tangent vector from the line of contact between the water droplet and the sheet surface, as shown in Figure 5. Any suitable goniometer may be employed; one example is a goniometer available from Rame-Hart Inc., operated with a Panasonic~ camera model WV-BP312 and Java-based software to measure the initial contact angle. Video signals may also be recorded at multiple time intervals after contacting the droplet to the surface in order to measure the change in contact angle over time.
An initial contact angle of greater than 90° reveals a ply that may exhibit increased moisture strike through resistance. In one embodiment, the wetting resistant ply exhibits an initial contact angle of at least about 80°. In another embodiment, the wetting resistant ply exhibits an initial contact angle of at least about 90°. In a further embodiment, the wetting resistant ply exhibits an initial contact angle of at least about 100°. In yet another embodiment, the wetting resistant ply exhibits an initial contact angle of at least about 110°. In yet a further embodiment, the wetting resistant ply exhibits an initial contact angle of at least about 130°. In another embodiment, the wetting resistant ply exhibits an initial contact angle greater than the initial contact angle of the at least one absorbent ply.
A ply that maintains a high contact angle over the time of exposure to moisture also may be said to exhibit moisture strike though resistance. In one embodiment, the wetting resistant ply exhibits a contact angle of at least about 70°
after contact with liquid for about five minutes. !n another embodiment, the wetting resistant ply exhibits a contact angle of greater than about 80° for five minutes after contact.
In a further embodiment, the wetting resistant ply exhibits a contact angle of greater than about 90°
for five minutes after contact. In yet another embodiment, the wetting resistant ply exhibits a contact angle of greater than about 110° for five minutes after contact.
The basis weight of a ply or paper may be measured with are accurate balance.
Eight 3 by 3 inch specimens are cut and the, if a finished product is tested, the specimens should each have the same number of plies as the finished product.
After the weight of the specimens is determined, the basis weight in pounds per ream (500 sheets @ 24 in. x 36 in. = 3000 square feet) equals 952.4 x the measured weight, divided by the square of the inches. If eight 3 by 3 inch specimens are used, then the square of the inches is 72. Other size specimen samples may be used if convenient and the square of the inches is adjusted accordingly in the calculation.
The wet tensile strength of a paper ply or paper product according to the present disclosure may be measured using a three-inch wide strip of sample that is folded into a loop, clamped in a special fixture termed a Finch Cup, then immersed in water.
From a sample is cut two CD specimens, 3 inches wide by at least about 4.5 inches long. The Finch Cup, which is available from High-tech Manufacturing Services, Inc. of Vancouver, Washington, is mounted onto a tensile tester with the flange of the Finch Cup clamped by the tester's lower jaw and the ends of tissue loop clamped into the upper jaw of the tensile tester. The sample is immersed in water that has been adjusted to a pH of 7.0 t 0.1 and the tensile is tested after a 5 second immersion time. Normally the cross direction wet tensile is tested, as the strength in this direction is generally lower than that of the machine direction and the tissue is more likely to fail in use in the cross-machine direction. The wet tensile strength of a "cured" or aged sample may be measured, to determine the effect, if any, on time and wet tensile strength for a given ply or product.
Tensile strength of a ply or paper product produced in accordance with the present disclosure may be measured in the machine direction and cross-machine direction on a tensile tester with the gauge length set to 3 inches. The area of tissue tested is assumed to be 3 inches wide by 3 inches long (the distance between the grips). In practice, the length of the samples may be the distance between lines of perforation, in the case of machine direction tensile strength, and the width of the samples is the width of the roll, in the case of cross-machine direction tensile strength.
The maximum load and stretch are recorded for each direction. The results are reported in units of "grams per 3-inch" or "g/3 in."; a more complete rendering of the units would be "grams per 3-inch by 3-inch strip."
The break modulus (also referred to as tensile stiffness, stiffness modulus, or tensile modulus) may be determined by the procedure for measuring tensile strength and stretch described above. The modulus of a ply or paper product is the peak load divided by the stretch at the peak. The geometric mean (GM) modulus may be determined by taking the square root of the product of the machine direction modulus and the cross direction modulus, and the overall GM modulus may be determined by averaging the GM modulus for multiple replicates on the same sample.
Example One In example one, the following five hydrophobes were evaluated for use as the at least one hydrophobe in the hydrophobic ply: EAA, HMAP, AKD, rosin, and ASA.
Paper plies were made on a pilot scale papermaking machine with 20% refined softwood fibers (Marathon, 480 CSF, 42 minutes) and 80% refined hardwood fibers (Aracruz, 500 CSF, 10 minutes open). The paper plies were dried on a Yankee dryer using a 10° creping blade or a square blade, depending on the crepe structure. A
coating of 90% CevolO 09-523, 5% Hercules 1184, and 5% Hercules 1145 was applied to the Yankee dryer for all samples. After drying, the paper plies were lightly calendered. Each paper ply was produced to possess the physical characteristics within the ranges listed in Table 1:
Table 1 - Physical Characteristics of Trial One Plies Characteristic Tar et Lower U er Basis Wei ht ounds/ream 10.5 9.5 11.00 Cali er mils / 8 sheets 33.0 28.0 38.0 MD D Tensile Stren th /3 in. 1000 750 1250 CD D Tensile Stren th /3 in. 500 350 650 GMT /3 in. 700 500 900 Tensile Ratio 2.00 N/A N/A
MD Stretch % 14.0 9.5 N/A
CD Wet Tensile Stren th /3 60 35 N/A
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CD Wet/D Ratio 0.12 N/A N/A
Moisture (USL-Peak) 5.4 N/A 8.0 The EAA used in Trial One was prepared from PrimacorT"' 5980 supplied by Dow Chemical of Midland, Michigan. A 2L glass beaker was charged with 1 L
deionized water, to which 40.70g of sodium hydroxide pellets (1.1 equivalents of acrylic acid content) were added during rapid mechanical stirring with a plastic rotor.
After the sodium hydroxide dissolved and the temperature of the solution fell below 40 °C, 333g of PrimacorT"" 5980 were added during rapid stirring, after which the temperature of the solution was gradually raised to 92 °C. The solution then formed a bluish-white EAA
emulsion and was cooled to about 50 to about 60 °C for storage.
The HMAP used in Trial One was prepared from Chevron~ PA-18 sodium salt supplied by Chevron. In a steam jacketed kettle, 56.76g (1.42 mol) of sodium hydroxide pellets were dissolved in 15 L of deionized water, to which 227g (0.66 mol) of Chevron~
PA-18 were added during vigorous stirring. The temperature of solution was gradually raised to 85 °C and maintained until a clear HMAP fluid was formed.
The AKD used in Trial One was Novasize AKDT"" 3016 from Georgia-Pacific Chemicals, delivered as a 16% total solids solution and diluted to about 1 %
solids prior to addition to the fiber furnish.
The neutral rosin used in Trial One was NovamaxT"" rosin from Georgia-Pacific Chemicals, delivered as a 34.7% total solids solution and diluted to about 1 %
solids prior to addition to the fiber furnish. .
The ASA used in Trial One was NovasizeT"" ASA BZ38 from Georgia-Pacific Chemicals, delivered as a 34.7% total solids solution and diluted to about 1 to about 2%
solids prior to addition to the fiber furnish and after emulsification with NovasizeT"~ EML
1520 from Georgia-Pacific Chemicals. The ASA emulsion used was prepared by mixing 280g water and 60.Og NovasizeT"" EML 1520 in a blender at low speed, to which 60.Og was NovasizeT"" ASA BZ38 was solely added with care to avoid direct contact of the ASA with the blender walls and blades. The resulting composition was mixture at high speed for four minutes to give a 15% by weight ASA emulsion, which was then diluted with cold water to about 1 to about 2°/o solids. The emulsion prepared in this manner possessed sufficient stability to be used within 4 to 5 hours. .
Experimental plies were made with the addition of the type and amount of hydrophobes listed in Table 2, which also reports the results of tests for WAR
(0.01 mL
and 0.1 mL on Yankee side of the ply) and contact angle. In some tests, a wet strength resin (WSR) was used in form of a PAE resin sold as AMRES~ HP25 by the Georgia-Pacific Corp. Each hydrophobe was added after the addition of any listed WSR.
Plies listed as "aged" in Table 2 were either allowed to sit for 4 to 6 days at ambient conditions before testing or heat-treated to simulate aging for 4 to 6 days at ambient conditions.
Table 2 - Parameters and Results from Trial One y p Addition LevelsWAR with WAR with Contact Angle H dro hobe (pounds/ton) 0.01 mL (sec.)0.1 mL (sec.)() Control 3.0 WSR 1.4 16.7 N/A
1.0 + 4.5 8.5 105.8 0 WSR
EAA 3.0 + 7.0 83.3 300.0+ 40 WSR
5.4 + 10 WSR 84.9 300.0+ 42 1.0 + 4.5 15.5 212.7 N/A
WSR
EAA Aged 3.0 + 7 WSR 101.8 300.0+ N/A
5.4 + 10 WSR 58.4 300.0+ N/A
1.0+5.5WSR 1.2 19.6 N/A
HMAP 3.0 + 10.5 17.2 299.7 13 WSR
7.0 + 20.5 200.0 to 300.0300.0+ 55 WSR
3.0 + 10.5 19.5 299.6 N/A
WSR
HMAP Aged 5.0 + 15.5 8.6 135.4 N/A
WSR
7.0 + 20.5 65.3 300.0+ N/A
WSR
1.0 22.9 300:0+ 37 AKD 2.0 300.0+ 300.0+ 104 4.0 300.0+ 300.0+ 105 1.0 65.7 300.0+ 44 AKD Aged 2.0 300.0+ 300.0+ 104 4.0 300.0+ 300.0+ 112 1.0 3.4 35.8 N/A
Neutral 3.0 3.5 43.1 N/A
Rosin 6.0 4.1 69.7 N/A
10.0 3.7 60.7 N/A
ASA 2.0 142.7 300.0+ 91 4.0 300.0+ 296.0 N/A
Figure 3 shows for the different hydrophobes the WAR in seconds to absorb 0.01 mL of liquid versus the amount of hydrophobe added in pounds per ton. As noted by Figure 3, the WAR test ended after 300 seconds; plies with WAR times greater than 300 seconds are listed as "300.0+" in Table 2.
Figure 4 shows for different hydrophobes the WAR in seconds to absorb 0.1 mL
of liquid versus the amount of hydrophobe added in pounds per ton. As noted by Figure 4, the WAR test ended after 300 seconds; plies with WAR times greater than 300 seconds are listed as "300.0+" in Table 2.
Figure 5 shows for different hydrophobes the initial contact angle in degrees versus the amount of hydrophobe added in pounds per ton. As can be seen in Figure 5, the test samples with ASA at 2 Ib/T, AKD at 2 Ib/T, and AKD at 4 Ib/T each showed an initial contact angle about 90°.
Several of the hydrophobic plies produced in Trial One were separately microembossed, mated with an absorbent ply, and ply bonded to create a 2-ply paper product. Various properties of these products were tested, and specifically the Strike Through of each product was tested using 0.3g of blue water placed on the product for 5 seconds. The results from these tests are presented in Table 3.
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Example Two A two-ply paper product in accordance with the present description was produced in a full-scale CWP mill. Both paper plies were manufactured according to the parameters given in Table 5 to achieve the listed target, minimum, and maximum physical properties, and possess the listed measured physical properties, given in Table 4.
Table 4 - Physical Properties of Trial Two Plies Physical PropertyDesired ues Absorbent Hydrophobic Val Ply Tar et Min Max Ply Basis Weight at 10.2 9.6 10.8 10.2 10.8 Reel ounds / ream Reel Caliper 33 28 38 32 34 mils / 8 sheets Rewinder Caliper 23.0 20.0 26.0 N/A 23.9 mils / 8 sheets MD Dry Tensile 1000 750 1250 1043 1152 / 3 in.
CD Dry Tensile 500 350 750 471 493 (g / 3 in.
MD Stretch (% 14.0 9.5 N/A 12.0 12.0 CD Finch Wet 80 40 120 94. 104 Tensile / 3 in.
TMI Friction 0.43 0.27 0.59 0.41 N/A
(2-Ply, after Calenderin Table 5 - Process Conditions for Trial Two Plies Cate o Pro ert Absorbent H dro hobic PI PI
Refiner kW 91 88 Yankee f m 3,366 3,322 Yankee si 100.0 115.2 Process Cre a % 15.9 16.9 Conditions Production tons/hour3.8 3.5 Hoods F) 462 365 Moisture % 5.9 5.5 R/D -150 . -148 l AKD ounds/ton 0 5.00 Ch i em WSR ounds/ton 7.0 3.0 ca s i 1145 mUmin 10 20 C
rep 4609 mL/min 27 10 ng Hardwood (% 30 30 h D Softwood % 40 40 F
i t a SEC % 15 15 urn s a Broke % 15 ' 15 A reel of the absorbent ply was made first and loaded onto a rewinder. The hydrophobic ply was then produced (with the AKD being added to the stuftbox and the WSR being added at the suction side of the machine chest pump) and plied (Yankee side out) with the absorbent ply reel such that the absorbent ply was on the outside.
The plied product was then slit on the rewinder to produce ten 2-ply, 40"
diameter, 24"
wide rolls.
The contact angle of the hydrophobic ply side of the sample product was measured initially and at 1, 2, and 3 minutes after contact. Figure 6 displays the results of the contact angle tests by plotting the measured contact angle in degrees versus the time in minutes. For comparison, Figure 6 displays the results from similar tests on a sample of the paper ply from Example One with 4 pounds/Ton AKD. Figure 6 reveals that hydrophobic plies produced in a mill have a smaller initial contact angle, and smaller contact angles over time, than hydrophobic plies produced on a pilot machine.
The smaller WAR may be attributed to less AKD being retained in the mill-produced ply and that ply being made from a furnish with less clean fibers than the pilot machine plies.
Example Three A two-ply paper product in accordance with the present description was produced on a full-scale CWP papermaking machine. An absorbent ply was used from Example Two. The hydrophobic paper ply was manufactured according to the parameters given in Table 6:
Table 6 - Process Conditions for Trial Three Hydrophobic Ply Process Condition Centerline or Parameter 30% Hardwood Furnish 40% Softwood 15% SEC
15% Broke Refinin Level As Needed Cre a Blade S ware Reel Cre a 15%
Reel Moisture 5.0%
Hydrophobe NovasizeT"" AKD 3016 2.0 to 8.0 oundslton Wet Strength Resin AMRES~ 15 HP
2.0 to 4.0 oundslton Yankee Coating ! Release Hercules Crepetrol 1145 Packa a Rezoso14609 A reel of the absorbent ply from Example Two was loaded onto a rewinder. The hydrophobic ply was then produced (with the WSR being added to the stuffbox and the AKD being added at the suction side of the machine chest pump) and plied (Yankee side out) with the absorbent ply reel such that the absorbent ply was on the outside.
The plied product was then slit on the rewinder to produce a 2-ply; 40"
diameter, 24"
wide roll.
The contact angle of the hydrophobic ply side of the sample product was measured initially and at 1, 3, and 5 minutes after contact. Figure 7 displays the results of the contact angle tests by plotting the measured contact angle in degrees versus the time in minutes. For comparison, Figure 7 displays the results from similar tests on a sample of the paper ply from Example One with 4 pounds/Ton AKD and a sample of the paper ply from Example Two. Figure 7 reveals that the Trial Two hydrophobic plies have a smaller initial contact angle, and smaller contact angles over time, than the hydrophobic plies produced in Example Three. The larger contact angle may be attributed to the addition of the AKD at the suction side of the machine chest pump, which improved contact time with the fibers and enabled better mixing.
Example Four A two-ply paper product in accordance with the present description was produced in a full-scale CWP mill. In this trial, two different hydrophobic plies were made: one with the at least one hydrophobe sprayed onto the surface of the hydrophobic ply after the suction pressure roll (i.e., sprayed onto the air-side of the sheet while on the Yankee dryer) and another with the at least one hydrophobe added to the machine chest pump at the wet end. The paper plies were manufactured according to the parameters given in Tables 8 and 9 to achieve the listed target, minimum, and maximum physical properties, and possess the listed measured physical properties, given in Table 7:
Table 7 - Physical Properties of Trial Four Plies Physical Desired lues Absorbent HydrophobicHydrophobic Va Property TargetMin Max PIY Ply'- SprayPly - Wet End Basis Weight 11.7 11.1 12.3 10.1 11.9 11.6 at Reel ounds / ream Reel Caliper 35.0 30.0 40.0 32.3 38.9 33.8 mils l 8 sheets Rewinder Caliper25.0 22.0 28.o N/A 27.0 23.7 (mils / 8 sheets) MD Dry Tensile~ooo X50 ~25o g4g 989 1249 l 3 in.
CD Dry Tensile500 350 750 495 479 610 3 in.
MD Stretch X4.0 9.5 NBA 14.7 15.9 16.4 %
CD Finch Wet so 40 X20 75 88 58 Tensile / 3 in.
Table 8 - Process Conditions for Example Four Hydrophobic Ply Process Condition Centerline or Parameter 45% Hardwood Furnish 45% Softwood 15% Broke Refinin Level As Needed Cre a Blade S uare Reel Cre a 15%
Reel Moisture 4.5%
H dro hobe NovasizeT"' AKD 3016 Wet Stren th Resin AMRES~ 15 HP
Retention Aid Bufloc~ 5031 Yankee Coating / Release Hercules Crepetrol 1145 Package Hercules Rezosol 4609 Hercules 3690 where * in Table Table 9 - Process Conditions for Example Four Plies Category Property AbsorbentHydrophobicHydrophobic PI PI - S ra PI - Wet End Refiner kW 108 102 121 Yankee f m 3650 3650 3600 Process Yankee si 88 125 105 Conditions Cre a % 16.7 19.9 16.7 Hoods F 501 609 616 Moisture (% 5.6 4.6 4.7 Hydrophobe 0 4.0' 5.0 ~ounds/ton Chemicals WSR 3.2 3.3 1.4 ounds/ton Retention Aid 0 2.0 2.0 ounds/ton Cre 1145 mL/min 9 142 80 in p 4609 mUmin 30 0 5*
g A reel of the absorbent ply was made first from the furnish listed in Table 8 with 7 pounds per ton of the wet strength resin listed in Table 8 added to the stuffbox. The spray and wet end hydrophobic plies were then produced, calendered, and slit on the rewinder to produce five, 1-ply, 40" diameter, 24" wide rolls of each ply. To produce the finished two-ply napkin product, the hydrophobic plies were plied (Yankee side out) with the absorbent ply, such that the absorbent ply was on the outside, by glue lamination with point to point emboss followed by a macroemboss and folding.
The physical properties of the produced napkin products were measured, including the strike through. Table 10 displays the results of these tests.
Both products exhibits physical properties that approached or exceeded the target values and both products passed the strike through test.
Table 10 - Finished Product Properties Absorbent Ply Absorbent Ply + +
Physical PropertyTarget Hydrophobic Hydrophobic Ply Ply (Spray) (Wet End) Basis Weight at Reel 20.0 20.0 20.0 ( ounds / ream Reel Caliper 124.0 122.0 123 mils / 8 sheets .
MD Dry Tensile 1900 1604 1795 / 3 in.
CD Dry Tensile 800 680 709 / 3 in.
CD Finch Wet 130 105 92 Tensile / 3 in.
GM Break 140.0 145 144 Modulus /% str . .
GM Modulus 30 29 34 /% str . . .
Strike Through Pass Pass Pass Test Result Other embodiments of the described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.
In yet a further embodiment, the fluorochemical is a perfluoroalkyl substituted carboxylic acid, such as, for example, Ciba~ LODYNE~ 2000 sold by Ciba Specialty Chemicals of Tarrytown, New York. Fluorochemicals may exhibit oleophobic prpperties, hydrophobic properties, or both oleophobic and hydrophobic properties. In one embodiment, the fluorochemical is an oleophobe. In another embodiment, the fluorochemical is both an oleophobe and a hydrophobe. In yet another embodiment, the fluorochemical is a hydrophobe.
The pH of the papermaking system used to produce the at least one wetting resistant ply may influence the choice of and the retention of the at least one wetting resistant compound. In one embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is a hydrophobe in the form of a neutral rosin at an acidic pH. In another embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is a hydrophobe in the form of ASA at a slightly acidic to alkaline pH. In a further embodiment, the least one wetting resistant compounds is a hydrophobe in the form of AKD at about a neutral to an alkaline pH.
Appropriate wetting resistant compounds for use a different pH levels will be readily apparent to the skilled artisan. Moreover, appropriate pH levels for use with different wetting resistant compounds will also be readily apparent to the skilled artisan.
The at least one wetting resistant compound may be present in an amount ranging from about 2 to about 12 pounds per ton. In general, larger amounts of the at least one wetting resistant compound are used in a furnish with a higher amount of fiber _g_ fines and other anionic trash; cleaner furnish generally requires lesser amounts of the at least one wetting resistant compound. For example, the at least one wetting resistant compound may be present in about 2 to about 3 pounds per ton of very clean furnish.
As another example, the at least one wetting resistant compound i~nay be present in about 3 to about 4 pounds per ton of clean furnish. As a further example, the at least one wetting resistant compound may be present in about 8 to about 10 pounds per ton of dirty furnish or furnish containing greater than 50% of recycled fibers.
The at least one wetting resistant compound is generally added to the wetting resistant ply as a dilute solution of solids. In one embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is added as a solution of about 1 % solids. In another embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is added as a solution of about 2%
solids.
The at least one wetting resistant compound may impart increased release properties to the wetting resistant ply. When the at least one wetting resistant compound acts as a release agent, release agent flow on a Yankee may be decreased or set to zero. At the same time, adhesion agent flow on a Yankee may be maintained or increased to compensate for the increased release properties of the at least one wetting resistant agent. In embodiments where higher amounts of the at least one wetting resistant compound are used to compensate for a dirty furnish, little or no release agent will be included on the Yankee while adhesion agent flow may be increased.
The at least one wetting resistant compound may also possess an increased charge density. As used herein, a wetting resistant compound with an increased charge density is called a promoted wetting resistant compound. A promoted wetting resistant compound may facilitate bonds with anionic or cationic species in the paper furnish. In one embodiment, a promoted wetting resistant compound has an increased negative charge density such that it is substantially anionic. A promoted wetting resistant compound may be produced by any process that attaches to the wetting resistant compound a substituent group or groups with substantial cationic or anionic nature.
_g_ The at least one wetting resistant compound may be prepared or stabilized by emulsifying the at least one wetting resistant compound with water and/or starch. In one embodiment, an at least one hydrophobe is prepared by emulsifying AKD with water. In another embodiment, an at least one hydrophobe is prepared by emulsifying AKD with starch in water. In a further embodiment, an at least one hydrophobe is prepared by emulsifying ASA with water. In yet another embodiment, an at least one hydrophobe is prepared by emulsifying ASA with starch in water. Each of the foregoing embodiments also contemplate the preparation of at least one hydrophobe by emulsifying promoted AKD or ASA with water and/or starch.
The at least one wetting resistant compound may be introduced to the ply comprising at least one wetting resistant compound at many or multiple points during the papermaking process. Moreover, different at least one wetting resistant compounds may be introduced to the ply at the same or different points during the papermaking process. Furthermore, different at least one wetting resistant compounds may be introduced to the ply at many or multiple points during the papermaking process.
Multiple points of the papermaking process may facilitate the addition of at least one hydrophobe and at least one oleophobe to the wetting resistant ply. Degree of coverage and/or uniformity of the at least one wetting resistant compound on or throughout the wetting resistant ply may influence the points) of introduction, as well as the speed of the papermaking process.
In one embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is added to the stuffbox. In another embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is added to the suction side of the machine chest pump. In a further embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is sprayed onto the ply before the suction pressure roll.
In yet another embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is sprayed onto the ply before the Yankee hood. In yet a further embodiment, the least one wetting resistant compound is added either to the stuff box or the suction side of the machine chest pump, and sprayed onto the ply either before the suction pressure roll or before the Yankee hood. In another embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is sprayed onto the ply after the Yankee hood. In a further embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant compound is added to the suction side of the machine chest pump and sprayed onto the ply after the Yankee hood. Of course, each of the above embodiments apply when the at least one wetting resistant compound is an hydrophobe, an oleophobe, or when both hydrophobes and oleophobes are used.
The wetting resistant ply described herein may also comprise at least one retention aid. A retention aid is a compound that tends to improve the retention of cellulosic fiber fines and/or the at least one wetting resistant compound in the wetting resistant ply, rather than allow the fiber fines to pass through the forming wire. In one embodiment, the retention aid operates by neutralizing anionic trash and fines present in a paper furnish. The retention aid of the latter embodiment may neutralize anionic trash through a cationic charge preventing an attraction between the trash and the at least one wetting resistant compound. In another embodiment, the retention aid operates by creating or facilitating an attraction or bond between the fibers of the paper furnish and the at least one wetting resistant compound. The retention aid of the latter embodiment may facilitate such an attraction or bond through a combination of high molecular weight, such that it becomes trapped in the paper furnish and retained in the paper web as it is being formed, and of cationic nature, such that it attracts any anionic trash to which the at least one wetting resistant compound may also have been attracted. In a further embodiment, the retention aid operates both by neutralizing anionic trash and by facilitating an attraction between the paper fibers and the at least one wetting resistant compound.
The retention aid may be introduced in a number of places during the papermaking process. In one embodiment, the at least one retention aid is introduced to the wetting resistant ply by its addition to the suction side of the machine chest pump at the wet end of the papermaking process, either before or after the addition of the at least one wetting resistant compound. In another embodiment, the at least one retention aid is introduced to the wetting resistant ply after the fan pump, either before or after the addition of the at least one wetting resistant compound.
Retention aids suitable for use include, but are not limited to, polyamines, acrylamides, diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride (DADMAC), polyethylenimines, and cationic coagulants. In one embodiment, the retention aid is a cationic coagulant, such as Bufloc~ 5031 sold by Buckman Laboratories, Inc., of Memphis, TN. In another embodiment, the retention aid is a cationic polyacrylamide, such as Bufloc~
2149 sold by Buckman Laboratories, Inc.
The at least one retention aid may be added in an amount ranging from 0 to about 12 pounds per ton of fiber. In one embodiment, the at least one retention aid is added in an amount of about 1 to about 3 pounds per ton of fiber. In another embodiment, the at least one retention aid is added in an amount of about 2 pounds per tons of fiber. In a further embodiment, the at least one retention aid is added in an amount of about 5 to about 7 pounds per ton of fiber. In yet another embodiment, the at least one retention aid is added in an amount of about 6 pounds per ton of fiber. In yet a further embodiment, the at least one retention aid is added in an amount of about 10 pounds per ton of fiber.
The paper product described herein also comprises at least one absorbent ply.
The absorbent ply possesses greater absorbency than the wetting resistant ply.
In one embodiment, the at least one absorbent ply is made from the same composition as the at least one wetting resistant ply but contains a decreased amount of the at least one wetting resistant compound. In another embodiment, the at least one absorbent ply is made from the same composition as the at least one wetting resistant ply but contains a decreased amount of the at least one wetting resistant compound and an increased amount of any at least one wet strength additive. In a further embodiment, the at least one absorbent ply is made from the same composition as the at least one wetting resistant ply but contains none of the at least one wetting resistant compound. In yet another embodiment, the at least one absorbent ply is made from the same composition as the at least one wetting resistant ply but contains none of the at least one wetting resistant compound and an increased amount of any at least one wet strength additive.
One or more of the paper plies may comprise at least one wet strength additive.
When at least one wet strength additive is included in the at least one wetting resistant ply, the additive is introduced to the at least one wetting resistant ply by its addition to the suction side of the machine chest pump at the wet end of the papermaking process, either before or after the addition of the at least one wetting resistant compound. Wet strength additives suitable for use include, but are not limited to, aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes, urea-formaldehyde resins, melamine formaldehyde resins, and polyamide-epichlorohydrin resins.
In one embodiment, the at least one wet strength additive is a polyamide-epichlorohydrin (PAE) resin. One example of these resins is AMRES~ 15 HP sold by Georgia-Pacific Corp. Two additional examples of these resins are Kymene~
and Kymene~ 557H sold by Hercules Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware. Such resins and the process of making the resins are described in U.S. Patent Nos. 3,700,623 and 3,772,076, both of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
Additional description of poiyamide-epichlorohydrin resins is given in Espy, "Chapter 2:
Alkaline-Curing Polymeric Amine-Epichlorohydrin Resins," Wet Strength Resins and Their Application (L. Chan, ed., 1994). Further description and examples of polyamide-epichlorohydrin resins is given in Westfeit, Cellulose Chemistry and Technology, Vol.
13, p. 813 (1979).
In another embodiment, the at least one wet strength additive is a temporary wet strength agent. Useful temporary wet strength agents include, but are not limited to, aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes including glyoxal, malonic dialdehyde, succinic dialdehyde, glutaraldehyde and dialdehyde starches, as well as substituted or reacted starches, disaccharides, polysaccharides, chitosan, or reacted polymeric reaction products of monomers or polymers having aldehyde groups, and optionally, amine groups. Representative nitrogen containing polymers, which can suitably be reacted with the aldehyde containing monomers or polymers, include vinyl-amides, acrylamides, and related nitrogen containing polymers. These polymers impart a positive charge to the aldehyde containing reaction product. In addition, other commercially available temporary wet strength agents, such as, PAREZ~ 745, manufactured by Lanxess of Pittsburgh, PA, can be used, along with those disclosed, for example, in U.S.
Patent No.
4,605,702, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The temporary wet strength resin may be any one of a variety of water-soluble organic polymers comprising aldehydic units and cationic units used to increase dry and wet tensile strength of a paper product. Such resins are described in U.S.
Patent Nos.
4,675,394; 5,240,562; 5,138,002; 5,085,736; 4,981,557; 5,008,344; 4,603,176;
4,983,748; 4,866,151; 4,804,769; and 5,217,576, each of which is~incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Modified starches sold under the trademarks CO-BOND~
1000 and CO-BOND~ 1000 Plus, by National Starch and Chemical Company of Bridgewater, N.J., may also be used. Prior to use, a cationic aldehydic water soluble polymer may be prepared by preheating an aqueous slurry of approximately 5%
solids maintained at a temperature of approximately 240°F and a pH of about 2.7 for approximately 3.5 minutes. The slurry can be then quenched and diluted by adding water to produce a mixture of approximately 1.0% solids at less than about 130°F.
Other temporary wet strength agents, also available from National Starch and Chemical Company are sold under the trademarks CO-BOND~ 1600 and CO-BOND~
2300. These starches are supplied as aqueous colloidal dispersions and do not require preheating prior to use.
Temporary wet strength agents such as glyoxylated polyacrylamide can be used.
Temporary wet strength agents such as glyoxylated polyacrylamide resins are produced by reacting acrylamide with diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride (DADMAC) to produce a cationic polyacrylamide copolymer which is ultimately reacted with glyoxal to produce a cationic cross-linking temporary or semi- permanent wet strength resin, glyoxylated polyacrylamide. These materials are generally described in U.S. Patent No.
3,556,932 to Coscia et al. and U.S. Patent No. 3,556,933 to Williams et al., both of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. Resins of this type are commercially available under the trade name of PAREZ~ 631 NC, by Lanxess of Pittsburgh, PA.
Different mole ratios of acrylamide/DADMAC/glyoxal can be used to produce cross-linking resins, which are useful as wet strength agents. Furthermore, other dialdehydes can be substituted for glyoxal to produce wet strength characteristics.
According to one embodiment, the pulp contains up to about 30 Ibs/ton of temporary wet strength agent.
According to another embodiment, the pulp contains from about O~to about 10 Ibs/ton of a temporary wet strength agent.
The at least one wet strength additive may be present in an amount ranging from 0 to about 30 pounds per ton. In one embodiment, about 1 pound of the at least one wet strength additive is added per ton of fiber. In another embodiment, about 2 pounds of the at least one wet strength additive are added per ton of fiber. In a further embodiment, about 4 pounds of the least one wet strength additive are added per ton of fiber. In yet another embodiment, about 10 pounds of the at least one wet strength additive are added per ton of fiber. In yet a further embodiment, about 20.5 pounds of the at least one wet strength additive are added per ton of fiber. In some embodiments, the at least one wet strength additive may affect the amount of retention of the at least one wetting resistant compound on the paper fibers. In one such embodiment, about 1 to about 2 pounds of the at least one wet strength additive are added per ton of fiber.
One or more of the paper plies may include a dry strength agent. Useful dry strength agents include, but are not limited to, starch, guar gum, polyacrylamides, and carboxymethyl cellulose. According to one embodiment, the dry strength agent is carboxymethyl cellulose, an example of which is sold under the trade name HERCULES
CMC, by Hercules Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware. According to another embodiment, the pulp contains from about 0 to about 15 Ibs/ton of dry strength agent.
According to yet another embodiment, the pulp contains from about 1 to about 5 Ibs/ton of dry strength agent.
One or more of the paper plies may include a debonder and/or softener. These debonders and softeners may be incorporated into the pulp or sprayed upon the web after its formation. According to one embodiment, softening and debonding agents are added in an amount of not greater than about 2% by weight. According to another embodiment, softening and debonding agents are added in amount of not greater than about 1 % by weight. According to yet another embodiment, softening and debonding agents are added in an amount of greater than about 0% but less than about 0.4% by weight.
According to one embodiment, the softener material is an imidazoline derived from partially acid neutralized amines. Such materials are disclosed in U.S.
Patent No.
4,720,383, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Also relevant are the following articles: Evans, Chemistry and Industry, 5 July 1969, pp. 893-903; Egan, J.
Am. Oil Chemist's Soc., Vol. 55 (1978), pp. 118-121; and Trivedi et al., J.
Am. Oil Chemist's Soc., June 1981, pp. 754-756.
Softeners are often available commercially as complex mixtures rather than as single compounds. While this discussion will focus on the predominant species, it should be understood that commercially available mixtures could generally be used.
HERCULES 632, sold by Hercules, Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware, is a suitable softener material, which may be derived by alkylating a condensation product of oleic acid and diethylenetriamine. Synthesis conditions using a deficiency of alkylation agent (e.g., diethyl sulfate) and only one alkylating step, followed by pH
adjustment to protonate the non-ethylated species, result in a mixture consisting of cationic ethylated and cationic non-ethylated species. Since only a minor proportion (e.g., about 7 0%) of the resulting amino or amidol salt cyclize to imidazoline compounds, the major portion of these chemicals are pH sensitive.
Quaternary ammonium compounds, such as dialkyl dimethyl quaternary ammonium salts are also suitable, particularly when the alkyl groups contain from about 14 to about 20 carbon atoms. These compounds have the advantage of being relatively insensitive to pH.
The paper plies may also comprise a class of cationic softeners comprising imidazolines, which have a melting point of about 0°C to about 40°C when formulated with aliphatic polyols, aliphatic diols, alkoxylated aliphatic diols, alkoxylated polyols, alkoxylated fatty acid esters, or a mixture of these compounds. The softener may comprise an imidazoline moiety formulated in aliphatic polyols, aliphatic diols, alkoxylated aliphatic diols, alkoxylated aliphatic polyols, alkoxylated fatty acid esters, or a mixture of these compounds is dispersible in water at a temperature of about 1 °C to about 40°C.
The organic compound component of the softener, other than the imidazoline, may be selected from aliphatic diols, alkoxylated aliphatic diols, aliphatic polyols, alkoxylated aliphatic polyols, alkoxylated fatty esters, esters of polyethylene oxides, or a mixture of these compounds having a weight average molecular weight of from about 60 to about 1500. The cold-water dispersed aliphatic diols may have a molecular weight of about 90 to about 150. According to another embodiment, the molecular weight of from about 120 to about 150. According to one embodiment, the diol is 2,2,4 trimethyl 1,3 pentane diol (TMPD) and the alkoxylated diol is ethoxylated 2,2,4 trimethyl 1,3 pentane diol (TMPD/EO). Suitably, the alkoxylated diol is TMPD (EO)~
wherein n is an integer from 1 to 7, inclusive. Dispersants for the imidazoline moiety are alkoxylated aliphatic diols and alkoxylated polyols. Since it is hard to obtain pure alkoxylated diols and alkoxylated polyols, mixtures of diols, polyols, and alkoxylated diols, and alkoxylated polyols, and mixtures of only diols and polyols can be suitably utilized. A
suitable imidazoline softener is sold by Hercules, Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware, under the trade name PROSOFT 230.
Biodegradable softeners can also be utilized. Representative biodegradable cationic softeners/debonders are disclosed in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,312,522;
5,415,737;
5,262,007; 5,264,082; and 5,223,096, herein incorporated by reference in their entireties. These compounds are biodegradable diesters of quaternary ammonia compounds, quaternized amine-esters, biodegradable vegetable oil based esters functionalized with quaternary ammonium chloride, and diester dierucyldimethyl ammonium chloride are representative biodegradable softeners.
One or more of the paper plies may include at least one particulate filler.
Useful particulate fillers include, but are not limited to, clay, calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, talc, aluminum silicate, silica, calcium silicate, calcium sulfate, as well as the "ash" normally occurring in recycled fibers.
One or more of the paper plies may include at least one other additive, including, but not limited to, sizing agents, absorbency aids, opacifiers, brighteners, optical whiteners, dyes, colorants, or starches.
The paper plies described herein may be manufactured according to any of the papermaking methods previously discussed and others known to one of ordinary skill or later developed. In one embodiment, at least one paper ply is made by CWP. In another embodiment, at least one paper ply is made by TAD. In another embodiment, at least one paper ply is made by a process that produces a ply with a relatively uniform pore structure. In a further embodiment, at least one paper ply is made by a process that produces a ply with a relatively uniform structure of relatively small pores.
After the at least one wetting resistant ply and the at least one absorbent ply have been produced, they are often reeled to await further processing to the finished paper product. The further processing is generally referred to as converting.
While converting operations are generally carried out on reeled paper plies, a converting operation may also be added directly to the end of a papermaking.process or processes. Converting includes, but is not limited to, operations such as calendering, embossing, plying, the application of treatment agents, heat treating, slitting, and folding. The paper product may be subjected to any of the recognized converting operations that are readily apparent to the skilled artisan.
Either or both of the at least one absorbent ply and the at least one wetting resistant ply may be calendered. In one embodiment, both the at least one absorbent ply and the at least one wetting resistant ply are separately calendered. In another embodiment, both the at least one absorbent ply and the at least one wetting resistant ply are separately calendered to possess a TMI friction value of at about 0.27 to about 0.59 In a further embodiment, the either or both of the at least one absorbent ply and the at least one wetting resistant ply possess a TMI friction value of about 0.43. TMI
friction and tests for TMI friction are discussed and described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0168780, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The caliper of the paper plies or products of the present description may be measured, for example, by using a Model 89-I JR, 89-II JR, or Progage Electronic Thickness Tester available from the Thwing-Albert Instrument Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In one embodiment, the caliper is measured with a Model 89-II
Tester on a sample consisting of a stack of eight sheets of plies using a two-inch diameter anvil at a 539±10 gram dead weight load with a 0.231 in/sec descent rate. In another embodiment, the caliper is measured with a Model 89-II Tester on a sample consisting of a stack of eight completely unfold napkins made in accordance with the present description using a two-inch diameter anvil at a 539 ~ 10 gram dead weight load with a 0.231 in/sec descent rate.
Embossing is the act of mechanically working a substrate to cause the substrate to conform under pressure to the depths and contours of a patterned embossing roll. In general, the paper web or ply is passed between a pair of emboss rolls that, under pressure, form contours within the surface of the web or ply. In most embossing configurations, at least one of the two roller surfaces directly carriers the patterns to be transferred to the paper web or ply. Known configurations of this type include rigid-to-resilient and rigid-to-rigid embossing.
In a rigid-to-resilient embossing system, a single or multi-ply substrate is passed through a nip formed between a first roll, the substantially rigid surface of which contains the embossing pattern as a multiplicity of protuberances and/or depressions arranged into an aesthetically pleasing manner, and a second roll; the substantially resilient surface of which may either be smooth or also contain a multiplicity of protuberances and/or depressions that cooperate with the rigid surfaced patterned roll.
Rigid rolls generally comprise either a steel body that is directly engraved or a hard rubber coated surface (either directly coated or sleeved) that is laser engraved.
While a directly engraved steel roll has a longer lifespan, its production may require significant lead time. Laser engraved sleeved rolls may require less production lead time, but often have a lifespan substantially less than that of a steel roll.
Resilient rolls may comprise a steel core directly coated or sleeved with a resilient material and may or may not be engraved with a pattern. If a pattern is present, the pattern may be either a mated, matched-mated, or a non-mated pattern with respect to the pattern carried on the rigid roll.
In a rigid-to-rigid embossing system, a single-ply or multi-ply substrate is passed through a nip formed between two substantially rigid rolls. The surfaces of both rolls contain the pattern to be embossed as a multiplicity of protuberances and/or depressions arranged into an aesthetically pleasing manner. The protuberance and/or depressions of the second roll cooperate with those patterned in the first rigid roll. The first rigid roll is generally comprises either a steel body that is directly engraved or a hard rubber coated surface (either directly coated or sleeved) that is laser engraved.
The second rigid roll generally comprises a steel body that is directly engraved or a hard rubber covered surface (either directly coated or sleeved) possessing a matching or mated pattern that is either conventionally engraved or laser engraved.
The paper product may be embossed using any art recognized or after-developed embossing pattern. The embossing process may be used not only to increase bulk and absorbance, but also to ply the product. Embossing may also be used to improve the aesthetic appearance of the paper product. In one embodiment, the paper products are embossed according to U.S. Patent No. 5,415,918, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The paper plies of the paper product may be microembossed. Microembossing is an embossing process that comprises embossing a paper ply using emboss elements of less than about 1 millimeter in size. Microembossing is generally used to impart bulk to a paper ply, although it may also be used to impart an aesthetic design. In one embodiment, a microembossed ply possesses about 40 to about 60 dots per square centimeter.
Either or both of the at least one absorbent ply and the at least one wetting resistant ply may be microembossed. In one embodiment, both the at least one absorbent ply and the at least one wetting resistant ply are separately microembossed.
In another embodiment, the at least one absorbent ply is microembossed and the at least one wetting resistant ply is not microembossed. In a further embodiment, the at least one absorbent ply is not microembossed and the at least one wetting resistant ply is microembossed. In yet another embodiment, the at least one absorbent ply is microembossed and comprises at least one wet strength agent in a greater amount than the at least one wetting resistant ply. In yet a further embodiment, both the at least one absorbent ply and the at least one wetting resistant ply are separately microembossed and the at least one absorbent ply comprises at least one wet strength agent in a greater amount than the at least one wetting resistant ply. In another embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant ply is not embossed and the at least one absorbent ply is microembossed and comprises at least one wet strength agent in a greater amount than the at least one wetting resistant ply.
The paper plies of the paper product may be macroembossed. Macroembossing is an embossing process that comprises embossing a paper ply using emboss elements of greater than about 1 millimeter in size. Macroembossing is generally used to impart an aesthetic design to a paper ply, although it may also be used for plying and/or to increase bulk. The paper product may comprise plies that have been separately embossed before plying or embossed as a whole after plying or both. In one embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant ply and the at least one absorbent ply are separately microembossed before plying, and then macroembossed at the same time after plying. U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0168780, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, describes embossing processes that include one or both of microembossing and macroembossing.
The paper plies may also be coin edged. Coin edging is generally used for plying the edges of a multi-ply paper product, although it may also be used to impart an aesthetic design and/or to increase bulk. In one embodiment, the at least one hydrophobic ply and the least one wetting resistant ply are coin edged. In another embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant ply and the least one absorbent ply are both macroembossed and coin edged. In a further embodiment, the at least one wetting resistant ply and the least one absorbent ply are separately microembossed, macroembossed together, and coin edged together.
Plying, or ply bonding, is the act of joining two or more substrates. When the plies of the paper product are produced separately, the plies are plied together to form the paper product. In one embodiment, plying involves glue laminating the plies together. In another embodiment, plying involves the mechanical ply bonding of the plies. In a further embodiment, plying involves hot melt gluing the plies together. In yet another embodiment, plying involves emboss ply bonding the plies together.
Plying in the form of glue lamination may be accomplished by several different techniques. In one embodiment, plying involves glue laminating in a point to flat configuration. In another embodiment, plying involves glue laminating the plies together in a point to point configuration. A point to point configuration implies that the plies being glue laminated have been embossed or otherwise marked in some fashion as to create points, ridges, waves, lines, or some form of protrusions) that may either be registered together or nested to form the plied product. In a further embodiment, plying involves glue laminating the plies together in a point to point configuration with the Yankee or smoother side of the at least one wetting resistant ply on the outside. The glue may be applied by several different techniques. In one embodiment, the glue for plying by glue lamination is rolled onto one ply. In another embodiment, the glue for plying by glue lamination is rolled onto the at least one wetting resistant ply. In a further embodiment, the glue for plying by glue lamination is rolled onto the points or tips of one ply after microembossing. In yet another embodiment, the glue for plying by glue lamination is rolled onto the points or tips of the at least one wetting resistant ply after microembossing. In yet another embodiment, the glue for plying by glue lamination is rolled onto the points or tips of the at feast one absorbent ply after microembossing.
Separate microembossing of the plies along with glue lamination in a point to point configuration may be carried out by one apparatus, such as the point to point embossing units sold by OMET S.R.L. of Lecco, Italy. Each of the embodiments described may also describe rolling glue for plying by glue lamination onto the point of tips of at least one ply after macroembossing, without or without microembossing.
The glue or adhesive used for glue lamination may be any of those known to one of ordinary skill in the art. In one embodiment, the glue is a water-based synthetic resin.
In another embodiment, the solids in the glue comprise more than 50% of a polyvinyl alcohol. In a further embodiment, the glue may comprise a polyamide-epichlorohydrin (PAE) resin. Two examples of glue are WB-2775M and WB-2746 manufactured by the H. B. Fuller Company of St. Paul, MN.
The converting process for the paper products may also comprise a slitter apparatus to cut a given paper web into multiple webs. The converting process may further comprise a folder apparatus, if the paper products to be made require folding before packaging and/or shipment. Folding may be carried out by an apparatus manufactured by, for example, C. G. Bretting Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Figure 2 reveals one embodiment of a converting process that may be used to produce paper napkins in accordance with one embodiment of this description.
Two rolls of absorbent ply 1 and two rolls of wetting resistant ply 2 are pre-calendered and loaded into the two sections A and B of the converting apparatus. Each of the plies 1 and 2 are passed through separate microembossing stations 3 before being passed through plying stations 4 that glue laminate the two plies together in a point to point configuration. The glue laminated product is then carried to the macroembossing stations 5 that may impart one or both of a central pattern and edge pattern to the paper. The macroembossed product is then passed through slitter assemblies 6 to create two strips of product per section of the converting apparatus. The four strips of product are then introduced into the folder 7 that creates finished napkin products 8.
As one example of a paper product, a paper napkin is prepared from one absorbent ply and one hydrophobic ply with AKD as the at least one hydrophobe.
The two plies are calendered to a TMI friction of about 0.43, separately microembossed with about 40 to about 60 dots per square centimeter, and then glue laminated in a point to point configuration. The laminated product is then macroembossed, slit, and folded into the finished napkin. The napkin possesses a caliper of at least about 110 mils/ 8 sheets and a GM modulus between about 20 to about 50g/% stretch for a 1 inch sample.
Among others, three basic tests were used to assess the paper plies: water absorption rate (WAR), strike through, and contact angle. WAR is a test to determine the rate at which a paper product or ply absorbs a quantity of water or other liquid placed on its surface. Strike through is a test to determine the ability of a paper product or ply to prevent the passage of water through its thickness, graded on a pass/fail basis.
Contact angle is the angle at which a quantity of water contacts the surface of a paper product or ply, a measurement of its surface energy. Each of these tests are discussed in greater detail below.
The water absorption rate (WAR) of a paper product or ply is the time it takes for a drop of water to wick into the paper product or ply such that the liquid is no longer visible as a distinct drop. For the paper plies that comprise most commercially available paper napkins, the WAR is almost instantaneous, i.e., less than two seconds.
The at least one absorbent ply may exhibit a WAR similar to that of the paper plies of commercially available paper napkins. In one embodiment, the WAR of the at least one absorbent ply is less than about two seconds. In another embodiment, the WAR
of the at least one absorbent ply is less than about five seconds. In a further embodiment, the WAR of the at least one absorbent ply is less than about ten seconds. In yet another embodiment, the WAR of the least one absorbent ply is less than the WAR of the at least one wetting resistant ply. In another embodiment, the absorbency of the at least one absorbent ply is greater than the absorbency of the at least one wetting resistant ply because the WAR of the at least one absorbent ply is less than the WAR of the at least one wetting resistant ply.
The at least one wetting resistant ply, on the other hand, may exhibit a longer WAR than the paper plies of commercially available paper napkins. In one embodiment, the WAR of the wetting resistant ply is greater than about 5 seconds. In another embodiment, the WAR of the wetting resistant ply is greater than about seconds. In yet another embodiment, the WAR of the wetting resistant ply is greater than about 100 seconds. In a further embodiment, the WAR of the wetting resistant ply is greater than about 200 seconds. In yet a further embodiment, the WAR of the at least one wetting resistant ply is greater than the WAR of the at least one absorbent ply.
One test for WAR involves conditioning a sample of the ply~or plies to be tested to about 23°C and about 50% relative humidity. The conditioned sample is secured lightly in a frame without substantial stretching in either the machine or cross directions, but with sufficient tension in all directions such that the sample is smooth.
The sample is suspended in the frame horizontally such that both surfaces of the sample are not in contact with any other surface; that is, both surfaces of the sample contact only air, such a third surface in contact with the sample can significantly influence moisture penetration delay times. While at room temperature, the surface side of the sample to be tested is oriented upwardly and a droplet of colored water is placed gently thereon.
In one version of the test, the droplet is approximately 0.01 mL. In another version of the test, the droplet is approximately 0.1 mL. A timer is started simultaneously with the placement of the colored water droplet on the surface and is stopped when the droplet is completely absorbed into the sheet and no longer projects upwardly from the surface of the sample as observed with the naked eye. The time is recorded as the WAR.
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similar test setup and procedure may be used when the absorbency of a liquid other than water is to be tested. As such, WAR is not necessarily limited to water or aqueous solutions, in spite of its name.
Strike through is a test to determine the ability of a paper product or ply to prevent the passage of water or other liquid through its thickness, graded on a pass/fail basis. A paper product or ply passing the strike through test is said to exhibit moisture strike through resistance. One test for strike through involves first curing a sample ply for about 5 minutes at about 105 °C, which is then cooled for about 5 minutes. Second, a 4-ply test sample is constructed on blotter paper, including (1) a non-sample ply on the top; (2) two sample plies in the middle; and (3) a non-sample ply on the bottom that contacts the blotter paper. In one embodiment, the 4-ply test sample includes (1) an absorbent ply on the top; (2) two wetting resistant plies in the middle; and (3) an absorbent ply on the bottom. In another embodiment where the test involves a two-ply napkin made in accordance with the present description, the 4-ply test sample is prepared by folding the napkin such that the wetting resistant plies are on the inside of the folded test sample and the absorbent plies are on the outside. Third, a moderate amount of colored water (about 0.3g or 5 drops) is poured or placed onto the top ply of the test sample. After about five seconds, the test sample is moved to observe the water wet-through trace on the surface of the blotter paper. To pass the test, there can no be no trace of the colored water on the blotter paper. In one embodiment, a paper product may be said to exhibit strike through resistance if it passes the described strike-s through test. The test may also be performed with other liquids, such as oils and emulsions, for which knowledge of strike through resistance is desired. As such, strike through is not limited to water or aqueous solutions. .
While the strike through test may provide useful information about the water resistance of a given paper product, a contact angle test may provide useful information about the water or liquid resistance of a given paper ply. A contact angle is defined as the angle between a tangent to a liquid droplet surface at its air/liquid interface at the droplet's line of contact with a solid and the solid substrate surface upon which the droplet rests (as measured through the liquid). A contact angle may be measured at any point at the line of contact of the three phases: air, liquid, and solid.
"Contact angle," as used herein, refers to the contact angles of a paper ply with water or other liquid at room temperature as measured with a goniometer.
The contact angle is one method of measuring the surface free energy of a ply.
In general, plies with higher surface free energies have higher initial contact angles and increased moisture strike through resistance. An initial contact angle of 0° represents a lack of moisture strike through resistance. In one embodiment, the at least one absorbent ply exhibits an initial contact angle of about 0°. In another embodiment, the at least one absorbent ply exhibits an initial contact angle less than the initial contact angle of the at least one wetting resistant ply.
Contact angles reported herein were determined by adhering a sample ply or plies to a 75 x 25 mm glass microscope slide prepared to receive the sample with a strip of double-sided adhesive tape. The sample ply was adhered to the tape with the surface of the ply to be tested oriented upwardly. The slide was then placed on the goniometer sample stage and a 0.01 mL drop of distilled water was placed on the surface to be tested. The image of the droplet/sheet sample interface was captured at the moment just after contact using a telescopic lens and a video signal recorded. The video signals were then analyzed for the initial contact angle by drawing a tangent vector from the line of contact between the water droplet and the sheet surface, as shown in Figure 5. Any suitable goniometer may be employed; one example is a goniometer available from Rame-Hart Inc., operated with a Panasonic~ camera model WV-BP312 and Java-based software to measure the initial contact angle. Video signals may also be recorded at multiple time intervals after contacting the droplet to the surface in order to measure the change in contact angle over time.
An initial contact angle of greater than 90° reveals a ply that may exhibit increased moisture strike through resistance. In one embodiment, the wetting resistant ply exhibits an initial contact angle of at least about 80°. In another embodiment, the wetting resistant ply exhibits an initial contact angle of at least about 90°. In a further embodiment, the wetting resistant ply exhibits an initial contact angle of at least about 100°. In yet another embodiment, the wetting resistant ply exhibits an initial contact angle of at least about 110°. In yet a further embodiment, the wetting resistant ply exhibits an initial contact angle of at least about 130°. In another embodiment, the wetting resistant ply exhibits an initial contact angle greater than the initial contact angle of the at least one absorbent ply.
A ply that maintains a high contact angle over the time of exposure to moisture also may be said to exhibit moisture strike though resistance. In one embodiment, the wetting resistant ply exhibits a contact angle of at least about 70°
after contact with liquid for about five minutes. !n another embodiment, the wetting resistant ply exhibits a contact angle of greater than about 80° for five minutes after contact.
In a further embodiment, the wetting resistant ply exhibits a contact angle of greater than about 90°
for five minutes after contact. In yet another embodiment, the wetting resistant ply exhibits a contact angle of greater than about 110° for five minutes after contact.
The basis weight of a ply or paper may be measured with are accurate balance.
Eight 3 by 3 inch specimens are cut and the, if a finished product is tested, the specimens should each have the same number of plies as the finished product.
After the weight of the specimens is determined, the basis weight in pounds per ream (500 sheets @ 24 in. x 36 in. = 3000 square feet) equals 952.4 x the measured weight, divided by the square of the inches. If eight 3 by 3 inch specimens are used, then the square of the inches is 72. Other size specimen samples may be used if convenient and the square of the inches is adjusted accordingly in the calculation.
The wet tensile strength of a paper ply or paper product according to the present disclosure may be measured using a three-inch wide strip of sample that is folded into a loop, clamped in a special fixture termed a Finch Cup, then immersed in water.
From a sample is cut two CD specimens, 3 inches wide by at least about 4.5 inches long. The Finch Cup, which is available from High-tech Manufacturing Services, Inc. of Vancouver, Washington, is mounted onto a tensile tester with the flange of the Finch Cup clamped by the tester's lower jaw and the ends of tissue loop clamped into the upper jaw of the tensile tester. The sample is immersed in water that has been adjusted to a pH of 7.0 t 0.1 and the tensile is tested after a 5 second immersion time. Normally the cross direction wet tensile is tested, as the strength in this direction is generally lower than that of the machine direction and the tissue is more likely to fail in use in the cross-machine direction. The wet tensile strength of a "cured" or aged sample may be measured, to determine the effect, if any, on time and wet tensile strength for a given ply or product.
Tensile strength of a ply or paper product produced in accordance with the present disclosure may be measured in the machine direction and cross-machine direction on a tensile tester with the gauge length set to 3 inches. The area of tissue tested is assumed to be 3 inches wide by 3 inches long (the distance between the grips). In practice, the length of the samples may be the distance between lines of perforation, in the case of machine direction tensile strength, and the width of the samples is the width of the roll, in the case of cross-machine direction tensile strength.
The maximum load and stretch are recorded for each direction. The results are reported in units of "grams per 3-inch" or "g/3 in."; a more complete rendering of the units would be "grams per 3-inch by 3-inch strip."
The break modulus (also referred to as tensile stiffness, stiffness modulus, or tensile modulus) may be determined by the procedure for measuring tensile strength and stretch described above. The modulus of a ply or paper product is the peak load divided by the stretch at the peak. The geometric mean (GM) modulus may be determined by taking the square root of the product of the machine direction modulus and the cross direction modulus, and the overall GM modulus may be determined by averaging the GM modulus for multiple replicates on the same sample.
Example One In example one, the following five hydrophobes were evaluated for use as the at least one hydrophobe in the hydrophobic ply: EAA, HMAP, AKD, rosin, and ASA.
Paper plies were made on a pilot scale papermaking machine with 20% refined softwood fibers (Marathon, 480 CSF, 42 minutes) and 80% refined hardwood fibers (Aracruz, 500 CSF, 10 minutes open). The paper plies were dried on a Yankee dryer using a 10° creping blade or a square blade, depending on the crepe structure. A
coating of 90% CevolO 09-523, 5% Hercules 1184, and 5% Hercules 1145 was applied to the Yankee dryer for all samples. After drying, the paper plies were lightly calendered. Each paper ply was produced to possess the physical characteristics within the ranges listed in Table 1:
Table 1 - Physical Characteristics of Trial One Plies Characteristic Tar et Lower U er Basis Wei ht ounds/ream 10.5 9.5 11.00 Cali er mils / 8 sheets 33.0 28.0 38.0 MD D Tensile Stren th /3 in. 1000 750 1250 CD D Tensile Stren th /3 in. 500 350 650 GMT /3 in. 700 500 900 Tensile Ratio 2.00 N/A N/A
MD Stretch % 14.0 9.5 N/A
CD Wet Tensile Stren th /3 60 35 N/A
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CD Wet/D Ratio 0.12 N/A N/A
Moisture (USL-Peak) 5.4 N/A 8.0 The EAA used in Trial One was prepared from PrimacorT"' 5980 supplied by Dow Chemical of Midland, Michigan. A 2L glass beaker was charged with 1 L
deionized water, to which 40.70g of sodium hydroxide pellets (1.1 equivalents of acrylic acid content) were added during rapid mechanical stirring with a plastic rotor.
After the sodium hydroxide dissolved and the temperature of the solution fell below 40 °C, 333g of PrimacorT"" 5980 were added during rapid stirring, after which the temperature of the solution was gradually raised to 92 °C. The solution then formed a bluish-white EAA
emulsion and was cooled to about 50 to about 60 °C for storage.
The HMAP used in Trial One was prepared from Chevron~ PA-18 sodium salt supplied by Chevron. In a steam jacketed kettle, 56.76g (1.42 mol) of sodium hydroxide pellets were dissolved in 15 L of deionized water, to which 227g (0.66 mol) of Chevron~
PA-18 were added during vigorous stirring. The temperature of solution was gradually raised to 85 °C and maintained until a clear HMAP fluid was formed.
The AKD used in Trial One was Novasize AKDT"" 3016 from Georgia-Pacific Chemicals, delivered as a 16% total solids solution and diluted to about 1 %
solids prior to addition to the fiber furnish.
The neutral rosin used in Trial One was NovamaxT"" rosin from Georgia-Pacific Chemicals, delivered as a 34.7% total solids solution and diluted to about 1 %
solids prior to addition to the fiber furnish. .
The ASA used in Trial One was NovasizeT"" ASA BZ38 from Georgia-Pacific Chemicals, delivered as a 34.7% total solids solution and diluted to about 1 to about 2%
solids prior to addition to the fiber furnish and after emulsification with NovasizeT"~ EML
1520 from Georgia-Pacific Chemicals. The ASA emulsion used was prepared by mixing 280g water and 60.Og NovasizeT"" EML 1520 in a blender at low speed, to which 60.Og was NovasizeT"" ASA BZ38 was solely added with care to avoid direct contact of the ASA with the blender walls and blades. The resulting composition was mixture at high speed for four minutes to give a 15% by weight ASA emulsion, which was then diluted with cold water to about 1 to about 2°/o solids. The emulsion prepared in this manner possessed sufficient stability to be used within 4 to 5 hours. .
Experimental plies were made with the addition of the type and amount of hydrophobes listed in Table 2, which also reports the results of tests for WAR
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and 0.1 mL on Yankee side of the ply) and contact angle. In some tests, a wet strength resin (WSR) was used in form of a PAE resin sold as AMRES~ HP25 by the Georgia-Pacific Corp. Each hydrophobe was added after the addition of any listed WSR.
Plies listed as "aged" in Table 2 were either allowed to sit for 4 to 6 days at ambient conditions before testing or heat-treated to simulate aging for 4 to 6 days at ambient conditions.
Table 2 - Parameters and Results from Trial One y p Addition LevelsWAR with WAR with Contact Angle H dro hobe (pounds/ton) 0.01 mL (sec.)0.1 mL (sec.)() Control 3.0 WSR 1.4 16.7 N/A
1.0 + 4.5 8.5 105.8 0 WSR
EAA 3.0 + 7.0 83.3 300.0+ 40 WSR
5.4 + 10 WSR 84.9 300.0+ 42 1.0 + 4.5 15.5 212.7 N/A
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EAA Aged 3.0 + 7 WSR 101.8 300.0+ N/A
5.4 + 10 WSR 58.4 300.0+ N/A
1.0+5.5WSR 1.2 19.6 N/A
HMAP 3.0 + 10.5 17.2 299.7 13 WSR
7.0 + 20.5 200.0 to 300.0300.0+ 55 WSR
3.0 + 10.5 19.5 299.6 N/A
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HMAP Aged 5.0 + 15.5 8.6 135.4 N/A
WSR
7.0 + 20.5 65.3 300.0+ N/A
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1.0 22.9 300:0+ 37 AKD 2.0 300.0+ 300.0+ 104 4.0 300.0+ 300.0+ 105 1.0 65.7 300.0+ 44 AKD Aged 2.0 300.0+ 300.0+ 104 4.0 300.0+ 300.0+ 112 1.0 3.4 35.8 N/A
Neutral 3.0 3.5 43.1 N/A
Rosin 6.0 4.1 69.7 N/A
10.0 3.7 60.7 N/A
ASA 2.0 142.7 300.0+ 91 4.0 300.0+ 296.0 N/A
Figure 3 shows for the different hydrophobes the WAR in seconds to absorb 0.01 mL of liquid versus the amount of hydrophobe added in pounds per ton. As noted by Figure 3, the WAR test ended after 300 seconds; plies with WAR times greater than 300 seconds are listed as "300.0+" in Table 2.
Figure 4 shows for different hydrophobes the WAR in seconds to absorb 0.1 mL
of liquid versus the amount of hydrophobe added in pounds per ton. As noted by Figure 4, the WAR test ended after 300 seconds; plies with WAR times greater than 300 seconds are listed as "300.0+" in Table 2.
Figure 5 shows for different hydrophobes the initial contact angle in degrees versus the amount of hydrophobe added in pounds per ton. As can be seen in Figure 5, the test samples with ASA at 2 Ib/T, AKD at 2 Ib/T, and AKD at 4 Ib/T each showed an initial contact angle about 90°.
Several of the hydrophobic plies produced in Trial One were separately microembossed, mated with an absorbent ply, and ply bonded to create a 2-ply paper product. Various properties of these products were tested, and specifically the Strike Through of each product was tested using 0.3g of blue water placed on the product for 5 seconds. The results from these tests are presented in Table 3.
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Example Two A two-ply paper product in accordance with the present description was produced in a full-scale CWP mill. Both paper plies were manufactured according to the parameters given in Table 5 to achieve the listed target, minimum, and maximum physical properties, and possess the listed measured physical properties, given in Table 4.
Table 4 - Physical Properties of Trial Two Plies Physical PropertyDesired ues Absorbent Hydrophobic Val Ply Tar et Min Max Ply Basis Weight at 10.2 9.6 10.8 10.2 10.8 Reel ounds / ream Reel Caliper 33 28 38 32 34 mils / 8 sheets Rewinder Caliper 23.0 20.0 26.0 N/A 23.9 mils / 8 sheets MD Dry Tensile 1000 750 1250 1043 1152 / 3 in.
CD Dry Tensile 500 350 750 471 493 (g / 3 in.
MD Stretch (% 14.0 9.5 N/A 12.0 12.0 CD Finch Wet 80 40 120 94. 104 Tensile / 3 in.
TMI Friction 0.43 0.27 0.59 0.41 N/A
(2-Ply, after Calenderin Table 5 - Process Conditions for Trial Two Plies Cate o Pro ert Absorbent H dro hobic PI PI
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i t a SEC % 15 15 urn s a Broke % 15 ' 15 A reel of the absorbent ply was made first and loaded onto a rewinder. The hydrophobic ply was then produced (with the AKD being added to the stuftbox and the WSR being added at the suction side of the machine chest pump) and plied (Yankee side out) with the absorbent ply reel such that the absorbent ply was on the outside.
The plied product was then slit on the rewinder to produce ten 2-ply, 40"
diameter, 24"
wide rolls.
The contact angle of the hydrophobic ply side of the sample product was measured initially and at 1, 2, and 3 minutes after contact. Figure 6 displays the results of the contact angle tests by plotting the measured contact angle in degrees versus the time in minutes. For comparison, Figure 6 displays the results from similar tests on a sample of the paper ply from Example One with 4 pounds/Ton AKD. Figure 6 reveals that hydrophobic plies produced in a mill have a smaller initial contact angle, and smaller contact angles over time, than hydrophobic plies produced on a pilot machine.
The smaller WAR may be attributed to less AKD being retained in the mill-produced ply and that ply being made from a furnish with less clean fibers than the pilot machine plies.
Example Three A two-ply paper product in accordance with the present description was produced on a full-scale CWP papermaking machine. An absorbent ply was used from Example Two. The hydrophobic paper ply was manufactured according to the parameters given in Table 6:
Table 6 - Process Conditions for Trial Three Hydrophobic Ply Process Condition Centerline or Parameter 30% Hardwood Furnish 40% Softwood 15% SEC
15% Broke Refinin Level As Needed Cre a Blade S ware Reel Cre a 15%
Reel Moisture 5.0%
Hydrophobe NovasizeT"" AKD 3016 2.0 to 8.0 oundslton Wet Strength Resin AMRES~ 15 HP
2.0 to 4.0 oundslton Yankee Coating ! Release Hercules Crepetrol 1145 Packa a Rezoso14609 A reel of the absorbent ply from Example Two was loaded onto a rewinder. The hydrophobic ply was then produced (with the WSR being added to the stuffbox and the AKD being added at the suction side of the machine chest pump) and plied (Yankee side out) with the absorbent ply reel such that the absorbent ply was on the outside.
The plied product was then slit on the rewinder to produce a 2-ply; 40"
diameter, 24"
wide roll.
The contact angle of the hydrophobic ply side of the sample product was measured initially and at 1, 3, and 5 minutes after contact. Figure 7 displays the results of the contact angle tests by plotting the measured contact angle in degrees versus the time in minutes. For comparison, Figure 7 displays the results from similar tests on a sample of the paper ply from Example One with 4 pounds/Ton AKD and a sample of the paper ply from Example Two. Figure 7 reveals that the Trial Two hydrophobic plies have a smaller initial contact angle, and smaller contact angles over time, than the hydrophobic plies produced in Example Three. The larger contact angle may be attributed to the addition of the AKD at the suction side of the machine chest pump, which improved contact time with the fibers and enabled better mixing.
Example Four A two-ply paper product in accordance with the present description was produced in a full-scale CWP mill. In this trial, two different hydrophobic plies were made: one with the at least one hydrophobe sprayed onto the surface of the hydrophobic ply after the suction pressure roll (i.e., sprayed onto the air-side of the sheet while on the Yankee dryer) and another with the at least one hydrophobe added to the machine chest pump at the wet end. The paper plies were manufactured according to the parameters given in Tables 8 and 9 to achieve the listed target, minimum, and maximum physical properties, and possess the listed measured physical properties, given in Table 7:
Table 7 - Physical Properties of Trial Four Plies Physical Desired lues Absorbent HydrophobicHydrophobic Va Property TargetMin Max PIY Ply'- SprayPly - Wet End Basis Weight 11.7 11.1 12.3 10.1 11.9 11.6 at Reel ounds / ream Reel Caliper 35.0 30.0 40.0 32.3 38.9 33.8 mils l 8 sheets Rewinder Caliper25.0 22.0 28.o N/A 27.0 23.7 (mils / 8 sheets) MD Dry Tensile~ooo X50 ~25o g4g 989 1249 l 3 in.
CD Dry Tensile500 350 750 495 479 610 3 in.
MD Stretch X4.0 9.5 NBA 14.7 15.9 16.4 %
CD Finch Wet so 40 X20 75 88 58 Tensile / 3 in.
Table 8 - Process Conditions for Example Four Hydrophobic Ply Process Condition Centerline or Parameter 45% Hardwood Furnish 45% Softwood 15% Broke Refinin Level As Needed Cre a Blade S uare Reel Cre a 15%
Reel Moisture 4.5%
H dro hobe NovasizeT"' AKD 3016 Wet Stren th Resin AMRES~ 15 HP
Retention Aid Bufloc~ 5031 Yankee Coating / Release Hercules Crepetrol 1145 Package Hercules Rezosol 4609 Hercules 3690 where * in Table Table 9 - Process Conditions for Example Four Plies Category Property AbsorbentHydrophobicHydrophobic PI PI - S ra PI - Wet End Refiner kW 108 102 121 Yankee f m 3650 3650 3600 Process Yankee si 88 125 105 Conditions Cre a % 16.7 19.9 16.7 Hoods F 501 609 616 Moisture (% 5.6 4.6 4.7 Hydrophobe 0 4.0' 5.0 ~ounds/ton Chemicals WSR 3.2 3.3 1.4 ounds/ton Retention Aid 0 2.0 2.0 ounds/ton Cre 1145 mL/min 9 142 80 in p 4609 mUmin 30 0 5*
g A reel of the absorbent ply was made first from the furnish listed in Table 8 with 7 pounds per ton of the wet strength resin listed in Table 8 added to the stuffbox. The spray and wet end hydrophobic plies were then produced, calendered, and slit on the rewinder to produce five, 1-ply, 40" diameter, 24" wide rolls of each ply. To produce the finished two-ply napkin product, the hydrophobic plies were plied (Yankee side out) with the absorbent ply, such that the absorbent ply was on the outside, by glue lamination with point to point emboss followed by a macroemboss and folding.
The physical properties of the produced napkin products were measured, including the strike through. Table 10 displays the results of these tests.
Both products exhibits physical properties that approached or exceeded the target values and both products passed the strike through test.
Table 10 - Finished Product Properties Absorbent Ply Absorbent Ply + +
Physical PropertyTarget Hydrophobic Hydrophobic Ply Ply (Spray) (Wet End) Basis Weight at Reel 20.0 20.0 20.0 ( ounds / ream Reel Caliper 124.0 122.0 123 mils / 8 sheets .
MD Dry Tensile 1900 1604 1795 / 3 in.
CD Dry Tensile 800 680 709 / 3 in.
CD Finch Wet 130 105 92 Tensile / 3 in.
GM Break 140.0 145 144 Modulus /% str . .
GM Modulus 30 29 34 /% str . . .
Strike Through Pass Pass Pass Test Result Other embodiments of the described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.
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1. A multi-ply paper product comprising:
at least one hydrophobic ply comprising at least one hydrophobe; and, at least one absorbent ply having an absorbency greater than the at least one hydrophobic ply, wherein the hydrophobic ply exhibits an initial contact angle of at least about 80°
and the at least one hydrophobic ply and the at least one absorbent ply are joined to each other by point to point embossing and glue lamination.
at least one hydrophobic ply comprising at least one hydrophobe; and, at least one absorbent ply having an absorbency greater than the at least one hydrophobic ply, wherein the hydrophobic ply exhibits an initial contact angle of at least about 80°
and the at least one hydrophobic ply and the at least one absorbent ply are joined to each other by point to point embossing and glue lamination.
2. The multi-ply paper product of claim 1, wherein the at least one hydrophobe is chosen from at least one of alkenyl ketene dimer, alkyl ketene dimer, fluorocarbons, alkenyl succinic anhydride, HMAP, ethylene-acrylic acid, and neutral rosin emulsions.
3. The multi-ply paper product of claim 2, wherein the at least one hydrophobe is alkyl ketene dimer.
4. The multi-ply paper product of claim 1, wherein the at least one hydrophobic ply further comprises at least one oleophobe.
5. The multi-ply paper product of claim 4, wherein the at least one oleophobe is a fluorochemical.
6. The multi-ply paper product of claim 5, wherein the fluorochemical is chosen from at least one of perfluorinated polyacrylates; perfluorinated polyurethanes; linear perfluoropolyethers; molecules possessing single or twin perfluorinated chains, including those in the form of carboxylate and phosphate salts, including amphoteric and ammonium salt derivatives; a perfluoroalkyl chain or chains attached to a polar functional group; polytetrafluoroethylene; and perfluoroalkyl substituted carboxylic acids.
7. The multi-ply paper product of claim 1, wherein the at least one hydrophobic ply further comprises at least one retention aid.
8. The multi-ply paper product of claim 7, wherein the at least one retention aid is a cationic coagulant.
9. The multi-ply paper product of claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least one hydrophobic ply and the at least one absorbent ply further comprise at least one wet strength additive.
10. The multi-ply paper product of claim 9, wherein the at least one wet strength additive is chosen from aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes, urea-formaldehyde resins, melamine formaldehyde resins, polyamide-epichlorohydrin resins, and temporary wet strength agents.
11. The multi-ply paper product of claim 10, wherein the at least one wet strength additive is a polyamide-epichlorohydrin resin.
12. The multi-ply paper product of claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least one hydrophobic ply and the at least one absorbent ply further comprise at least one dry strength additive.
13. The multi-ply paper product of claim 12, wherein the at least one dry strength additive is chosen from starch, guar gum, polyacrylamides, and carboxymethyl cellulose.
14. The multi-ply paper product of claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least one hydrophobic ply and the at least one absorbent ply further comprise at least one softener/debonder.
15. The multi-ply paper product of claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least one hydrophobic ply and the at least one absorbent ply further comprise at least one particulate filler.
16. The multi-ply paper product of claim 1, wherein at least one of the at least one hydrophobic ply and the at least one absorbent ply further comprise at least one additive chosen from sizing agents, absorbency aids, opacifiers, brighteners, optical whiteners, dyes, colorants, and starches.
17. The multi-ply paper product of claim 1, wherein the at least one hydrophobic ply exhibits an initial contact angle of at least about 90°.
18. The multi-ply paper product of claim 17, wherein the at least one hydrophobic ply exhibits an initial contact angle of at least about 100°.
19. The multi-ply paper product of claim 1, wherein the at least one hydrophobic ply exhibits a contact angle of at least about 80° after five minutes,of contact with water.
20. The multi-ply paper product of claim 1, wherein the at least one hydrophobic ply possesses a water absorption rate of at least about 50 seconds.
21. The multi-ply paper product of claim 20, wherein the at least one hydrophobic ply possesses a water absorption rate of at least about 100 seconds.
22. The multi-ply paper product of claim 21, wherein the at least one hydrophobic ply possesses a water absorption rate of at least about 200 seconds.
23. The multi-ply paper product of claim 1, wherein the at least one absorbent ply possesses a water absorption rate less than the water absorption rate of the at least one hydrophobic ply.
24. The multi-ply paper product of claim 1, wherein the product exhibits strike through resistance.
25. The multi-ply paper product of claim 1, wherein the product is macroembossed.
26. A method of making the multi-ply paper product of claim 1, comprising:
introducing the at least one hydrophobe to an aqueous cellulosic furnish to form the at least one hydrophobic ply;
providing the at least one absorbent ply;
separately microembossing the at least one hydrophobic ply and the at least one absorbent ply; and, glue laminating the at least one hydrophobic ply and the at least one absorbent ply in a point to point configuration.
introducing the at least one hydrophobe to an aqueous cellulosic furnish to form the at least one hydrophobic ply;
providing the at least one absorbent ply;
separately microembossing the at least one hydrophobic ply and the at least one absorbent ply; and, glue laminating the at least one hydrophobic ply and the at least one absorbent ply in a point to point configuration.
27. The method of claim 26, wherein the at least one hydrophobe is introduced to the aqueous cellulosic furnish through the suction side of a machine chest pump at the wet end of a papermaking machine.
28. The method of claim 26, further comprising spraying the at least one hydrophobe onto the at least one hydrophobic ply after it is formed.
29. The method of claim 28, wherein the at least one hydrophobe is sprayed onto the formed at least one hydrophobic ply before the suction pressure roll.
30. The method of claim 26, wherein the at least one hydrophobe is alkyl ketene dimer.
31. The method of claim 26, wherein the microembossing provides at least about 40 to about 60 dots per square centimeter to the at least one hydrophobic ply and the at least one absorbent ply.
32. The method of claim 26, wherein the at least one hydrophobic ply is dried on a Yankee dryer.
33. The method of claim 32, further comprising spraying the at least one hydrophobe onto the at least one hydrophobic ply before the Yankee dryer.
34. The method of claim 32, further comprising spraying the at least one hydrophobe onto the at least one hydrophobic ply after the Yankee dryer.
35. The method of claim 26, wherein the at least one hydrophobic ply is glue laminated to the at least one absorbent ply with the Yankee side of the ply on the outside.
36. The method of claim 26, further comprising macroembossing the paper product after glue laminating.
37. The multi-ply paper product of claim 1, wherein the product is a napkin.
38. The multi-ply paper product of claim 1, wherein the product is a coaster.
39. The multi-ply paper product of claim 1, wherein the product is a doily.
40. The multi-ply paper product of claim 1, wherein the product is a placemat.
41. The multi-ply paper product of claim 1, wherein the product is a table covering.
42. A method of making a multi-ply paper product, comprising:
forming at least one wetting resistant ply through contacting at least one wetting resistant compound with an aqueous cellulosic slurry;
providing at least one absorbent ply with greater a water absorbency rate that the at least one wetting resistant ply;
microembossing at least one of the at least one wetting resistant ply and the at least one absorbent ply; and, plying the at least one absorbent ply and the at least one wetting resistant ply.
forming at least one wetting resistant ply through contacting at least one wetting resistant compound with an aqueous cellulosic slurry;
providing at least one absorbent ply with greater a water absorbency rate that the at least one wetting resistant ply;
microembossing at least one of the at least one wetting resistant ply and the at least one absorbent ply; and, plying the at least one absorbent ply and the at least one wetting resistant ply.
43. The method of claim 42, further comprising spraying the at least one wetting resistant compound onto the at least one wetting resistant ply after it is formed.
44. The method of claim 42, wherein the at least one wetting resistant compound is a hydrophobe.
45. The method of claim 44, wherein the hydrophobe is chosen from at least one of alkenyl ketene dimer, alkyl ketene dimer, fluorocarbons, alkenyl succinic anhydride, HMAP, ethylene-acrylic acid, and neutral rosin emulsions.
46. The method of claim 45, wherein the hydrophobe is alkyl ketene dimer.
47. The method of claim 45, wherein the hydrophobe is a promoted hydrophobe.
48. The method of claim 47, wherein the hydrophobe is promoted alkyl ketene dimer.
49. The method of claim 42, wherein the at least one wetting resistant compound is a fluorochemical.
50. The method of claim 49, wherein the fluorochemical is chosen from at least one of perfluorinated polyacrylates; perfluorinated polyurethanes; linear perfluoropolyethers; molecules possessing single or twin perfluorinated chains, including those in the form of carboxylate and phosphate salts, including amphoteric and ammonium salt derivatives; a perfluoroalkyl chain or chains attached to a polar functional group; polytetrafluoroethylene; and perfluoroalkyl substituted carboxylic acids.
51. The method of claim 42, wherein the wetting resistant ply further comprises at least one retention aid.
52. The method of claim 51, wherein the at least one retention aid is a cationic coagulant.
53. The method of claim 42, wherein the at least one wetting resistant ply is dried on a Yankee dryer.
54. The method of claim 53, further comprising spraying the at least one wetting resistant compound onto the at least one wetting resistant ply before the Yankee dryer.
55. The method of claim 53, further comprising spraying the at least one wetting resistant compound onto the at least one wetting resistant ply after the Yankee dryer.
56. The method of claim 53, wherein the at least one wetting resistant ply is glue laminated to the at least one absorbent ply with the Yankee side of the at least one wetting resistant ply facing outward.
57. The method of claim 42, wherein the plying is by glue lamination.
58. The method of claim 57, wherein the at least one wetting resistant ply and the at least one absorbent ply are glue laminated in a point to flat configuration.
59. The method of claim 57, wherein both the at least one wetting resistant ply and the at least one absorbent ply are separately microembossed and then glue laminated in a point to point configuration.
60. The method of claim 42, wherein the wetting resistant ply exhibits an initial contact angle of at least about 80°.
61. The method of claim 60, wherein the wetting resistant ply exhibits an initial contact angle of at least about 90°.
62. The method of claim 61, wherein the wetting resistant ply exhibits an initial contact angle of at least about 100°.
63. The method of claim 42, wherein the wetting resistant ply exhibits a contact angle of at least about 80° after five minutes of contact.
64. The method of claim 42, wherein the at least one absorbent ply is microembossed.
65. The method of claim 64, wherein the at least one absorbent ply and the at least one wetting resistant ply are glue laminated in a point-to-flat configuration.
66. The method of claim 42, wherein the microembossing imparts from about 40 to about 60 dots per square centimeter.
67. The method of claim 42, further comprising macroembossing the joined plies.
68. The method of claim 59, further comprising macroembossing the joined plies.
69. A paper napkin made from the method of claim 42.
70. A paper napkin made from the method of claim 68.
71. A paper coaster made from the method of claim 42.
72. A paper doily made from the method of claim 42.
73. A paper placemat made from the method of claim 42.
74. A paper table covering made from the method of claim 42.
75. A paper napkin comprising:
a hydrophobic ply comprising alkyl ketene dimer in an amount from about 2 to about 12 pounds per ton of fiber and a wet strength resin in an amount from about 2 to about 4 pounds per ton of fiber, and optionally comprising a retention aid; and, an absorbent ply possessing a greater water absorbency rate than the hydrophobic ply;
wherein the hydrophobic ply has an initial contact angle of at least about 80°.
a hydrophobic ply comprising alkyl ketene dimer in an amount from about 2 to about 12 pounds per ton of fiber and a wet strength resin in an amount from about 2 to about 4 pounds per ton of fiber, and optionally comprising a retention aid; and, an absorbent ply possessing a greater water absorbency rate than the hydrophobic ply;
wherein the hydrophobic ply has an initial contact angle of at least about 80°.
76. The paper napkin of claim 75, wherein the hydrophobic ply and the absorbent ply separately microembossed and joined by glue lamination in a point-to-point configuration.
77. The paper napkin of claim 75, wherein the alkyl ketene dimer is promoted and emulsified with water.
78. A multi-ply paper product comprising:
at least one wetting resistant ply comprising at least one; and, at least one absorbent ply having an absorbency greater than the at least one hydrophobic ply, wherein the hydrophobic ply exhibits an initial contact angle of at least about 80°
and the paper product exhibits strike through resistance.
at least one wetting resistant ply comprising at least one; and, at least one absorbent ply having an absorbency greater than the at least one hydrophobic ply, wherein the hydrophobic ply exhibits an initial contact angle of at least about 80°
and the paper product exhibits strike through resistance.
79. A multi-ply paper product comprising:
at least one hydrophobic ply comprising at least one hydrophobe; and, at least one absorbent ply having an absorbency greater than the at least one hydrophobic ply, wherein the paper product exhibits strike through resistance.
at least one hydrophobic ply comprising at least one hydrophobe; and, at least one absorbent ply having an absorbency greater than the at least one hydrophobic ply, wherein the paper product exhibits strike through resistance.
80. A multi-ply paper product comprising:
at least one ply comprising at least one wetting resistant compound; and, at least one absorbent ply having an absorbency greater than the ply comprising at least one wetting resistant compound, wherein the paper product exhibits strike through resistance.
at least one ply comprising at least one wetting resistant compound; and, at least one absorbent ply having an absorbency greater than the ply comprising at least one wetting resistant compound, wherein the paper product exhibits strike through resistance.
81. The multi-ply paper product of claim 80, wherein the at least one wetting resistant compound is chosen from at least one of alkenyl ketene dimer, alkyl ketene dimer, fluorocarbons, alkenyl succinic anhydride, HMAP, ethylene-acrylic acid, and neutral rosin emulsions.
82. The multi-ply paper product of claim 81, wherein the at least one wetting resistant compound is alkyl ketene dimer.
83. The multi-ply paper product of claim 80, wherein the at least one wetting resistant compound is chosen from at least one of perfluorinated polyacrylates;
perfluorinated polyurethanes; linear perfluoropolyethers; molecules possessing single or twin perfluorinated chains, including those in the form of carboxylate and phosphate salts, including amphoteric and ammonium salt derivatives; a perfluoroalkyl chain or chains attached to a polar functional group; polytetrafluoroethylene; and perfluoroalkyl substituted carboxylic acids.
perfluorinated polyurethanes; linear perfluoropolyethers; molecules possessing single or twin perfluorinated chains, including those in the form of carboxylate and phosphate salts, including amphoteric and ammonium salt derivatives; a perfluoroalkyl chain or chains attached to a polar functional group; polytetrafluoroethylene; and perfluoroalkyl substituted carboxylic acids.
84. The multi-ply paper product of claim 83, wherein the at least one wetting resistant compound is a perfluoroalkyl substituted carboxylic acid.
85. The multi-ply paper product of claim 80, wherein the paper product comprises only the at least one ply comprising at least one wetting resistant compound and the at least one absorbent ply.
86. The multi-ply paper product of claim 85, wherein at least one of the two plies is microembossed.
87. The multi-ply paper product of claim 86, wherein the plies are joined by glue lamination.
88. The multi-ply paper product of claim 87, wherein the joined paper product is macroembossed.
89. A multi-ply paper product comprising:
at least one wetting resistant ply comprising at least one wetting resistant compound; and, at least one absorbent ply having an absorbency greater than the at least one wetting resistant ply, wherein the at least one wetting resistant ply has an initial contact angle of at least about 80° and a water absorption rate of at least about 50 seconds, and the paper product exhibits strike through resistance.
at least one wetting resistant ply comprising at least one wetting resistant compound; and, at least one absorbent ply having an absorbency greater than the at least one wetting resistant ply, wherein the at least one wetting resistant ply has an initial contact angle of at least about 80° and a water absorption rate of at least about 50 seconds, and the paper product exhibits strike through resistance.
90. A multi-ply paper product comprising a first ply with an initial contact angle of at least about 80° and a water absorption rate of at least about 50 seconds, and a second ply possessing greater absorbency that the first ply, wherein the paper product exhibits strike through resistance.
91. The multi-ply paper product of claim 90, wherein the first ply comprises at least one hydrophobe.
92. The multi-ply paper product of claim 71, wherein the at least one hydrophobe is alkyl ketene dimer.
93. The multi-ply paper product of claim 90, wherein the first ply comprises at least one oleophobe.
94. The multi-ply paper product of claim 93, wherein the at least one oleophobe is a perfluoroalkyl substituted carboxylic acid.
95. The multi-ply paper product of claim 90, wherein the first ply further comprises at least one retention aid.
96. The multi-ply paper product of claim 95, wherein the at least one retention aid is a cationic coagulant.
97. The multi-ply paper product of claim 90, wherein the first ply further comprises a cationic coagulant and the at least one wetting resistant compound is alkyl ketene dimer.
98. The multi-ply paper product of claim 90, wherein at least one of the first ply and the second ply comprise at least one wet strength additive.
99. The multi-ply paper product of claim 98, wherein the at least one wet strength additive is a polyamide-epichlorohydrin resin.
100. The multi-ply paper product of claim 90, wherein at least one of the first ply and the second ply are microembossed are joined to each other by glue lamination.
101. The multi-ply paper product of claim 100, where both the first ply and the second ply are separately microembossed and joined to each other by glue lamination in a point to point configuration.
102. The multi-ply paper product of claim 90, wherein the paper product is a napkin.
103. The multi-ply paper product of claim 100, wherein the paper product is a napkin.
104. A method of making a multi-ply paper product, comprising:
contacting cellulosic fibers of a first ply with at least one wetting resistant compound, providing at least one absorbent ply with a greater water absorbency rate than the first web; and, plying the first ply and the at least one cellulosic ply, wherein the paper product exhibits strike through resistance.
contacting cellulosic fibers of a first ply with at least one wetting resistant compound, providing at least one absorbent ply with a greater water absorbency rate than the first web; and, plying the first ply and the at least one cellulosic ply, wherein the paper product exhibits strike through resistance.
105. The method of claim 104, wherein the at least one wetting resistant compound contacts the cellulosic fibers of the first web through the suction side of a machine chest pump at the wet end of a papermaking machine.
106. The method of claim 104, wherein the at least one wetting resistant compound contacts the cellulosic fibers of the first web by spraying the compound onto the web.
107. The method of claim 105, the at least one wetting resistant compound further contacts the cellulosic fibers of the first web by spraying the compound onto the web.
108. The method of claim 104, wherein the at least one wetting resistant compound is a hydrophobe.
109. The method of claim 108, wherein the hydrophobe is alkyl ketene dimer.
110. The method of claim 104, wherein the at least one wetting resistant compound is an oleophobe.
111. The method of claim 110, wherein the at least one wetting resistant compound is a perfluoroalkyl substituted carboxylic acid.
112. The method of claim 104, wherein the plying is by glue lamination.
113. The method of claim 112, wherein the at least one absorbent ply is microembossed and the glue lamination is in a point-to-flat configuration.
114. The method of claim 112, wherein the at least one absorbent ply and the first ply are separately microembossed and the glue lamination is in a point-to-point configuration.
115. The method of claim 114, further comprising macroembossing the plied product.
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