Highly absorbent and retentive fibre material for sanitary pads

摘要

A process for producing a highly water-absorbent, high-porosity fibrous matrix from mechanically processed lignocellulosic raw materials is disclosed in US Patent 9 365 972 by Sustainable Health Enterprises (SHE). According to the social enterprise of New York, New York, USA, agricultural by-products, such as banana stem fibres, can be used to make absorbent articles such as sanitary pads.