HYDRAULICALLY SEWED FIBER PULP FABRIC, ABSORBENT PAPER TOWEL, FLUID DISTRIBUTION COMPONENT OF A PRODUCT FOR PERSONAL ABSORBENT HYGIENE AND THE PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING FIBER FIBER PLOT NON-WEAVED HYDRAULICALLY

摘要

A hydraulically needled nonwoven pulp fiber web has a mean flow pore size ranging from about 18 to about 100 mu m, and a Frazier porosity of at least about 100 cfm/ft2. The web may also have a specific volume ranging from about 8 to about 15 cm3/g and contain a significant proportion of low-average fiber length pulp and still have a total absorptive capacity greater than about 500 percent and a wicking rate greater than about 2 centimeters per 15 seconds. The hydraulically needled nonwoven pulp fiber web may be used as a hand towel, wipe, or as a fluid distribution material in an absorbent personal care product. Also disclosed is a method of making the hydraulically needled nonwoven pulp fiber web. IMAGE