METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HIGH QUALITY, WATER ABSORBENT, CELLULOSIC SHEET HAVING HIGH SURFACE-PERCEIVED SOFTNESS

摘要

Method for producing a cellulosic sheet (20) capable of being used in high quality grades of tissue and towel, which exhibits outstanding water absorbency properties and a high degree of surface-perceived softness. The method includes the steps of forming a cellulosic web (1), treating that web with a chemical bonding inhibitor (6) so that the pH of the web, after treatment, is not more than about 5.0, and then creping and drying the treated web. The sheet (20) produced by this method has an over-all quality factor and surface-perceived softness factor, respectively, of at least about 1.5.