Paper Technology Foundation, Inc.

The Procter Gamble Company

Charles John Gilfert

Dimitris Ioannis Collias

Steven Michael Schennum

Peter W Hamilton

Kirk Wallace Lake

James Edward Poland

Mario Alonso

Nicole Alisa Renee Lockett

A multi-purpose sheet material comprising an absorbent material and a bonding material in contact with the absorbent material. The bonding material and the absorbent material are thermally bonded so that the bonding material and the absorbent material form an amalgamated layer therebetween. A fluid impermeable material is in contact with the absorbent material. The bonding material has a basis weight in the range of 4 g/m to about 100 g/m and, the sheet material exhibits a lamination efficiency of at least 10 g/m .

Multi-purpose absorbent and cut-resistant sheet materials

The present invention relates to a process of using steam to achieve simultaneous impregnation and drying of lignocellulosic material to improve the strength of lignocellulosic material and to reduce the number of serial processing steps. The steam may be either indigenously generated by way of a heated press or heated nip, or the steam may be externally applied.

Stam-assisted paper impregnation

Steam-assisted paper impregnation

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Cincinnati, OH, United States of America

Charles John Gilfert