Domtar Paper Company, LLC

Miami University

Douglas W Coffin

Harshad Pande

Mona Alinejad

Paper products such as tissues can be made using a furnish comprising surface enhanced pulp fibers ('SEPF'). In some embodiments, SEPF have a weighted average fiber length of at least 0.3 millimeters (mm) and an average hydrodynamic specific surface area of at least 10 square meters per gram (m/g). In some embodiments, a furnish or a paper product can comprise at least 2% SEPF by dry weight. In some embodiments, a paper product comprising SEPF can be formed from a furnish having a freeness of 650 ml Canadian Standard Freeness (CSF) or less, optionally 600 ml CSF or less.

Paper products and pulps with surface enhanced pulp fibers and increased absorbency, and methods of making same

Paper products such as tissues can be made using a furnish comprising surface enhanced pulp fibers ('SEPF'). In some embodiments, SEPF have a weighted average fiber length of at least 0.3 millimeters (mm) and an average hydrodynamic specific surface area of at least 10 square meters per gram (m/g). In some embodiments, a furnish or a paper product can comprise at least 2 % SEPF by dry weight. In some embodiments, a paper product comprising SEPF can be formed from a furnish having a freeness of 650 ml Canadian Standard Freeness (CSF) or less, optionally 600 ml CSF or less.

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Oxford, OH, United States of America

Douglas W Coffin