Kao Corporation

Kazuhiro Inaba

Takao Koyama

Hiroyuki Yanagida

Toshiyuki Suga

Taeko Hayase

Shusuke Kakiuchi

Hiroyuki Akai

A process for producing bulky paper comprising the steps of transferring a fiber web ( ) having a water content of 50 to 85% by weight to a patterning zone having a perforated patterning net ( ) revolving along a suction unit; patterning the fiber web ( ) in conformity to the perforated patterning net ( ) by sucking the fiber web ( ) which is held on the perforated patterning net ( ) while applying 5 kcal/kg or more of heat to the fiber web ( ) in a heat application zone simultaneously with or before or after the sucking of the fiber web ( ); and then drying the fiber web ( ) in a drying zone to obtain patterned bulky paper ( ).

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Tochigi, Japan

Kazuhiro Inaba