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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2001
Mengkui Luo, Tacoma, WA (US);
Vincent A. Roscelli, Edgewood, WA (US);
Amar N. Neogi, Seattle, WA (US);
James E. Sealey, II, Federal Way, WA (US);
Richard A. Jewell, Bellevue, WA (US);
Weyerhaeuser Company, Federal Way, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides compositions, useful for making lyocell fibers, having a high hemicellulose content, a low lignin content and including cellulose that has a low average degree of polymerization (D.P.). Further, the present invention provides processes for making compositions, useful for making lyocell fibers, having a high hemicellulose content, a low lignin content and including cellulose that has a low average degree of polymerization. The present invention also provides lyocell fibers containing a high proportion of hemicellulose. Further, the lyocell fibers of the present invention have enhanced dye-binding properties and a reduced tendency to fibrillate.