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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2003
John Gavin Macdonald, Decatur, GA (US);
Kevin P. Mcgrath, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Irene Kuznetsov, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Jaeho Kim, Roswell, GA (US);
Lei Huang, Duluth, GA (US);
John Gavin MacDonald, Decatur, GA (US);
Kevin P. McGrath, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Irene Kuznetsov, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Jaeho Kim, Roswell, GA (US);
Lei Huang, Duluth, GA (US);
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A method for reducing odors is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises contacting a substrate containing a thin coating of colloidal nanoparticles with an odorous compound. The colloidal nanoparticles have an average size of less than about 500 nanometers, a surface area of from about 50 to about 1000 square meters per gram, and a pore volume of less than about 0.5 milliliters per gram. The colloidal nanoparticles may adsorb at least about 25% of the odorous compound when contacted therewith.