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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2008
Patrick Arthur Charles Gane, Rothrist, CH;
Uwe Gisella, Mühlethal, CH;
Maximilian Laufmann, Zofingen, CH;
Catherine Jean Ridgway, Mühlethal, CH;
Patrick Arthur Charles Gane, Rothrist, CH;
Uwe Gisella, Mühlethal, CH;
Maximilian Laufmann, Zofingen, CH;
Catherine Jean Ridgway, Mühlethal, CH;
Omya Development AG, Oftringen, CH;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of a surface-reacted natural calcium carbonate as filler in tissue paper products, to a process to prepare tissue paper products, and to a tissue paper product featuring an improved softness, wherein said surface-reacted natural calcium carbonate is the reaction product of a natural calcium carbonate with an acid and carbon dioxide, which is formed in situ by the acid treatment and/or supplied externally.