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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Inventors:
Kenny Randolph Parker, Afton, TN (US);
Daniel William Klosiewicz, Kingsport, TN (US);
Ramesh Chand Munjal, Kingsport, TN (US);
David J. Rogers, Kingsport, TN (US);
Dustin A. Tremaine, Kingsport, TN (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 12/00 (2006.01); D21H 17/58 (2006.01); D21H 13/24 (2006.01); B01D 11/02 (2006.01); C08G 63/688 (2006.01); D21H 15/10 (2006.01); D21H 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D21H 17/58 (2013.01); B01D 11/0288 (2013.01); B01D 12/00 (2013.01); C08G 63/6886 (2013.01); D21H 13/24 (2013.01); D21H 15/10 (2013.01); D21H 21/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process for producing a microfiber product stream, the process comprises: (A) contacting cut multicomponent fibers having a length of less than 25 millimeters with a treated aqueous stream in a fiber slurry zone to produce a cut multicomponent fiber slurry; (B) contacting the cut multicomponent fiber slurry with a heated aqueous