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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2014
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jacob Robert Adams, Cincinnati, OH (US);
William Richard Mueller, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jamie Angel Reed, Maineville, OH (US);
Stevan A Samuel, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Philip Andrew Sawin, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Randall Alan Watson, Loveland, OH (US);
Randy Purnell Washington, West Chester, OH (US);
Alan David Willey, Cincinnati, OH (US);
The Procter & Gamble Comany, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of shaping a fibrous material and treatment compositions therefor. The method comprises providing a treatment composition comprising an active agent and a photocatalyst, applying the treatment composition to the fibrous material to form a treated fibrous material, mechanically shaping the treated fibrous material, and exposing the treated fibrous material to electromagnetic radiation. The treatment composition comprises an active agent, wherein the active agent comprises a high-polarity functional group, preferably selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl groups, carboxylic acid groups, and combinations thereof; and a photocatalyst.