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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2013
Chemours Company TT Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Mitchell Scott Chinn, Wilmington, DE (US);
Franck Andre Vanhecke, Lebbeke, BE;
THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
The disclosure provides a paper laminate comprising a décor paper prepared from a dispersion having improved optical performance without negatively impacting mechanical strength, wherein the dispersion comprises a TiOparticle slurry comprising a treated TiOparticle having a surface area of at least about 30 m/g, and a cationic polymer; wherein the treatment comprises an oxide of silicon, aluminum, phosphorus or mixtures thereof; and the treatment is present in the amount of at least 15% based on the total weight of the treated titanium dioxide particle; paper pulp; and a cationic polymer; wherein the cationic polymer in the slurry and the cationic polymer in the dispersion are compatible; wherein for equal optical performance, the amount of treated TiOparticle in the dispersion is reduced by about 10% when compared to a dispersion not comprising the treated TiOparticle of (a).