Patent ID: 8753484
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: A01N,A61F,D21C,D21H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A personal hygiene article for absorbing fluids, the article comprising: at least one fluid permeable top sheet layer and at least one substantially fluid impermeable back sheet layer; and an absorbent sub layer material interposed between the top sheet layer and the back sheet layer, the sub layer material comprising a treated bleached Kraft pulp; said treated bleached Kraft pulp made by a process comprising treating a Kraft pulp with a at least one transition metal catalyst in the presence of an at least one oxidizing agent selected from the group consisting of hydrogen peroxide, chlorine dioxide, hypochlorite, and hypochlorous acid at a pH ranging from 1 to 9, wherein the treated bleached Kraft pulp has a viscosity of equal to or less than about 10 cps.