Patent ID: 6077393
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: D21H,Y10T

Abstract:
A non-compressively dewatered and dried tissue sheet comprising an amount of one or more alkylamide and/or alkylimide softening agents having at least one of the following structure(s): ##STR3## wherein R=any saturated or unsaturated fatty acid group having a chain length of 6 to 22 carbon atoms;n=0,1;x=1 to 6;y=1 to 6;Z.dbd.H or OH; andA=any anion of a strong or weak acidswherein the softening agent imparts a substantially lower percent tensile loss to non-compressibly dried handsheets than to comparable wet-pressed handsheets at an add-on level of from 5 to 20 pounds per metric ton of dry fiber.