Patent ID: 8177939
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: D06M,D21H

Abstract:
1. A cellulose article comprising: cellulose fibers incorporating at least a partially dehydrated aqueous dispersion comprising the melt-kneading product of at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of an ethylene-based thermoplastic polymer, a propylene-based thermoplastic polymer, and mixtures thereof, and at least one polymeric stabilizing agent in the presence of 25 to 74 percent by volume of water, based on the total volume of the dispersion, and one or more neutralizing agents, wherein the aqueous dispersion has a pH in the range of from 8 to 11, an average volume particle size diameter in the range of from 0.05 to 2.7 μm, and wherein the aqueous dispersion comprises from 20 to 60 percent by weight of solid content, based on the weight of dispersion, wherein said cellulose article has a specific volume of less than 3 cc/g.