Patent ID: 6379498
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: D21H

Abstract:
A method for preparing pulp comprising:a) creating a fiber slurry comprising water, pulp fibers that have never been dried and an adsorbable chemical additive wherein said adsorbable chemical additive is a softening agent selected from the group consisting of quaternary ammonium compounds, quaternized protein compounds, phospholipids, silicone quaternaries, quaternized hydrolyzed wheat protein/dimethicone phosphocopolyol, copolymer, organoreactive polysiloxanes, and silicone glycols; b) transporting said fiber slurry having said adsorbable chemical additive to a web-forming apparatus and forming a wet fibrous web; and, c) drying said wet fibrous web to a predetermined consistency thereby forming a dried fibrous web having from between about 10 to about 100 percent retention of said adsorbable chemical additive.