Modified kraft fibers
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1. A method of producing a modified pulp comprising:
- treating wood chips in an extraction process with steam, a liquid comprising water or a combination thereof to remove hemicellulose to form treated wood chips; and
subjecting said treated wood chips to chemical or semichemical pulping to form a modified Kraft pulp wherein the amount of hemicellulose contained in the modified Kraft pulp is from about 3 to about 15% by oven dried weight of the modified pulp.
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A method of producing a modified pulp comprising treating wood chips in an extraction process to remove hemicellose to form treated wood chips; and subjecting said treated wood chips to chemical or semichemical pulping to form a modified Kraft pulp wherein the amount of hemicellulose contained in the modified Kraft pulp is from about 5 to about 10% by dry weight of the modified pulp.
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1. A method of producing a modified pulp comprising:
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treating wood chips in an extraction process with steam, a liquid comprising water or a combination thereof to remove hemicellulose to form treated wood chips; and
subjecting said treated wood chips to chemical or semichemical pulping to form a modified Kraft pulp wherein the amount of hemicellulose contained in the modified Kraft pulp is from about 3 to about 15% by oven dried weight of the modified pulp. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An absorbent personal hygiene article comprising:
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at least one fluid permeable topsheet layer;
at least one fluid impervious backsheet layer coterminous with the topsheet layer; and
at least one absorbent sublayer between the at least one top sheet layer and the at least backsheet layer, the at least one absorbent layer comprising a bleached modified chemical or semi-chemical pulp wherein the amount of hemicellulose contained in the modified pulp is from about 4 to about 16% by dry weight of the same or substantially the same modified pulp.
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22. A bleached modified chemical or semi-chemical pulp wherein the amount of hemicellulose contained in the modified pulp is from about 4 to about 16% by dry weight of the same or substantially the same modified pulp.
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23. A paper or paperboard comprising a bleached modified chemical or semi-chemical pulp wherein the amount of hemicellulose contained in the modified pulp is from about 4 to about 16% by dry weight of the same or substantially the same modified pulp.
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24. A method of producing a modified pulp comprising:
treating Kraft pulp in an extraction process with steam, a liquid comprising water or a combination thereof to remove hemicellulose to form treated wood chips to form a modified Kraft pulp wherein the amount of hemicellulose contained in the modified Kraft pulp is from about 3 to about 15% by oven dried weight of the modified pulp.
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