Method of producing high bulking anfractuous cellulosic fiber using anhydrous liquid ammonia
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1. A method for the production of high bulking anfractuous cellulosic fibers which comprises(a) dry milling hydrophilic cellulosic fibers containing no free water thereby mechanically deforming said hydrophilic fibers rendering them anfractuous;
- (b) wetting dry mechanically deformed cellulose fibers containing no free water from step (a) with substantially anhydrous liquid ammonia for a period of time in the range of from about five seconds to about thirty seconds, and(c) recovering resulting ammonia-treated anfractuous fibers as product.
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Anfractuous cellulose fibers exhibiting exceptional high bulking properties are produced by treatment of dry hammermilled wood cellulose fibers with anhydrous liquid ammonia at substantially atmospheric pressure. Fibrous webs of enhanced bulk are produced by preparing an aqueous furnish comprising at least ten percent by weight ammonia treated anfractuous fibers in admixture with conventional papermaking fibers.
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1. A method for the production of high bulking anfractuous cellulosic fibers which comprises
(a) dry milling hydrophilic cellulosic fibers containing no free water thereby mechanically deforming said hydrophilic fibers rendering them anfractuous; -
(b) wetting dry mechanically deformed cellulose fibers containing no free water from step (a) with substantially anhydrous liquid ammonia for a period of time in the range of from about five seconds to about thirty seconds, and (c) recovering resulting ammonia-treated anfractuous fibers as product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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