Soft tissue hydrophilic tissue products containing polysiloxane and having unique absorbent properties

• US 7,186,318 B2
• Filed: 12/19/2003
• Issued: 03/06/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Incorporated (Kimberly-Clark Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Incorporated (Kimberly-Clark Corporation)
• Inventors: Liu, Kou-Chang, Shannon, Thomas Gerard, Fortune, Amber Marie
• Primary Examiner(s): Moore; Margaret G.
• Application Number:
  US10/741,041
• Publication Number:
  US 20050136265A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,173 Days
• Field of Search: 162/164.4, 162/157.2
• US Class Current: 162/164.4
• CPC Class Codes: D21H 17/13 Silicon-containing compounds
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/31663 As siloxane, silicone or silane

Abstract

The present invention is a polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet having a polydialkylsiloxane content of about 0.4% or greater by weight of dry pulp fibers. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet may also have a wet out time after aging 20 days at about 130° F. of about 10 seconds or less.

Claims

1. A polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet wherein the polysiloxane comprises:

a) at least one amino-functional hydrophobic polysiloxane having a functional group capable of substantively affixing the polysiloxane to pulp fibers; and

b) at least one amino-functional hydrophilic polysiloxane having a functional group capable of substantively affixing the polysiloxane to pulp fibers, said tissue sheet having a polydialkylsiloxane content of about 0.4% or greater by weight of dry pulp fibers and a wet out time after aging 20 days at about 130°

F. of about 10 seconds or less.

2. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet of claim 1, wherein the polydialkylsiloxane content is about 0.6% or greater by weight of dry pulp fibers.

3. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet of claim 1, wherein the polydialkylsiloxane content is greater than about 0.8% or greater by weight of dry pulp fibers.

4. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet of claim 1, wherein the wet out time after aging 20 days at about 130°

F. is about 8 seconds or less.

5. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet of claim 1, wherein the wet out time after aging 20 days at about 130°

F. is about 5 seconds or less.

6. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet of claim 1, wherein the polysiloxane is applied uniformly across at least one exterior surface of the tissue sheet.

7. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet of claim 1, wherein the polydialkylsiloxane is polydimethylsiloxane.

8. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet of claim 1, wherein the tissue sheet is a single ply tissue product.

9. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet of claim 1, wherein the tissue sheet is a multi-ply tissue product.

10. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet of claim 1, wherein the weight ratio of hydrophobic polysiloxane having a functional group capable of substantively affixing the polysiloxane to pulp fibers to hydrophilic polysiloxane having a functional group capable of substantively affixing the polysiloxane to pulp fibers is from about 1:

4 to about 4;

1.

11. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet of claim 1, wherein the weight ratio of hydrophobic polysiloxane having a functional group capable of substantively affixing the polysiloxane to pulp fibers to hydrophilic polysiloxane having a functional group capable of substantively affixing the polysiloxane to pulp fibers is from about 1:

2 to about 2;

1.

12. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet of claim 1, wherein the hydrophilic polysiloxane has a general structure of:

13. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet of claim 12, wherein each R⁰–

R⁹ moiety comprises independently a C₁ or higher alkyl group, aryl group, ether, polyether or polyester group, or mixtures thereof.

14. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet of claim 12, wherein each R⁷ and R⁸ is CH₃.

15. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet of claim 12, wherein R¹⁰ comprises an amino functional moiety selected from a primary amine, secondary amine, tertiary amine, quaternary amine, unsubstituted amide, and mixtures thereof.

16. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet of claim 12, wherein R¹¹ comprises a polyether functional group having the formula:

—

R¹²—

(R¹³—

O)_a—

(R¹⁴O)_b—

R¹⁵

wherein;

each R¹², R¹³, and R¹⁴ comprises independently branched C_1-4 alkyl groups, linear C_1-4 alkyl groups, or mixtures thereof;

R¹⁵ comprises H, C_1-30 alkyl group, or mixtures thereof; and

, a and b are integers of from about 1 to about 100.

17. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet of claim 1, wherein the hydrophobic polysiloxane is a functional polysiloxane having the general structure of:

18. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet of claim 17, wherein each R¹–

R⁹ moiety comprises independently a C₁ or higher alkyl group, aryl group, ester, substituted amide, or mixture thereof.

19. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet of claim 17, wherein the R¹⁰ moiety comprises an amino functional moiety.

20. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet of claim 17, wherein the amino functional moiety is selected from the group of primary amine, secondary amine, tertiary amine, quaternary amine, unsubstituted amide, and mixtures thereof.

21. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet of claim 17, wherein the R¹⁰ moiety is —

R²⁰—

NH—

R²¹—

NH₂ where R²⁰ and R²¹ comprise independently a C₂ or higher linear or branched alkyl groups.

22. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet of claim 1, further comprising about 40% or less by weight of at least one additional polysiloxane wherein the at least one additional polysiloxane does not contain a functional group capable of substantively affixing the polysiloxane to the pulp fibers.

23. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet of claim 22, wherein the at least one polysiloxane has a viscosity of about 200 centipoise or greater at 25°

C.

24. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet of claim 1, wherein the tissue sheet comprises pulp fibers selected from the group consisting essentially of:

softwood kraft pulp fibers;

hardwood kraft pulp fibers;

synthetic fibers;

or, mixture thereof.

25. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet of claim 1, wherein the tissue sheet further comprises a skin health benefit agent.

26. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet of claim 25, wherein the skin health benefit agent comprises in whole or part, aloe vera extract, a mineral oil, a petrolatum, a wax, a tocopherol or any combination thereof.

27. The polysiloxane treated hydrophilic tissue sheet of claim 1, further comprising a specialty additive selected from the group consisting essentially of:

odor control agents;

activated carbon fibers or particles;

baby powder;

baking soda;

chelating agents;

zeolites;

perfumes or fragrances;

cyclodextrin compounds;

superabsorbent particles;

synthetic fibers;

cationic dyes;

optical brighteners;

humectants; and

, mixtures thereof.

28. The tissue sheet of claim 1, wherein the tissue sheet has a silicone retention factor of about 0.6 or greater and a water drop test value after aging at about 85°

C. for one hour at about 40 seconds or less.

29. The tissue sheet of claim 1, wherein the tissue sheet has a water drop test value after aging at about 85°

C. for one hour of about 30 seconds or less.

30. The tissue sheet of claim 1, wherein the tissue sheet has a water drop test value after aging at about 85°

C. for one hour of about 15 seconds or less.

31. The tissue sheet of claim 1, wherein the tissue sheet has a water drop test value after aging at about 85°

C. for one hour of about 10 seconds or less.