Cellulosic fibers with odor control characteristics
First Claim
1. An odor-inhibiting absorbent fiber composition comprising:
- a pulp sheet of cellulosic fibers impregnated with a non-fiber-swelling odor-inhibiting formulation comprising a non-water liquid carrier that is liquid at room temperature and has less than 20 weight % water, and an odor-inhibiting agent that is a biocide;
wherein the odor-inhibiting fiber composition comprises from about 0.005 weight % to about 0.5 weight % biocide, and from about 0.025 weight % to about 1.0 weight % non-water liquid carrier, based on the dry weight of the odor-inhibiting fiber composition.
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Abstract
An odor-inhibiting fiber having a cellulosic fiber and an odor-inhibiting formulation. The odor-inhibiting formulation may contain an odor-inhibiting agent, such as a biocide, an enzyme, a urease inhibitor. The odor-inhibiting formulation also may contain a liquid carrier such as a hydrophobic or hydrophilic organic liquid, or a mixture of a hydrophobic and hydrophilic organic liquid. The cellulosic fiber is impregnated with the odor-inhibiting formulation to produce fiber having odor-inhibiting characteristics. The resultant odor-inhibiting fiber is useful in making absorbent articles with odor-inhibiting characteristics. The fiber of the embodiments prevents odor by inhibiting bacteria growth and ammonia production, especially when used in an absorbent article such as a diaper or adult incontinence device.
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1. An odor-inhibiting absorbent fiber composition comprising:
a pulp sheet of cellulosic fibers impregnated with a non-fiber-swelling odor-inhibiting formulation comprising a non-water liquid carrier that is liquid at room temperature and has less than 20 weight % water, and an odor-inhibiting agent that is a biocide; wherein the odor-inhibiting fiber composition comprises from about 0.005 weight % to about 0.5 weight % biocide, and from about 0.025 weight % to about 1.0 weight % non-water liquid carrier, based on the dry weight of the odor-inhibiting fiber composition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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