Coform Material with Staple Fibers and Process for Forming Coform Materials

A coform material is provided including a nonwoven web containing a mixture of staple fibers and an absorbent material including pulp fibers. The staple fibers are present in an amount of from about 5 wt. % to about 50 wt. % and the pulp fibers are present in an amount of from about 50 wt. % to abou...

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Hauptverfasser: Trebatoski, David J, Kemppinen, Juha, Poruthoor, Simon, Griffin, Rebecca, Haynes, Bryan D, Snowden, Scott, Goeders, Karen, Vater, Allen, Gorman, Doug, Krueger, Jeffrey
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A coform material is provided including a nonwoven web containing a mixture of staple fibers and an absorbent material including pulp fibers. The staple fibers are present in an amount of from about 5 wt. % to about 50 wt. % and the pulp fibers are present in an amount of from about 50 wt. % to about 95 wt. %. The staple fibers have an average length of from about 5 mm to about 50 mm. The staple fibers and pulp fibers are thermally bonded or hydraulically entangled to form the nonwoven web. Methods and systems for producing coform materials are also provided.