High strength and low stiffness agave tissue

• Main Authors: Underhill, Richard Louis, Rouse, Kayla Elizabeth, Shannon, Thomas Gerard, Reiser, John Matthew
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 04.11.2021
• Subjects: COFFEE MILLS; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; FURNITURE; HUMAN NECESSITIES; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; METHODS OF PRODUCING PAPER THEREON; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PAPER-MAKING; PAPER-MAKING MACHINES; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE; PULP COMPOSITIONS; SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; TEXTILES; TOILET ACCESSORIES; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G

The disclosure provides tissue products comprising agave fibers and methods of producing the same. Preferably the agave fibers are high yield agave pulp fibers, which have demonstrated the ability to replace a substantial portion of the long fiber fraction of the furnish without negatively effecting important tissue product properties such as stiffness, CD Durability and bulk. Thus, the tissue product may comprise greater than about 10 weight percent agave fiber and more preferably greater than about 25 weight percent. Accordingly, in certain embodiments the present disclosure provides a three-layered through-air dried tissue product comprising high-yield agave fibers from the leaves of Agave tequilana, Eucalyptus Hardwood Kraft (EHWK) and Northern Softwood Kraft (NSWK), wherein the high-yield agave fibers comprise 10.0 percent by weight of the tissue product, the product having a CD durability greater than about 18 and sheet bulk greater than about 10 cc/g.