Inventors:
Yan C. Huang - Campbell Hall NY 10916
Murray Bruce Lyne - Tuxedo Park NY 10987
Clifford Kent Hatcher - Cordova TN 38018
Gurudatta D. Nadkarni - Mableton GA 30126
International Classification:
D21H 1956
US Classification:
162158, 162135, 162180, 162206, 162207, 1621681, 1621644, 428 418, 428 413, 428 414, 428 415, 4272084, 4272088, 427219, 427220, 34398, 34349
Abstract:
A method of producing dimensionally stable paper and/or paperboard products by treating a hygroreactive cellulosic fiber matrix with a hydrophobic sizing agent solution; and drying the treated fibers using heat and/or pressure so that the hydrophobic sizing agent penetrates the fiber matrix making it hydrophobic.