High softness, high durability bath tissue incorporating high lignin eucalyptus fiber

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PATENT NO 9708774
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15226939

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A cellulosic tissue includes cellulosic fibers that include at least one of (a) chemically pulped fibers and (b) mechanically pulped fibers. The cellulosic fibers include (i) from about 10% to about 50% by weight eucalyptus fibers, and (ii) a percentage by weight of regenerated cellulosic microfibers. The cellulosic fibers further include virgin chemically pulped fibers, recycle fiber with a percentage by weight The eucalyptus fibers have been prepared from eucalyptus chips by alkaline peroxide mechanical pulping, exhibiting an ISO brightness of at least 0.82×(% VCP)+0.795×(% RF)0.98+0.84×(% APMP), in which % VCP is the percentage of virgin chemical pulp in the tissue, % RF, the percentage of recycle fiber, and % alkaline peroxide mechanical pulping (APMP), the percentage of APMP eucalyptus.

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GPCP IP HOLDINGS LLC133 PEACHTREE STREET N E ATLANTA GA 30303

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Lee, Jeffrey A Neenah, US 54 1782
Sumnicht, Daniel W Hobart, US 74 2707

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