What is Air-laid Paper
Air-laid paper is a textile-like material categorized as a nonwoven fabric made from fluff pulp. Compared with normal wet-laid paper and tissue, air-laid paper is very bulky, porous and soft. It has good water absorption properties and is much stronger compared with normal tissue. Main characteristics are: Soft, does not scratch. Non-linting, no dust, no static. Strong, even when wet, can be rinsed and reused. Clean, hygienic, can be sterilized. Textile-like surface and drape. Can be dyed, printed, embossed, coated and made solvent resistant. Unlike the normal papermaking process, air-laid paper does not use water as the carrying medium for the fibre. Fibres are carried and formed to the structure of paper by air. The air-laid structure is isotropic. The raw material is long fibered softwood fluff pulp in roll form. The pulp are defibrized in a hammermill....