Pulp for Odor Control

Abstract

A wood pulp useful for odor control in absorbent products. It incorporates a biocide or a biocide and essential oils.

1 . A cellulosic wood pulp comprising a wet formed wood pulp sheet having from 0.01 to 0.5% biocide by weight of the air dry pulp. 
     
     
         2 . The wood pulp of  claim 1  wherein the biocide is selected from benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride, methylbenzethonium chloride, cetalkonium chloride, cetylpyridinium chloride, cetrimonium, cetrimide, dofanium chloride, tetraethylammonium bromide, didecyldimethylammonium chloride and domiphen bromide, Isothiazolones, methylisothiazolinone, chloromethylisothiazolinone, benzisothiazolinone, octylisothiazolinone, dichlorooctylisothiazolinone; biguanides, polyaminopropyl biguanide, triazoles, propiconazole or tebuconazole. 
     
     
         3 . The wood pulp of  claim 1  wherein the biocide is 1,2-benzisothiazolein-3-one. 
     
     
         4 . The wood pulp of  claim 1  further comprising an essential oil in the amount of 0.002 to 0.05% of the weight of the pulp. 
     
     
         5 . The wood pulp of  claim 4  wherein the essential oil is in an aqueous emulsion.