Almond wood pulps and paper products made therefrom

Abstract

Methods of manufacturing wood pulp from almond orchard trees, almond wood pulps, and sustainable paper products made therefrom.

1 - 34 . (canceled) 
     
     
         35 . A paper product comprising at least about 2.5% by weight of wood fibers derived from almond trees. 
     
     
         36 . The paper product of  claim 35  comprising at least about 10% by weight of wood fibers derived from almond trees. 
     
     
         37 . (canceled) 
     
     
         38 . The paper product of  claim 35  comprising at least about 50% by weight of wood fibers derived from almond trees. 
     
     
         39 . The paper product of  claim 35  comprising at least about 95% by weight of wood fibers derived from almond trees. 
     
     
         40 . The paper product of  claim 35 , wherein the paper product further comprises wood or cellulose fibers derived from at least one source other than almond trees. 
     
     
         41 . The paper product of  claim 40 , wherein the paper product further comprises wood or cellulose fibers derived from at least one source of recycled fibers. 
     
     
         42 . The paper product of  claim 41 , wherein the source of recycled fibers comprises at least one of mixed paper, old newspaper (ONP), old corrugated containers (OCC), pulp substitutes, high-grade deinked fibers, or mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         43 . The paper product of  claim 35 , wherein the paper product further comprises wood fibers derived from at least one source of non-almond wood sawdust. 
     
     
         44 . The paper product of  claim 35 , wherein the paper product further comprises wood fibers derived from at least one source of recycled fibers and wood fibers derived from at least one source of non-almond wood sawdust. 
     
     
         45 . The paper product of  claim 35 , wherein the paper product comprises at least about 25% by weight of wood fibers derived from almond trees and at least about 25% by weight of wood fibers derived from at least one of recycled fibers, non-almond wood sawdust, or mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         46 . The paper product of  claim 35 , wherein the paper product comprises at least about 40% by weight of wood fibers derived from almond trees and at least about 25% by weight of wood fibers derived from at least one of recycled fibers, non-almond wood sawdust, or mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         47 . The paper product of  claim 35 , wherein the paper product comprises at least about 95% by weight of wood fibers derived from almond trees, recycled fibers, non-almond wood sawdust, or mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         48 . The paper product of  claim 35 , wherein the paper product is an absorbent consumer product. 
     
     
         49 . The paper product of  claim 35 , wherein the paper product is a bath tissue. 
     
     
         50 . The paper product of  claim 35 , wherein the paper product is a facial tissue. 
     
     
         51 . The paper product of  claim 35 , wherein the paper product is a paper towel. 
     
     
         52 . The paper product of  claim 35 , wherein the paper product is a napkin or wiper. 
     
     
         53 . (canceled) 
     
     
         54 . (canceled) 
     
     
         55 . The paper product of  claim 48 , wherein the paper product is a multi-ply product and wherein only one ply of the multi-ply paper product comprises wood fibers derived from almond trees. 
     
     
         56 . The paper product of  claim 48 , wherein the paper product is a multi-ply product and wherein more than one ply of the paper product comprises wood fibers derived from almond trees. 
     
     
         57 . The paper product of  claim 48 , wherein the paper product is a multi-ply product and wherein each ply of the paper product comprises wood fibers derived from almond trees.