Method for reducing the bulk and increasing the density of a tissue product
A method of increasing the density and reducing the bulk of multi-ply paper products allowing one to reduce the roll size or increase the roll content, while minimizing the destruction of favorable product attributes.
1. A method of increasing the density of a rolled paper product comprising:
providing at least one paper web;
embossing the at least one web using an emboss pattern that covers at least about 22% of the total surface area of the at least one web with an emboss pattern of at least about 80% linear embossments to produce a denser web, and;
rolling the paper web to form a rolled paper product;
wherein the embossing causes an absorbency loss of no greater than 10%.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the emboss pattern includes at least about 90% linear embossments.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the emboss pattern includes at least about 95% linear embossments.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the emboss pattern includes 100% linear embossments.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the depth of embossments is at least about 30 mils.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the depth of embossments is at least about 45 mils.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the depth of embossments is at least about 55 mils.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the paper product comprises two or more webs.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the embossing step both embosses and plies the webs.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the rolled paper product has a caliper less than the caliper of the unembossed at least one web from which it is formed.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the absorbency change is less than about 5%.