Absorbent structures with high wet strength, absorbency, and softness
An absorbent structure with high wet strength, absorbency and softness made by a process including forming a stock mixture of fibers, a cationic wet strength resin, an anionic polyacrylamide and a cellulase enzyme, and at least partially drying the stock mixture to form a web.
1. An absorbent structure having a CD wet tensile strength value that is at least 35% of the value of a CD dry tensile strength value of the absorbent structure, a basis weight of less than 45 gsm, and a TS750 value of less than 60 dB V 2 rms, wherein the absorbent structure is a paper towel roll product.
2. The absorbent structure of claim 1 , comprising two or more plies.
3. The absorbent structure of claim 2 , wherein each ply comprises a multi-layer web.
4. The absorbent structure of claim 1 , wherein the absorbent structure has a HF softness of at least 46.
5. The absorbent structure of claim 1 , wherein the absorbent structure is made by a Through Air Drying (TAD) process.