HIGHLY REFINED FIBER MASS, PROCESS OF THEIR MANUFACTURE AND PRODUCTS CONTAINING THE FIBERS

摘要

A method of making an expanded fiber mass material friable so that it can be dried in a convective style dryer, the process comprising providing a first mass of moist fiber material having a first moisture content and providing a second mass of moist fiber material having a second moisture content that is at least 10% less then the moisture content of the first mass of moist fiber material as measured in g H 2 O/g fiber solids; combining the first mass and the second mass to form a combined mass; providing the combined mass within a drying environment; and drying the combined mass to improve the drying rate of the first mass of moist fiber.