770 08 88 123 1360 10 105 146 142______________________________________ sup 1 at 360 seconds wicking time over 40 samples of different commerically available fluff pulps were tested for absorbency characteristics as described in example 3 these were compared with samples similar to those made in example 6 using a glyoxal propylene glycol treated northwestern mixed softwood bleached kraft pulp about 80 douglas fir and a similarly treated southern pine bleached kraft pulp table vi______________________________________absorbency rates mm sec no of samples range average______________________________________mixed type softened pulps sup 1 8 1 5 2 5 2 2thermomechanical pulps 1 2 0southern pine pulps 19 2 5 4 5 3 7sulfite pulps 12 1 5 4 5 2 7douglas fir pulps sup 2 6 1 0 4 5 3 8northwest softwood untreated 1 3 0northwest softwood treated 1 6 0southern pine treated 1 8 0______________________________________ sup 1 treated with quaternary ammonium debonding agent sup 2 mixed northwestern furnish predominately douglasfir table vii______________________________________water holding capacity g h sub 2 o g pulp no samples range average______________________________________mixed type softened pulps 7 12 0 12 5 12 2thermomechanical pulp 1 11 0southern pine pulps 21 11 5 13 5 12 3sulfite pulps 12 13 0 14 0 13 4douglas fir pulps 6 11 0 13 5 12 8northwest softwood untreated 1 13 0northwest softwood.