81 |
Formaldehyde-free protein-containing binders for spunbond products |
US14565984 |
2014-12-10 |
US09683085B2 |
2017-06-20 |
Mingfu Zhang; Jawed Asrar; Zhihua Guo; Kiarash Alavi |
One-part binder compositions are described that may include a protein and a crosslinking combination. The crosslinking combination may include at least a first crosslinking compound and a second crosslinking compound. The first and second crosslinking compounds are individually crosslinkable with each other and with the protein. Examples of the protein include soy protein. Fiber products and methods of making the fiber products are also described. The fiber products may include organic fibers, inorganic fibers, or both, in a cured thermoset binder based on solutions of the one-part binder compositions. |
82 |
TWO-COMPONENT NATURAL POLYMERIC WATER-BASED GLUES, OBTAINED FROM DERIVATIVES OF CORK |
US14917037 |
2014-09-02 |
US20160215086A1 |
2016-07-28 |
João Carlos MOURA BORDADO; Elisabate RIBEIRO SILVA; Rui Miguel GALHANO DOS SANTOS LOPES; Maria Margarida PIRES DOS SANTOS MATEUS; Ana Cristina DE AVELAR LOPES CARDOSO MESQUITA; Maria Do Rosárìo MELO COSTA |
The preset invention is related to a new method to produce natural water-based glues made of two components, designed to glue lignocellulosic surfaces, mainly cork and wood. The mentioned process comprises the extraction of the aqueous phase of a mixture resulting from liquefying cork dust and/or cork granules, process that is commonly referred to as depolimerization process of cork; evaporation of the aqueous phase, therefore obtaining a first component consisting of a gel composed by the soluble components of the liquefying mixture; mixing and homogenizing of this gel with the second component that consists of a curing aliphatic compound; and, optionally, addition and mixture to “cork dust” to the previously mentioned mix. |
83 |
CROSSLINKED THERMOSET RESINS AND METHODS THEREOF |
US14650206 |
2013-12-09 |
US20150315249A1 |
2015-11-05 |
Anil N. NETRAVALI; Trina GHOSH DASTIDAR |
The present invention relates to a method of making a crosslinked thermoset resin. One embodiment of this method comprises: (i) separating a plant-derived flour mixture into a protein fraction comprising proteins and a carbohydrate fraction comprising carbohydrates; (ii) subjecting the carbohydrate fraction to an oxidizing agent to yield oxidized carbohydrates comprising aldehyde functional groups or both aldehyde functional groups and carboxyl functional groups; and (iii) reacting the oxidized carbohydrates with the protein fraction under conditions effective to crosslink the proteins, thereby yielding a crosslinked thermoset resin. The present invention also relates to a crosslinked thermoset resin and composites, nanofiber membranes, and adhesives comprising the crosslinked thermoset resin. |
84 |
Methods For Desolventization Of Bagasse |
US14409132 |
2013-06-18 |
US20150184933A1 |
2015-07-02 |
Yingyi Huang; Mark W. Smale; William M. Cole |
Provided herein are methods for the removal of organic solvents from wet bagasse. The use of the methods result in dried bagasse that contains no more than 1 weight percent organic solvents. |
85 |
BIOPOLYMERS AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING SAME |
US13768732 |
2013-02-15 |
US20130206034A1 |
2013-08-15 |
Michael J. Riebel |
A dried distiller soluble based biopolymer, processes for forming the biopolymer, and articles of manufacture thereof. The produced dried distillers solubles derives from co-products of corn fermentation facilities and is comprised in part of water-soluble proteins. A biopolymer consists essentially of dried distillers solubles, and an article of manufacture includes a biopolymer consisting of dried distillers solubles and an optional additive. The process of forming dried distiller solubles involves separating whole stillage into a liquid fraction and a solid fraction, wherein the liquid fraction comprises water soluble proteins in an amount greater than the solid fraction, and wherein the solid fraction has a higher solid content than the liquid fraction. The liquid fraction is sprayed at an elevated temperature to remove at least a portion of moisture in the liquid fraction and form particles and granules of the liquid fraction. Addition moisture is removed from the particles and granules in a fluidized bed to form dried distillers solubles, wherein the particles and granules are heated to a temperature less than 300° F. and have a residence time effective to reduce the moisture content of the dried distillers solubles to less than 20 percent to greater than 3 percent by weight. |
86 |
Thermoplastics from Distillers Dried Grains and Feathers |
US13423983 |
2012-03-19 |
US20130072598A1 |
2013-03-21 |
Yiqi Yang; Narendra Reddy; Chunyan Hu; Jin Enqi |
A thermoplastic biobased material-containing composition comprising chemically-modified feathers and/or dried distillers grains and a process for forming the thermoplastic biobased material-containing composition. More specifically, the thermoplastic biobased material-containing composition comprises one or more of the following chemically-modified biobased materials: (a) acylated biobased material having a % Acyl Content that is at least 3% and a % Weight Gain that is at least 1%, and; (b) etherified biobased material having a % Weight Gain that is at least 2%; and (c) graft polymerized biobased material having a % Monomer Conversion that is at least 40%, a % Grafting Efficiency that is at least 30%, and a % Grafting that is at least 10%. |
87 |
Flour-based product, its preparation and use |
US12517948 |
2007-11-26 |
US08328989B2 |
2012-12-11 |
Jacobus Gerardus Renirie; Jacobus Adrianus Antonius Van Der Meijden; Johannes Jozef Plijter; Jeroen Johannes Van Soest |
The invention pertains to a process for manufacturing paper or cardboard, wherein flour including a protein and starch fraction is subjected to a degradation step involving a treatment with protease and a non-starch polysaccharide (NSP) hydrolyzing enzyme, after which the flour is introduced into the paper fiber matrix. It is especially preferred that the flour is rye flour, and that the NSP hydrolyzing enzyme is a hemi-cellulase or a cellulase, or a combination thereof. The invention also pertains to a composition containing flour and the aforementioned enzymes; and to the use of flour thus treated as a source of starch. |
88 |
Method for Obtaining Microcrystalline Cellulose from Residues Derived from Acid Delinting of Cottonseed |
US13348150 |
2012-01-11 |
US20120223165A1 |
2012-09-06 |
Liliana Graciela Buente Alonso |
Raw material comprises acid residues arising from the cottonseed cleaning process, which are subject to the following series of stages: a) neutralization of such residues; b) cleaning and purification of the residue of acid linter; c) chemical treatment by means of the action of alkalis; and d) water washing and subsequent thickening by means of filters. Such residues include some fibrils and cascamen, with a marked presence of vegetal elements typical of the seed (hull and remains of the degraded vegetal structure). After washing and subsequent thickening, the material is subject to the stages of: bleaching by means of chemical agents, washing and thickening, drying and dry grinding for reducing particle size. |
89 |
COMPOSITION FOR REDUCING BAKING LOSSES |
US12301817 |
2007-05-21 |
US20120088016A1 |
2012-04-12 |
Jens Pillings; Walid Banafa |
The present invention relates to a composition for reducing baking losses, combination of modified wheat flour and at least one baking agent conventional in baking processes being used. |
90 |
Method for producing humic acid salts |
US10498776 |
2002-12-16 |
US07198805B2 |
2007-04-03 |
Oleg Andreevich Gladkov; Rodion Borisovich Poloskin; Yuri Jurievich Polyakov; Irina Vasilievna Sokolova; Nicolay Ivanovich Sorokin; Aleksey Valerievich Glebov |
Humic acid salts are produced, with a high output of useful products, by a liquid-phase oxidation of the mixture of an alkaline agent with a lignin-containing plant raw material having the total content of dry substances of 12–20 %, said oxidation being carried out in two stages. In a first stage, pre-oxidation is carried out at a temperature of 50–190 DEG C. and a pressure of 0.5–3 MPa associated with simultaneous treatment with an oxygen-containing gas until a pH of 10.5–12 is reached. The second stage, i.e. oxidation is carried out in the similar conditions at a temperature of 170–200 DEG C. until a pH of 8.5–10 is reached. The by-product of cellulose production by a sulphite process, i.e. concentrated solutions of lignosulphonate or lignin is used as a lignin-containing plant raw material, said lignin being a by-product of hydrolysis production being continuously oxidised by air oxygen in two stages. In order to additionally activate the mixture of the raw material with alkali, operating in cavitation mode, a circulation pump provided with an ejector for stream ejection of air is used. In order to reduce the pre-oxidation time, the first stage can be carried out using peroxide, or by supplying the raw material and alkali directly to a pipeline prior to an ejector and the mixture thereof with an oxidising agent. |
91 |
Method for producing ethanol by using corn flours |
US11194909 |
2005-08-01 |
US07138257B2 |
2006-11-21 |
Marco Galli; Attilio Veneri |
A method for producing ethanol starting from corn flours, which provides for the milling of the corn, the separation of the light fractions (bran), a first refining of the milled fractions, a first sifting with germ separation, a second refining of the milled fractions, and a second sifting with germ separation. In particular, according to the invention, impact milling of the wet corn is provided so as to preserve the largest possible average particle size of the milled fractions, and subsequent crushing of the germ is also provided, so as to facilitate size separation thereof. With respect to known systems for producing ethanol starting from corn flours, the method according to the invention allows to extract from corn at least 7%, preferably at least 10% (by weight with respect to the initial product) of pure germ (i.e., germ not contaminated by other components) and at least 1% pure bran, preferably at least 2.5%, before transfer to the ethanol extraction plant, with the previously cited consequent advantages and overcoming the drawbacks that arise from using the systems that constitute the background art. In particular, the extraction from corn of at least 7% of the germ, preferably at least 10%, and of at least 1% bran, preferably at least 2.5%, allows to achieve drastic reductions in the production of pasty residues in the subsequent ethanol extraction process. |
92 |
Superabsorbent polymer product and use in agriculture |
US11269214 |
2005-11-07 |
US20060058502A1 |
2006-03-16 |
Steven Doane; William Doane |
A superabsorbent starch graft copolymer product having particle sizes useful in granule applicators for application to agricultural fields. Starch graft copolymers applied to field crops provide excellent anti-crusting properties, increased seed germination and stand, increased crop growth, increased yields, and reduced water requirements. |
93 |
Starch graft copolymers and method of making and using starch graft copolymers for agriculture |
US10265500 |
2002-10-07 |
US06800712B2 |
2004-10-05 |
Steven William Doane; William McKee Doane |
Methods of making and using starch graft copolymers produce particle sizes useful in granule applicators for applying to agricultural fields. Starch graft copolymers on field crops provide excellent anti-crusting properties, increased seed germination and stand, increased crop growth, increased crop yields and reduced water requirements. |
94 |
Starch graft copolymers and method of making and using starch graft copolymers for agriculture |
US10265500 |
2002-10-07 |
US20040068073A1 |
2004-04-08 |
Steven
William
Doane; William
McKee
Doane |
Methods of making and using starch graft copolymers produce particle sizes useful in granule applicators for applying to agricultural fields. Starch graft copolymers on field crops provide excellent anti-crusting properties, increased seed germination and stand, increased crop growth, increased crop yields and reduced water requirements. |
95 |
Method for the production of powder with high tannin content and its use |
US10377888 |
2003-03-04 |
US20030230653A1 |
2003-12-18 |
Yusho
Nakamoto; Toshihiko
Tsunoda; Keiko
Ono; Hiroyuki
Yano; Yoshikazu
Yazaki; Huijian
Jiang; Frank
Lawson; Peter
Heinz Theodore
Uhlherr |
The present invention provides a method of producing powder with a high tannin content, the method including pulverizing a tannin-containing plant such as bark of radiata pine (Pinus radiata) and classifying the pulverized material into fine particles having a desired particle size, for example, fine particles having a particle diameter of 100 to 1,000 nullm or less, and powder with a high tannin content produced by such a method. The thus obtained powder with a high tannin content exhibits excellent characteristics when used as an adhesive, a binder, etc. for wood materials. |
96 |
Adhesive composition and its use |
US09367657 |
1999-12-06 |
US06589460B1 |
2003-07-08 |
Kuo Cheng Shen |
For producing chip or fiber boards or like articles by bonding particulate lignocellulosic material like chips or fibers with tannin-based adhesives like tannin resins or tannin containing resins, the lignocellulosic material is pre-hydrolyzed by means of adding acids, acidic salts or other acid liberating chemical compounds prior to adding a particular composition of adhesive material. |
97 |
Treatment of aqueous systems using a chemically modified tannin |
US905427 |
1997-08-04 |
US5843337A |
1998-12-01 |
David Brian Mitchell; Ralph Lemmel Minnis; Thomas Peter Curran; Steven M Deboo; John Arthur Kelly; Rashmi Patwardhan; Wun Ten Tai |
There is provided a composition comprising tannin containing hydroxyl groups which has been (a) chemically modified by reaction of at least one of said hydroxyl groups with at least one member selected from the group consisting of an esterification agent (e.g. acetic anhydride), etherification agent (e.g. dichloromethane or quaternary organic amine such as N-(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl) trimethyl ammonium chloride) to form the corresponding ester, or ether, through said hydroxyl group, and (b) derivatized. The chemically modified tannin is derivatized by reaction with aldehyhde (e.g. formaldehyde), or aldehyde and at least one member selected from the group consisting of ammonia and organic amine containing at least one primary or secondary nitrogen (e.g. cyclohexyl amine); said derivatized tannin being water soluble or dispersable at a pH below 7 and water insoluble at a pH above 7. The above modified tannins are useful for the coagulation and/or detackification of solid particles suspended in an aqueous system, such as paint particles suspended in the waste water of a paint spray booth operation. Such tannins also have utility for demulsifying oil-in-water emulsions. |
98 |
Treatment of Aqueous systems using a chemically modified tannin |
US499098 |
1995-07-06 |
US5830315A |
1998-11-03 |
David Brian Mitchell; Ralph Lemmel Minnis; Thomas Peter Curran; Steven M. Deboo; John Arthur Kelly; Rashmi Patwardhan; Wun Ten Tai |
There is provided a composition comprising tannin containing hydroxyl groups which has been (a) chemically modified by reaction of at least one of said hydroxyl groups with at least one member selected from the group consisting of an esterification agent (e.g. acetic anhydride), etherification agent (e.g. dichloromethane or quaternary organic amine such as N-(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl) trimethyl ammonium chloride) to form the corresponding ester, or ether, through said hydroxyl group, and (b) derivatized. The chemically modified tannin is derivatized by reaction with aldehyhde (e.g. formaldehyde), or aldehyde and at least one member selected from the group consisting of ammonia and organic amine containing at least one primary or secondary nitrogen (e.g. cyclohexyl amine); said derivatized tannin being water soluble or dispersable at a pH below 7 and water insoluble at a pH above 7. The above modified tannins are useful for the coagulation and/or detackification of solid particles suspended in an aqueous system, such as paint particles suspended in the waste water of a paint spray booth operation. Such tannins also have utility for demulsifying oil-in-water emulsions. |
99 |
Crosslinked tannin/inorganic oxide composites |
US673402 |
1996-06-28 |
US5789467A |
1998-08-04 |
Demetrius Michos |
Epoxy-polymerized tannin/inorganic oxide composite particles are obtained by polymerizing the tannin with a polyepoxy crosslinking agent in situ on inorganic oxide particles. The compositions of the invention are capable of achieving the performance of tannin in beverage treatment applications without tannin's associated filtration disadvantages. |
100 |
Production of acid soluble humates |
US592270 |
1996-01-26 |
US5663425A |
1997-09-02 |
William J. Detroit; Stuart E. Lebo, Jr.; Lori L. Bushar |
A method is disclosed for production of acid soluble humates. Humic acid bearing ores are sulfoalkylated under alkaline conditions to produce high solids humic acid concentrates which are soluble at pH as low as 0.5 and in yields of at least 70 percent. |