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US 11,078,630 B2Granted
Molded pomace pulp products and methods
AssigneeOregon State University
InventorsYanyun Zhao, Jooyeoun Jung, John Simonsen
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Abstract
Composite molded pulp products prepared from fruit or vegetable-based pomace, fibrous paper-based materials, and cellulose nanofiber and methods for preparing the same are provided.
Claims11
A composite molded pulp product consisting of:
- fibrous fruit pomace;
- fibrous paper-based material selected from the group consisting of newspaper, recycled newspaper, paperboard, recycled paperboard, cardboard, recycled cardboard, and combinations thereof;
- 0.0125% to 2% by weight cellulose nanofiber;
- and
- up to 5% by weight of one or more additives selected from the group consisting of hydrophobic agents, plasticizers, crosslinking agents, stabilizers, and combinations thereof;
- wherein the ratio of the fibrous fruit pomace to the fibrous paper-based material is 1:1 to 20:1 by weight.
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