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US 11,846,068 B2Granted
Bleaching trichomes to remove proteins
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsPhillip Richard Green, Raul Victorino Nunes, Nicholas William Geary, Khosrow Parviz Mohammadi
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Abstract
A process for bleaching trichome fibers individualized from a trichome source, such as a leaf and/or a stem, is disclosed. The process of bleaching degrades trichome associated protein. Further, the bleaching processes improves the color of the trichomes.
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A process of treating individualized trichomes to remove proteins, whereby the process comprises:
- a. selecting a trichome containing biomass;
- b. individualizing the trichomes from the biomass, wherein the trichomes have a protein content;
- c. wetting the trichomes;
- d. reacting the trichomes with a reactant comprising at least one of a chlorite, a peroxide, and a peracid;
- e. removing the trichomes from the reaction;
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- f. measuring the protein content of the reacted trichomes;
- wherein protein present in the individualized trichomes is reacted with the reactant to break down the protein via oxidation, yielding individualized trichomes with less than 0.1% protein by weight of molecular weight greater than 3,500 daltons.
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A process of treating individualized trichomes to remove proteins, whereby the process comprises:
- a. selecting a trichome containing biomass;
- b. individualizing the trichomes from the biomass, wherein the trichomes have a protein content;
- c. wetting the trichomes;
- d. reacting the trichomes with a first reactant;
- e. reacting the trichomes with a second reactant;
- f. removing the trichomes from the second reaction;
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- g. measuring the protein content of the reacted trichomes;
- wherein at least one of the first and second reactants comprise a peracid and a peracid activator, and wherein the individualized trichomes have Hunter Color values of L* greater than 87 and b* less than 17, and wherein protein present in the individualized trichomes is reacted with the first and second reactants so as to break down the protein via oxidation, yielding individualized trichomes.
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