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US 12,215,461 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 at a pH greater than about 8;
- e. removing the trichomes from the reaction;
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- f. measuring the protein content of the reacted 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 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.
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