Biodegradable thermoplastic material made from casein and/or caseinate
AssigneeLactips
InventorsBasak Yilin Colak, Marie-Helene Gramatikoff, Maxime Dememe, kheirdine Mellouki, Frederic Prochazka
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Abstract
A casein and/or caseinate based biodegradable thermoplastic. In particular, a biodegradable thermoplastic which includes: a) between 50 and 80% casein and/or caseinate, preferably between 55 and 70%; b) between 4 and 12% water, preferably between 5 and 11%; c) between 10 and 35% of at least one plasticizer different from b), preferably between 15 and 28%; d) between 0.1 and 8% of a hydrophobic agent, preferably between 1 and 4%; e) between 0.5 and 6% of at least one surfactant, preferably between 2 and 4%.
Claims22
A biodegradable thermoplastic comprising, in % by mass:
- a) between 50 and 80% casein and/or caseinate;
- b) between 4 and 13% water;
- c) between 10 and 35% of at least one plasticizer different from b);
- d) between 0.1 and 8% of a hydrophobic agent, selected from carboxylic polyacid esters, C3-C33 carboxylic acids, and mixtures thereof;
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- e) between 0.5 and 6% of at least one surfactant.
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