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US 2009/0263601 A1Published application
Articles prepared from biodegradable compositions and manufacturing methods
AssigneeThe Biodegradable Technologies General Partnership
InventorDonald W. Renn
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Abstract
A biodegradable container includes a body structure made of a foamed hydrocolloid gelling matrix system having a fibrous material and a firming agent embedded therein and a water-resistant coating disposed on a surface of the body structure.
Claims12
A biodegradable container comprising:
- a body structure formed into a desired shape, wherein said body structure is made of a dried foamed hydrocolloid gelling matrix system having a fibrous material and a firming agent embedded therein;
- and
- a water-resistant coating disposed on a surface of said body structure.
A method of making an article, said method comprising:
- providing a biodegradable composition comprising a mixture of a foamed gelling hydrocolloid system, a firming agent, and a fibrous material;
- causing said composition to gel in a desired shape to produce a body structure;
- drying said body structure;
- and
- applying a water-resistant coating to said body structure.
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