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US 2010/0305243 A1Published application
Derivatives of native lignin from softwood feedstocks
AssigneeLignol Innovations Ltd.
InventorsMikhail Yurevich Balakshin, Alex Berlin, Humbert Thomas Dellicolli, Chadrick Adam Nathaniel Jordan Grunert, Vera Maximenko Gutman, Darwin Ortiz, Edward Kendall Pye
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Abstract
The present invention provides softwood derivatives of native lignin having a certain aliphatic hydroxyl content. Surprisingly, it has been found that consistent and predictable antioxidant activity may be provided by selecting for derivatives of native lignin having a certain aliphatic hydroxyl content.
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A softwood lignin derivative wherein said lignin derivative having an aliphatic hydroxyl content of from about 2.5 mmol/g to about 7 mmol/g.
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