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US 2018/0002085 A1Published application
Food packaging films from lignin and methods of making the same
AssigneeEmpire Technology Development LLC
InventorSivaraman Raghu
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Abstract
Provided herein are materials comprising a crosslinked polymer and a hydrophobic starch, wherein the crosslinked polymer comprises a first polymer and a second polymer and the first polymer comprises a lignin polymer or a salt thereof, and methods of use and preparation thereof.
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A material comprising a hydrophobic starch and a crosslinked polymer, wherein the crosslinked polymer comprises a first polymer and a second polymer;
- wherein:
- the first polymer comprises a lignin polymer or a salt thereof;
- and
- the second polymer comprises polyvinyl alcohol or comprises one or more polymerized monomers selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetate, styrene, acrylonitrile, butadiene, hydroxyethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, propylene, ethylene oxide, and propylene oxide.
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A method of preparing a material comprising a hydrophobic starch and a crosslinked polymer, wherein the crosslinked polymer comprises a first polymer and a second polymer;
- wherein:
- the first polymer comprises a lignin polymer or a salt thereof;
- and
- the second polymer comprises polyvinyl alcohol or comprises one or more polymerized monomers selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetate, styrene, acrylonitrile, butadiene, hydroxyethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, propylene, ethylene oxide, propylene oxide;
- the method comprising mixing the hydrophobic starch, the first polymer, the second polymer, and a crosslinking agent to form a mixture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.