Thermoplastic composite
AssigneeShell Oil Company
InventorJean Paul Andre Marie Joseph Ghislain LANGE
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Abstract
A reinforced composite material comprises a blend of a thermoplastic matrix and cellulosic fibers, wherein the thermo-plastic matrix comprises a tarry residue fraction from a lignocellulosic biomass liquefaction process. A process for the manufacture of the reinforced composite material comprises subjecting a lignocellulosic biomass to liquefaction in the presence of a liquefaction solvent to form a liquefaction product and a tarry residue; separating the tarry residue from the liquefaction product; and blending the tarry residue with cellulosic fibers to form a recyclable reinforced thermoplastic composite material.
Claims10
A reinforced composite material comprising a blend of a thermoplastic matrix and cellulosic fibers, wherein the thermoplastic matrix comprises a tarry residue fraction from a lignocellulosic biomass liquefaction process.
A process for the manufacture of a reinforced composite material, the process comprising:
- subjecting a lignocellulosic biomass to liquefaction in the presence of a liquefaction solvent to form a liquefaction product and a tarry residue;
- separating the tarry residue from the liquefaction product;
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- blending the tarry residue with cellulosic fibers to form a recyclable reinforced thermoplastic composite material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.