Bleaching Trichomes to Remove Proteins
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsPhillip Richard Green, Raul Victorino Nunes, Nicholas William Geary, Khosrow Parviz Mohammadi
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Abstract
A process for bleaching trichome fibers individualized from a trichome source, such as a leaf and/or a stem, is disclosed. The process of bleaching degrades trichome associated protein. Further, the bleaching processes improves the color of the trichomes, exhibiting CIELAB Color values of L* greater than 87 and b* less than 17 and with less than 0.1% protein by weight of molecular weight greater than 3,500 daltons.
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A process of treating individualized trichomes to remove proteins, whereby the process comprises:
- a. selecting a trichome containing biomass,
- b. individualizing the trichomes from the biomass, wherein the trichomes have a protein content,
- c. wetting the trichomes,
- d. reacting the trichomes with a reactant,
- e. removing the trichomes from the reaction, and
- f. measuring the protein content of the reacted trichomes
- wherein protein present in the individualized trichomes is reacted to break down the protein, yielding individualized trichomes with less than 0.1% protein by weight of molecular weight greater than 3,500 daltons.
A process of treating individualized trichomes to remove proteins, whereby the process comprises:
- a. selecting a trichome containing biomass,
- b. individualizing the trichomes from the biomass, wherein the trichomes have a protein content,
- c. wetting the trichomes,
- d. reacting the trichomes with a first reactant,
- e. reacting the trichomes with a second reactant,
- f. removing the trichomes from the second reaction, and
- g. measuring the protein content of the reacted trichomes
- wherein the individualized trichomes have Hunter Color values of L* greater than 87 and b* less than 17, and wherein protein present in the individualized trichomes is reacted so as to break down the protein, yielding individualized trichomes with less than 0.1% protein by weight of molecular weight greater than 3,500 daltons.
Individualized trichomes with less than 0.1% protein by weight wherein the protein has a molecular weight greater than 3,500 daltons.
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