Recycleable bioplastics, methods of manufacture thereof and articles comprising the same
AssigneeUniversity of Connecticut
InventorsChalla Vijaya KUMAR, Ankarao KALLURI
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Abstract
A crosslinkable composition includes a proteinaceous biopolymer; a crosslinking agent; and a plasticizer. A crosslinked composition includes a crosslinked proteinaceous biopolymer that includes bovine serum albumin, papain, whey, zein, or a combination thereof. A method of manufacturing a crosslinked composition includes blending a proteinaceous biopolymer with a crosslinking agent to form a crosslinkable composition. The crosslinkable composition is then molded and heated to form the crosslinked composition.
Claims21
A crosslinkable composition comprising:
- a proteinaceous biopolymer;
- a crosslinking agent;
- and
- a plasticizer.
A crosslinked composition comprising:
- a crosslinked proteinaceous biopolymer that comprises bovine serum albumin, papain, whey, zein, or a combination thereof.
A method of manufacturing a crosslinked composition comprising:
- blending a proteinaceous biopolymer with a crosslinking agent to form a crosslinkable composition;
- molding the crosslinkable composition;
- and
- heating the crosslinkable composition to form the crosslinked composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.