Lignin based paint
AssigneeGenencor International, Inc.
InventorsRob Bolle, Wolfgang Aehle
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Abstract
A method is provided for producing a painted article comprising: (a) preparing a lignin solution comprising lignin and a dye or pigment; (b) mixing the lignin solution with a phenol oxidizing enzyme; (c) incubating the mixture from said step (b) under conditions and for a time sufficient to form a solution of a desired viscosity; (d) contacting or spreading the mixture from the step (c) on an article to be painted; and (e) allowing the mixture to set onto the article by subjecting the article to conditions and for a time sufficient to form a paint on the surface of the article.
Claims16
A method for producing a painted article comprising:
- (a) preparing a solution of lignin;
- (b) mixing said lignin solution with a phenol oxidizing enzyme, and a dye or pigment;
- (c) incubating said mixture from said step (b) under conditions and for a time sufficient to form a solution of a desired viscosity;
- (d) contacting or spreading said mixture from said step (c) on an article to be painted;
- (e) allowing said paint to set onto said article by subjecting said article to appropriate conditions and for a sufficient time to form a painted surface on the article.
A painted article, wherein said article is treated with a paint comprising lignin and a phenol oxidizing enzyme.
A paint comprising lignin, a dye or pigment and a phenol oxidizing system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.