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US 8,557,367 B2Granted
High-strength, environmentally friendly corrugated board
AssigneesCornell University, E2E Materials
InventorsAnil Netravali, Patrick Govang
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Abstract
The present invention includes a high-strength, light-weight corrugated board. The board comprises a first sheet made of a soy protein based resin and one or more sheets of plant-based fibers. The first sheet is connected to a corrugated member. In one aspect of the present invention, there is a method of manufacturing a high-strength, corrugated board.
Claims12
A high-strength, corrugated board comprising:
- a first sheet made of a soy protein based resin and one or more sheets of plant-based fibers;
- a corrugated member connected to the first sheet, wherein the first sheet has a maximum thickness of about 7 millimeter and the corrugated board has a minimum thickness of 1.8 mm, the board has a density of less than 300 kg/m3 and a strength on the ASTM D790 three point bend test of ASTM D790 of greater than 600 KPa.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.