Polymeric materials derived from tobacco
AssigneeR. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
InventorsMichael Francis Dube, William Monroe Coleman, III
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Abstract
The invention provides a polymer prepared from a substituted 1,3-butadiene (such as neophytadiene) derived from a plant of the Nicotiana species. The invention also provides smoking articles and smokeless tobacco compositions that include the polymers described herein. Further, the invention provides a method of polymerizing a substituted 1,3-butadiene derived from a plant of the Nicotiana species, the method including reacting a substituted 1,3-butadiene derived from a plant of the Nicotiana species with one or more reagents selected from the group consisting of an anionic initiator, a radical initiator, and a Ziegler-Natta catalyst.
Claims29
A polymer prepared from neophytadiene derived from a plant of the Nicotiana species.
A tobacco product comprising a polymer prepared from neophytadiene derived from a plant of the Nicotiana species.
A method of polymerizing neophytadiene derived from a plant of the Nicotiana species, comprising reacting neophytadiene derived from a plant of the Nicotiana species with one or more reagents selected from the group consisting of an anionic initiator, a radical initiator, and a Ziegler-Natta catalyst.
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