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US 9,040,597 B2Granted
Conversion of corn gluten meal into a solid article through the use of a non-toxic additive
AssigneeGreen Materials, LLC
InventorsDara L. Woerdeman, Odelia Maron
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Abstract
Disclosed are fast-curing, inexpensive corn-gluten resin compositions, methods for making them, methods for forming them into solid articles. In some embodiments, the resin composition includes corn meal gluten and a non-toxic organic acid.
Claims17
A resin composition for molding formed articles with crosslinked corn meal gluten, the composition comprising:
- a resin component itself consisting of:
- about 87.5% to about 99% w/w corn meal gluten,
- about 1% to about 12.5% non-toxic, crosslinking organic acid, and an optional solvent.
A fast-cured, crosslinked corn meal gluten article formed at low pressures from a resin composition comprising:
- a resin component itself consisting of:
- about 87.5% to about 99% w/w chemically crosslinked corn meal gluten, and
- about 1% to about 12.5% non-toxic chemical crosslinker wherein the chemical crosslinker is an organic acid
- wherein the article is formed within about 20 minutes at temperatures between about 180 F to about 350 F and under pressures between about 3 to about 5 MPa.
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