| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7367995 |
Biodiesel additive and method of preparation thereof |
May 6, 2008 |
| Fuel oxygenates comprised of fatty acid or fatty acid ester derivatives which have been reacted with ozone; a base; and a lower alkanol (1 to 8 carbon atoms) are described. The oxygenates comprise ester groups at a point of cleavage by the ozone which provide oxygen in the oxygenate. |
| 7361727 |
Copolymerization of 1,4-dioxan-2-one and a cyclic ester monomer producing thermal stabilized 1,4 |
April 22, 2008 |
| A polymerization process to derive a thermal-stabilized poly(1,4-dioxan-2-one) and cyclic ester monomer copolymer using a coordination-insertion catalyst/initiator. 1,4-dioxan-2-one and cyclic ester monomer, each containing less than 100-ppm water and having an acid value less than 0 |
| 6242593 |
Environmentally friendly sugar-based vinyl monomers useful in repulpable adhesives and other app |
June 5, 2001 |
| Copolymers prepared from novel alkyl polyglycoside maleic acid esters and vinyl monomers are biodegradable and repulpable and are useful in adhesives, coatings, sizing agents, toners, retention aids and related polymer resins in paper and paperboard applications, in wood gluing, pack |
| 5969089 |
Bulk reactive extrusion polymerization process producing aliphatic ester polymer compositions |
October 19, 1999 |
| A bulk extrusion polymerization process to derive an aliphatic polyester from a suitable ester monomer, preferably .epsilon.-caprolactone. Novel reaction formulations containing less than 100 ppm water and having an acid value less than 0.5 mg KOH/g and preferably less than 0.2 mg KOH/g |
| 5906783 |
Bulk reaction extrusion polymerization process producing aliphatic ester polymer compositions |
May 25, 1999 |
| A bulk extrusion polymerization process to derive an aliphatic polyester from a suitable ester monomer, preferably .epsilon.-caprolactone. Novel reaction formulations containing less than 100 ppm water and having an acid value less than 0.5 mg KOH/g and preferably less than 0.2 mg KOH/g |
| 5872199 |
Sugar based vinyl monomers and copolymers useful in repulpable adhesives and other applications |
February 16, 1999 |
| Copolymers prepared from novel alkyl polyglycoside maleic acid esters and vinyl monomers are biodegradable and repulpable and are useful in adhesives, coatings, sizing agents, toners, retention aids and related polymer resins in paper and paperboard applications, in wood gluing, pack |
| 5869647 |
Method of preparing biodegradable modified-starch moldable products and films |
February 9, 1999 |
| A method of preparing biodegradable moldable products and films includes the steps of preparing biodegradable, hydrophobic, modified starch, and forming a thermoplastic product, comprising the modified starch, and optionally a miscible and biodegradable plasticizer, and/or a compatible |
| 5801224 |
Bulk reactive extrusion polymerization process producing aliphatic ester polymer compositions |
September 1, 1998 |
| A bulk extrusion polymerization process to derive an aliphatic polyester from a suitable ester monomer, preferably .epsilon.-caprolactone. Novel reaction formulations containing less than 100 ppm water and having an acid value less than 0.5 mg KOH/g and preferably less than 0.2 mg KOH/g |
| 5728824 |
Microfiber reinforced biodegradable starch ester composites with enhanced shock absorbance and p |
March 17, 1998 |
| Thermoplastic compositions comprising a starch ester and microfibers of cellulose can be formed into biodegradable articles of superior mechanical properties. |
| 5616671 |
Polysaccharides grafted with aliphatic polyesters derived from cyclic esters |
April 1, 1997 |
| Novel synthetic pathways to derive aliphatic polyester-grafted polysaccharides from cyclic ester monomers, preferably, poly(.epsilon.-caprolactone) and starch. Different reaction schemes lead to compositions with various levels of grafting. The grafting reactions were conducted using |
| 5578691 |
Polysaccharides grafted with aliphatic polyesters derived from cyclic esters |
November 26, 1996 |
| Novel synthetic pathways to derive aliphatic polyester-grafted polysaccharides from cyclic ester monomers, preferably, poly(.epsilon.-caprolactone) and starch. Different reaction schemes lead to compositions with various levels of grafting. The grafting reactions were conducted using |
| 5540929 |
Polysaccharides grafted with aliphatic polyesters derived from cyclic esters |
July 30, 1996 |
| Novel synthetic pathways to derive aliphatic polyester-grafted polysaccharides from cyclic ester monomers, preferably, poly(.epsilon.-caprolactone) and starch. Different reaction schemes lead to compositions with various levels of grafting. The grafting reactions were conducted using |
| 5500465 |
Biodegradable multi-component polymeric materials based on unmodified starch-like polysaccharide |
March 19, 1996 |
| Compatibilized blends of a biodegradable hydrophobic polyester, unmodified starch or other similar polysaccharide containing less than 1% water by weight, other biodegradable polymers that may be hydrophobic, plasticizer, and other additives. The blends are produced in the absence of wat |
| 5490634 |
Biological method for coal comminution |
February 13, 1996 |
| A method for reducing the size of coal particles includes the steps of inoculating a coal sample with an anaerobic bacteria or decarboxylating enzyme therefrom and incubating the inoculated sample. The microbes and/or decarboxylating enzymes biochemically modify the coal to reduce the si |
| 5462983 |
Biodegradable moldable products and films comprising blends of starch esters and polyesters |
October 31, 1995 |
| Biodegradable moldable products and films prepared from a compatible blend containing a biodegradable, hydrophobic, starch ester and a biodegradable polyester, and optionally a biodegradable and miscible plasticizer and/or a compatible filler. |
| 4891404 |
Biodegradable graft copolymers |
January 2, 1990 |
| A nucleophilic displacement reaction is used to prepare biodegradable thermoplastic copolymers exhibiting a high capacity for stabilizing biodegradable blends of polysaccharides and synthetic thermoplastic polymers. The graft copolymers are characterized by consistent product uniform |
