Highly environmentally sustainable composite material
US11059957B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08L2205/03
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention related to a thermoplastic composition, suitable to be submitted to common methods of heat forming, or thermoforming, of thermoplastic materials, as well as the thermoformed composite material which is obtained/can be obtained from said thermoplastic composition, said thermoplastic composition and said thermoformed composite material derived therefrom comprising the combination of cellulose with a thermoplastic material comprising a hydrolysable or hydrosoluble polyhydroxylated polymer, such as starch or a polymer based on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), wherein cellulose is available in an amount ranging from 30 to 60% by Weight, preferably from 40 to 60% by weight, said percentages being calculated on 100 parts by weight of the combination of cellulose with the thermoplastic material comprising a hydrolysable or hydrosoluble polyhydroxylated polymer.
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