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Process for the depolymerization of starch by irraciation and products so obtained

US4115146A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 1976
Grant dateSep 19, 1978
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Expiry dateOct 27, 1996

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08B30/18
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Process for depolymerizing starch by irradiation in which granular starch, whose water content is at the most about 23%, is subjected, in the presence of an acid which is neutralized at the end of the treatment, to a dose of radiation which is a function of the nature and of the quantity of the acid used.

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