Method for obtaining a purified cellulose product from corn hulls
US4239906A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 1979 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 1999 |
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- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD21C9/08
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A cellulose product containing hemicellulose derived from corn hulls is treated under acidic conditions to obtain purified cellulose having present at least about 70 percent alpha-cellulose. Hemicellulose or a xylose-containing solution may also be obtained.
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