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Enzymatic preparation of particulate cellulose for tablet making

US4427778A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 29, 1982
Grant dateJan 24, 1984
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Expiry dateJun 29, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD21C5/005
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Cellulose is converted to a form suitable for tablet making and other applications by subjecting it to hydrolysis using a cellulase enzyme for a time sufficient to yield a highly crystalline particulate hydrolysate which forms a hard, coherent mass when subjected to a predetermined compressive force.

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