Patent · US Expired

Latex of poly-.beta.-hydroxyalkanoates for treating fiber constructs and coating paper

US5451456A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 18, 1992
Grant dateSep 19, 1995
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Expiry dateAug 18, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31993
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A latex comprises a colloidal suspension in water of essentially non-crystalline particles of a polymer or copolymer or .beta.-hydroxyalkanoates, for example .beta.-hydroxybutyrate and .beta.-hydroxyvalerate; the latex may be employed to produce self-supporting filfms or papers which are biodegradable and also readily recyclable.

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