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Polymer composition comprising esterified starch and esterified cellulose

US5656682A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 19, 1993
Grant dateAug 12, 1997
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Expiry dateNov 19, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S524/908
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

According to the present invention there is provided a composition as obtained from a melt comprising a starch ester and a cellulose ester. The starch ester and cellulose ester may be of the kind obtained by reaction of a mixed acid anhydride with the polysaccharides. The invention further provides the composition when shaped into articles, and the melt from which the composition is obtained.

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