Ligno cellulosic materials and the products made therefrom
US8282774B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 8, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/31971
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A process comprising treating a lignocellulosic material preferably pulp in the presence of a transition metal catalyst with a oxidizing agent selected from a group consisting of hydrogen peroxide, hypochlorite, hypochlorous acid and any combination thereof to form a treated lignocellulosic material having a viscosity equal to or less than about 17 cp and having reducing functional groups selected from the group consisting of aldehyde and aldehyde type functional groups at the C6 and C1 positions but predominating at the C1 position.
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