Processes for recovering rubber from aged briquettes and aged briquettes containing plant matter from non-Hevea plants
US9637562B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 6, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08L2205/03
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Provided herein are organic solvent-based processes for the removal of rubber from aged briquettes made from compressed plant matter (briquettes) of non-Hevea plants. Also provided are aged briquettes made from the compressed plant matter of non-Hevea plants where the briquettes have been aged for either various time period after formation and the rubber within the briquette has retained its a molecular weight to within a specified range.
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