Integrity Bio-chemicals, LLC

Hppe, LLC

Charles E Milliron, Iii

Ashoka V R Madduri

Sanket Gandhi

Curtis J Rodencal

Matthew B Blackmon

Sameer S Vhora

Polysaccharides may be partially oxidized by oxidative opening of a monosaccharide unit while still retaining glycosidic bonds. Such polysaccharides may be further functionalized with an amine moiety at a site of oxidative opening. Polysaccharides that are partially oxidized and amine-functionalized in this manner may be combined with an aqueous liquid to form compositions suitable for stabilizing clays in clay-containing formations. Clay stabilization may promote reduced swelling of the clays in the presence of water.

Compositions and methods for the stabilization of clay containing soils

The invention is directed to stabilizing functionalized polymers and compositions containing polysaccharides and polysaccharide derivatives functionalized with amine, alkyl and/or alkyl/amine moieties, and methods for reducing swelling of soils and especially clay-containing soils with stabilization functionalized polymers and compositions of the invention.

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Columbus, GA, United States of America

Charles E Milliron, Iii