Henkel Corporation

General Mills Chemicals, Inc.

Duane A Jones

Lyle F Elmquist

Wesley A Jordan

A water absorbent composition and method of preparing the same having improved wicking characteristics and comprising a combination of hydrolyzed starch polyacrylonitrile graft copolymer and a source of formaldehyde.

Absorbent starch graft polymer and method of its preparation

A blend of hydrolyzed polyacrylonitrile-starch graft copolymer and a fatty quaternary ammonium chloride which exhibits good wicking and dispersing properties.

Dispersible starch graft copolymer blend

A method of agglomerating and desolventizing starch-hydrolyzed polyacrylonitrile graft copolymer using atomized, liquid water.

Agglomeration of starch-hydrolyzed polyacrylonitrile graft copolymer

Air classification of finely ground crude tamarind gum provides a purified tamarind seed polysaccharide. The crude gum may also be admixed with finely divided siliceous matter or may be defatted prior to air classification to increase the degree of purification.

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Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

Duane A Jones