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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2016
Akzo Nobel Chemicals International B.v., Arnhem, NL;
Michael J. Russell, Madison, NJ (US);
Qiwei He, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
John Socrates Thomaides, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Gary Theodore Martino, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Gloria Cansanay Tirol, Kendall Park, NJ (US);
AKZO NOBEL CHEMICALS INTERNATIONAL, B.V., Arnhem, NL;
Abstract
An emulsion stabilizer includes a biopolymer blend of one or more cellulose ether and one or more cross-linked, modified starch wherein one or more of the cellulose ether or the cross-linked, modified starch is hydrophobically modified and wherein the total amount of cellulose ethers in the biopolymer blend is not greater than 50 wt %. The invention further relates to emulsion compositions comprising the emulsion stabilizer, and particularly oil-in-water emulsions. In one embodiment the emulsions are suitable for use in personal care formulations.