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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Yi-ru Chen-Sarkanen, New Brighton, MN (US);
Simo Sarkanen, New Brighton, MN (US);
Yun-Yan Wang, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 97/00 (2006.01); C08H 7/00 (2011.01); C08K 5/07 (2006.01); C08K 5/136 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 97/005 (2013.01); C08H 6/00 (2013.01); C08K 5/07 (2013.01); C08K 5/136 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are compositions that include at least about 75 weight percent (wt %) alkylated lignin based on the total weight of the composition without any solvent(s). The material having a tensile strength of at least about 35 MPa, an elongation-to-break of at least about 1.5%, or both. Articles including such materials and methods of forming the same are also disclosed.