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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
May. 13, 2016
Applicant:
University of Maine System Board of Trustees, Bangor, ME (US);
Inventors:
Michael A. Bilodeau, Brewer, ME (US);
Jonathan Spender, Enfield, ME (US);
Assignee:
University of Maine System Board of Trustees, Bangor, ME (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D21C 9/00 (2006.01); D21H 11/16 (2006.01); D06M 11/76 (2006.01); D06M 13/184 (2006.01); C08B 3/20 (2006.01); D06M 101/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D21C 9/005 (2013.01); C08B 3/20 (2013.01); D06M 11/76 (2013.01); D06M 13/184 (2013.01); D21H 11/16 (2013.01); D06M 2101/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods including the steps of providing cellulosic material, associating the cellulosic material with an organic acid (e.g., lactic acid) to form a mixture, and heating the mixture to a temperature between 100° C. and 120° C. for at least ten minutes to form a treated cellulosic material, wherein the water retention value of the treated cellulosic material is decreased by at least 10% as compared to untreated cellulosic material.