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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
May. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Nutrition & Biosciences Usa 4, Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Natnael Behabtu, Leiden, NL;
Jayme L. Paullin, Exton, PA (US);
Mikhail R. Levit, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Assignee:
NUTRITION & BIOSCIENCES USA 4, INC., Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D21H 13/30 (2006.01); D21H 13/20 (2006.01); D21H 27/10 (2006.01); H01B 3/52 (2006.01); C08B 37/00 (2006.01); C08L 5/00 (2006.01); C09K 8/588 (2006.01); C12P 19/04 (2006.01); C12P 19/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D21H 13/30 (2013.01); C08B 37/0009 (2013.01); C08L 5/00 (2013.01); C09K 8/588 (2013.01); C12P 19/04 (2013.01); C12P 19/18 (2013.01); D21H 13/20 (2013.01); D21H 27/10 (2013.01); H01B 3/52 (2013.01); C09K 2208/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are poly alpha-1,3-glucan fibrids and methods for making them. The fibrids have a fibrous shape with an average length of between 10 μm and 10 mm and width of between 200 nm and 200 μm. Also disclosed are uses for the fibrids, including paper-making and as a viscosity modifier in making formulations for applications such as laundry applications and personal care applications, and as an emulsifier in food.