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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2017
Omya International Ag, Oftringen, CH;
Samuel Rentsch, Spiegel bei Bern, CH;
Matthias Welker, Hésingue, FR;
Patrick A. C. Gane, Rothrist, CH;
Omya International AG, Oftringen, CH;
Abstract
The present invention refers to the use of a surface-treated calcium carbonate-comprising material and/or magnesium carbonate-comprising material as oxygen scavenger; wherein the surface treatment agent is selected from the group consisting of ascorbic acid and/or salts thereof, gallic acid and/or salts thereof, unsaturated fatty acids and/or salts thereof, elemental iron, iron (II)-salts and iron (ID-comprising oxides, iron (II, III)-comprising oxides and mixtures thereof; and wherein the total weight of the surface treatment agent on the total surface area of the at least one calcium carbonate-comprising material and/or magnesium carbonate-comprising material is from 0.01 to 40 mg/m, based on the at least one calcium carbonate-comprising material and/or magnesium carbonate-comprising material.