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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
May. 09, 2022
Nutrition & Biosciences Usa 4, Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Natnael Behabtu, Wilmington, DE (US);
Jeffrey S. Downey, Battersea, CA;
Tizazu H. Mekonnen, Kingston, CA;
Christian Peter Lenges, Wilmington, DE (US);
NUTRITION & BIOSCIENCES USA 4, INC., Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
Compositions are disclosed herein comprising a rubber component and a polysaccharide, wherein the polysaccharide comprises i) poly alpha-1,3-glucan; ii) poly alpha-1,3-1,6-glucan; iii) water insoluble alpha-(1,3-glucan) polymer having 90% or greater α-1,3-glycosidic linkages, less than 1% by weight of alpha-1,3,6-glycosidic branch points, and a number average degree of polymerization in the range of from 55 to 10,000; iv) dextran; v) a composition comprising poly alpha-1,3-glucan ester compounds as disclosed herein; or vi) water-insoluble cellulose having a weight-average degree of polymerization (DPw) of about 10 to about 1000 and a cellulose II crystal structure. The compositions can be used in articles such as a tire, a belt, a seal, footwear, a coating, a film, or an adhesive.