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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2022
Applicant:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
Rodrigo Rosati, Frankfurt, DE;
Jose Carlos Garciagarcia, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 15/38 (2006.01); A61L 15/62 (2006.01); C12N 9/24 (2006.01); C12N 9/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 15/38 (2013.01); A61L 15/62 (2013.01); C12N 9/2402 (2013.01); C12N 9/2411 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process of enzymatic degradation of an absorbent structure, the absorbent structure being suitable for providing an absorbent core of a hygiene article, wherein the process comprises the step of contacting the absorbent structure with a solution comprising enzymes; wherein the absorbent structure comprises a polysaccharide superabsorbent polymer, such as a cellulose-based or a starch-based superabsorbent polymer.