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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 31, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Walter Maliczyszyn, Somerville, NJ (US);
Jeffrey G Atkinson, Neshanic Station, NJ (US);
Maria Tolchinsky, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Assignee:
National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
536102 ; 536 45 ; 536 553 ; 536105 ; 536108 ; 536110 ; 536111 ; 536124 ; 536127 ; 536128 ;
Abstract
A method for preparing hydrophobic starch derivatives wherein starch and an anhydride are reacted in a slurry with the anhydride reagent being added to the slurry in pre-emulsified form to provide a significantly faster and more efficient reaction.