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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
May. 23, 1997
James Nangeroni, Doylestown, PA (US);
Mark H. Hartmann, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Matthew L. Iwen, Richfield, MN (US);
Christopher Michael Ryan, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Jeffrey J. Kolstad, Wayzata, MN (US);
Kevin T. McCarthy, Bloomington, MN (US);
Cargill, Incorporated, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A coated paper product including a paper layer and a polymer layer, wherein the polymer layer includes a polylactide polymer composition having a ratio of Mz to Mn of greater than about 6. The polymer composition, when melted, exhibits a die swell of greater than about 1.25 for a melt flow index of greater than about 2. Polymer lactide compositions, methods of manufacturing the polymer composition and the coated paper product, and articles produced therefrom are also described.