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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Patrick Richard Gruber, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jeffrey John Kolstad, Wayzata, MN (US);
Christopher M. Ryan, Dayton, MN (US);
Eric Stanley Hall, Crystal, MN (US);
Robin Sue Eichen Conn, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cargill, Incorporated, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 3/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 3/12 ;
Abstract
A lactide polymer coating resulting in a strong, repulpable, high gloss, paper coating. The lactide polymer comprises a plurality of poly(lactide) polymer chains, residual lactide in concentration of less than about 5 percent and water in concentration of less than about 2000 parts-per-million. A process for coating paper with the lactide polymer composition is also disclosed.