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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gether Irick, Jr., Gray, TN (US);
Ronald Richard Light, Kingsport, TN (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 6/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 6/702 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a biodegradable polymer composition comprising a biodegradable polymer and a phenol-containing compound mixed with the polymer. The phenol-containing compound is present in the biodegradable polymer at an amount sufficient to slow the degradation rate of the biodegradable polymer. The invention also pertains to a method for slowing the degradation rate of a biodegradable polymer.