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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2005
Michael Singh, Pudsey, GB;
Fritz Herren, Düdingen, CH;
Christina Northfleet, Lörrach, DE;
Robert Cockcroft, Bradford, GB;
Kenneth Symes, Keighley, GB;
Simon Donnelly, Michelbach-le-haut, FR;
Andrew Mccann, Pudsey, GB;
Valerie Reynolds, Bradford, GB;
Michael Singh, Pudsey, GB;
Fritz Herren, Düdingen, CH;
Christina Northfleet, Lörrach, DE;
Robert Cockcroft, Bradford, GB;
Kenneth Symes, Keighley, GB;
Simon Donnelly, Michelbach-le-haut, FR;
Andrew McCann, Pudsey, GB;
Valerie Reynolds, Bradford, GB;
Ciba Specialty Chemicals Water Treatments Ltd., Bradford, GB;
Abstract
A polymer comprising i) a synthetic polymeric component that has been formed from an ethylenically unsaturated water-soluble or potentially water-soluble monomer and an ethylenically unsaturated monomer carrying a reactive group, wherein the reactive group is directly reactive with a cellulose binding domain protein; and ii) a protein component consisting of a cellulose binding domain protein, wherein the cellulose binding domain protein. The polymer is particularly suitable as a dry strength resin in a paper making process. It can also be used as a wet strength resin, internal sizing agent or surface sizing agent.