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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2006
Katrina Cornish, Vista, CA (US);
Raymond G. Mccoy, Iii, Chandler, AZ (US);
Jeffrey A. Martin, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Jali Williams, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Anthony Nocera, Jr., Mesa, AZ (US);
Katrina Cornish, Vista, CA (US);
Raymond G. McCoy, III, Chandler, AZ (US);
Jeffrey A. Martin, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Jali Williams, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Anthony Nocera, Jr., Mesa, AZ (US);
Yulex Corporation, Maricopa, AZ (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for the extraction of high molecular weight biopolymers from plants. Specifically, invention described herein relates to the commercial processing of plant material, including that from desert plants native to the southwestern United States and Mexico, such as the guayule plant (), for the extraction of biopolymers, including natural rubbers. More specifically, the invention relates to laboratory to commercial scale extraction of high molecular weight biopolymers from plant materials including the chemical and mechanical processing of the plants and purification of the extracted biopolymer.