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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2009
Ramani Narayan, Okemos, MI (US);
Sunder Balakrishnan, Okemos, MI (US);
Yogaraj Nabar, East Lansing, MI (US);
Jean-marie Raquez, East Lansing, MI (US);
Philippe Dubois, Ciplet, BE;
Ramani Narayan, Okemos, MI (US);
Sunder Balakrishnan, Okemos, MI (US);
Yogaraj Nabar, East Lansing, MI (US);
Jean-Marie Raquez, East Lansing, MI (US);
Philippe Dubois, Ciplet, BE;
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
Abstract
A starch-polyester graft copolymer and chemically modified starch-polyester graft copolymer composition comprising a chemically modified starch or chemically modified starch-nanoclay product is described. The composition can be produced continuously in a twin-screw co-rotating extruder. The starch-polyester graft copolymer can be solvent cast, melt cast and blown into clear transparent film particularly for use in single use disposable applications and can be biodegradable.