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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2004
Applicants:
Mohammed Berrada, Montréal, CA;
Stéphane Chevigny, Varennes, CA;
Claude Thibodeau, Mont St-Hilaire, CA;
Inventors:
Mohammed Berrada, Montréal, CA;
Stéphane Chevigny, Varennes, CA;
Claude Thibodeau, Mont St-Hilaire, CA;
Assignee:
Archer Daniels Midland Company, Decatur, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 20/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to an absorbent or a superabsorbent nanocomposite material comprising a polysaccharide and a phyllosilicate. The polysaccharide component can be a biodegradable polysaccharide that is a self-entangled glass-like polysaccharide or a crosslinked polysaccharide. The phyllosilicate component can be an exfoliation or a semi-exfoliation clay.