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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2006
Applicants:
Marc Charles Florent Berckmans, Brussels, BE;
Dogan Sahin Sivasligil, The Hague, NL;
Inventors:
Marc Charles Florent Berckmans, Brussels, BE;
Dogan Sahin Sivasligil, The Hague, NL;
Assignee:
Cargill, Incorporated, Wayzata, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B 31/18 (2006.01); C08B 30/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B 31/18 (2013.01); C08B 30/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A biopolymer thinning process is provided comprising the steps of (a) mixing a biopolymer substrate with a thinning agent and an alkalizing agent; and (b) drying the mixture of step (a), wherein the thinning agent consists of one or more hypochlorites; and step (a) is carried out at a neutral to alkaline pH and does not involve any artificial heating.