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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2008
Harald Schmidt, Emmerich, DE;
Christoph Hess, Kleve, DE;
Johannes Mathar, GP's-Heerenberg, NL;
Ralf Hackfort, Emmerich, DE;
Harald Schmidt, Emmerich, DE;
Christoph Hess, Kleve, DE;
Johannes Mathar, GP's-Heerenberg, NL;
Ralf Hackfort, Emmerich, DE;
Biotec Biologische Naturverpackungen GmbH & Co. KG, Emmerich, DE;
Abstract
A thermoplastic polymer material containing starch is shown and described, which can be obtained by homogenizing a mixture containing 40 to 85 wt.-% starch and/or starch derivative, 15 to 55 wt.-% softener, and 0.01 to 7 wt.-% of a polymer which contains an epoxy group, while supplying thermal and/or mechanical energy and setting the water content of the mixture to less than approximately 12 wt.-%. The polymer material according to the invention is characterized by outstanding mechanical properties.