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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2013
Applicants:
John R. Dorgan, Golden, CO (US);
Michael Paul Eyser, Denver, CO (US);
Clay Perbix, Golden, CO (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G 63/00 (2006.01); C08L 97/00 (2006.01); C08G 63/91 (2006.01); C08H 7/00 (2011.01); C08L 67/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G 63/00 (2013.01); C08G 63/912 (2013.01); C08H 6/00 (2013.01); C08L 67/04 (2013.01); C08L 97/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a PLA-graft-lignin polymers and copolymers and methods of making the same. As the lignocellulosic biorefining industry emerges as a viable fuels technology, the availability of the assortment of lignins will also expand. The use of lignins as a copolymer is one area where lignin may be utilized.