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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2012
Shawn M. Dirk, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Kirsten Nicole Cicotte, Albuquerque, NM (US);
David R. Wheeler, Albuquerque, NM (US);
David A. Benko, Munroe Falls, OH (US);
Shawn M. Dirk, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Kirsten Nicole Cicotte, Albuquerque, NM (US);
David R. Wheeler, Albuquerque, NM (US);
David A. Benko, Munroe Falls, OH (US);
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
A method including reducing a particle size of lignin particles to an average particle size less than 40 nanometers; after reducing the particle size, combining the lignin particles with a polymeric material; and forming a structure of the combination. A method including exposing lignin to a diazonium precursor including a functional group; modifying the lignin by introducing the functional group to the lignin; and combining the modified lignin with a polymeric material to form a composite. An apparatus including a composite of a polymer and lignin wherein the lignin has an average particle size less than 100 micrometers.