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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., Ames, IA (US);
Inventors:
Mahendra Thunga, Des Moines, IA (US);
Keke Chen, Ames, IA (US);
Michael Richard Kessler, Pullman, WA (US);
Assignee:
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., Ames, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01F 2/00 (2006.01); D01F 2/24 (2006.01); C01B 31/00 (2006.01); C08L 97/00 (2006.01); C01B 31/02 (2006.01); C08L 67/04 (2006.01); D01F 6/62 (2006.01); D01F 9/17 (2006.01); D01F 6/92 (2006.01); D01F 9/00 (2006.01); D01F 9/26 (2006.01); C08H 7/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 31/00 (2013.01); C01B 31/02 (2013.01); C08H 6/00 (2013.01); C08L 67/04 (2013.01); C08L 97/005 (2013.01); D01F 6/625 (2013.01); D01F 6/92 (2013.01); D01F 9/00 (2013.01); D01F 9/17 (2013.01); D01F 9/26 (2013.01); Y10T 428/298 (2015.01); Y10T 428/2929 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions comprising esterified lignin and poly(lactic acid). In various embodiments, the present invention provides fibers comprising the esterified lignin and poly(lactic acid) blend, carbon fibers made therefrom, and methods of making the fiber and the carbon fibers.