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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Basf SE, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Inventors:
Joseph P. Borst, Plymouth, MI (US);
Kenneth L. Zack, Wyandotte, MI (US);
Assignee:
BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01C 1/00 (2006.01); D01G 9/02 (2006.01); A01N 25/00 (2006.01); A01N 25/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D01C 1/00 (2013.01); A01N 25/00 (2013.01); D01G 9/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of delinting cotton seeds with an alkanesulfonic acid comprises the steps of applying the alkanesulfonic acid to surfaces of linted cotton seeds, optionally heating the linted cotton seeds, and applying mechanical force to the surfaces of the linted cotton seeds. A composition for delinting cotton seeds comprises an alkanesulfonic acid (e.g. methanesulfonic acid (MSA)), a surfactant, and water.