858results about "Starch coatings" patented technology

A biologically degradable polymer mixture containing at least one biopolymer made from renewable raw materials and a polymer selected from the following materials: an aromatic polyester; a polyester-copolymer with both aliphatic and aromatic blocks; a polyesteramide; a polyglycol; a polyester urethane; and / or mixtures of these components. The preferred renewable raw material is starch, more preferably native starch, most preferably native starch that has been predried.

The present invention relates to processes utilizing ionic liquids for the dissolution of various polymers and / or copolymers, the formation of resins and blends, and the reconstitution of polymer and / or copolymer solutions, and the dissolution and blending of “functional additives” and / or various polymers and / or copolymers to form advanced composite materials.

Compositions, methods, and systems for manufacturing articles, particularly containers and packaging materials, having a highly inorganically filled matrix. Suitable inorganically filled mixtures are prepared by mixing together an organic polymer binder, water, one or more aggregate materials, fibers, and optional admixtures in the correct proportions in order to form an article which has the desired performance criteria. The inorganically filled mixtures are molded to fashion a portion of the mixture into a form stable shape for the desired article. Once the article has obtained form stability, such as by heating to remove water by evaporation, the article is removed from the mold and allowed to harden to gain strength. The articles may have properties substantially similar to articles presently made from traditional materials like paper, paperboard, polystyrene, plastic, or metal. They have especial utility in the mass production of containers, particularly food and beverage containers.

Compositions and methods in which dry-committed fibers are substantially homogeneously dispersed throughout a fibrous composition. The fibrous composition is characterized as having sufficient yield stress and viscosity such that the shearing forces from the mixing apparatus are effectively transferred down to the fiber level. This is accomplished by means of an appropriate thickening agent, e.g, gelatinized starch. The dry-committed fibers are exemplified by flash dry fibers or fibrous sheets that have been cut or torn into fragments less than 2 cm across. Providing fibers that have been dry-committed greatly reduces the time that it takes to obtain substantially homogeneous dispersion of the fibers throughout the fibrous composition. This, in turn, reduces the risk of mixture spoilage and mechanical or chemical damage to the solid components within the fibrous composition.

An aqueous binder composition is provided that includes a carbohydrate and a crosslinking agent. In exemplary embodiments, the carbohydrate-based binder composition may also include a catalyst, a coupling agent, a process aid, a crosslinking density enhancer, an extender, a moisture resistant agent, a dedusting oil, a colorant, a corrosion inhibitor, a surfactant, a pH adjuster, and combinations thereof. The carbohydrate may be natural in origin and derived from renewable resources. Additionally, the carbohydrate polymer may have a dextrose equivalent (DE) number from 2 to 20. In at least one exemplary embodiment, the carbohydrate is a water-soluble polysaccharide such as dextrin or maltodextrin and the crosslinking agent is citric acid. Advantageously, the carbohydrates have a low viscosity and cure at moderate temperatures. The environmentally friendly, formaldehyde-free binder may be used in the formation of insulation materials and non-woven chopped strand mats. A method of making fibrous insulation products is also provided.

A wood adhesive having a) 100 weight parts of water; b) between 3 and 45 weight parts of a proteinaceous material; c) between 0.01 and 15 weight parts of an acidity regulator; d) between 0.01 and 15 weight parts of an aromatic compound; e) between 0.01 and 15 weight parts of a curing agent; f) between 0.01 and 15 weight parts of a preservative; g) between 0 and 15 weight parts of a viscosity modifier; h) between 0 and 10 weight parts of a filler; and i) between 0 and 15 weight parts of a drier. The wood adhesive can be used for preparation of plywood, blockboard, oriented strand board (OSB), flakeboard, fiberboard, veneer plywood, middle density fibreboard, high density fibreboard, hardboard, flooring substrate, LVL, and so on. A method for preparing the wood adhesive is also provided.

Non-gelatinous capsule film compositions containing as the base a starch hydrolyzate having an average DE of less than 10 and an average molecular weight of not more than 30,000. These non-gelatinous capsule film compositions have stable moisture absorbing / releasing properties and strength to such extent as sufficiently withstanding the production and storage as products and yet achieve excellent disintegration properties in vivo. Also, capsules produced by using the non-gelatinous capsule film compositions as described above are provided.

A skin-contacting adhesive composition is described which has improved initial tack, long-term adhesion, water uptake and translucency characteristics and may be prepared by melt extrusion. Uses of these compositions are also described, for example, their use in wound dressings.

A curable formaldehyde-free binding composition for use with fiberglass is provided. Such curable composition comprises an addition product of an amine and a reactant to form an amino-amide intermediate. To the amino-amide is added an aldehyde or ketone to form the curable binder composition. The composition when applied to fiberglass is cured to form a water-insoluble binder which exhibits good adhesion to glass. In a preferred embodiment the composition when applied to fiberglass provides a sufficient blackness required in facer products.

A new method to produce formulations of bacterial cellulose that exhibit improved viscosity-modifying properties particularly with low energy applied to effectuate viscosity changes therewith is provided. Such a method includes the novel co-precipitation with a water soluble co-agent that permits precipitation in the presence of excess alcohol to form an insoluble fiber that can than be utilized as a thickener or suspension aid without the need to introduce high energy mixing. Such bacterial cellulose properties have been available in the past but only through highly labor and energy intensive processes. Such an inventive method as now proposed thus provides a bacterial cellulose-containing formulation that exhibits not only properties that are as effective as those for previous bacterial celluloses, but, in some ways, improvements to such previous types. Certain end-use compositions and applications including these novel bacterial cellulose-containing formulations are also encompassed within this invention.

The present invention relates to processes utilizing ionic liquids for the dissolution of various polymers and / or copolymers, the formation of resins and blends, and the reconstitution of polymer and / or copolymer solutions, and the dissolution and blending of “functional additives” and / or various polymers and / or copolymers to form advanced composite materials.

Cyclodextrin compositions including one or more radiation polymerizable monomers and a cyclodextrin inclusion complex, the cyclodextrin inclusion complex including a cyclodextrin compound and an olefinic inhibitor of an ethylene generation in produce, are coated onto packaging materials and cured. Treated containers and treated package inserts having the cured cyclodextrin compositions are useful in packaging of respiring plant materials.

Medical articles having a body member including natural biodegradable polysaccharides are described. The body member is formed from a plurality of natural biodegradable polysaccharides having pendent coupling groups. The body member can also include a bioactive agent which can be released to provide a therapeutic effect to a patient.

A curable starch composition comprising a mixture of a starch and a curing agent having a functional group complementally reactive with at least one hydroxyl group contained in a starch molecule; and a modified starch having at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon group, acid group, blocked isocyanate group, isocyanate group, oxidative polymerizable group, radical polymerizable unsaturated group and amide group in a starch molecule.

A coating composition comprising a starchy material, said material having:a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 3 500 to 20 000 Daltons,a granular structure before solubilisation,a solubility at pH 7 and 20° C. (S1) of 30-90%, anda solubility at pH 10 and 35° C. (S2) which is at least 10% greater than S1.

The present invention relates to a curtain coatable gas barrier coating composition comprising a polymer and a surfactant, wherein the polymer is selected from a group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol and polysaccharides, or mixtures thereof, wherein said polysaccharides are soluble or dispersable or suspendable in water and the surfactant is a water soluble non-ionic ethoxylated alcohol. The present invention also relates to a method for providing a substrate with a gas barrier layer by means of the coating composition, and a coated substrate having at least one gas barrier layer obtained by coating the substrate with the coating composition. Further, the invention relates to a packaging material comprising a coated paperboard coated with the coating composition, and a liquid package comprising such a packaging material.

This invention relates to a method of manufacturing a fabric for ink jet printing and to an ink jet printing method for imparting to the fabric a clear and sharp image free from ink oozing in ink jet printing. Specifically, it relates to a method of manufacturing a fabric for ink jet printing which is characterized in that an aqueous treatment solution having a water-insoluble solvent dispersed or emulsified in an aqueous polymer solution is imparted to the fabric and dried; and to an ink jet printing method characterized in that the ink jet printing is made with the ink jet printing fabric used and that after developing, the pretreatment agent is removed by washing the fabric.

Provided is a three-dimensional object formation powder material used for three-dimensional object formation of forming a three-dimensional object by stacking up a plurality of powder material layers each bound by a resin and having a predetermined shape. The three-dimensional object formation powder material contains particles in which a plurality of cores are fixed by a water-soluble resin.

Disclosed is a hybrid protein-polysaccharide superabsorbent hydrogel. The hydrogel includes two interpenetrating matrices: a first matrix which is an acylated, cross-linked protein matrix, and a second matrix which is an anionic polysaccharidc matrix. The two matrices can be non-cross-linked, or the hydrogel can further include bridging moieties that covalently cross-linking the acylated, cross-linked protein matrix to the anionic polysaccharide matrix.

An environmentally friendly, bio-based binder system that is useful for the formation of fiberglass insulation, the system includes: A) an aqueous curable binder composition, which includes a carbohydrate and a crosslinking agent; and B) a dedust composition, which includes a blown, stripped plant-based oil and optionally at least one emulsifying agent. The bio-based binder system is typically heated to form a cured binder system.

A composite aqueous colorful coating comprises a composition A and a composition B. The coating is characterized in that the main ingredients of the coating include aqueous film forming material, filling, surfactant, aqueous resin, polysaccharide derivative, pigment, polymerization promoter, anti-mould agent, protective adhesive and water. Due to introduction of the polysaccharide derivative into preparation of the coating, lipophilic association and charge interaction between high molecular water-soluble polymers and the surfactant in water can form colloidal complexes of even higher molecular weights by which a colorful coating with patterns of different sizes and colors is produced so that particles cut by machines have excellent stability, and even when the pigment content is high, problems such as color bleeding and missing, which appear in the prior art, do not occur.

The invention relates to compositions for coating of printing paper, said compositions comprising microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) and one or more polysaccharide hydrocolloids, and use of said compositions. Further, the invention relates to coated paper, comprising a first layer of polysaccharide hydrocolloid(s) and a second layer of MFC, and use of said paper. A method for reducing the linting and / or dusting of a paper is also disclosed.

The invention provides an ink-jet recording material and a preparation method thereof as well as a method for preparing an ink absorption layer coating liquid, and relates to an ink-jet material and a preparation method thereof as well as a method for preparing an ink absorption layer coating liquid, so that the problems of poor ink absorption effect, nonuniform color distribution of printed images, unclear printed images and higher preparation cost of the existing ink-jet recording material can be solved. The ink-jet recording material is prepared from the ink-jet layer coating liquid which is prepared from PVC (polyvinyl chloride) serving as a base material, a 20-30% polyacrylic acid emulsion serving as a primer, an inorganic nano-pigment with the thickness of 10-100nm, a dispersing agent, acetic acid, deionized water and an adhesive aqueous solution. The prepared ink-jet recording material prepared through PVC material corona treatment, PVC substrate glue coating, drying, ink absorption layer coating and drying has the advantages that that the printed image is clear, the ink droplet does not diffuse, and the color is distributed uniformly; and the ink-jet recording material has excellent performances of color definition, color saturation, glossiness and the like. The raw material cost and the manufacture cost are low, so the ink-jet recording material is advantageous to industrial production, popularization and application.

An article includes a substrate and an intumescent coating to form an intumescent product in response to heating the article. The intumescent coating is disposed on the substrate and includes a primary intumescent precursor and a layered material that includes a silicate mineral, a layered double hydroxide, or a combination thereof. The primary intumescent precursor includes a carbohydrate polymer. A process for forming an article includes forming a liquid composition by disposing in a solvent a primary intumescent precursor and a layered material, contacting a substrate with the liquid composition, and forming an intumescent coating on the substrate to form the article.

A curable starch composition comprising a mixture of a starch and a curing agent having a functional group complementally reactive with at least one hydroxyl group contained in a starch molecule; and a modified starch having at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of a hydrocarbon group, acid group, blocked isocyanate group, isocyanate group, oxidative polymerizable group, radical polymerizable unsaturated group and amide group in a starch molecule.

A water-based slurry composition contains (1) a water-based medium containing at least water as a polar solvent, (2) at least one polymer selected from cellulose derivatives, alginic acid derivatives, starch derivatives, chitin derivatives, chitosan derivatives, polyallylamine and polyvinylamine, (3) a hydrophobic filler, and (4) a polybasic acid or a derivative thereof. The composition has a water content of 30 mass % or higher. An electrode plate for an electricity storage device, and the electricity storage device are also disclosed.

Non-gelatinous capsule film compositions containing as the base a starch hydrolyzate having an average DE of less than 10 and an average molecular weight of not more than 30,000. These non-gelatinous capsule film compositions have stable moisture absorbing / releasing properties and strength to such extent as sufficiently withstanding the production and storage as products and yet achieve excellent disintegration properties in vivo. Also, capsules produced by using the non-gelatinous capsule film compositions as described above are provided.

Disclosed are a lithographic dampening solution and a method for dampening a lithographic plate. The solution comprises an aqueous solution of a gum, which may be a corn-hull-derived hemicellulose or the enzyme digestion product of a hemicellulose. The method generally comprises dampening a lithographic plate with the disclosed dampening solution.