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| RE41622 | Starch compositions and the use thereof in wet-end of paper preparation The present invention relates to compositions of starch. The compositions consist of an anionic and a cationic starch wherein at least one of the starches is waxy. The compositions are surprisingly not resulting in an agglomerated product when cooked. The compositio... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7384467 | Modified cereal flour for paper manufacture The invention relates to modified wheat flour containing sodium metaphosphate Nan[PnO3n] for increasing the suspension stability of the flour. According to the invention, said modified wheat flour can be used as a substitute for star... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7264666 | Starch-based adhesives The invention relates to an adhesive formulation that comprises a starch-based adhesive dissolved in water. According to the invention the adhesive is made up of a native starch transglycosylation product and the solids content of the adhesive formulation is at leas... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7166305 | Polyvalent metal-substituted starch products Improved starch-metal derivatives are provided which have excellent dry flow characteristics and ready dispersability in hot or cold water. The preferred derivatives comprise granules of starch which have been expanded or preswelled and cross-linked, followed by rea... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7153354 | Chemically modified plasticized starch compositions by extrusion processing A chemically modified plasticized starch (CMPS) is prepared by reacting starch with an organic dibasic acid or an anhydride of the acid in the presence of a plasticizer using optional free radical initiators, and optionally with the incorporation of nano clays in th... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7141108 | Method for treating non-woven webs The present invention describes a means for fixing skin care ingredients on the surface of non-woven webs and cellulosic mats. The active ingredients can be released (deposited) onto the skin by normal triggering mechanisms, which include the action of water or urin... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7070822 | Powdered adhesive for foods The present invention is directed toward a free flowing powdered blend of a polysaccharide and a crystalline polyol for use as an edible adhesive for particulate materials such as seasonings and flavorings. The powdered adhesive blend can easily be mixed with season... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7056377 | Use of an acetylated pre-gelled starch with a high content of amylose A starch with a high content in amylose, obtained through a process comprising acetylation and pre-gellation, can provide useful coatings in food, drug, cosmetic and dietetic fields, both for humans and animals, and also in agriculture. ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7048794 | Organic-inorganic composite An inorganic-organic composite comprises an inorganic phase, such as gypsum crystals, and a film forming organic phase. The film forming organic phase is selected from substituted starches having a degree of polymerization; degree of substitution and viscosity such ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7033426 | Starch-based corrugating adhesive compositions A starch-based corrugating adhesive composition comprising: at least one solvent; a carrier starch dispersed within the at least one solvent, wherein the carrier starch is undried; a raw starch dispersed within the at least one solvent; and wherein the starch-based ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7022174 | Starch compositions and the use thereof in wet-end of paper preparation The present invention relates to compositions of starch. The compositions consist of an anionic and a cationic starch wherein at least one of the starches is waxy. The compositions are surprisingly not resulting in an agglomerated product when cooked. The compositio... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6899755 | Composition and method of forming sand sculptures A sand sculpting composition including approximately 100 parts by dry weight of sand, between 0.1 part and 5 parts by dry weight of at least one non-toxic cold water-soluble adhesive agent selected from the group consisting of pre-gelatinized starches, chemically mo... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6811599 | Biodegradable thermoplastic material A biodegradable thermoplastic material comprising a natural polymer, a plasticizer and an exfoliated clay having a layered structure and a cation exchange capacity of from 30-250 milliequivalents per 100 grams and a process of preparing a biodegradable thermoplastic... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6809197 | Emulsion stabilizing starch products Novel modified starch products and methods of preparation thereof are disclosed, wherein the starch products exhibit excellent water hydration and emulsion stabilization properties, while substantially maintaining individual granular structure. The modified starches... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6749722 | Method of making sized paper, a sized paper grade, and a paper size The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a paper of multi-color ink-jet printable grade. A proper hydrophicity for the paper is secured by using an 2-oxetanone size in the appropriate sizing steps. The size is made from non-branched and branched-ch... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6521088 | Degraded hydrophobic, particulate starches and their use in paper sizing This invention is directed to degraded, hydrated particulate starches that are hydrophobically modified and a method of providing paper with reduced porosity, resistance to liquid penetration and increased surface strength comprising applying to the surfa... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6290814 | Paper coating composition comprising gellan gum/starch blend The present invention provides an improved method for sizing paper which comprises the step of coating paper with a composition comprising gellan gum and a derivatized starch wherein the derivatized starch and the gellan gum are present at a weight ratio ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6066368 | Starch esters as moisture vapor barrier coatings A process for preparing moisture vapor barrier coating composition comprising: a) a starch ester having 2 to 8 carbon atoms in the ester component and a degree of substitution (DS) of from 1.1 to 2.2; b) a hydrophobic plasticizer; and c) water.... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6007614 | Starch esters as moisture vapor barrier coatings Moisture vapor barrier coating composition comprising: a) a starch ester having 2 to 8 carbon atoms in the ester component and a degree of substitution (DS) of from 1.1 to 2.2; b) a hydrophobic plasticizer; and c) water.... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5989329 | Biostable water-borne paints Water-borne paints containing reduced molecular weight polysaccharide derivatives that are resistant to enzyme hydrolysis. The water-borne paints are biostable, retaining at least about 80% of their initial viscosity 24 hours after they are inoculated wit... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5879440 | Biostable water-borne paints and processes for their preparation Water-borne paints containing reduced molecular weight polysaccharide derivatives that are resistant to enzyme hydrolysis. The water-borne paints are biostable, retaining at least about 80% of their initial viscosity 24 hours after they are inoculated wit... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5797984 | Water resistant starch based foams Biodegradable, expanded starch products are provided having increased resistance to water and high humidity and comprising low DS hydrophobic starch derivatives having the formula: ##STR1## where ST is starch, R is a dimethylene group, R' is a substi... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5716441 | Starch-based, water resistant adhesives An aqueous water resistant, viscosity stable adhesive composition for use in paper bonding applications comprising a hydrophobically modified fluidity corn starch having a water fluidity of about 60 to 80 and a solids content of about 8 to 40%. The starch... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5647898 | Composition and process for sizing paper The invention relates to a new composition for sizing paper and board, containing a cationic polysaccharide esterified by a dicarboxylic acid anhydride, characterized in that the said dicarboxylic acid anhydride is substituted with a carbon chain, saturat... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5403871 | Starch based natural adhesive for use in cigarette manufacture An adhesive for use in cigarette manufacturing which is a natural based liquid starch phosphate material having good flow or fluidity characteristics and viscosity stability and comprises a phosphorylated starch material made from a fluidity or converted ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5367067 | Water-resistant starch materials for the production of cast sheets and thermoplastic materials Water-resistant, thermoplastic starch materials which are processable into environmentally safe, thermoplastically produced products and cast sheets. They consist of starch acyl compounds, obtainable from high amylose starches and their derivatives (being... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5329004 | Method of manufacturing cigarettes using high amylopectin starch phosphate material as an adhesive An adhesive for use in cigarette manufacturing which is a natural based liquid starch phosphate material having good flow or fluidity characteristics and viscosity stability and comprises a phosphorylated starch material made from a fluidity or converted ... | 07/12/1994 |
| 4944823 | Composition for bonding solid lignocellulosic materials Wood surfaces are bonded together by heating and pressing using a preferably dry binder formulation constituting a thorough mixture of an isocyanate and a sugar or starch, the binder formulation also preferably containing a stabilizer and optionally a cat... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4872951 | Starch blends useful as external paper sizes This invention presents a series of blends of ASA-treated and cationic starches for use as external sizes of paper and paperboard products. The blends contain at least 30% (by wt) of the ASA-treated starch, which is a monoester of the starch and an alkyl ... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4861872 | Alkyl-phenylcarbamate derivative of polysaccharide An alkyl-phenylcarbamate derivative of a polysaccharide has in 80 to 100 percent of hydrogen atoms of the amino and hydroxyl groups an alkylphenyl-carbamoyl group having the formula (I): ##STR1## in which (1) at least one of R1 to R5 is a straight al... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4808479 | Warp yarn sizing composition and method for making and using same A warp yarn sizing composition and method of making and using same as a warp yarn size to control the abrasion between a warp yarn and a filling yarn in which a paste comprising a noncongealing, hydrophilic, starch ether or ester or combinations thereof e... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4786530 | Finishing size composition and method for making and using same A finishing size composition and method of making and using same as a finishing size to control the dimensional stability of woven fabric in which a paste comprising a noncongealing, hydrophillic, starch ether or ester or combinations thereof exhibiting f... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4726809 | Textile size A novel starch used in a size composition is disclosed. The novel starch is a quaternary ammonium ether and acyl ester of starch which has a DS of quaternary ammonium ether of between 0.02 to 0.2 and a DS of acyl ester of between 0.01 to 0.3. The size com... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4711794 | Amylaceous composition for mixtures based on synthetic or natural binders employed in the manufacture of certian textile or paratextile products, particularly of the composite textile or fabric type Amylaceous composition of mixtures based on synthetic or natural binders or compounds employed in the manufacture of certain textile or paratextile products and particularly of the composite textile type. It comprises: from 7% to 45% by weight, preferably from... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4626288 | Starch derivatives forming reversible gels Starch derivatives capable of forming reversible gels are provided. Aqueous dispersions or solutions of the derivatives form thermally reversible hot gels at temperatures above 70° C. and a pH of 3-8, in addition to exhibiting substantial increases in vi... | 12/02/1986 |
| 4374217 | Cold-setting starch adhesive A cold-setting starch adhesive comprising the mixture of three different types of corn starch having widely different properties, i.e., high amylose corn starch having an amylose content of at least 50%, ordinary corn starch and waxy corn starch, in speci... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4240841 | No-carrier corrugating adhesive No-carrier corrugating adhesives having improved rheological characteristics for high speed machine use in the production of corrugated materials are described. These adhesives, which comprise alkaline, aqueous dispersions of partially swollen starch mate... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4239592 | Starch blend, process of sizing paper therewith, and product thereof A starch blend of hydrophobic and non-hydrophobic starches, an improved process of surface sizing paper therewith, and the sized paper product are disclosed. The hydrophobic starch component comprises starch monoesters of selected dicarboxylic acids.... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4231803 | Starch adhesive composition containing an oxidized waxy starch ester A gummed adhesive formulation is disclosed which contains as its major component a depolymerized waxy starch ester, preferably an oxidized waxy starch acetate or succinate. Quick tack properties imparted to tape by this formulation are superior to those r... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4139699 | Water insensitive starch fibers and a process for the production thereof Water-insensitive starch fibers having an amylopectin content of about 55 to 100% by weight are prepared by extruding a colloidal starch dispersion in thread-like form into a moving coagulating bath. Water-insoluble additives may be incorporated into the ... | 02/13/1979 |
