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| 7098327 | Dual-functional ion exchange resins from agricultural by-products A process for the production of dual-functional ion exchange resins from lignocellulosic agricultural material involving anionization of the lignocellulosic agricultural material with citric acid and then cationization of the lignocellulosic agricultural material wi... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6933381 | Method of preparing modified cellulose ether Process for the production of polysaccharide ethers, e.g. cellulose ethers, are disclosed wherein salts formed during the process, e.g., sodium nitrate or sodium acetate, are converted to their corresponding acids and bases by means of an electric current, preferabl... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6806364 | Ophthalmic compositions An aqueous ophthalmic solution containing 0.2 to 2.5 percent by weight a polymeric demulcent, 0.045 to 0.065 percent by weight a calcium salt, and 0.14 to 1.4 percent by weight a phosphate salt. The solution has a viscosity of 20 to 150 centipoise and is buffered to... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6602994 | Derivatized microfibrillar polysaccharide A method for producing derivatized microfibrillar polysaccharide, including but not limited to cellulose, derivatized by steric and/or electrostatic forces, where the electrostatic forces are provided by anionic charge or by a combination of both anionic ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6586391 | Method of ameliorating erectile dysfunction The mechanism of hypertension following acute NO synthase blockage is via endothelin-mediated vasoconstriction. Thus, NO appears to inhibit endothelin activity by blocking its expression and not as a chronic direct acting vasodilator. Administration of an... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6562961 | Aminoalkyl trialkyl silyl cellulose and a method for coating surfaces The invention relates to polysaccharide derivatives comprising a) at least one hydrophobic and b) at least one nitrogen-containing substituent; in particular, the derivative is a cellulose ether which, as substituent a), has a trialkylsilyl and, as substi... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6369132 | Fine particle size low bulk density thermoplastic polymers Fine particulate thermoplastic polymers [e.g., hydrophobically modified polyether-polyurethanes, polyacrylates, polyvinyl alcohol, polyether-polyols, polyacrylamide, aminoplast-polyethers and poly(acetal- or ketal-polyethers] having reduced bulk density, ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6265570 | Cold water soluble starch aldehydes and the method of preparation thereof Stable, cold water soluble, ready for use starch aldehyde compositions and the method of preparation of such compositions wherein an aqueous dispersion of a converted starch acetal is hydrolyzed under acidic conditions to form the starch aldehyde which is... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6121439 | Waterborne coatings with cationically modified associative ethers A coating composition is composed of a water-soluble polysaccharide composition comprising at least one hydrophobic group selected from aryl, alkyl, alkenyl, aralkyl and mixtures thereof and at least one quaternary ammonium salt group, both connected to a... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6075166 | Photolytically cleavable encoding and linking agents for use in combinatorial chemistry The present invention is to novel photochemically cleavable aryl sulfonamides of the formula P--A3 --A2 --A1 --S(O)2 NR1 R2 wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from opt... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5981737 | Cationic cellulose derivatives of controlled charge density useful in cosmetic preparations Water-soluble quaternary ammonium cellulosic derivatives of controlled charge density are disclosed. These derivatives are useful in cosmetic preparations, such as hair and skin formulations, for example hair conditioners. These quaternized cellulosic der... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5908845 | Polyether nucleic acids A compound comprising a polyether backbone bearing a plurality of ligands that are individually bound to chiral carbon atoms located within said backbone, at least one of said ligands including a moiety selected from the group consisting of a naturally oc... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5792856 | Process for preparing carboxyalkyl cellulose esters This invention provides certain carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) esters of higher acids (e.g., CMC acetate propionate, CMC propionate, CMC acetate butyrate, and CMC butyrate). These new ether derivatives of cellulose esters exhibit solubility in a wide range... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5739304 | Process for the preparation of water-soluble aminoalkyl derivatives of polysaccharides Water-soluble polysaccharides which contain a) substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, carboxyalkyl and sulfoalkyl, b) N,N-disubstituted aminoalkyl groups, are prepared by alkylation of a polysaccharide in the presence of a base ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5614616 | Process for the production of polysaccharides Polysaccharides corresponding to formula (I) ##STR1## in which S is a recurrent monosaccharide unit and B is a group of formula (Ia) attached to the monosaccharide unit S by an O atom ##STR2## are prepared by reaction of polysaccharides with an ... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5612321 | Antioxidant grafted polysaccharides Grafted polysaccharide compositions comprising polysaccharides grafted with antioxidants on at least one hydroxyl group of the polysaccharide. The use of antioxidant grafted polysaccharides or antioxidant grafted crosslinked polysaccharides as a treatment... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5595980 | Contraceptive compositions Improved contraceptive compositions are disclosed which comprise a spermicide or virucide, a polymeric delivery component and optionally a cosmetic ingredient. The improvement is directed to the use of certain hydrophobically modified polysaccharides as t... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5552485 | Ethylenically unsaturated polymeric alkoxysilanes useful for treating fluoroaluminosilicate glass Fluoroaluminosilicate dental cement glasses are treated with an aqueous silanol treating solution and optionally with an additional organic compound. The treated glasses form cements with improved strength. The silanol can be ethylenically-unsaturated and... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5426182 | Polysaccharides containing complex hydrophobic groups Polysaccharides, including hydroxyethyl cellulose, having complex hydrophobic group substitution, provide latex compositions, such as paints, with improved rheology and stability. Improved processes for producing such polysaccharides are also provided.... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5407919 | Double-substituted cationic cellulose ethers Double-substituted, water-soluble, cellulose ethers substituted with a cationic substituent and a hydrophobic substituent are disclosed. The levels of substitution for the cationic substituent and the hydrophobic substituent can provide enhanced propertie... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5260472 | Efficient chemoenzymatic synthesis of D-myo-inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate, D-myo-inositol 1,3,4-triphosphate, and D-myo-inositol 1,3,4,5-tetraphosphate Multigram quantities of Ins(1,4,5) P3, Ins(1,3,4) P3, and Ins(1,3,4,5)P4 are prepared in their enantiomerically pure forms from the two enantiomers of 1,2:5,6-di-O-cyclohexylidene myo-inositol. Also, a facile enzymatic pre... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5093489 | Modified chitin for biocompatible dialysis membranes IV and process for preparation of modified cellulose and modified chitin for use therewith A modified cellulose and/or chitin for biocompatible dialysis membranes having a structure represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein Cell is cellulose or chitin, in each case without hydroxyl groups, s=3 in the case of cellulose and s=2 in the case... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5093488 | Modified chitin for biocompatible dialysis membranes III and process for preparation of modified cellulose and modified chitin for use therewith A modified cellulose and/or chitin for biocompatible dialysis membranes having a structure represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein cell is cellulose or chitin, in each case without hydroxyl groups, s=3 in the case of cellulose and s=2 in the case... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5093486 | Modified chitin for biocompatible dialysis membranes II and process for preparation of modified cellulose and modified chitin for use therewith A modified cellulose and/or chitin for biocompatible dialysis membranes having a structure represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein cell is unmodified cellulose or chitin, in each case without hydroxyl groups, s=3 in the case of cellulose and s=2 ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5004808 | Aminoalkyl-derivatives of hydroxyalkyl-celluloses A product comprising a water soluble, high molecular weight aminoalkyl-derivative of hydroxyalkyl-cellulose. The molecular weight of said cellulose is at least 50,000 daltons. One of the methods to obtain the product comprises reacting a hydroxyalkyl cell... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4973641 | Polysaccharide graft copolymers containing reactive aminoethyl halide group A polysaccharide graft copolymer containing a reactive aminoethyl halide group is provided, said copolymer represented by: Sacch--g--(M)a --(T)b where Sacch is a polysaccharide base substrate, M is a repeating unit of the formula: ##... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4788280 | Polysaccharide derivatives containing aldehyde groups on an aromatic ring, their preparation from the corresponding acetals and use in paper Polysaccharide aldehydes having the formula ##STR1## or Sacch--O--CH2 --Ar--CHO (II) such as starch, cellulose, and gum aldehydes, are useful as paper additives for imparting strength and as the granular or gelatinized portion of a corruga... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4731162 | Polysaccharide derivatives containing aldehyde groups for use as paper additives Polysaccharide aldehydes having the general structure ##STR1## such as starch, cellulose and gum aldehydes, are useful for imparting wet, dry, or temporary wet strength to paper. They are prepared by a non-oxidative method which involves reacting the... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4675394 | Polysaccharide derivatives containing aldehyde groups, their preparation from the corresponding acetals and use as paper additives Polysaccharide aldehydes having the general structure ##STR1## such as starch, cellulose and gum aldehydes, are useful for imparting wet, dry, or temporary wet strength to paper. They are prepared by a non-oxidative method which involves reacting the... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4557951 | Cellulosic organic solvent soluble products The invention provides an improved cellulosic ester or ether product with a degree of ester or ether substitution of between 2.0 and about 2.9 which is derivatized or further reacted by reaction with an acrylamide reactant to provide pendant acrylamide fu... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4531000 | Processes for the preparation of branched, water soluble cellulose products A process for preparing n-amino-n-deoxy cellulose where n is 2 or 3 and has the same value at each occurrence in one molecule. When n is 2 cellulose is selectively oxidized by (a) reacting it with triphenylmethyl chloride; then (b) reacting the product fr... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4526961 | Process for etherifying cellulose with alkyl monochloroacetates Disclosed is a process for preparing water-soluble sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (NaCMC), including mixed ethers of NaCMC, by etherifying cellulose with alkyl monochloroacetates in an aqueous-alkaline dispersion containing at least one organic solvent. I... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4474950 | Cellulose ethers having improved dispersing properties Modified cellulose reaction products, which are dispersible in aqueous media over a broad pH range without lump formation, are prepared by reacting water-soluble cellulose ether with a specified silane modifying agent in the amount of from 0.0001 to 0.12 ... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4460766 | Dispersing auxiliary for preparing cellulose ethers In modern processes for preparing cellulose ethers containing one or more types of substituents, such as MC, CMC, HEC, HPC, MHEC or EHEC, cellulose is reacted with an etherifying agent in the presence of water, base and at least one inert organic solvent ... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4438262 | Highly dielectric polysaccharides Highly dielectric organic compounds can be obtained by cyanoethylating a dihydroxyalkylate of a water-soluble polysaccharide or a derivative thereof with acrylonitrile.... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4413121 | Cellulose ethers and cellulose mixed ethers having at least one phosphorus-containing substituent, and process for their manufacture Disclosed is a cellulose ether having at least one phosphorus-containing substituent or a mixed ether of said cellulose ether having in addition at least one phosphorus-free substituent comprising alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, carboxyalkyl, sulfonoalkyl, aminoalky... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4330440 | Activated matrix and method of activation The invention relates to the carbonylation of cross linked substituted and unsubstituted polysaccharides, their copolymers with macroporous synthetic polymers, macroporous synthetic polymers and rigid supports with pendant hydroxyalkyl groups. The carbony... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4272526 | Derivatives of chloral The present invention relates to a chloral derivative having the general formula ##STR1## in which Y' is a polysaccharide consisting of a chain of anhydroglucose, modified anhydroglucose or uronic acid units as substituent group and in which R i... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4243757 | Process for the production of alkali metal-cellulose-silicates and their reaction products Small particles of cellulose-containing plants, fine granular oxidated silicon compounds and an alkali metal hydroxide are mixed, then heated to 150° C. to 220° C. while agitating until the plant particles soften or melt, thereby producing an alkali met... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4224439 | Activated matrix and method of activation Carbonylation of a polysaccharide and the product of that carbonylation. The carbonylated product can be used to prepare an affinity chromatography matrix which is an uncharged species of varying pH's. The carbonylated product is also useful for the prepa... | 09/23/1980 |
