Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Coated or structually defined flake – particle – cell – strand,... – Rod – strand – filament or fiber
Patent
1998-02-17
2000-07-04
Krynski, William
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Coated or structually defined flake, particle, cell, strand,...
Rod, strand, filament or fiber
428375, 523124, 523128, 524 13, 524 47, 524702, D02G 300, C08J 600, C08J 300, C08J 100, C08K 500
Patent
active
060836210
ABSTRACT:
Processed plant fine fibers such as those from the mesocarp of a coconut together are blended with a biodegradable plastic to produce a biodegradable plastic product that can be further made into other items. Plastics thus made from coconut husk fine fiber powder will return to the environment after disposal much more rapidly than those without coconut husk fine fiber powder. In the process, a dry compressed plant fine fiber powder is created from fine fibers of the coconut mesocarp. An example product created from this raw material is composed of 10 to 40% by weight of dry coconut husk powder mixed with environmentally degradable plastic. Environmentally non-degradable plastic may be added to the dry powder as a biodegradation rate modulator to create a modified raw material with a modified biodegradation rate. Plastic additives, standard in the industry, can be added to achieve additional desired properties. For example, a surface active agent may be added in order to increase the degree of processability; a colorant may be added to increase marketability; pesticides may be added as needed in order to protect the product or the soil in which the product is disposed from insects; and/or polymerization modifiers such as cross-linkers, monomer derivatives, heteromonomers, curing agents, etc. may be utilized to vary the properties of the base plastic.
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Cronin Chris
Krynski William
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