Disposable articles comprising compostible components

Details Disposable articles comprising compostible components Disposable articles comprising compostible components

1990-08-08

1991-08-06

Green, Randall L.

Surgery

Means and methods for collecting body fluids or waste material

Absorbent pad for external or internal application and...

604373, A61F 1315

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050374109

ABSTRACT:
Disposable articles that mitigate environmental problems when charged into solid waste landfills have a moisture barrier layer in the form of a compostible flexible sheet composed of 20-80% by weight unvulcanized, uncured C4-C6 alkadiene elastomer, e.g., natural rubber, 5-20% of modifier, e.g., casein, dextrose, starch or mixtures thereof, 1-40% filler, e.g., titanium dioxide or fibrous clay, 0-30% wax, e.g., carnauba wax, 0-40% styrene resin, e.g., polystyrene, 0-10% additive, e.g., bis-steramide, and 0-20% yeast. Typically, the sheets have a thickness of about 1 to 10 mils and an ultimate tensile strength of at least 200 grams per inch of width.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4430086 (1984-02-01), Repke
patent: 4626252 (1986-12-01), Nishizawa et al.
patent: 4944734 (1990-07-01), Wallach
patent: 4964857 (1990-10-01), Osborn

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