Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Porous cellulosic materials and process for their preparation
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Application No.: US15526422Application Date: 2015-11-17
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Publication No.: US10450435B2Publication Date: 2019-10-22
- Inventor: Álvaro Tejado Etayo , Alejandro Salvador Polo , Jokin Hidalgo Betanzos , Maider Azpeitia Lakuntza , Ingemar Svensson
- Applicant: FUNDACIÓN TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION
- Applicant Address: ES San Sebastián-Guipúzcoa
- Assignee: FUNDACIÓN TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION
- Current Assignee: FUNDACIÓN TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION
- Current Assignee Address: ES San Sebastián-Guipúzcoa
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Priority: EP14382467 20141121
- International Application: PCT/EP2015/076861 WO 20151117
- International Announcement: WO2016/079140 WO 20160526
- Main IPC: C08J9/28
- IPC: C08J9/28 ; D21C9/00 ; C08B15/00 ; C08B15/05

Abstract:
A process for preparing a cellulosic sponge includes the steps of treating an aqueous suspension of cellulose fibers with periodate; adjusting the pH of the resulting dialdehyde cellulose fibers suspension to a value between 2.5 to 5.5; freezing the suspension obtained and thawing the three dimensional structure to render the cellulosic sponge. The process may further include a step of drying to render a cellulosic foam. Both the new sponge and the new foam may also be further chemically modified obtaining a broad variety of derivatives with tailored properties which are useful in many different applications.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170306124A1 POROUS CELLULOSIC MATERIALS AND PROCESS FOR THEIR PREPARATION Public/Granted day:2017-10-26
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