PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A CROSSLINKED CELLULOSE ETHER

    公开(公告)号:US20220112311A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-14

    申请号:US17428649

    申请日:2020-04-17

    摘要: A process for producing a crosslinked cellulose ether including the steps of: (a) contacting at least one cellulose material with at least one alkalization reagent to form an activated cellulose material; (b) contacting the activated cellulose material of step (a) with at least one etherification reagent to form an uncrosslinked cellulose ether; (c) subjecting the cellulose ether of step (b) to a simultaneous or stepwise washing and/or granulating step; (d) adding at least one crosslinking agent to the uncrosslinked cellulose ether during the washing and/or granulating of step (c) to form a crosslinked cellulose ether; and (e) any other optional components desired; and a crosslinked cellulose ether produced by the above process.

    ALL-CELLULOSE SUPER ABSORBENT HYDROGELS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20210316274A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-14

    申请号:US17273894

    申请日:2019-09-06

    申请人: FPInnovations

    摘要: The present disclosure generally relates to a scalable, green process for producing non-toxic, all-cellulose super absorbent hydrogels that form instantly after cross-linking. A super absorbent hydrogel can be produced by physical mixing of water-soluble carboxyalkyl polysaccharides such carboxymethyl cellulose and negatively-charged cellulose nanocrystals resulting in instantaneous gelation. Cellulose nanocrystals act as effective cross-linkers when physically mixed with carboxymethyl cellulose in an aqueous medium. The resulting hydrogel possesses excellent absorption properties, and has applications in a wide range of products from hygiene products to medical and industrial super absorbent products.

    Polylactide-grafted cellulose nanofiber and production method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US11046787B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-29

    申请号:US16612552

    申请日:2018-05-09

    摘要: Provided are a polylactide-grafted cellulose nanofiber that is suitable as a molding material, and a production method thereof. A polylactide-grafted cellulose nanofiber includes grafted cellulose having a graft chain bonding to cellulose constituting a cellulose nanofiber, wherein the graft chain is a polylactide, and a ratio of an absorbance derived from C═O of the polylactide to an absorbance derived from O—H of the cellulose on an infrared absorption spectrum is no less than 0.01 and no greater than 1,000. In addition, a production method of a polylactide-grafted cellulose nanofiber includes carrying out graft polymerization of a lactide to cellulose constituting a cellulose nanofiber in the presence of an organic polymerization catalyst which includes an amine and a salt obtained by reacting the amine with an acid. As the organic polymerization catalyst, 4-dimethylaminopyridine and 4-dimethylaminopyridinium triflate are preferred.

    Method of crosslinking of polysaccharides using photoremovable protecting groups

    公开(公告)号:US10759878B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-01

    申请号:US15736113

    申请日:2016-06-14

    申请人: Contipro a.s.

    摘要: The invention discloses a method of preparation of crosslinked materials based on polysaccharides using electromagnetic radiation in an aqueous solution containing a polysaccharide with a bound carbamate photoremovable protecting group (PPG with group —NH—CO—O—) and a polysaccharide containing an aldehyde group —CHO. The crosslinking process itself is carried out by means of a condensation reaction of the photochemically released amino group (—NH2) with the aldehyde group (—CHO) forming a bond of imine type (—N═CH—). Both processes proceed simultaneously and they can be performed under physiological conditions. The advantage of the suggested solution is the temporal and spatial control of crosslinking that allows the preparation of advanced materials for tissue engineering where the crosslink density and thus the mechanical properties in the material structure can be tailored.