Biodegradable plastic materials, method of producing them, and their use

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5376708
SERIAL NO

07906878

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A biodegradable plastic material based on cellulose esters and possibly biodegradable carboxylic acid esters, glycol esters or glycol ethers as softener, composed of from about 50 to about 90 weight percent cellulose ester, from about 5 to about 40 weight percent softener, from about 5 to about 30 weight percent polyester and from about 0.5 to about 5 weight percent AQ-nylon. The biodegradable plastic material may also contain organic acids and/or acid esters and/or ethers different from the softener, and other additives, such as flame inhibitors, and is distinguished by excellent biodegradability, injection molding and blow molding characteristics. Also disclosed are articles made of the material of the invention and methods of making such articles. It is preferably molded into thin sheets and transparent plastic articles, preferably into enclosures/containers for oil lamps, eternal flame oil candles, composition lights, other cemetery light designs, votive lights and thin sheets.

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BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE902 BATTELLE BOULEVARD RICHLAND WA 99354

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ach, Alexander Frankfurt am Main, DE 4 29
Best, Bernd Moerfelden, DE 13 157
Wollmann, Klaus Eschhofen, DE 14 281

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