Patents Represented by Law Firm C. A. Cross
  • Method of removing proteins from beverages using crosslinked tannin/inorganic oxide composites
    Patent number: 5912037
    Abstract: Epoxy-polymerized tannin/inorganic oxide composite particles are obtained by polymerizing the tannin with a polyepoxy crosslinking agent in situ on inorganic oxide particles. The compositions of the invention are capable of achieving the performance of tannin in beverage treatment applications without tannin's associated filtration disadvantages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Assignee: W. R. Grace & Co. -Conn.
    Inventor: Demetrius Michos