Abstract: A masterbatch is disclosed, along with associated methods, and biodegradable filaments, fibers, yarns and fabrics. The masterbatch includes 0.2 to 5 mass % CaCO3, an aliphatic polyester with a repeat unit having from two to six carbons in the chain between ester groups, with the proviso that the 2 to 6 carbons in the chain do not include side chain carbons, and a carrier polymer selected from the group consisting of PET, nylon, other thermoplastic polymers, and combinations thereof.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 12, 2020
Publication date:
September 17, 2020
Applicant:
Intrinsic Advanced Materials, LLC
Inventors:
Andrea Ferris, Alan McIntosh, Sudeep Motupalli Rao
Abstract: A masterbatch is disclosed, along with associated methods, and biodegradable filaments, fibers, yarns and fabrics. The masterbatch includes 0.2 to 5 mass % CaCO3, an aliphatic polyester with a repeat unit having from two to six carbons in the chain between ester groups, with the proviso that the 2 to 6 carbons in the chain do not include side chain carbons, and a carrier polymer selected from the group consisting of PET, nylon, other thermoplastic polymers, and combinations thereof.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 10, 2020
Publication date:
August 6, 2020
Applicant:
Intrinsic Advanced Materials, LLC
Inventors:
Andrea Ferris, Alan McIntosh, Sudeep Motupalli Rao, Robert A. Usher
Abstract: A masterbatch is disclosed, along with associated methods, and biodegradable filaments, fibers, yarns and fabrics. The masterbatch includes 0.2 to 5 mass % CaCO3, an aliphatic polyester with a repeat unit having from two to six carbons in the chain between ester groups, with the proviso that the 2 to 6 carbons in the chain do not include side chain carbons, and a carrier polymer selected from the group consisting of PET, nylon, other thermoplastic polymers, and combinations thereof.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 15, 2019
Date of Patent:
June 16, 2020
Assignee:
Intrinsic Advanced Materials, LLC
Inventors:
Andrea Ferris, Alan McIntosh, Sudeep Motupalli Rao, Robert A. Usher
Abstract: A masterbatch is disclosed, along with associated methods, and biodegradable filaments, fibers, yarns and fabrics. The masterbatch includes 0.2 to 5 mass % CaCO3, an aliphatic polyester with a repeat unit having from two to six carbons in the chain between ester groups, with the proviso that the 2 to 6 carbons in the chain do not include side chain carbons, and a carrier polymer selected from the group consisting of PET, nylon, other thermoplastic polymers, and combinations thereof.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 15, 2019
Publication date:
December 26, 2019
Applicant:
Intrinsic Advanced Materials, LLC
Inventors:
Andrea Ferris, Alan McIntosh, Sudeep Motupalli Rao, Robert A. Usher