Patents Assigned to UNIVERSIDAD DEL CAUCA
  • Biodegradable films obtained from cassava starch and their manufacture process
    Patent number: 9416275
    Abstract: The present invention is related to the elaboration of flexible films from cassava starch for the manufacture of biodegradable packaging useful in the packing and packaging of dry foods and other products. The novel films of the invention are produced by extrusion of a mixture of cassava starch and plasticizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Universidad Del Cauca
    Inventors: Hector Samuel Villada Castillo, Diana Paola Navia Porras, Juan Pablo Castaneda Nino
  • Biodegradable packaging obtained from cassava flour and fique fiber and their manufacture process
    Patent number: 9109116
    Abstract: The invention points to a process for the production of a compound biodegradable semi-rigid material from cassava flour and fique fiber. The invention divulges a compound material comprising cassava flour, fique fiber, glycerin, vegetable oil, polysorbate 80, and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: UNIVERSIDAD DEL CAUCA
    Inventors: Hector Samuel Villada Castillo, Diana Paola Navia Porras, Juan Pablo Castaneda Nino