Abstract: A composition based on phenolic resin comprising at least one phenolic resin, a vegetable protein hydrolysate, preferentially a wheat gluten hydrolysate, and an agent for accelerating curing, and also to the process for the production thereof.

Abstract: The invention concerns an extended shelf-life proteinaceous meat analogue wherein said meat analogue comprises optionally at least one inclusion included in a matrix which comprises animal and vegetable proteins among which at least wheat gluten and a plasticizer. The invention is further about a method for obtaining an extended shelf-life proteinaceous meat analogue comprising the step of (i) mixing animal and vegetable proteins among which at least vital wheat gluten and a plasticizer for obtaining a dough, (ii) shaping said dough by at least cutting the dough in dough pieces and agglomerating said dough pieces optionally with at least one inclusion to obtain an agglomerate, and (iii) heating said agglomerate wherein said extended shelf-life proteinaceous meat analogue has a water content of less than 20% (w/w). The invention also concerns a foodstuff comprising said extended shelf-life proteinaceous meat analogue and the method for obtaining said foodstuff.

Abstract: A composition of monoanhydro-hexitol monoalkyl ether isomers bearing an alkyl ether radical (OR) at C-3, C-5 or C-6 of the monoanhydro-hexitol, in which the alkyl group (R) is a linear or branched, cyclic or noncyclic hydrocarbon-based group comprising between 4 to 18 carbon atoms, the process for obtaining such a composition and the use thereof as a nonionic surfactant, emulsifier, lubricant, antimicrobial agent or dispersant.

Abstract: A method for thermal bonding of a fibrous matrix to a support, comprising the steps of: i) deposition, on a bonding region of said support and/or of said fibrous matrix, of a pulverulent composition comprising essentially a starch hydrolysate having a DE of greater than 30, ii) bringing the bonding regions of said fibrous matrix and of said support into contact, iii) applying, to one and/or the other of the bonding regions of said support and of said fibrous matrix, a temperature of between 100 and 180° C. in order to bond said fibrous matrix to the support. The use of an adhesive composition comprising essentially a starch hydrolysate having a DE of greater than 30 in thermal bonding and an adhesive composition for binding a fibrous matrix to a support.

Abstract: A process for obtaining a mixture of C4-C8 and C9-C18 alkyl monoether of saccharide, comprising: a) a first step of acetalization or trans-acetalization of a saccharide or of a mixture of saccharides with a C4-C8 aliphatic aldehyde or the acetal thereof, b) a second consecutive or simultaneous step of acetalization or trans-acetalization of the product obtained in a) of the saccharide or mixture of saccharides with a C9-C18 aliphatic aldehyde or the acetal thereof, c) a step of catalytic hydrogenolysis of the saccharide acetals obtained, and d) a step of recovery of a mixture of C4-C8 and C9-C18 alkyl saccharide monoethers. The invention further relates to a mixture of C4-C8 and C9-C18 alkyl saccharide monoethers and the use thereof as a surfactant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a A bactericidal or bacteriostatic composition comprising an acetal or a hexitan ether preferentially of a long-chain alkyl sorbitan, arlitan or mannitan, its use in the treatment or prevention of Gram-positive bacterial infections, its use as a hygiene or dermatological product for external use and a method for disinfecting surfaces.

Abstract: A bactericidal or bacteriostatic composition comprising an isomer mixture of monosaccharide alkyl monoethers or monoacetals, its use in the treatment or prevention of Gram-positive bacterial infections, its use as a hygiene or dermatological product for external use and a method for disinfecting surfaces.

Abstract: An extended shelf-life proteinaceous meat analogue comprises at least one inclusion included in a matrix which comprises vegetable proteins including at least wheat gluten and a plasticizer. Said proteinaceous meat analogue has a water content of less than 20% (w/w) and a torque value at 10 mn of at least 6 gram meter (g*m), as determined by a test A. A method for obtaining an extended shelf-life proteinaceous meat analogue comprises the step of (i) mixing vegetable proteins, including at least vital wheat gluten, and a plasticizer for obtaining a dough, (ii) shaping said dough by at least cutting the dough in dough pieces and agglomerating said dough pieces with at least one inclusion to obtain an agglomerate, and (iii) heating said agglomerate, wherein said extended shelf-life proteinaceous meat analogue has a water content of less than 20% (w/w). A food stuff comprises said extended shelf-life proteinaceous meat analogue and the method for obtaining said foodstuff.

Abstract: An extended shelf-life proteinaceous meat analogue comprising vegetable protein, including at least wheat gluten, and a plasticizer said proteinaceous meat analogue has a water content of less than 20% (w/w) and a torque value at 10 mn of at least 10 gram meter (g*m), as determined by a test A. A method for obtaining an extended shelf-life proteinaceous meat analogue comprisesing the steps of (i) mixing vegetable proteins, including at least vital wheat gluten, and a plasticizer for obtaining a dough, and (ii) heating said dough, wherein said extended shelf-life proteinaceous meat analogue has a water content of less than 20% (w/w). A foodstuff comprise said extended shelf-life proteinaceous meat analogue and the method for obtaining said foodstuff.

Abstract: A composition of monoanhydro-hexitol monoalkyl ether isomers bearing an alkyl ether radical (OR) at C-3, C-5 or C-6 of the monoanhydro-hexitol, in which the alkyl group (R) is a linear or branched, cyclic or noncyclic hydrocarbon-based group comprising between 4 to 18 carbon atoms, the process for obtaining such a composition and the use thereof as a nonionic surfactant, emulsifier, lubricant, antimicrobial agent or dispersant.

Abstract: A composition based on phenolic resin comprising at least one phenolic resin, a vegetable protein hydrolysate, preferentially a wheat gluten hydrolysate, and an agent for accelerating curing, and also to the process for the production thereof.

Abstract: Long-chain alkyl cyclic acetals made from sugars are obtainable by a method that comprises the steps consisting of: dehydrating a hexitol in a monoanhydrohexitol substrate; reacting the monoanhydrohexitol substrate obtained with an alkyl aldehyde reagent containing 5 to 18 carbon atoms, by means of an acetalization reaction with a substrate/reagent ratio of between 5:1 and 1:1, or with a derivative of an alkyl aldehyde reagent containing 5 to 18 carbon atoms, by means of a transacetalization reaction with a substrate/reagent ratio of between 1:1 and 1:3, in the presence of acid catalyst and in an environment that is free of solvent or that consists of non-aqueous polar solvent; collecting the long-chain alkyl acetal of hexitan from the mixture obtained.

Abstract: Long-chain alkyl cyclic acetals made from sugars are obtainable by a method that comprises the steps consisting of: dehydrating a hexitol in a monoanhydrohexitol substrate; reacting the monoanhydrohexitol substrate obtained with an alkyl aldehyde reagent containing 5 to 18 carbon atoms, by means of an acetalization reaction with a substrate/reagent ratio of between 5:1 and 1:1, or with a derivative of an alkyl aldehyde reagent containing 5 to 18 carbon atoms, by means of a transacetalization reaction with a substrate/reagent ratio of between 1:1 and 1:3, in the presence of acid catalyst and in an environment that is free of solvent or that consists of non-aqueous polar solvent; collecting the long-chain alkyl acetal of hexitan from the mixture obtained.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cereal-based bar composition of the chewy type, comprising a cereal part and a binder part, wherein the binder part comprises a vital wheat gluten composition. The invention furthermore relates to a method for preparing a cereal-based bar composition of the chewy type, wherein the cereal-based bar composition comprises a cereal part and a binder part, wherein in order to produce cereal-based bar composition according to any one of the preceding claims, the method comprises the steps of dry mixing a cereal part and a vital wheat gluten composition forming part of the binder part; adding a plasticizer composition forming part of the binder part to the dry mixture and mixing sufficiently in order to distribute the plasticizer composition homogeneously; shaping and cold pressing the homogenised mass, and—conditioning the shaped and pressed mass, until a stable cereal-based bar composition structure is obtained.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing natural fibre-based composite materials containing natural binders and powdery proteins, comprising the following steps; adding a powdery protein adhesive binder to natural fibres having a moisture content of 1 15%; mixing the natural fibres together with the powdery protein adhesive; adjusting the moisture content of the composition to 6 24% w/w; and submitting the mixture to a heat pressure treatment to form the natural fibre-based material.

Abstract: The invention relates to an agglomerate composition, comprising a liquid and a protein powder, at least one of the two ingredients being thermoreactive, and the composition not being cross-linked due to a thermoreaction, wherein the molecular size distribution of the composition is essentially the same as the molecular size distribution of the ingredients. The invention further relates to a process for preparing an agglomerate protein composition comprising a powder and a liquid, at least one of the two ingredients being thermoreactive, wherein the ingredients are mixed in a mixing device wherein the mixing leads to an evenly distribution of the liquid in the powder, and the mixture is subsequently subjected to an ageing process in an ageing device wherein the ageing particles do no come into contact with each other.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing natural fibre-based composite materials containing natural binders and powdery proteins, comprising the following steps; adding a powdery protein adhesive binder to natural fibres having a moisture content of 1 15%; mixing the natural fibres together with the powdery protein adhesive; adjusting the moisture content of the composition to 6 24% w/w; and submitting the mixture to a heat pressure treatment to form the natural fibre-based material.