US3296248A
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Process of oxidative aging of hydroxyethylcellulose
Assignee: Rayonier Inc
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Filing: 1962-04-19
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Granted: 1967-01-03
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Expires: 1982-04-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Mitchell Reid Logan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 07:22
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08B; C08B11/00; C08B11/20; C08B11/02; C08B11/04; C08B11/08; D; D01; D01F; D01F2/00; D01F2/06; D01F2/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
IN THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE IN WHICH CELLULOSE IS CONVERTED TO ALKALI CELLULOSE AND REACTED WITH ETHYLENE OXIDE TO FORM HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE HAVING FROM 2 % TO 8% OF SUBSTITUTED ETHYLENE OXIDE, THE IMPROVEMENT IN AGIN THE HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE TO LOWER THE D.P. WHICH COMPRISES SUBJECTING THE HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE TO OXIDATIVE AGING FROM ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO 24 HOURS AT A TEMPERATURE OF FROM 30* TO 60* C. IN AN OXYGEN-CONTAINING GAS AND IN CONTACT WITH A WATER SOLUBLE SALT OF A METAL OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF COBALT AND MANGANESE IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE FROM 0.2 TO 3 P.P.M. OF COBALT AND 1 TO 25 P.P.M. OF MANGANESE BASED ON THE BONE DRY WEIGHT OF THE HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
IN THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE IN WHICH CELLULOSE IS CONVERTED TO ALKALI CELLULOSE AND REACTED WITH ETHYLENE OXIDE TO FORM HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE HAVING FROM 2 % TO 8% OF SUBSTITUTED ETHYLENE OXIDE, THE IMPROVEMENT IN AGIN THE HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE TO LOWER THE D.P. WHICH COMPRISES SUBJECTING THE HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE TO OXIDATIVE AGING FROM ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO 24 HOURS AT A TEMPERATURE OF FROM 30* TO 60* C. IN AN OXYGEN-CONTAINING GAS AND IN CONTACT WITH A WATER SOLUBLE SALT OF A METAL OF THE GROUP CONSISTING OF COBALT AND MANGANESE IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE FROM 0.2 TO 3 P.P.M. OF COBALT AND 1 TO 25 P.P.M. OF MANGANESE BASED ON THE BONE DRY WEIGHT OF THE HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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