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Absorbent vegetable materials
Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 1985-06-28
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Granted: 1988-04-12
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Expires: 2005-06-28
Abstract
Abstract This invention provides novel, highly absorbent pectin-containing vegetable materials, and a process for making these materials by incorporating into pectin-containing vegetable materials substituents which contain cation exchange groups. The present invention further provides absorbent structures containing these materials, as well as disposable absorbent procuts containing the materials or absorbent structures of the present invention.
Inventors
- 👤 Stephen A. Goldman
- 👤 David V. Myhre
- 👤 Herbert L. Retzsch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:56
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08B; C08B37/00; C08B37/0006; C08B37/0045; A; A61; A61L; A61L15/00; A61L15/16; A61L15/22; A61L15/225; A61L15/28; A61L15/40; C08L; C08L5/00; C08L5/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S604/00; Y10S604/904; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31971
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 64
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A vegetable material derived from a pectin-containing vegetable starting-material selected from the group consisting of sugar beet pulp, citrus pulp, apple pulp, apricot pulp, watermelon rinds, or combinations thereof and comprising: (1) from about 5% to about 60% pectin; (2) from about 5% to about 60% of substituents containing cation exchange groups which have been incorporated into said pectin-containing vegetable starting-material without separation or separate addition of pectin; (3) from about 0.5 meq/g to about 6 meq/g of cation exchange groups; and (4) from about 20% to about 85% of non-pectin vegetable material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
A vegetable material derived from a pectin-containing vegetable starting-material selected from the group consisting of sugar beet pulp, citrus pulp, apple pulp, apricot pulp, watermelon rinds, or combinations thereof and comprising: (1) from about 5% to about 60% pectin; (2) from about 5% to about 60% of substituents containing cation exchange groups which have been incorporated into said pectin-containing vegetable starting-material without separation or separate addition of pectin; (3) from about 0.5 meq/g to about 6 meq/g of cation exchange groups; and (4) from about 20% to about 85% of non-pectin vegetable material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
74 words
A vegetable material according to claim 1 in which the non-pectin material constitutes: (1) from about 80% to about 100% of a material selected from the group consisting of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, and mixtures thereof; (2) from about 0% to about 5% chloroform soluble lipids; and (3) from about 0% to about 15% non-lipid organic materials extractable in a mixture of chloroform, methanol and water, said mixture having a volume ratio chloroform:methanol:water of 20:4:1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A vegetable material according to claim 1 comprising from about 5% to about 35% of substituents containing cation exchange groups which have been incorporated into the vegetable material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A vegetable material according to claim 1 comprising from about 1.0 meq/g to about 3.5 meq/g of cation exchange groups.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
A vegetable material according to claim 1 comprising from about 5% to about 35% of substituents containing cation exchange groups which have been incorporated into the vegetable material, and from about 1.0 meq/g to about 3.5 meq/g of cation exchange groups.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
A vegetable material according to claim 1 derived from sugar beet pulp.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
11 words
A vegetable material according to claim 1 derived from citrus pulp.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
A vegetable material according to claim 1 derived from a mixture of (1) from about 1% to about 99% of sugar beet pulp and (2) from about 1% to about 99% of citrus pulp.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
A vegetable material according to claim 1 in which the substituents containing cation exchange groups are polyprotic acids.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A vegetable material according to claim 9 in which the polyprotic acids are organic dicarboxylic acids.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
A vegetable material according to claim 10 in which the organic dicarboxylic acids are succinic acids.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
A vegetable material according to claim 10 in which the organic dicarboxylic acids are maleic acids.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
A vegetable material according to claim 9 in which the polyprotic acids are phosphates.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
11 words
A vegetable material according to claim 1 in its acid form.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
11 words
A vegetable material according to claim 1 in its salt form.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
A vegetable material according to claim 15 in its salt form selected from sodium salts, potassium salts, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
101 words
A process for producing absorbent vegetable materials having from about 0.5 meq/g to about 6 meq/g of cation exchange groups, starting with vegetable materials inherently containing from about 15% to about 60% pectin, comprising: (1) performing the steps, one or more times, in any order, of (a) incorporating into the vegetable material substituents containing cation exchange groups to the extent of from about 0.5 meq to about 6.0 meq of cation exchange groups per gram of substituent-containing vegetable material; and (2) adjusting the pH of the vegetable material to the desired pH using a base or acid containing an exchangeable cation.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
101 words
A process for producing absorbent vegetable materials having from about 0.5 meq/g to about 6 meq/g of cation exchange groups, starting with vegetable materials inherently containing from about 15% to about 60% pectin, comprising: (1) performing the steps, one or more times, in any order, of (a) incorporating into the vegetable material substituents containing cation exchange groups to the extent of from about 0.5 meq to about 6.0 meq of cation exchange groups per gram of substituent-containing vegetable material; and (2) adjusting the pH of the vegetable material to the desired pH using a base or acid containing an exchangeable cation.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
38 words
A process for producing absorbent vegetable materials according to claim 17 in which the vegetable starting material is selected from the group consisting of sugar beet pulp, citrus pulp, apple pulp, apricot pulp, watermelon rinds, or combinations thereof.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process for producing absorbent vegetable materials according to claim 18 in which the vegetable starting material is sugar beet pulp.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process for producing abosrbent vegetable materials according to claim 18 in which the vegetable starting material is citrus pulp.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
43 words
A process for producing absorbent vegetable materials according to claim 18 in which the vegetable starting material is a mixture of (1) from about 1% to about 99% of sugar beet pulp, and (2) from about 1% to about 99% of citrus pulp.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process for producing absorbent vegetable materials according to claim 17 wherein step 1(a) constitutes reacting the vegetable material with polyprotic acids, or the anhydrides or acid halides of polyprotic acids.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process according to claim 22 in which the polyprotic acids are selected from the group consisting of organic dicarboxylic acid anhydrides, organic dicarboxylic acid halides, phosphorous oxychloride, and polyphosphoric acid.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process according to claim 23 in which the organic dicarboxylic acid anhydrides are succinic anhydride or maleic anhydride.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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A process for producing absorbent vegetable materials according to claim 17 in which, in step (2), the vegetable material is adjusted to a pH below about 5.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process for producing absorbent vegetable materials according to claim 17 in which, in step (2), the vegetable material is adjusted to a pH of from about 5 to about 10.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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A process for producing absorbent vegetable materials according to claim 26 in which, in step (2), the vegetable material is adjusted to pH from about 5 to about 10 using NaOH, KOH, or HCl.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
54 words
A process according to claim 17 in which, in step 1(a), the vegetable material is reacted with polyprotic acids, or the anhydrides or acid halides of polyprotic acids, in a solvent selected from the group consisting of pyridine, acetone with a trialkylamine catalyst, dimethylformamide with a trialkylamine catalyst, and acetonitrile with a trialkylamine catalyst.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process according to claim 28 in which the polyprotic acid is selected from the group consisting of succinic anhydride, maleic anhydride, phosphorous oxychloride, and polyphosphoric acid.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process according to claim 29 in which the trialkylamine catalyst is triethylamine or tributylamine.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
93 words
A process according to claim 17, starting with sugar beet pulp, citrus pulp, or mixtures thereof, comprising: (1) reacting the vegetable material with a polyprotic acid selected from the group consisting of organic dicarboxylic acid anhydrides, organic dicarboxylic acid halides, phosphorous oxychloride, and polyphosphoric acid, in a solvent selected from the group consisting of pyridine, acetone with a trialkylamine catalyst, dimethylformamide with a trialkylamine catalyst, and acetonitrile with a trialkylamine catalyst; followed by, (2) adjusting the pH of the vegetable material to from about 5 to about 10 using KOH, NaOH, or HCl.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
113 words
A process for producing absorbent vegetable materials having from about 0.5 meq/g to about 6 meq/g of cation exchange groups, starting with vegetable materials inherently containing from about 15% to about 60% pectin, comprising: (1) performing the steps, one or more times, in any order, of (a) incorporating into the vegetable material substituents containing cation exchange groups to the extent of from about 0.5 meq to about 6.0 meq of cation exchange groups per gram of substituent-containing vegetable material; and (b) modifying the vegetable material to increase its cation exchange capacity; and, (2) adjusting the pH of the vegetable material to the desired pH using a base or acid containing an exchangeable cation.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
113 words
A process for producing absorbent vegetable materials having from about 0.5 meq/g to about 6 meq/g of cation exchange groups, starting with vegetable materials inherently containing from about 15% to about 60% pectin, comprising: (1) performing the steps, one or more times, in any order, of (a) incorporating into the vegetable material substituents containing cation exchange groups to the extent of from about 0.5 meq to about 6.0 meq of cation exchange groups per gram of substituent-containing vegetable material; and (b) modifying the vegetable material to increase its cation exchange capacity; and, (2) adjusting the pH of the vegetable material to the desired pH using a base or acid containing an exchangeable cation.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
76 words
A process according to claim 32 in which the vegetable material is modified to increase its cation exchange capacity, in step 1(b), by a process selected from the group consisting of soaking the vegetable material in a dilute HCl solution, soaking the vegetable material in about a 1M aqueous NaCl solution, and alkaline treatment of the vegetable material at pH of from about 8 to about 11 to reduce the degree of esterification in the pectin.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
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A process according to claim 32, starting wih sugar beet pulp, citrus pulp, or mixtures thereof, comprising: (1) reacting the vegetable material with a polyprotic acid selected from the group consisting of organic dicarboxylic acid anhydrides, organic dicarboxylic acid halides, phosphorous oxychloride, and polyphosphoric acid, in a solvent selected from the group consisting of pyridine, acetone with a trialkylamine catalyst, dimethylformamide with a trialkylamine catalyst, and acetonitrile with a trialkylamine catalyst; followed by, (2) modifying the cation exchange capacity of the vegetable material by a process selected from the group consisting of soaking the vegetable material in a dilute HCl solution, soaking the vegetable material in about a 1M aqueous NaCl solution at about neutral pH followed by washing the vegetable material with about a 1M aqueous NaCl solution, and alkaline treatment of the vegetable material at pH of from about 8 to about 11 to reduce the degree of esterification in the pectin; followed by, (3) adjusting the pH of the vegetable material to from about 5 to about 10 using KOH, NaOH, or HCl.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
156 words
A process according to claim 32, starting with sugar beet pulp, citrus pulp, or mixtues thereof, comprising: (1) modifying the cation exchange capacity of the vegetable material by a process selected from the group consisting of soaking the vegetable material in a dilute HCl solution, soaking the vegetable material in about a 1M aqueous NaCl solution at about neutral pH followed by washing the vegetable material with about a 1M aqueous NaCl solution, and alkaline treatment of the vegetable material at pH of from about 8 to about 11 to reduce the degree of esterification in the pectin; followed by, (2) reacting the vegetable material with a polyprotic acid selected from the group consisting of organic dicarboxylic acid anhydrides, organic dicarboxylic acid halides, phosphorous oxychloride, and polyphosphoric acid, in a solvent selected from the group consisting of pyridine, acetone with a trialkylamine catalyst, dimethylformamide with a trialkylamine catalyst, and acetonitrile with a trialkylamine catalyst; followed by,
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
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(3) adjusting the pH of the vegetable material to from about 5 to about 10 using KOH, NaOH, or HCl.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
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(3) adjusting the pH of the vegetable material to from about 5 to about 10 using KOH, NaOH, or HCl.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
98 words
In a process for preparing vegetable absorbent materials based on pectin-containing vegetable starting-material, the improvement which comprises at least one step consisting of reacting, with a polyprotic acid reactant, the components of a pectin-containing vegetable starting-material having a pectin content of from about 15% to about 60% and consisting of sugar beet pulp, citrus pulp or a mixture thereof, to form a vegetable material containing, per gram, from about 0.5 meq to about 6.0 meq of cation exchange groups; provided that in said process, said pectin is not removed from said components for the purpose of separate reaction.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
98 words
In a process for preparing vegetable absorbent materials based on pectin-containing vegetable starting-material, the improvement which comprises at least one step consisting of reacting, with a polyprotic acid reactant, the components of a pectin-containing vegetable starting-material having a pectin content of from about 15% to about 60% and consisting of sugar beet pulp, citrus pulp or a mixture thereof, to form a vegetable material containing, per gram, from about 0.5 meq to about 6.0 meq of cation exchange groups; provided that in said process, said pectin is not removed from said components for the purpose of separate reaction.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
31 words
A product produced by a process according to claim 36, wherein said polyprotic acid reactant is selected from the group consisting of succinic anhydride, maleic anhydride, phosphorus oxychloride and polyphosphoric acid.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
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The product produced by the process according to claim 17.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
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The product produced by the process according to claim 31.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
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The product produced by the process according to claim 32.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
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The product produced by the process according to claim 34.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
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The product produced by the process according to claim 35.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
29 words
A vegetable absorbent material, further characterized in that it is vegetable material, produced by the process of claim 36 and having said cation exchange groups in monovalent salt form.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
31 words
An absorbent structure comprising (1) from about 1% to about 99% of an absorbent vegetable material according to claim 15; and (2) from 1% to about 99% of other absorbent material.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
31 words
An absorbent structure comprising (1) from about 1% to about 99% of an absorbent vegetable material according to claim 38; and (2) from 1% to about 99% of other absorbent material.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
31 words
An absorbent structure comprising (1) from about 1% to about 99% of an absorbent vegetable material according to claim 39; and (2) from 1% to about 99% of other absorbent material.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
31 words
An absorbent structure comprising (1) from about 1% to about 99% of an absorbent vegetable material according to claim 41; and (2) from 1% to about 99% of other absorbent material.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
31 words
An absorbent structure comprising (1) from about 1% to about 99% of an absorbent vegetable material according to claim 42; and (2) from 1% to about 99% of other absorbent material.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
40 words
A disposable absorbent product comprising: (1) a hydrophobic top sheet; (2) a liquid impervious backing sheet; and (3) an absorbent core of vegetable material according to claim 15, said core being placed between the backing sheet and the top sheet.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
40 words
A disposable absorbent product comprising (1) a hydrophobic top sheet; (2) a liquid impervious backing sheet; and (3) an absorbent core of vegetable material according to claim 38, said core being placed between the backing sheet and the top sheet.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
40 words
A disposable absorbent product comprising: (1) a hydrophobic top sheet; (2) a liquid impervious backing sheet; and (3) an absorbent core of vegetable material according to claim 39, said core being placed between the backing sheet and the top sheet.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
40 words
A disposable absorbent product comprising: (1) a hydrophobic top sheet; (2) a liquid impervious backing sheet; and (3) an absorbent core of vegetable material according to claim 41, said core being placed between the backing sheet and the top sheet.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
41 words
A disposable absorbent product comprising: (1) a hydrophobic top sheet; (2) a liquid impervious backing sheet; and (3) an absorbent core of a vegetable material according to claim 42, said core being placed between the backing sheet and the top sheet.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
41 words
A disposable absorbent product comprising: (1) a hydrophobic top sheet; (2) a liquid impervious backing sheet; and (3) an absorbent core of an absorbent structure according to claim 40, said core being placed between the backing sheet and the top sheet.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
41 words
A disposable absorbent product comprising: (1) a hydrophobic top sheet; (2) a liquid impervious backing sheet; and (3) an absorbent core of an absorbent structure according to claim 45, said core being placed between the backing sheet and the top sheet.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
41 words
A disposable absorbent product comprising: (1) a hydrophobic top sheet; (2) a liquid impervious backing sheet; and (3) an absorbent core of an absorbent structure according to claim 46, said core being placed between the backing sheet and the top sheet.
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
41 words
A disposable absorbent product comprising: (1) a hydrophobic top sheet; (2) a liquid impervious backing sheet; and (3) an absorbent core of an absorbent structure according to claim 47, said core being placed between the backing sheet and the top sheet.
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
41 words
A disposable absorbent product comprising: (1) a hydrophobic top sheet; (2) a liquid impervious backing sheet; and (3) an absorbent core of an absorbent structure according to claim 48, said core being placed between the backing sheet and the top sheet.
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