Title:
WATER-SOLUBLE, PARTIALLY BIODEGRADABLE DIHYDROXYALKYL CELLULOSE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2024/049833
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present application provides a water-soluble, partially biodegradable dihydroxyalkyl cellulose having about 0.7 to about 2.0 units of dihydroxyalkyl moiety per anhydroglucose moiety, having (i) a molecular weight of dihydroxyalkyl cellulose is in the range of from about 10,000 Daltons to about 1,500,000 Daltons, (ii) a biodegradation rate of ≥ 3% in an aquatic medium, and (iii) a water solubility at a threshold level of 2g/L. Also discloses a method for preparing dihydroxyalkyl cellulose and functionalized dihydroxyalkyl cellulose compounds and their use in personal care applications.
Inventors:
ZHOU FANGBIN (US)
FRANZKE MICHAEL (NL)
DI ANTONIO EDWARD (US)
KROON GIJSBERT (NL)
FRANZKE MICHAEL (NL)
DI ANTONIO EDWARD (US)
KROON GIJSBERT (NL)
Application Number:
PCT/US2023/031414
Publication Date:
April 11, 2024
Filing Date:
August 29, 2023
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ISP INVESTMENTS LLC (US)
International Classes:
C09K8/10; A61K8/49; C08B11/00; C08B11/08
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
DAVIS, William J. et al. (US)
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