US 11,891,547 B2
Production of adhesives and other glue-like materials from unextracted sewage treatment plant sludges, animal manures and animal manure-based sludges, and bacterial/fungal cells and cell components s as derived from culturing operations
William Chirdon, Lafayette, LA (US); Mark Zappi, Lafayette, LA (US); Rafael Hernandez, Lafayette, LA (US); and Chelsea Trahan, Lafayette, LA (US)
Assigned to University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA (US)
Filed by University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA (US)
Filed on Mar. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/205,081.
Application 17/205,081 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/564,560, filed on Sep. 9, 2019, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/730,615, filed on Sep. 13, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0253921 A1, Aug. 19, 2021
Int. Cl. C09J 189/00 (2006.01); C09J 189/04 (2006.01); C07K 1/14 (2006.01); C02F 11/18 (2006.01)
CPC C09J 189/04 (2013.01) [C07K 1/14 (2013.01); C02F 11/18 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for producing an adhesive from biomass, comprising the steps of: a. obtaining a biomass; b. denaturing proteins in said biomass to generate an adhesive product without requiring any prior extractions; c. wherein the denaturing step is a heated, alkaline-based process while under high shear; d. wherein the adhesive product has a shear strength of greater than 350 psi.