CPC C08L 97/02 (2013.01) [C08L 5/04 (2013.01); C08L 5/06 (2013.01); C08L 5/14 (2013.01); C08L 101/16 (2013.01); C08L 2201/06 (2013.01)] | 30 Claims |
1. A biocomposite comprising
compacted plant and/or algae cells having a water content of less than 15 wt %, the compacted plant and/or algae cells being poreless or having pores with a diameter of less than 10 μm,
the compacted plant and/or algae cells being in a lamellar stacked configuration with a plurality of lamellae arranged one above the other,
each lamella independently having a thickness of 20 nm to 5 μm, and comprising a semi-crystalline structure formed by cell walls of the compacted plant and/or algae cells,
the semi-crystalline structure having a crystalline component with a glucose-based biopolymer in a matrix of amorphous sugar-based biopolymers and/or phenol-based biopolymers of the cell walls.
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