	US 11,866,575 B2
	Biodegradable polymer
Sanjay Daya Kalra, Jr., Jericho, NY (US)
Filed by Sanjay Daya Kalra, Jr., Jericho, NY (US)
Filed on Dec. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/062,845.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/265,058, filed on Dec. 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0174750 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. C08L 3/02 (2006.01); C08L 29/04 (2006.01); C08L 3/04 (2006.01); C08J 3/24 (2006.01); C08J 3/03 (2006.01); C08J 3/05 (2006.01)

CPC C08L 3/04 (2013.01) [C08J 3/03 (2013.01); C08J 3/05 (2013.01); C08J 3/24 (2013.01); C08J 3/243 (2013.01); C08L 3/02 (2013.01); C08L 29/04 (2013.01); C08L 2201/06 (2013.01)]

12 Claims

1. A process of producing a biodegradable polymer, comprising:

mixing starch and water to form an aqueous starch solution;

mixing partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and water to form an aqueous PVA solution;

mixing the aqueous starch solution with the aqueous PVA solution to produce a first aqueous intermediate product;

mixing a catalyst into the first aqueous intermediate product to produce a second aqueous intermediate product;

mixing a cross-linking agent and a dialdehyde into the second aqueous intermediate product; and

adding a botanical oil to a mixture of the cross-linking agent, the dialdehyde, and the second aqueous intermediate product.