US 12,297,345 B2
Composite, process for preparing the composite, and implementation thereof
Balamurugan Ayyakkalai, Bangalore (IN); Hemanth Giri Rao Vantharam Venkata, Bangalore (IN); Sri Sailaja Nori, Bangalore (IN); Shrikumar Suryanarayan, Bangalore (IN); and Praneeth Srivanth Ramesh, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to SEA6 ENERGY PVT. LTD, Bangalore (IN)
Filed by SEA6 Energy PVT. LTD, Bangalore (IN)
Filed on Mar. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/699,659.
Application 17/699,659 is a continuation of application No. PCT/IN2021/050288, filed on Mar. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0204730 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. C08K 5/17 (2006.01); C08K 5/00 (2006.01); C08K 5/053 (2006.01); C08K 5/19 (2006.01); C08K 5/42 (2006.01); C08L 5/00 (2006.01); C08L 5/04 (2006.01)
CPC C08L 5/00 (2013.01) [C08K 5/053 (2013.01); C08K 5/17 (2013.01); C08K 5/19 (2013.01); C08K 5/42 (2013.01); C08L 5/04 (2013.01); C08L 2201/06 (2013.01); C08L 2201/10 (2013.01); C08L 2203/16 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
 
1. A composite, comprising:
a) at least one seaweed or seaweed extract in a weight percentage of at least 15% with respect to the composite on a moisture-free basis; and
b) at least one organic ammonium salt selected from the group consisting of a primary, secondary, and tertiary ammonium salt, wherein the organic ammonium salt has a weight percentage in the range of 1-6.0% with respect to the composite on a moisture-free basis, and the organic ammonium salt is selected from the group consisting of: ammonium salt of tris(hydroxymethyl) aminomethane (TRIS), ammonium salt of alkylamines, ammonium salt of dialkylamines, ammonium salt of glutamine, ammonium salt of asparagine, ammonium salt of arginine, ammonium salt of lysine, ammonium salt of histidine, ammonium salt of polylysine, ammonium salt of polyarginine, ammonium salt of polyhistidine, ammonium salt of polyethylenimine, ammonium salt of polyethylamine, derivatives thereof, and combinations thereof;
wherein, said composite does not comprise urea and wherein the organic ammonium salt forms ionic, covalent and/or coordinate covalent interactions with the seaweed or seaweed extract forming a complex.