| 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 |
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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.
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