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7618485 Biodegradable compositions, articles prepared from biodegradable compositions and manufacturing methods  
Biodegradable compositions that include a foamed gelling hydrocolloid system to which a firming agent and a fibrous material, with or without other optional components, are added. When articles...
7595391 Crosslinked polysaccharides and methods of making and using crosslinked polysaccharides  
This invention relates to methods of crosslinking polysaccharides to form crosslinked polysaccharides, and more particularly, to crosslinked polysaccharides that may be incorporated in fluids...
7585819 Methods for producing a guar gum comprising undehusked guar and for using the guar gum in treating a subterranean formation  
A method is provided for producing a guar gum powder, the method comprising the steps of: (a) flaking undehusked guar splits; and (b) grinding the flaked, undehusked guar splits to obtain guar gum...
7557077 Use of nonionic polysaccharide in a composition for caring for articles made of textile fibers  
The invention concerns the use, in a composition for textile care in aqueous or wet medium, of a non-ionic polysaccharide whereof the native skeleton is formed of a main chain comprising similar or...
7550412 Compositions and methods for producing guar gum and for using the guar gum in treating a subterranean formation  
The invention provides a method for producing guar gum, the method comprising the steps of: (a) sizing husk from guar seed into larger pieces and smaller pieces, (b) washing the larger pieces, (c)...
7528248 Heterogenous carrageenan manufacturing process with recovery of alkali  
An improved process for the manufacture of gelling carrageenans from seaweed, wherein the seaweed is subjected to a heterogenous reaction for alkali modification of at least one carrageenan...
7462710 Modified gum arabic  
The present invention provides a water-soluble modified gum arabic with a weight average molecular weight not less than 0.9 million and arabinogalactan protein not less than 17% by weight obtained...
7417031 Use of algae-derived physiologically active substances for treating a carcinomatous disease  
Medicinal compositions for treating, ameliorating or preventing diseases with sensitivity to 3,6-anhydrogalactopyranose represented by formula (1): foods, drinks, cosmetics, etc. containing as...
7408057 Clarified hydrocolloids of undiminished properties and method of producing same  
This invention relates to novel clarified hydrocolloids which substantially retain the physical properties of unclarified hydrocolloids. The invention also pertains to a novel process for making...
7361754 Genetically purified gellan gum  
Mutational inactivation of proteins involved in para-cresol production in certain milk products results in improved taste and odor. The undesirable para-cresol forms over time as a result of...
7341981 Spray composition having a deposition control agent  
A spray composition includes an aqueous spray medium, an active ingredient, and a deposition control agent, wherein: the composition comprises at least one surfactant, and the deposition...
7262179 Wound care compositions  
Compositions for the treatment of wounds and skin injuries are described. The compositions, which include gellan gum, increases in viscosity once applied to the wound to form an immobile gel. The...
7214792 Microbial exopolysaccharide and uses thereof  
A novel microorganism producing a nontoxic, non-antigenic exopolysaccharide is taught. The exopolysaccharide has neutral sugars migrating at the same rate as mannose, fucose, fructose and...
7189843 Production of carrageenan and carrageenan products  
The methods of the present invention prepare carrageenan products from processed seaweed material having a solids content of less than 25% by weight solids, using shear stress treatment. The...
7183266 Dual induced viscosity fiber system and uses thereof  
The present invention relates generally to a method of blunting the postprandial glycemic response to a meal by feeding a dual induced viscosity fiber system. The first component of the induced...
7169309 Polysaccharides with oxime or amine functions which are used for water treatment and sludge conditioning  
The invention relates to a particular polymer which is derived from a copolymer polysaccharide formed by a main chain comprising similar or different anhydrohexose units and branches including at...
7074919 Use of amphoteric polysaccharide for treating textile fiber articles  
The invention concerns the use, in a composition for treating textile fiber articles in aqueous or moist medium, of an amphoteric polysaccharide, whereof the native skeleton is a polysaccharide...
7071327 Polysaccharide-based superabsorbent film  
A superabsorbent polysaccharide can be obtained by crosslinking a polysaccharide or derivative thereof with at least 1% by weight of a flexible spacer having a chain length of at least 9 chain...
7067568 Process of preparation of biodegradable films from semi refined kappa carrageenan  
The present invention relates to use of inexpensive semi-refined kappa carrageenan as a seaweed polysaccharide in preparation of tough, biodegradable films exhibiting improved performance over...
7067498 Polymer controlled induced viscosity fiber system and uses thereof  
The present invention relates generally to a method of blunting the postprandial glycemic response in a human by feeding an induced viscosity fiber system. The invention also relates to an induced...
7022838 Polysaccharide gum and process for its manufacture  
Processes are disclosed for the purification and recovery of polysaccharide gums from an aqueous solution, particularly xanthan gum from a fermentation broth. An aqueous solution of at least one...
7015206 Use of a polysaccharide excreted by the Vibrio diabolicus species in bone repair  
The invention concerns the use of a polysaccharide excreted by the Vibrio diabolicus species for making a medicine with cicatrising activity, in particular bone repair activity. The invention...
6933380 Excipients containing low residual solvent and method for producing the same  
The present invention provides low-residual-solvent containing excipients with residual solvent less than <3000 ppm. Most of the excipients are required to first be modified to become more water...
6891035 Process for bulk autoclaving  
Process for bulk autoclaving of polysaccharides, wherein the process includes: a) dissolving the polysaccharides in an aqueous solution and mixing until a homogeneous solution is obtained; b)...
6872821 Polysaccharide aldehydes prepared by oxidation method and used as strength additives in papermaking  
Polysaccharide aldehydes are prepared using selective oxidation involving the use of nitroxyl radical mediated aqueous oxidation with a limited amount of oxidant and defined reaction conditions....
6872820 Finely divided polysaccharide derivatives  
Finely divided polysacharide derivatives are described. The finely divided polysacharide derivatives are prepared by a process comprising: a) forming an aqueous composition comprising a...
6852853 Methods for preparation of biopolymer thickened fire retardant compositions  
Fire retardant compositions and methods of making and using the same are provided. The fire retardant compositions are comprised of at least one fire retardant component, including at least one...
6846924 Method of producing an absorbent material, an absorbent material and absorbent articles including the material in question  
The present invention relates to a method of producing polysaccharide fibres ( 8 ), wherein the polysaccharide is dissolved and the solution is sprayed into a bath ( 7 ) which contains a...
6846923 Oxime-linked polysaccharides and methods of preparing the same  
Polysaccharides comprising one or more oxime linkages are provided. Methods for their preparation include the polycondensation of saccharides bearing oxime-forming substituents. In some...
6828437 Use of biopolymer thickened fire retardant composition to suppress fires  
Fire retardant compositions and methods of making and using the same are provided. The fire retardant compositions are comprised of at least one fire retardant component, including at least one...
6780991 Biopolymer thickened fire retardant compositions  
Fire retardant compositions and methods of making and using the same are provided. The fire retardant compositions are comprised of at least one fire retardant component, including at least one...
6706697 Diabetic nutrition and weight loss drink compositions  
A diabetic nutrition and weight loss drink powder composition comprising a major amount of isolated soy protein, milk protein isolate, and fructose; a minor amount of inulin, guar gum, potassium...
6706291 Poultry producibility improver and poultry producibility improvement method  
To provide a producibility improver for poultry, comprising a polymannose having a molecular weight distribution in which a polymannose having the molecular weights ranging from 1.8×10 3 to...
6706112 Additives based on hydroxyalkyl guar derivatives for use in mortars and mortars including them  
Disclosed are cementitious mortar additives comprising a hydroxyalkyl guar derivative having a molar substitution of from about 0.7 to about 3. Also disclosed are dry cementitious mortar...
6691783 Microbial exopolysaccharide and uses thereof  
A novel microorganism producing a nontoxic, non-antigenic exopolysaccharide is taught. The exopolysaccharide has neutral sugars migrating at the same rate as mannose, fucose, fructose and...
6610667 Compositions for treatment of disorders of the oesophagus  
Pharmaceutical compositions having improved bioadhesive properties are produced by combining an alginate, xanthan gum and/or a carageenan gum and a glucomannan and/or a galactomannan. The...
6602996 Modified gellan gum composition process for preparation of same and use thereof  
The invention relates to a modified gellan gum in which the total acyl content as well as the ratio of acyl substituent groups to glycerate substituent groups per linear saccharide repeat unit is...
6590096 Process for the production of polysaccharide beads  
The present invention relates to a method for producing porous polysaccharide beads, comprising: (a) mixing a water-based solution of a polysaccharide under stirring with an essentially...
6586213 Process for clarification of xanthan solutions and xanthan gum produced thereby  
A process is disclosed for clarifying an aqueous xanthan gum solution comprising treatment of the xanthan solution with at least one chelating agent, surfactant, organic acid, or a mixture thereof,...
6509322 Pharmaceutical compositions for topical use containing hyaluronic acid and its derivatives  
The present invention is drawn to a pharmaceutical composition, comprising a pharmaceutically effective amount of an acidic polysaccharide and/or a derivative thereof, a gaseous vehicle, and a...
H002050 β-carrageenan, processes for its preparation, and uses therefor  
Purified and substantially pure β-carrageenan and processes for their preparation. Purified β-carrageenan can be obtained from a marine macroalga containing β-carrageenan and/or a precursor...
6455512 Water-soluble esterified hydrocolloids  
Emulsifiers based on the reaction product of hydrocolloid and dicarboxylic anhydrides, especially useful in the preparation of oil-in-water emulsions.
6433161 Galactosylated hydroxyalkyl polysaccharides  
Galactosylated hydroxyalkyl polysaccharides wherein galactose moieties are bound to the hydroxyalkyl polysaccharide by galactosidic bonds, and a process for preparing the galactosylated...
6432155 Compositions containing phosphate and xanthan gum variants  
Compositions containing phosphate and xanthan gum variants useful as liquid fertilizers, fire retardant coating materials and animal feed.
6417247 Polymer/ceramic composites  
The present invention provides a composition which comprises a polymer or polymer solution that forms a gel under controlled parameters and a ceramic matrix, the composition being fluid under...
6391596 High viscosity xanthan and process for preparing same  
The present invention is related a high viscosity xanthan and processes for producing said high viscosity xanthan. In particular, the invention relates to a process for increasing the viscosity of...
6348590 Method for improving the exploitability and processability of guar endosperm and products obtained using said method  
A method for processing guar endosperm in which guar splits are brought into contact with an amount of liquid ammonia at least sufficient to wet the guar splits at a pressure higher than...
6331619 Superabsorbent material and method for producing said material  
A superabsorbent polysaccharide derivative is obtained by oxidation of the polysaccharide to the extent that the derivative contains 0.2-0.3 carboxyl group per monosaccharide unit and cross-linking...
6322814 Manufacture of and uses for low molecular weight agars and agaroids  
A process is claimed whereby an aqueous solution of agar, in which most (ideally all) 4-linked residues consist of 3,6-anhydro-L-galactose, is subjected to partial acid hydolysis and upon...
6316615 Process for the recovery of potassium bitartrate and other products from tamarind pulp  
The invention relates to a novel process for the recovery of potassium bitartrate and pectin, sugars, fruit acids as by-products from tamarind pulp.