IMPROVED MATERIALS
First Claim
1. A method of treating the surface of a material, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) contacting the surface of the material with a composition comprising an amino compound; and
(b) contacting the surface of the material with a composition comprising carbon dioxide or a source thereof.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to materials having improved and useful properties and to methods relating to the manufacture of said materials. In particular the present invention relates to a method of modifying the surface of a material, preferably a fibrous material, to enable carbon dioxide to be carried by the surface. The carbon dioxide may be bound to the surface in a reversible or irreversible manner. The method of treating the surface of a material comprises (a) contacting the surface of the material with a composition comprising an amino compound; and (b) contacting the surface of the material with a composition comprising carbon dioxide or a source thereof.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of treating the surface of a material, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) contacting the surface of the material with a composition comprising an amino compound; and (b) contacting the surface of the material with a composition comprising carbon dioxide or a source thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A material having at least one surface treated according to a method comprising:
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(a) contacting the at least one surface with a composition comprising an amino compound; and (b) contacting the at least one surface with a composition comprising carbon dioxide or a source thereof. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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17. (canceled)
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21. A fibrous product treated with an amino compound and packaged, stored or transported, for later treatment with carbon dioxide or a source thereof.
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