Biodegradable plastic product made from coconut husk fiber powder mixture
First Claim
1. A biodegradable plastic product, consisting essentially of:
- from about 95 to about 60% by weight of a biodegradable plastic; and
from about 5 to about 40% by weight of a dried powder, said dried powder being produced from the fine fibers of a coconut mesocarp.
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Abstract
Processed plant fine fibers such as those from the mesocarp of a coconut together are blended with a biodegradable plastic to produce a biodegradable plastic product that can be further made into other items. Plastics thus made from coconut husk fine fiber powder will return to the environment after disposal much more rapidly than those without coconut husk fine fiber powder. In the process, a dry compressed plant fine fiber powder is created from fine fibers of the coconut mesocarp. An example product created from this raw material is composed of 10 to 40% by weight of dry coconut husk powder mixed with environmentally degradable plastic. Environmentally non-degradable plastic may be added to the dry powder as a biodegradation rate modulator to create a modified raw material with a modified biodegradation rate. Plastic additives, standard in the industry, can be added to achieve additional desired properties. For example, a surface active agent may be added in order to increase the degree of processability; a colorant may be added to increase marketability; pesticides may be added as needed in order to protect the product or the soil in which the product is disposed from insects; and/or polymerization modifiers such as cross-linkers, monomer derivatives, heteromonomers, curing agents, etc. may be utilized to vary the properties of the base plastic.
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1. A biodegradable plastic product, consisting essentially of:
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from about 95 to about 60% by weight of a biodegradable plastic; and from about 5 to about 40% by weight of a dried powder, said dried powder being produced from the fine fibers of a coconut mesocarp. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of making a biodegradable plastic product, comprising the steps of:
making a mixture, said mixture consisting essentially of A) from about 95 to about 60% by weight of a biodegradable plastic, and B) from about 5 to about 40% by weight of a dried powder, wherein said dried powder is produced from the fine fibers of a coconut mesocarp. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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