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US 12,258,708 · App. 18/460,092 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Papermaking additive compositions and methods and uses thereof

Inventors: Parker Dale (Newport Beach, CA); Parker David Dale (Newport Beach, CA)
Assignee: Neozyme International, Inc.
D21C5/005D21C5/025D21H17/005D21H21/24D21H21/36Y02W30/64
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Patent No.
US 12,258,708
App. No.
18/460,092
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present specification discloses papermaking additive compositions, articles of manufacture, containers or kits comprising such compositions, and methods and uses to increase separation of cellulose fibers from a pulp, to remove one or more impurities and/or one or more contaminates from a pulp and/or a paper material and to remove an ink from a pulp and/or a paper material.

Claims (20)

1. A liquid composition comprising a treated, fermented yeast supernatant including bio-nutrients, minerals and amino acids, and about 1% to about 15% by weight of one or more ethoxylated nonionic surfactants, wherein the treated, fermented yeast supernatant is produced from a culture containing yeast belonging to the genus Saccharomyces ; wherein the composition lacks active enzymes contributed by yeast during fermentation due to the treatment; and wherein the composition has a pH of about 2.5 to about 5.0.

2. The liquid composition according to claim 1 , comprising at least 35% by weight of the treated, fermented yeast supernatant.

3. The liquid composition according to claim 1 , comprising at most 95% by weight of the treated, fermented yeast supernatant.

4. The liquid composition according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more ethoxylated nonionic surfactants comprises one or more alcohol ethoxylates, one or more alkylphenol ethoxylates, one or more fatty acid ethoxylates, one or more fatty alcohol ethoxylates, one or more fatty amine ethoxylates, one or more monoalkaolamide ethoxylates, one or more sorbitan ester ethoxylates, one or more ethylene oxide-propylene oxide copolymers, or any combination thereof.

5. The liquid composition according to claim 4 , wherein the one or more alcohol ethoxylates comprise one or more aliphatic alcohol ethoxylates or one or more secondary alcohol ethoxylates.

6. The liquid composition according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more ethoxylated nonionic surfactants comprise a general formula of H(OCH 2 CH 2 ) x OC 6 H 4 R 1 , H(OCH 2 CH 2 ) x OR 2 , or H(OCH 2 CH 2 ) x OC(O)R 2 , wherein x represents the number of moles of ethylene oxide added to an alcohol, an alkylphenol, a fatty acid, a fatty alcohol, a fatty amine, or an monoalkaolamide; R 1 represents a long chain alkyl group and, R 2 represents a long chain aliphatic group.

7. The liquid composition according to claim 6 , wherein the long chain alkyl group is a C 7 -C 10 normal-alkyl group and/or wherein the long chain aliphatic group is a C 12 -C 20 aliphatic group.

8. The liquid composition according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more ethoxylated nonionic surfactants is a decyl alcohol ethoxylate, a dodecyl alcohol ethoxylate, a tridecyl alcohol ethoxylate, a nonylphenol ethoxylate, an octylphenol ethoxylate, a ceto-oleyl alcohol ethoxylate, a ceto-stearyl alcohol ethoxylate, or any combination thereof.

9. The liquid composition according to claim 1 , comprising from about 5% to about 13% by weight of the one or more ethoxylated nonionic surfactants.

10. The liquid composition according to claim 9 , comprising from about 7% to about 11% by weight of the one or more ethoxylated nonionic surfactants.

11. The liquid composition according to claim 1 , wherein the pH is at most 4.5.

12. The liquid composition according to claim 1 , wherein the yeast is Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

13. The liquid composition according to claim 1 , wherein the treated, fermented yeast supernatant is a treated, fermented Saccharomyces cerevisiae supernatant and the liquid composition comprises about 5% to about 13% by weight of the one or more ethoxylated nonionic surfactants, the one or more ethoxylated nonionic surfactants comprising one or more alcohol ethoxylates, one or more alkylphenol ethoxylates, one or more fatty acid ethoxylates, one or more fatty alcohol ethoxylates, or any combination thereof.

14. The liquid composition according to claim 13 , comprising from about 7% to about 11% by weight of the one or more ethoxylated nonionic surfactants.

15. The liquid composition according to claim 13 , wherein the one or more alcohol ethoxylates comprise one or more secondary alcohol ethoxylates.

16. The liquid composition according to claim 13 , wherein the one or more ethoxylated nonionic surfactants comprise a decyl alcohol ethoxylate, a dodecyl alcohol ethoxylate, a tridecyl alcohol ethoxylate, a nonylphenol ethoxylate, an octylphenol ethoxylate, a ceto-oleyl alcohol ethoxylate, a ceto-stearyl alcohol ethoxylate, or any combination thereof.

17. The liquid composition according to claim 1 , wherein the treated, fermented yeast supernatant is a treated, fermented Saccharomyces cerevisiae supernatant and the liquid composition comprises about 5% to about 13% by weight of the one or more ethoxylated nonionic surfactants, the one or more ethoxylated nonionic surfactants comprising one or more secondary alcohol ethoxylates.

18. The liquid composition according to claim 1 , wherein the treated, fermented yeast supernatant is a treated, fermented Saccharomyces cerevisiae supernatant and the liquid composition comprises about 5% to about 13% by weight of the one or more ethoxylated nonionic surfactants, the one or more ethoxylated nonionic surfactants comprising a decyl alcohol ethoxylate, a dodecyl alcohol ethoxylate, a tridecyl alcohol ethoxylate, a nonylphenol ethoxylate, an octylphenol ethoxylate, a ceto-oleyl alcohol ethoxylate, a ceto-stearyl alcohol ethoxylate, or any combination thereof.

19. A method of separating fibers from a pulp, the method comprising applying an effective amount of a liquid composition as defined in claim 1 to the pulp during a pulping and/or a paper production phase, wherein the application results in increased separation of cellulose fibers from raw materials present in the pulp.

20. A method of removing ink from a pulp and/or a paper material, the method comprising applying an effective amount of a liquid composition as defined in claim 1 to the pulp during a pulping and/or a paper production phase, wherein the application results in removal of the ink from the pulp and/or paper material.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2023
From: DALE, PARKER; DALE, PARKER DAVID
To: NEOZYME INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 064777/0604 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 16729236 · Dec 27, 2019
Continuation 15243958 · Aug 22, 2016
Continuation In Part 14404917
Provisional Application 62208662 · Aug 22, 2015
Provisional Application 61689077 · May 29, 2012
Related Publication 20240003084A1 · Jan 4, 2024
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