"SUPERABSORBENT POLYMERS IN AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS"

Application 1345/DELNP/2007 published 2007-08-03, filed 2007-02-20
Superabsorbent polymer (SAP) products tor use in agricultural applications, and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. Certain of the SAPs include a monomer or a mixture of monomers, other than acrylonitrile. that is graft polymerized onto a starch in the presence of an initiator to form a starch graft copolymer that is cross-linked and the SAP product is isolated.

Applicant

1)ABSORBENT TECHNOLOGIES,INC.,
:8705 SW NIMBUS AVENUE, SUITE 230, BEAVERTON, OREGON 97008, USA U.S.A.

Inventor

1)WILLIAMS MCKEE DOANE 2)STEVEN WILLIAM DOANE 3)MILAN H. SAVICH

International Info

Classification: C08B 37/00
Publication Number: WO 2006/026406
Application Date: 2005-08-26

Priority Information

60/604,894 U.S.A. 2004-08-27