US Patent Issued to BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY on May 12 for "Lignin-based phenolic adhesives, related compositions, and related methods" (Michigan, New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,171, issued on May 12, was assigned to BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (East Lansing, Mich.).

"Lignin-based phenolic adhesives, related compositions, and related methods" was invented by Mojgan Nejad (Okemos, Mich.), Sasha Bell (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Mohsen Siahkamari (East Lansing, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to adhesive compositions, including non-crosslinked resins and crosslinked/cured adhesives joining substrates, as well as related methods for making the compositions and articles. Compared to a conventional phenol (P) and formaldehyde (F) resin, the disclosed methods and compositions ...