ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,767,793, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD. (Kobe, Japan).
"Nanocellulose/surfactant composite" was invented by Sumiko Miyazaki (Kobe, Japan) and Daisuke Sato (Kobe, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides nanocellulose/surfactant composites having excellent redispersibility in water and related compositions and methods, including methods for producing the composites. Included is a nanocellulose/surfactant composite containing a nanocellulose and a surfactant, the nanocellulose/surfactant composite having a moisture content of lower than 10%, the surfactant including an ionic su...