ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,086, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY (Memphis, Tenn.).
"Treated Kraft pulp compositions and methods of making the same" was invented by Mengkui Luo (Auburn, Wash.) and Venketa Panganathan Parthasarathy (Pooler, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compositions including treated Kraft pulp, useful for making rayon fibers, having a lower degree of polymerization, a high R18, a low hemicellulose content, and high reactivity, are described. Methods of making the compositions are also described."
The patent was filed on May 16, 2022, under Application No. 17/663,448.
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