Patent ID: 11939460
Assignee: KNAUF INSULATION SPRL
Field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 10:
11. A method in accordance with claim 1, wherein preparation of the binder composition comprises:
a) forming a solution by combining the one or more reducing sugar reactants, the one or more nitrogen-containing reactants, and water;
b) reacting the one or more reducing sugar reactants and the one or more nitrogen-containing reactants to provide a solution of the i) Maillard reactants, wherein the i) Maillard reactants are the curable reaction product of the one or more reducing sugar reactants and the one or more nitrogen-containing reactants; or a combination of the one or more reducing sugar reactants, the one or more nitrogen-containing reactants, and the curable reaction product;
c) subsequently stabilizing the i) Maillard reactants by passing carbon dioxide through the solution; and
d) subsequently combining the solution of stabilized i) Maillard reactants with ii) the component selected from a resin, reactants of the resin, and a combination thereof.