Patent ID: 9248590
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,C08L

Claim Text:
1. A method for preparing a powder from brown macroalgae, intended for the fabrication of rigid objects, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps, in this order: harvesting and washing the brown macroalgae; treating the brown macroalgae with weak acids, by immersion of said macroalgae in a weak acid bath and/or spraying the weak acid onto said macroalgae; grinding the brown macroalgae; filtration, so as to extract a residue of non-solubilized algae; grinding the residue and then drying the residue for 5 to 48 hours at a temperature of 30° C. and 60° C., so as to obtain a powder with a particle size of between 0.5 and 1.5 millimeters and presenting a residual moisture content equal to or less than 26% by mass.