Patent ID: 6383548
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: A23K,Y02P,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for treatment of cotton byproducts comprising:a. providing a mass of cotton byproducts comprising burs; b. treating said mass of cotton byproducts with a gellable polysaccharide selected from gelatinized polysaccharide, non-gelatinized polysaccharide, and combinations thereof; and c. grinding and compacting said mass of cotton byproducts treated with said gellable polysaccharide; wherein said grinding and compacting further comprises heating said cotton byproducts treated with said gellable polysaccharide to a temperature effective to gelatinize said gellable polysaccharide if said polysaccharide in (a) comprises non-gelatinized polysaccharide.