Patent ID: 6811824
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: B05D,D21H

Abstract:
A method of treating a cellulosic article such that the treated article is resistant to water, the method comprising the steps of:heating a composition to a temperature sufficient to render the composition molten, the composition consisting essentially of approximately 50% to approximately 98% of a triglyceride having a melting point greater than 120 degrees F., and being characterized by an iodine value between 0 and 30, the triglyceride comprising an oil selected from the group consisting of soybean, corn, cottonseed, rape, canola, sunflower, palm, palm kernel, coconut, crambe, linseed and peanut; applying to the cellulosic article a quantity of the molten composition sufficient to render the cellulosic article water resistant; and allowing the applied composition to solidify and form a coating, the coating being dispersible from the treated cellulosic article, when the treated cellulosic article is exposed to a warm, alkaline, aqueous solution.