Fields
ChemistrySectors
Chemicals, Materials & Plant-based Materials
Consumer Goods
Technoly
The invention is based on the use of a non thermal atmospheric plasma that will initiate the sugar polymerization.
The sugar, as a monomer, is treated in a specific plasma reactor for a time that could be inferior to 7 minutes.
After polymerization, the powder is ready for packaging without the need of a post-treatment for purification.
This process is part of a green chemistry approach since no homogeneous/heterogeneous catalysts are needed for the reaction (dry process).
Advantages
● One Step Dry Process
● No post-treatment
● Shorter reaction time
● Process cost limited
● ISO 14001 oriented
Market targeted
● Surfactants
● Thickeners
● Industrial Adhesives
● Industrial Fluids
● Emulsifiers