Method for dissolving cellulose and a cellulosic product obtained from a solution comprising dissolved cellulose

Marianna Vehvilainen (Inventor), Pertti Nousiainen (Inventor), Taina Kamppuri (Inventor), Maija Järventausta (Inventor)

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    Abstract

    The present invention relates to a method for dissolving cellulose. The method comprises—introducing cellulosic raw material,—treating the cellulosic raw material in an enzymatic treatment process,—mixing the cellulosic raw material after the enzymatic treatment in an aqueous solution in order to obtain an aqueous intermediate product containing the cellulosic raw material of at least 3.5 wt.-%, alkali metal hydroxide between 3.5 wt.-% and 7 wt.-% and zinc salt,—freezing the intermediate product to a solid state, and -melting the frozen intermediate product. The present invention also relates to a cellulosic product obtained from a solution comprising dissolved cellulose.

    Original languageEnglish
    Patent numberUS2011112286 A1
    IPCC12P 19/04
    Priority date6/05/09
    Filing date6/05/09
    Publication statusPublished - 12 May 2011
    MoE publication typeNot Eligible

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