Claims
- 1. A composition comprising a derivatized Arabinogalactan.
- 2. The composition of claim 1, wherein the derivatized Arabinogalactan comprises at least one cationic moiety.
- 3. The composition of claim 1, wherein the derivatized Arabinogalactan is selected from the group consisting of a single derivatized Arabinogalactan, a double derivatized Arabinogalactan, and a combination thereof.
- 4. The composition of claim 1, wherein the derivatized Arabinogalactan is selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropyl Arabinogalactan, carboxymethyl hydroxypropyl Arabinogalactan, quaternary ammonium Arabinogalactan, carboxymethyl Arabinogalactan, and a combination thereof.
- 5. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition is an ink, a paint or a coating.
- 6. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition is an adhesive.
- 7. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition is used in paper manufacturing.
- 8. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition is a personal care composition.
- 9. The composition of claim 8, wherein the personal care composition is selected from the group consisting of a hair care composition, a skin care composition, a cosmetic, and a fragrance.
- 10. The composition of claim 1, wherein the derivatized Arabinogalactan is derivatized with a derivatizing reagent that is present in an amount from about 1% to about 200% of a weight of Arabinogalactan.
- 11. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition is a rheology control additive, an emulsification additive, a food additive, a formulation aid, a release agent or a processing aid.
- 12. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition is selected from the group consisting of a food or a pharmaceutical composition.
- 13. A method for making derivatized Arabinogalactan comprising the steps of:
combining Arabinogalactan in a reaction solution with a derivatizing reagent selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, a quaternary amine, sodium monochloroacetate, dimethylsulfate, methyl chloride, ketene, vinyl acetate, and a combination thereof to form a reaction product; and heating to a temperature of at least 37° C. for a time to produce a derivatized Arabinogalactan.
- 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the reaction product is selected from the group consisting of quaternary ammonium Arabinogalactan, carboxymethylate Arabinogalactan, hydroxypropyl Arabinogalactan, carboxymethyl hydroxypropyl Arabinogalactan, and hydroxypropyl quaternary ammonium Arabinogalactan.
- 15. The method of claim 13, wherein the reaction solution comprises about 10% to about 70% by weight of Arabinogalactan.
- 16. The method of claim 13, wherein the temperature is at least about 48° C.
- 17. The method of claim 13, wherein the temperature is less than about 82° C.
- 18. The method of claim 13, wherein the derivatizing reagent that is present in an amount of about 200% or less of an amount of Arabinogalactan.
- 19. A derivatized Arabinogalactan produced by combining Arabinogalactan with a derivatizing reagent selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, a quaternary amine, sodium monochloroacetate, dimethylsulfate, methyl chloride, ketene, vinyl acetate, and a combination thereof.
- 20. A composition comprising derivatized Arabinogalactan, the derivatized Arabinogalactan produced by combining Arabinogalactan with a derivatizing reagent selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, a quaternary amine, sodium monochloroacetate, dimethylsulfate, methyl chloride, ketene, vinyl acetate, and a combination thereof.
- 21. A personal care composition comprising a derivatized Arabinogalactan and a diluent.
- 22. The personal care composition of claim 21, wherein the derivatized Arabinogalactan comprises at least one cationic moeity.
- 23. The personal care composition of claim 21, wherein the derivatized Arabinogalactan is selected from the group consisting of a single derivative of Arabinogalactan, a double derivative of Arabinogalactan, and a combination thereof.
- 24. The personal care composition of claim 21, wherein the derivatized Arabinogalactan is selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropyl Arabinogalactan, carboxymethyl hydroxypropyl Arabinogalactan, quaternary ammonium Arabinogalactan, carboxymethyl Arabinogalactan, and a combination thereof.
- 25. The personal care composition of claim 21, comprising from about 0.05% to about 25% by weight derivatized Arabinogalactan.
- 26. The personal care composition of claim 21, further comprising at least one additive selected from the group consisting of a surfactant, an emulsifier, a foam modifier, a humectant, a moisturizer, a thickener, an emollient, a conditioning agent, a specialized functional ingredient, a preservative, an antioxidant, a chelator, a sequestrant, and an aesthetic component.
- 27. The personal care composition of claim 21, wherein the derivatized Arabinogalactan is quaternized ammonium Arabinogalactan.
- 28. The personal care composition of claim 27, wherein the personal care composition is a hair care composition.
- 29. The personal care composition of claim 28, wherein the hair care composition is selected from the group consisting of a shampoo, a conditioner, a hair tonic, a setting lotion, a setting gel, a mousse, a hair spray, a permanent hair color treatment, a non-permanent hair color treatment, a permanent wave treatment, a hair relaxer, and a pommade.
- 30. The personal care composition of claim 21, further comprising a specialized active ingredient in an amount of about 0.01% to about 10% by weight of the composition.
CROSS-RELATED APPLICATIONS
1. This application claims benefit from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/083,110, filed Apr. 27, 1998.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60083110 |
Apr 1998 |
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Continuations (1)
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09300150 |
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09727035 |
Nov 2000 |
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