CELLULOSIC ARTICLES MADE FROM CELLULOSIC MATERIALS AND METHODS THEREFOR

• Main Authors: PFAU, JAMES P, BARZEGARI, MOHAMAD REZA, LIANG, BEI-HONG, EXCONDE, ELIZALDE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 08.11.2018
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES,FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS,BLINDS, GATES; LADDERS; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP

The invention relates to systems and techniques for manufacturing articles containing cellulosic material, a coupling agent, and a binder resin, and related processes of making and using the cellulosic articles. In particularly exemplary embodiments, the manufactured articles are door skins, sometimes known as door facings, and doors made from the door skins. The article contains a lipophilic cellulosic material, a coupling agent, and a binder. The coupling agent is believed to increase the hydrophilicity (wetability) of the lipophilic cellulosic material. L'invention concerne des systèmes et des techniques de fabrication d'articles contenant un matériau cellulosique, un agent de fixation et une résine liante, et des procédés associés de fabrication et d'utilisation des articles cellulosiques. Selon des modes de réalisation particulièrement illustratifs, les articles fabriqués sont des revêtements de porte, parfois appelés parements de porte, et des portes fabriquées à partir des revêtements de porte. L'article contient un matériau cellulosique lipophile, un agent de fixation et un liant. L'agent de couplage est censé augmenter l'hydrophilie (aptitude au mouillage) du matériau cellulosique lipophile.