61 patents
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NADH-dependent enzyme mutants to convert acetone into isopropanol
20 Dec 22
The present disclosure relates to biological processes and systems for the production of isopropanol and/or acetone utilizing modified alcohol dehydrogenases that exhibit increased activity with NADH as a cofactor.
Verônica Leite Queiroz, Lucas Pedersen Parizzi, Iuri Estrada Gouvea, Debora Noma Okamoto, Rafael Victório Carvalho Guido, Alessandro Silva Nascimento, Igor Polikarpov
Filed: 8 Apr 19
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Nucleated polyolefin compositions and methods and uses thereof
15 Nov 22
Adriane Gomes Simanke, Marcia Pires Fortes Ferreira, Mariele Kaipers Stocker, Cristóvão De Lemos
Filed: 5 Jul 17
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Modified ethylene vinyl acetate compositions, polymer blends and films made therefrom
18 Oct 22
Compositions may include an EVA copolymer produced from ethylene, vinyl acetate, and one or more polar comonomers, wherein at least one of the one or more polar comonomers include an amine moiety.
Ana Paula Rodrigues Camilo, Camilo Delfino, Gislene Zehetmeyer, Giancarlos Delevati, Mauro Alfredo Soto Oviedo
Filed: 21 Dec 17
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Polyethylene copolymers and products and methods thereof
27 Sep 22
Ashley Hanlon, Jonas Alves Fernandes, Mauro Alfredo Soto Oviedo, Hadi Mohammadi, Nei Sebastiao Domingues Junior, Adriane Gomes Simanke, Manoela Ellwanger Cangussu, Markus Busch, Sascha Hintenlang
Filed: 5 Oct 20
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Eva-containing compositions with improved mechanical properties and articles and methods thereof
27 Sep 22
Blended polymer compositions and methods of making the same include an elastomeric EVA composition in an amount ranging from about 46 to 70 wt % of the polymer composition; and a polypropylene in an amount ranging from about 20 to 40 wt % of the polymer composition.
Giancarlos Delevati
Filed: 13 Nov 19
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EVA thermoplastic compounds, methods thereof, and articles therefrom
20 Sep 22
Compositions may include a polymer composition prepared from an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, a rubber, and a plasticizer.
Giancarlos Delevati, Cassia Ruoso
Filed: 13 Jun 19
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Extrusion coating resin from tubular reactor
26 Jul 22
A method may include polymerizing ethylene in a tubular reactor, where the polymerization is substantially free of a chain transfer agent.
Eduardo José Dotti, Omar Wandir Renck, Roger Ribeiro Malmegrim, Marcelo Farah, Antonio Marchi Netto, Cid Miro Neto, Jorge Manuel Jardim da Silva
Filed: 16 Mar 20
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No break polypropylene impact copolymers with melt flow rate higher than 90 g/10 min
26 Jul 22
Polymer compositions may include a matrix phase comprising a polypropylene-based polymer; and an elastomeric rubber phase; wherein the polymer composition has melt flow rate (MFR) according to ASTM D1238 at 230° C./2.16 kg equal to or greater than 90 g/10 min and at least one feature selected from (I) an Izod impact resistance according to ASTM D256A at 23° C. equal to or greater than 400 J/m; (II) an instrumented drop impact at −30° C., average total energy, equal to or greater than 17 J; or (III) an instrumented drop impact at −30° C., average percent ductility, equal to or greater than 60%.
Moisés Magalhães Werlang, Joel Carr, Tadeu Forest
Filed: 19 Feb 20
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Microorganisms and methods for the production of glycolic acid and glycine via reverse glyoxylate shunt
12 Jul 22
The present invention provides biochemical pathways, glyoxylate producing recombinant microorganisms, and methods for the production and yield improvement of glycolic acid and/or glycine via a reverse glyoxylate shunt.
Daniel Johannes Koch, Felipe Galzerani, Paulo Moises Raduan Alexandrino
Filed: 14 Feb 20
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Co-production pathway for 3-HPA and acetyl-CoA derivatives from malonate semialdehyde
5 Jul 22
The present disclosure provides methods for utilizing genetically modified microbes to co-produce 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) and acetyl-CoA, and derivatives thereof from malonate semialdehyde as a common single intermediate.
Beatriz Leite Magalhaes, Paulo Moises Raduan Alexandrino, Felipe Galzerani
Filed: 18 Dec 19
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Auxiliaries for olefin polymerization process
7 Jun 22
A method of forming polymerization auxiliaries for a polymerization process may include combining an antifouling agent with a killer agent to form an auxiliary composition; and contacting the auxiliary composition with an alkylaluminum.
Olavo Martins Junior, Dihogenes Adriano Pozzer, Élita Cavalli
Filed: 27 Dec 19
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Modified microorganisms comprising an optimized system for oligosaccharide utilization and methods of using same
31 May 22
The present disclosure generally relates to modified microorganisms comprising an optimized system for oligosaccharide utilization comprising one or more polynucleotides coding for one or more energy independent oligosaccharide transporters for transporting an oligosaccharide into the microorganism, one or more polynucleotides coding for enzymes that catalyze the conversion of the oligosaccharide into at least one phosphorylated saccharide, and one or more polynucleotides coding for enzymes that catalyze the conversion of the phosphorylated saccharide into an isomer of the phosphorylated saccharide that is utilized in one or more enzymatic pathways in the microorganism for the production of an organic molecule such as acetic acid, acrylic acid, 3-hydroxypropionic acid, lactic acid, etc.
Avram Michael Slovic, Daniel Johannes Koch
Filed: 29 May 15
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Method for the in vivo synthesis of 4-hydroxymethylfurfural and derivatives thereof
24 May 22
The present disclosure provides recombinant microorganisms and methods for the production of 4-HMF, 2,4-furandimethanol, furan-2,4-dicarbaldehyde, 4-(hydroxymethyl)furoic acid, 2-formylfuran-4-carboxylate, 4-formylfuran-2-carboxylate, and/or 2,4-FDCA from a carbon source.
Paulo Moises Raduan Alexandrino, Iuri Estrada Gouvea, Veronica Leite Queiroz
Filed: 2 Mar 20
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Polyethylene copolymers and products and methods thereof
10 May 22
A polymer composition may include a polymer produced from ethylene, one or more branched vinyl ester monomers, and optionally, vinyl acetate; wherein the polymer has a number average molecular weight ranging from 5 to 10,000 kDa, and a molecular weight distribution ranging from 1 to 60, obtained by GPC.
Ashley Hanlon, Hadi Mohammadi, Nei Sebastiao Domingues, Jr., Adriane Gomes Simanke, Manoela Ellwanger Cangussu, Markus Busch, Sascha Hintenlang
Filed: 5 Oct 20
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Method for preparing an adhesive polyolefin, adhesive polyolefin, use thereof, and manufactured article
3 May 22
Carolina Barreto Roma Martinelli, Marcelo Farah
Filed: 6 Nov 12
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Formation of alkenes through enzymatic dehydration of alkanols
29 Mar 22
The present application relates to recombinant microorganisms expressing a dehydratase useful in a one-step, direct fermentative production of one or more primary alkenes from one or more saturated primary or secondary alcohols.
Mateus Schreiner Lopes, Daniel Johannes Koch, Iuri Estrada Gouvea, Debora Noma Okamoto, Veronica Leite Queiroz
Filed: 12 Jul 17
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Bio-based EVA compositions and articles and methods thereof
8 Mar 22
A copolymer may include ethylene and vinyl acetate, in which the ethylene is at least partially obtained from a renewable source of carbon.
Giancarlos Delevati, Mauro Alfredo Soto Oviedo, Fernanda Munhoz Anderle, Omar Wandir Renck, José Augusto Esteves Viveiro
Filed: 16 Apr 19
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Catalytic system and process for the production of light olefins from ethanol
1 Mar 22
The present invention relates to a catalytic system for the preparation of light olefins through the dehydration of alcohols, including at least one catalyst and at least one co-catalyst, wherein the catalyst is selected from among catalysts for the catalytic dehydration of ethanol and with the co-catalyst selected from among oxy-ketonization reaction catalysts, wherein the catalyst:co-catalyst mass ratio is within a range of 0.5:0.125 to 2:10, and preferably within a range of 1:0.25 to 1:5.
Marco Andre Fraga, Lucia Gorenstin Appel, Alexandre Barros Gaspar, Felipe Jorge Lima da Silveira, Andrea Maria Duarte de Farias, Clarissa Perdomo Rodrigues, Fabio Bellot Noronha, Roberto Werneck do Carmo, Andrea Marins de Oliveira, Luiza Roza
Filed: 12 Dec 18
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Polyolefin compositions with improved mechanical and barrier properties
22 Feb 22
Polymer compositions may include a polymer matrix containing a polyolefin, one or more polymer particles dispersed in the polymer matrix, wherein the one or more polymer particles include a polar polymer selectively crosslinked with a crosslinking agent, and wherein the one or more polymer particles has an average particle size of up to 200 μm.
Alberto Cláudio Habert, Cristiano Piacsek Borges, Cristina Cardoso Pereira, Maria Elizabeth Ferreira Garcia, Jane Hitomi Fujiyama-Novak, Rafael Aislan Amaral, Bárbara Iria Silva Mano, Vinicius Galhard Grassi, Rogério Massanori Sakahara, Marcelo Farah, Mariele Kaipers Stocker, Marcos Roberto Paulino Bueno
Filed: 20 May 19
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Polyolefin compositions with improved soft touch properties
11 Jan 22
Compositions may include a tactile polymer composition prepared from a mixture of polyolefin and a rubber component, wherein the mixture is prepared in a post-reactor process, and wherein the tactile polymer composition has a complex viscosity at 0.10 rad/s according to ASTM D4440 in the range of 1,000 to 40,000 Pa·s.
Leonardo Souza Bento, Augusto Cesar Esteves
Filed: 6 May 19