PLASTICS MATERIAL

The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a plastic mate rial from a protein source, the method characterised by the following steps; i) treating the protein source with at least one denaturing agent to break interactions between proteins or portions thereof, and ii) treating the de...

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Hauptverfasser: PICKERING, KIM LOUISE, VILJOEN, CARMEN, VERBEEK, CASPARUS JOHANNES REINHARD, EVERETT, LISA EUNICE
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Sprache:eng ; fre
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a plastic mate rial from a protein source, the method characterised by the following steps; i) treating the protein source with at least one denaturing agent to break interactions between proteins or portions thereof, and ii) treating the dena tured protein source with sufficient pressure and temperature to consolidate the denatured protein source into a plastic material.