Patent Title: POLYURETHANE POLYMERS COMPRISING POLYSACCHARIDES
Number/Link: WO2018/017789
Applicant/Assignee: Du Pont
Publication date: 25 january 2018
“Gist”: Polyurethanes containing poly alpha 1,3-glucan
Why it is interesting: The invention is related to the preparation of different types of polyurethanes comprising poly alpha 1,3-glucan, which is a polymeric D-glucose having alpha 1,3 glycosidic bonds (as opposed to most natural glucose polymers which show α or β 1,4 glycoside linkages). Alpha 1,3 glucan can be prepared by enzymatic polymerization using sucrose and a glycosyltransferase. The glucan can be mixed with polyols and reacted with isocyanates to prepare polyurethanes. Many examples are given ranging from PUDs, films, flexible foams to TPUs.

Poly alpha 1,3-glucan