Resumen de: US2020207541A1

A capsule for preparing a predetermined quantity of beverage with a beverage brewing device is disclosed. The beverage brewing device comprises a receptacle for receiving the capsule. The capsule comprises a cup comprising a circumferential wall, a bottom closing the circumferential wall at a first end, and a lid in use connected to the cup at a second end of the circumferential wall opposite the bottom. The wall, bottom and lid, in use, enclose an inner space comprising the extractable product. At least a portion of a surface of the capsule conceived to, in use, interact with the receptacle is provided with at least one projection for forming a sealing engagement with the receptacle.

Resumen de: WO2020138440A1

[Problem] To provide a water-soluble film with which it is possible to inhibit the occurrence of adhesion between films while maintaining an excellent water solubility, and a package in which the water-soluble film is used. [Solution] This water-soluble film contains a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin. Where Fd1 represents the crystallinity index calculated using a diamond prism and Fg1 represents the crystallinity index calculated using a germanium prism when FT-IR measurement is made using the ATR method on a first surface of the water-soluble film, Fd1 and Fg1 satisfy the relationships Fd1 ≤ 0.65 and Fd1/Fg1 < 1. Fd1 preferably satisfies Fd1 ≥ 0.25.

Resumen de: WO2020133653A1

Disclosed is a protein/polysaccharide/essential oil nanometer edible film, characterized in that the essential oil nanometer edible film is mainly composed of the following raw materials in parts by weight: 1-8 parts of quinoa protein - Atrina pectinata polysaccharide nanometer complexes, 2-11 parts of Atrina pectinata polysaccharide - essential oil nanometer complexes, 1-12 parts of quinoa protein, 2-16 parts of Atrina pectinata polysaccharide, and 5-53 parts of water. The present invention effectively solves the problem of the mechanical strength of traditional protein membranes being improved by adding an additional plasticizer and a cross-linking agent, the water and gas resistance being improved by using a lipid substance which easily generates a dense molecular network structure, and additives, plasticizers or degraded polymer by-products generated during a reaction between the additives and the plasticizers and solvents remaining in a polymerization reaction being able to move into a food product from a film, thereby causing the flavor to be lost and even bringing about toxic side-effects.

Resumen de: WO2020138444A1

[Problem] To provide a water-soluble film in which good mechanical strength can be maintained even when the film is used to package a liquid cleaning agent or the like, while the excellent water solubility of a water-soluble film is maintained, and to provide a package which uses the water-soluble film. [Solution] This water-soluble film contains a polyvinyl-alcohol-based resin. When FT-IR measurement by an ATR method using a diamond prism is performed on each of two surfaces of the water-soluble film, Fd1 and Fd2 satisfy the expressions 0.22 ≤ Fd1 ≤ 0.72, 0.2 ≤ Fd2 ≤ 0.65, and Fd1/Fd2 ≥ 1.1, where Fd1 is the crystallinity index calculated in a first surface, and Fd2 is the crystallinity index calculated in a second surface facing the first surface.

Resumen de: WO2020138437A1

[Problem] To provide: a water-soluble film that has superior solubility in water and can reduce fusion of contact surfaces at end parts when stored in a roll form; a method of manufacturing the same; and a package using the water-soluble film. [Solution] This water-soluble film contains a polyvinyl alcohol resin. The water-soluble film is immersed in a 5°C mixed solution in which heavy water and heavy menthol have been mixed at a volume ratio of 1:1, and immediately following the immersion, a 1H pulse NMR measurement of the water-soluble film is performed after 60 seconds and 180 seconds have passed. Expression (1) below is satisfied where the crystal component amounts found from a spin-spin relaxation curve obtained from the measurements are respectively defined as (A1)0, (A1)60, and (A1)180. (1): 0.2<(A1)60/(A1)0<0.6, and (A1)180/(A1)0<(A1)60/(A1)0

Resumen de: WO2020138443A1

[Problem] The objective of the present invention is to provide a water-soluble film of superior transparency and water solubility and in which agglutination of the film itself is prevented. [Solution] A water-soluble film containing a polyvinyl alcohol resin, wherein the film has: a crystallite size, as determined from an X-ray profile obtained through wide-angle X-ray measurement of the film, of 4.0-5.5 nm; a crystallization level of 10.0-25.0%; and an external haze of 7.0-30.0%.

Resumen de: WO2020136612A1

The present invention relates to the manufacture of a compound material moulded from a mixture of cassava starch and natural fibres which can be used as a receptacle or container in the low-moisture prepared food industry, such as, inter alia, nuts, bakery and pastry products and seeds, as in the case of pots and vases, among other types of gardening and nursery industry products, under constant manual or mechanical stirring.

Resumen de: WO2020138441A1

[Problem] To provide: a water-soluble PVA film which has good water sealing properties in addition to excellent water solubility, while maintaining mechanical strength of water-soluble PVA films; and a package which uses this water-soluble PVA film. [Solution] A water-soluble film according to the present invention contains a polyvinyl alcohol resin. If FT-IR measurement is performed on a first surface of this water-soluble film by means of an ATR method, and if Fd1 is the crystallinity index as calculated with use of a diamond prism and Fg1 is the crystallinity index as calculated with use of a germanium prism, Fd1 and Fg1 satisfy 0.25 ≤ Fd1 ≤ 0.65 and Fd1/Fg1 > 1, and Fd1 and Fg1 preferably satisfy Fd1/Fg1 ≤ 1.5.

Resumen de: WO2020138438A1

[Problem] To provide: a water-soluble film with which package deformation while in storage is small while superior solubility in water is maintained, and which can inhibit the occurrence of tearing etc.; a method of manufacturing the same; and a package using the water-soluble film. [Solution] This water-soluble film contains a polyvinyl alcohol resin. When a 1H pulse NMR measurement of the water-soluble film is performed in heavy methanol, the crystal component amount (A1) found from a spin-spin relaxation curve obtained from the measurement is 60% or less, and a restricted amorphous component amount (A2) is 10-50%. The ratio (A1/A2) of the crystal component amount (A1) and the restricted amorphous component amount (A2) is preferably 0.1-5.

Resumen de: US2020207530A1

A water-soluble packaging film according to the present invention is a water-soluble packaging film comprising a polyvinyl alcohol resin, and has, on a film surface, irregularities having a surface roughness (Ra) of 0.3 to 1 μm and a maximum height (Rz) of 3 to 9 μm.

Resumen de: WO2020137843A1

Provided is a resin composition with which a resin mucus is not stuck on a die in the manufacturing process using extrusion. The present invention is achieved by finding that a resin composition, in which a resin mucus is not produced, can be obtained by adding a specific acrylic resin to a resin composition containing a styrene-based resin and a polyester-based resin. That is, the present invention provides a resin composition characterized by containing 0.1-2 parts by mass of (C) a polyester-based resin with respect to the total 100 parts by mass of (A) a styrene-based resin and (B) a polyester-based resin.

Resumen de: WO2020138439A1

[Problem] To provide a water-soluble film that can be used suitably in the production of a package having excellent surface gloss and excellent blocking resistance, and a package that uses the same. [Solution] A water-soluble film containing polyvinyl alcohol, having an average height SRc (G) of the gloss surface of 1.8 μm or less, and having a maximum height SRz (G) of 20 to 50 μm (inclusive).

Resumen de: WO2020138902A1

The present invention relates to a catalyst compound in which a transition metal is coordinated to a ligand containing two or three chain-like imidazolium or triazolium functional groups, and a method for preparing a formate compound and a lactic acid compound from glycerol and a carbonate compound by using same, wherein the catalyst compound of the present invention comprises: a ligand represented by formula 1 below; and a transition metal coordinated to the ligand. In formula 1, R is an alkyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, an aromatic functional group, or a functional group containing heteroatoms, n is an integer from -1 to 5, and X- is an anion selected from among halogen, hexafluorophosphate (PF6), fluoroboric acid (BF4), a tosyl group (OTs), and BAr4 (-).

Resumen de: WO2020138445A1

The present invention provides: a single-layer hydraulic transfer base film that has superior water solubility and allows high-definition transfer printing to be performed without breaking the film, even if printing at high speeds; and a hydraulic transfer printing film using the base film. The present invention is a hydraulic transfer base film that contains a polyvinyl alcohol resin and forms a printed layer to be transferred onto a transfer object via hydraulic transfer. When a 1H pulse NMR measurement of the hydraulic transfer base film is performed in heavy methanol, the crystal component amount (A1) found from a spin-spin relaxation curve obtained from the measurement is 60% or less, a restricted amorphous component amount (A2) is 10-50%, and the water content is 1-5% by mass.

Resumen de: WO2020138442A1

[Problem] To provide a water-soluble film which has excellent film solubility in water, and can achieve both of the excellent reduction of dissolution residues and the deformation resistance when being stored in a pouched form. [Solution] A water-soluble film comprising a polyvinyl alcohol-type resin, the water-soluble film having such a property that the crystal long period Ds which is determined from an X-ray profile obtained by a small angle X-ray scattering measurement in a water/methanol mixed solvent (volume ratio: 2/8) is 10.0 to 30.0 nm and the increase rate of crystal long period from the Ds to a crystal long period Da that is determined by the small angle X-ray scattering measurement before the immersion in the solvent, i.e., (Ds-Da)/Da, is 30 to 130% inclusive.

Resumen de: US2019062042A1

A single-serve coffee package has an outer envelope having one folded edge and three heat-sealed edges, comprising 95% by weight materials that are compostable and demonstrate bio-degradability, a filter bag fully within the outer envelope, having one folded edge and sealed edges, forming a closed envelope having opposite sides, each side comprising one layer of filter material, fully compostable and biodegradable, the filter material exhibiting a plurality of openings through the material, enabling water to pass through, the openings having no dimension exceeding a minimum dimension, a volume of grains of ground coffee within the filter bag, dimensions of the grains precluding coffee grains passing through the openings through the filter material, and an atmosphere of gas within the outer envelope, enveloping the filter bag and the coffee grains, the gas inert relative to materials exposed within the outer envelope.

Resumen de: JP2019134954A

To provide a portion capsule which is suitable for a specific coffee machine.SOLUTION: A portion capsule has an identifier, which allows for individualizing the respective portion capsules.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Resumen de: US2020199022A1

A binding compound for mineral or organic fibres, includes from 40 to 95 wt % of furan resin, and from 5 to 60 wt % of at least one reducing sugar and/or of at least one non-reducing sugar, relative to the total dry weight of the composition, the binding composition having a dry matter content between 0.5 to 50 wt %.

Resumen de: JP2019134954A

To provide a portion capsule which is suitable for a specific coffee machine.SOLUTION: A portion capsule has an identifier, which allows for individualizing the respective portion capsules.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Resumen de: WO2020126665A1

The invention relates to shaped parts produced from popcorn which has previously been hydrophobised with a polymer. This allows very light and flexible shaped parts to be produced.

Resumen de: US2020199356A1

A flame retardant thermoplastic composition, comprising: 40-94 wt %, or 60-92 wt %, or 75-90 wt % of a polycarbonate, a polycarbonate copolymer, or a combination thereof; 5-19.7 wt %, or 5-15 wt %, or 8-12 wt % of a fiber reinforcement; 0.2-0.9 wt %, preferably 0.2-0.6 wt %, more preferably 0.2-0.5 wt % of potassium perfluorobutane sulfonate; optionally 1-20 ppm, or 1-10 ppm, or 3-5 ppm by weight of a phosphorous-containing acid stabilizer; optionally a colorant; and 0.05-0.4 wt %, or 0.1-0.3 wt %, or 0.1-0.2 wt % of an anti-drip agent, wherein the fluorine content is 0.1-0.5 wt %, or 0.1-0.4 wt %, or 0.1-0.3 wt %, wherein all weight percent values are based on the total weight of the composition, and wherein the total weight percent is 100 wt %, and preferably a molded article of the composition has a UL94 flammability rating of V0 at a thickness of 1.5 mm, or 1.2 mm, or 1.0 mm, or 0.8 mm.

Resumen de: US2020199520A1

There is provided viable Escherichia coli (E. coli) embedded in a matrix, wherein said matrix has a water activity (aw)≤0.3, and wherein said matrix comprises a hydrocolloid-forming polysaccharide, a second polysaccharide which is different from the first polysaccharide, and a disaccharide which includes sucrose, trehalose, or a combination thereof. There is also provided methods of making same and use thereof.

Resumen de: US2020199256A1

In one aspect, TEMPO-cellulose structures and method of making the same are described herein. Briefly, a method of synthesizing TEMPO-cellulose comprises disposing cellulose in an aqueous medium, disposing first and second oxidizing agents in the aqueous medium and oxidizing hydroxyl groups of the cellulose via the first and second oxidizing agents in the presence of a 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine 1-oxyl radical (TEMPO) catalyst.

Resumen de: WO2020130451A1

The present invention relates to a biodegradable resin compound which is commercially stable and has excellent falling dart impact strength, tensile strength and elongation, and a method for producing same and, more specifically, to a biodegradable resin compound and a method for producing same, the biodegradable resin compound comprising one or more types of first petroleum-based polymer, one or more types of second petroleum-based polymer, one or more types of carbohydrate-based polymer, and a biodegradation-enhancing additive.