Resumen de: WO2024102010A1
A biodegradable thermoplastic polymer composition that is a blend containing, on a total weight basis of the composition, 42.7 wt.% to 70.2 wt.% native starch, 19.0 wt.% to 32.5 wt.% plasticizer, 0.1 wt.%. to 20 wt.% protein, from 0.1 wt.% to 10.0 wt.% natural gelling agents selected from a group including pectin, alginic acid sodium salt from 0.1 wt.% to 5.0 wt.%. a physical ionic modifier in the form of a carrier of at least divalent metal cations, from 0.1 wt.% to 12.0 wt.% of hydrophobic substances of natural origin, from 0.1 wt.%. to 20.0 wt.%. of natural reinforcing fillers, from 0.1 wt.%. to 2.5 wt.% of sodium tetraborate. Also, an object of the invention is a composition with the addition of polyhydroxyalkanoates, as well as methods of manufacturing these compositions. The compositions are used for the manufacture of products in contact with food.
Resumen de: WO2024100619A1
The invention refers to a container enclosure comprising a heat transfer enclosure (2), which is arranged along an exterior surface of a container wall (1) and comprises a layer zone impregnated with a hydrogel (3), which includes a cellulose derivative hydrogel, a crosslinking agent, and water. Preferably, said heat transfer enclosure (2) further comprises an outer fibrous substrate layer (4), which is arranged over said layer zone impregnated with a hydrogel (3), and is selected from a group consisting of a paper product comprising a cellulose fiber based porous structure; a woven fabric; an unwoven fabric; a cork substrate, or their composites or derivatives. The heat transfer enclosure (2) contributes to the increasing of the overall heat transfer coefficient, mainly by means of the evaporative cooling principle. Therefore, said container enclosure allows a rapid reduction of temperature of a beverage or food inside a container.
Resumen de: WO2024102885A1
This disclosure provides methods of making jelly ice cubes that are scalable and suitable for commercial fabrication. The JIC made by the methods are also disclosed.
Resumen de: WO2024102011A1
Method for manufacturing a biodegradable protein-carbohydrate composition applicable to the production of disposable products intended for contact with food, such as cutlery, straws, chopsticks, drink stirrers, cup covers, etc., carried out in two stages: w in the first stage, using a mechanical mixer, at a temperature in the range of 20-25°C, vegetable flour is mixed with native starch, vegetable protein and hydrophobizing substances, a filler that increases mechanical strength, as well as with water in an amount of 24.0% up to 42.9 wt.-% based on the total weight of the composition, for a period of up to 30 minutes, preferably up to 15 minutes, in the second stage, the protein-carbohydrate mixture obtained in the first stage, immediately after its preparation, is dosed into the hopper of the extruder or injection molding machine and plasticized while maintaining the temperature of the heating zones of the plasticizing system and the head in the range of 30-80°C, and then subjected to shaping treatment. The composition contains native starch, water and additives and, based on the total weight of the composition, it contains from 0.1 wt.% up to 52.5 wt.% vegetable flour, from 0.1 wt.% up to 28.1 %wt. native starch, from 1 wt.% up to 51.1%wt. vegetable white, from 0.1 wt.% up to 14.0 wt.% hydrophobizing substances from 0.5 wt.% up to 12.3 wt.% fillers that enhance mechanical strength.
Resumen de: US2024159347A1
An un-reacted substantially formaldehyde free curable binder solution for binding loose matter consists essentially of a solution obtainable by dissolving a reducing sugar, an ammonium salt acid precursor, optionally a carboxylic acid or a precursor thereof and optionally ammonia in water.
Resumen de: US2024158990A1
A biodegradable and recyclable barrier paper laminate comprising an inorganic barrier layer against permeation.
Resumen de: US2024159456A1
A modular box assembly includes a box defining a box cavity within the box, the box further defining a top end and a bottom end, the top end defining a box opening connected to the box cavity, the box including a side panel extending from the top end to the bottom end; a shoulder attached to the side panel, the shoulder extending inward from the side panel and into the box cavity, the shoulder including a first sub-shoulder and a second sub-shoulder, the first sub-shoulder, the second sub-shoulder, and the side panel defining a shoulder channel; and an inner box disposed in the box cavity, the inner box including a channel tab, the channel tab frictionally engaging the shoulder channel to secure and suspend the inner box within the box cavity between the top end and the bottom end.
Resumen de: US2024159455A1
A modular box assembly includes a box defining a box cavity within the box, the box further defining a top end and a bottom end, the top end defining a box opening connected to the box cavity, the box including a side panel extending from the top end to the bottom end; a shoulder attached to the side panel, the shoulder extending inward from the side panel and into the box cavity, the shoulder including a first sub-shoulder and a second sub-shoulder, the first sub-shoulder, the second sub-shoulder, and the side panel defining a shoulder channel; and an inner box disposed in the box cavity, the inner box including a channel tab, the channel tab frictionally engaging the shoulder channel to secure and suspend the inner box within the box cavity between the top end and the bottom end.
Resumen de: US2024158149A1
According to embodiments of the present disclosure a product packaging assembly may be fully biodegradable and/or compostable. The packaging assembly can include a biodegradable box, at least one piece of biodegradable tissue paper, and at least one biodegradable paper product. The biodegradable box may be assembled with a non-toxic, eco-friendly adhesive. At least one piece of tissue paper may be positioned within the interior cavity of the biodegradable box. The at least one paper product may be positioned within the interior cavity of the biodegradable box, and the paper product may include printing thereon using natural inks or natural earth pigment dyes.
Resumen de: US2024158115A1
A biodegradable whole leaf pillow tea bag is provided, along with a system and method for manufacturing biodegradable whole leaf pillow tea bags. The method for manufacturing the whole leaf pillow tea bags includes the steps of providing a biodegradable infusion substrate having two opposing edge; creating a sleeve from the biodegradable infusion substrate by infusing the two opposing edges of the substrate together and closing the sleeve at its bottom; placing whole leaf tea in the bottom of the sleeve; vertically feeding the sleeve containing the whole leaf tea into a heat sealing machine that will, at predetermined intervals create heat seals across the sleeve to create pillow bags; cutting the pillow bags from one another across the heat seal. In one example, the biodegradable infusion substrate may contain hemp and/or the whole leaf tea may be infused with CBD oil or other supplements. The same method of manufacturing may be used to create a biodegradable pillow bag containing coffee.
Resumen de: WO2024100283A1
According to an aspect of the present invention, a nutritional container (1) for enclosing or holding a nutrition product is provided. The container may be a beverage capsule and contain a beverage preparation substance, especially an extraction material such as ground coffee or crushed tea leaves. It comprises a container wall comprising a multilayer with at least one layer comprising a biodegradable material. At least one layer of the container wall comprises a predetermined breaking point (21). By being damaged at the predetermined breaking point, the container is prepared for a subsequent biodegradation process even if the container is not mechanically pretreated (shredded) for a for example industrial composting process.
Resumen de: AU2024202793A1
Machine for preparing and dispensing a beverage, such as tea, coffee, hot chocolate, cold chocolate, milk, soup or baby food, comprising a capsule recognition module for recognizing a capsule inserted in said machine at a capsule recognition position, the capsule recognition module comprising a camera for capturing an image of at least part of said capsule in said capsule recognition position; wherein the capsule recognition module comprises a camera for capturing an image of at least part of a capsule in the capsule recognition position, at least one source of light, for example at least one LED, to light up the capsule at said capsule recognition position, wherein the capsule recognition module comprises a diffusor for diffusing the light of the at least one source of light towards the capsule recognition position. (Figure 1)
Resumen de: AU2022405430A1
A packaging material comprising a substrate and a liner extending along the substrate. The liner comprises at least a biopolymer and graphene nanoplatelets to provide a gas barrier along at least a portion of the packaging material.
Resumen de: AU2022360346A1
A plurality of workpiece layers of material (100) are disclosed. The plurality of workpiece layers of material include a dual-sided adhesive layer assembly (104) having a first side surface and a second side surface opposite the first side surface. The plurality of workpiece layers of material also include a first substrate layer (102) non-removably-connected to the dual-sided adhesive layer assembly (104).
Resumen de: US2024158158A1
Cartridge (10) with a filling (12) of at least one substance for preparing a liquid product, said cartridge (10) including a side wall (140), a first end wall (142) through which said liquid product can flow from the cartridge (10) and a second end wall (16) of the cartridge (10) at the opposite side with respect to said first end wall (142), wherein said side wall (140), said first end wall (142) and said second end wall (16) comprise compostable material. The at least one between said first end wall (142) and said second end wall (16) has a layered structure comprising at least one layer (1420) of a first compostable material and at least one layer (1422) of a second compostable material, wherein said at least one layer (1420) of a first compostable material comprises at least one compound selected between polybutyrate adipate terephthalate (PBAT) and polybutylsuccinate (PBS), wherein said at least one layer (1422) of a second compostable material consists of at least one compound selected between polylactic acid (PLA) and a polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) polymer, wherein the polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) polymer is preferably polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB).
Resumen de: US2024158124A1
The method for placing a label on an item of packaging molded from natural fibers includes carrying out the following successive operations. The method includes turning over the packaging, with the opening directed downward, holding the packaging from the inside, positioning and holding the label above the packaging, driving the packaging in movement and bringing the outside of its bottom into contact with the label, stopping holding the label, indexing and securing the label in a spotwise fashion on the bottom, moving the packaging and positioning the bottom thereof next to means for activating a securing process, bringing the bottom and the label into contact with the activation means, activating the process of securing the label, and removing the labeled packaging.
Resumen de: EP4369276A1
Manufacturers produce various soup stock packs, and try to meet preferences of users who are consumers. However, there is a problem in that users have no opportunity to more voluntarily get involved in making user's preferred soup stock packs.For solving the above problem, a soup stock pack production method including: a selection accepting step of accepting a selection of a predetermined number of foodstuffs from a plurality of foodstuffs each of which is a material of a soup stock; a composition ratio acquiring step of acquiring respective composition ratios of the selected foodstuffs; a grinding step of grinding the selected foodstuffs based on the acquired composition ratios; and a packaging step of making a soup stock pack by packaging the plurality of ground foodstuffs, and the like are provided.
Resumen de: EP4368387A1
The multilayer (5) comprises at least one first layer (1) comprising water-soluble polymer, wherein the first layer (1) has an oxygen transmission barrier. The multilayer (5) further comprises at least one second layer (2), wherein second layer (2) has a water vapor and/or humidity barrier. The second layer (2) comprises a wax (20). The wax (20) can be in particular a natural wax, in particular food-safe wax, in particular bio-degradable wax, in particular bee wax. The wax (20) enables to minimize the risk of migration of odours from and/or to the packaged goods.
Resumen de: AT526620A1
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Herstellung einer bedruckbaren, mehrlagi- gen Linerbahn (1) für Verpackungen. Bei dem Verfahren wird eine erste Papier- lage (4) aus einer erste Pulpe (2) hergestellt, welche einen Cellulosefasern umfas- senden, gebleichten ersten Zellstoff (3) umfasst. Weiters wird eine zweite Papier- lage (7) aus einer zweiten Pulpe (5) hergestellt, welche einen Cellulosefasern um- fassenden, ungebleichten zweiten Zellstoff (6) umfasst. Die erste Papierlage (4) und die zweite Papierlage (7) werden zu einer mehrlagigen Papierbahn (8) ver- bunden, und in einer mehrstufigen Entwässerung/Trocknung zu einer mehrlagigen Linerbahn (1) verarbeitet. Dabei wird durch die erste Papierlage (4) eine Druck- lage (9) und durch die zweite Papierlage (7) eine mit dieser Drucklage (9) unmittel- bar verbundene Trägerlage (10) gebildet. Dabei ist vorgesehen, dass die erste Pa- pierlage (4) aus der ersten Pulpe (2) mittels einer ersten Formeranordnung (18) di- rekt auf einem Langsieb (19) der ersten Formeranordnung (18) gebildet wird, und dass die zweite Papierlage (7) aus der zweiten Pulpe (5) mittels einer zweiten For- meranordnung (20) direkt auf die erste Papierlage (4) gebildet wird, sodass die erste Papierlage (4) und die zweite Papierlage (7) zu der mehrlagigen Papierbahn (8) verbunden werden.
Resumen de: CA3223644A1
The present invention provides compositions for use in making biodegradable biodegradable composite, and biodegradable composite comprising polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT)-component; hemp powder; and optionally one or more compatibilizers and/or PBAT grafted with one or more compatibilizers selected from maleic anhydride, glycidyl methacrylate, pyromellitic anhydride, acrylic acid, polyacrylic acid, methylene diphenyl diisocyanate, poly(glycidyl methacrylate, copolymer(s) of glycidyl methacrylate and/or copolymers of acrylic acid. The invention also relates to methods of preparing the composites.
Resumen de: US2024140672A1
A tennis ball container 4 includes a bottle 8, a paper label 10, an inner lid 12, and a paper cap 14. The bottle 8 includes a bottom 18 and a neck 20. The paper label 10 is accommodated in the bottle 8, and is positioned along an inner peripheral surface of the bottle 8. The paper label 10 can be obtained by printing paper. The paper is obtained by agglutinating biodegradable fibers together. In an axial direction of the bottle 8, a position of an upper edge 26 of the paper label 10 is the same as a position of the neck 20, or the position of the upper edge 26 of the paper label 10 is shifted from the position of the neck 20 toward the bottom 18.
Resumen de: EP4368392A1
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Herstellung einer bedruckbaren, mehrlagigen Linerbahn (1) für Verpackungen. Bei dem Verfahren wird eine erste Papierlage (4) aus einer erste Pulpe (2) hergestellt, welche einen Cellulosefasern umfassenden, gebleichten ersten Zellstoff (3) umfasst. Weiters wird eine zweite Papierlage (7) aus einer zweiten Pulpe (5) hergestellt, welche einen Cellulosefasern umfassenden, ungebleichten zweiten Zellstoff (6) umfasst. Die erste Papierlage (4) und die zweite Papierlage (7) werden zu einer mehrlagigen Papierbahn (8) verbunden, und in einer mehrstufigen Entwässerung/Trocknung zu einer mehrlagigen Linerbahn (1) verarbeitet. Dabei wird durch die erste Papierlage (4) eine Drucklage (9) und durch die zweite Papierlage (7) eine mit dieser Drucklage (9) unmittelbar verbundene Trägerlage (10) gebildet. Dabei ist vorgesehen, dass die erste Papierlage (4) aus der ersten Pulpe (2) mittels einer ersten Formeranordnung (18) direkt auf einem Langsieb (19) der ersten Formeranordnung (18) gebildet wird, und dass die zweite Papierlage (7) aus der zweiten Pulpe (5) mittels einer zweiten Formeranordnung (20) direkt auf die erste Papierlage (4) gebildet wird, sodass die erste Papierlage (4) und die zweite Papierlage (7) zu der mehrlagigen Papierbahn (8) verbunden werden.
Resumen de: EP4368388A1
The multilayer (5) comprises at least one first layer (1) comprising water-soluble polymer, wherein the first layer (1) has an oxygen transmission barrier. The multilayer (5) further comprises at least one second layer (2), wherein second layer (2) has a water vapor and/or humidity barrier. The second layer (2) comprises a wax (20). The wax (20) can be in particular a natural wax, in particular food-safe wax, in particular biodegradable wax, in particular bee wax. The wax (20) enables to minimize the risk of migration of odours from and/or to the packaged goods. The multilayer (5) further comprises at least one third layer (3). The third layer (3) also comprises a water-soluble polymer. The first layer (1) comprises a first sublayer (11) and a second sublayer (12), both of which can comprise the water-soluble polymer.
Resumen de: EP4368528A1
According to an aspect of the present invention, a nutritional container (1) for enclosing or holding a nutrition product is provided. The container may be a beverage capsule and contain a beverage preparation substance, especially an extraction material such as ground coffee or crushed tea leaves. It comprises a container wall comprising a multilayer with at least one layer comprising a biodegradable material. At least one layer of the container wall comprises a predetermined breaking point (21). By being damaged at the predetermined breaking point, the container is prepared for a subsequent biodegradation process even if the container is not mechanically pretreated (shredded) for a for example industrial composting process.
Nº publicación: EP4367309A1 15/05/2024
Solicitante:
GREEN SOL GEL LTD [GB]
Green Sol-gel Limited
Resumen de: WO2023281260A1
A method comprising applying a wetting agent to air-laid pulp to form an intermediate pulp and cold-pressing the intermediate pulp to form a moulded product. The pulp may be formed from a fibrous raw material. The wetting agent may include a functional additive such as a sol. A sol may include a solvent, an alkoxide, and optionally a catalyst. The air-laid pulp, intermediate pulp, and/or moulded product may be free or substantially free of thermoplastic polymers and/or hydrocarbon-based plastics. The moulded product may be a fibre-based bubble wrap. The fibre- based bubble wrap may be formed from reel-to-reel processes.