Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Hollow or container type article – Flexible food casing
Patent
1998-07-24
2000-07-04
Michl, Paul R.
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Hollow or container type article
Flexible food casing
536 76, B29D 2300
Patent
active
060835826
ABSTRACT:
A process and materials are described in which highly refined cellulose fibers are broken down into microfibers and further processed into compositions, films, coatings and solid materials which are biodegradable and even edible. The process for the formation of hardenable compositions may comprise providing a composition comprising highly refined non-wood cellulose fiber, mechanically reducing the size of the non-wood cellulose fiber to less than 2 mm, reducing the amount of binding of microfibers by lignin within said non-wood cellulose fibers present in said composition comprising cellulose fiber to form a first fiber product, providing pressure of at least 300 psi to said first fiber product while it is in the presence of a liquid, and removing said pressure within a time interval which will cause said cellulose fiber to break down into a second fiber product comprising microfibers in said liquid.
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Addis Paul Bradley
Chen Paul Ling
Ruan Rongsheng Roger
Xu Li
Yi Lun
Michl Paul R.
Regents of the University of Minnesota
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