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Internally coated tubular casing and process for the manufacture thereof
Assignee: Hoechst AG
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Filing: 1979-06-19
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Granted: 1981-02-03
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Expires: 1999-06-19
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a packaging material, preferably a sausage casing, comprising a layer based on cellulose hydrate, having a coating on one surface, this coating comprising a mixture of chemically different compounds comprising, as the first major component thereof, a natural oil comprising a vegetable oil, a triglyceride mixture of saturated vegetable fatty acids having from about 4 to 14 carbon atoms in their carbon chain, or a mixture thereof, and as the second minor component thereof, a chemically modified starch, a partially saponified polyvinyl alcohol or a micro-crystalline cellulose. Also disclosed is a process for manufacturing such sausage casings.
Inventors
- 👤 Klaus-Dieter Hammer
- 👤 Gunter Gerigk
- 👤 Max Bytzek
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 15:50
CPC Classifications
A; A22; A22C; A22C13/00; A22C13/0013; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/13; Y10T428/1324; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31844; Y10T428/31848; Y10T428/31851
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A packaging material, comprising a layer based on cellulose hydrate, said layer having a coating on one surface, said coating comprising a mixture of chemically different compounds comprising, as the first, major component thereof between about 20 and 200 mg/m 2 of a natural oil comprising a vegetable oil, a triglyceride mixture of saturated vegetable fatty acids having from about 4 to 14 carbon atoms in their carbon chain, or a mixture thereof and, as the second, minor component thereof, between about 5 and 150 mg/m 2 of a chemically modified starch, a partially saponified polyvinyl alcohol or a microcrystalline cellulose.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
A packaging material, comprising a layer based on cellulose hydrate, said layer having a coating on one surface, said coating comprising a mixture of chemically different compounds comprising, as the first, major component thereof between about 20 and 200 mg/m 2 of a natural oil comprising a vegetable oil, a triglyceride mixture of saturated vegetable fatty acids having from about 4 to 14 carbon atoms in their carbon chain, or a mixture thereof and, as the second, minor component thereof, between about 5 and 150 mg/m 2 of a chemically modified starch, a partially saponified polyvinyl alcohol or a microcrystalline cellulose.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
A packaging material according to claim 1, wherein the mixture of chemical compounds forming the coating comprises a natural oil and a modified starch derivative selected from the group comprising a dextrine, a dextrane, an alkyl starch ether, a carboxymethyl starch and a hydroxyalkyl starch ether.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A packaging material according to claim 2, wherein the starch ether comprises methyl starch, ethyl starch, hydroxymethyl starch, hydroxy propyl starch, ethylmethyl starch, or carboxymethyl hydroxyethyl starch.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A packaging material according to claim 1, wherein the second minor component of the mixture comprises a partially saponified polyvinyl alcohol.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
A packaging material according to claim 1, wherein the natural vegetable oil is selected from the group comprising olive oil, rape oil, palm oil, coconut oil, linseed oil, sunflower oil, or a triglyceride mixture of saturated vegetable fatty acids having from about 4 to 14 carbon atoms in their carbon chain.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A packaging material according to claim 1, wherein the mixture of compounds forming the coating comprises said natural oil and a mixture of chemically different, chemically-modified starches.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
63 words
A packaging material according to claim 1, wherein the mixture of chemically different compounds forming the coating comprises a mixture of chemically different natural oils selected from the group comprising olive oil, rape oil, palm oil, coconut oil, linseed oil, sunflower oil, or a triglyceride mixture of saturated vegetable fatty acids having from about 4 to 14 carbon atoms in their carbon chain.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
77 words
A packaging material according to claim 1, wherein the coating has an overall content of from about 5 to 150 mg of a chemically modified starch and an overall content of from about 20 to 200 mg of said oil or of a triglyceride mixture of saturated vegetable fatty acids having from about 4 to 14 carbon atoms in their carbon chain, or of a mixture thereof, calculated per square meter of the surface of said layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
A packaging material according to claim 1, in the form of a tubular casing.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
A sausage product, comprising a sausage filling and surrounding said filling, a casing as defined by claim 9.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
165 words
A process for the preparation of a tubular casing, comprising the steps of coating the inside of a tubular casing based on cellulose hydrate with an aqueous liquid comprising from about 0.2 to 8 percent by weight, based on the total weight of the liquid, of a chemically modified starch, a micro-crystalline cellulose, or a partially saponified polyvinyl alcohol, and from about 2 to 20 percent by weight, based on the total weight of the liquid, of a natural oil, evaporating the volatile components of the liquid, the quantity of liquid applied being selected so that the coating formed on the surface of the tube after evaporation of the volatile components comprises a mixture of chemical compounds comprising a total of from about 20 to 200 mg of natural oil and a total of from about 5 to 150 mg of a chemically modified starch, a micro-crystalline cellulose, or a partially saponified polyvinyl alcohol, calculated per square meter of the surface of the tubular casing.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
165 words
A process for the preparation of a tubular casing, comprising the steps of coating the inside of a tubular casing based on cellulose hydrate with an aqueous liquid comprising from about 0.2 to 8 percent by weight, based on the total weight of the liquid, of a chemically modified starch, a micro-crystalline cellulose, or a partially saponified polyvinyl alcohol, and from about 2 to 20 percent by weight, based on the total weight of the liquid, of a natural oil, evaporating the volatile components of the liquid, the quantity of liquid applied being selected so that the coating formed on the surface of the tube after evaporation of the volatile components comprises a mixture of chemical compounds comprising a total of from about 20 to 200 mg of natural oil and a total of from about 5 to 150 mg of a chemically modified starch, a micro-crystalline cellulose, or a partially saponified polyvinyl alcohol, calculated per square meter of the surface of the tubular casing.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process according to claim 11, wherein said aqueous liquid further comprises a chemical emulsifier.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
62 words
A process according to claim 11, wherein the liquid comprises an aqueous solution of a chemically modified starch which comprises a natural oil selected from the group of triglycerides comprising olive oil, rape oil, palm oil, coconut oil, linseed oil, sunflower oil, and a triglyceride mixture of saturated fatty acids having from about 4 to 14 carbon atoms in their carbon chain.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
72 words
A process according to claim 11, wherein the aqueous liquid containing the chemical compounds forming the coating comprises from about 0.2 to 2 percent by weight, calculated on the total weight, of a chemical emulsifier selected from the group consisting of an ethyoxylate or propoxylate of a natural fatty acid, a monoester or diester of a natural fatty acid with an aliphatic polyalcohol, an alkyl- or alkyl-aryl-sulfonate, and an alkyl- or alkyl-aryl-sulfate.
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