COMPOSTABLE CAPSULE AND ITS PRODUCTION AND USE

• Main Authors: VAN DEN BRAGT, RALF, FALLER, ANNICA, SIEFARTH, CAROLINE, MIESCHER, SUSANNA, YILDIRIM, SELCUK, BRUNSCHWILER, CHRISTOPH, AFFOLTER, ROLAND
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 11.03.2021
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; COFFEE; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HUMAN NECESSITIES; MANUFACTURE, PREPARATION, OR INFUSION THEREOF; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STORING; TEA; THEIR SUBSTITUTES; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; TRANSPORTING

Compostable capsules for preparation of a beverage, especially a hot beverage, comprising - a core material composed of a bulk material, especially selected from the group consisting of coffee powder, tea, cocoa, drinking chocolate, milk powder, instant coffee and dry soup and combinations thereof, and - a shell material which encases the core material, wherein the shell material is a compostable, non-crosslinked polysaccharide. Capsules compostables pour la préparation d'une boisson, en particulier une boisson chaude, comprenant une matière de coeur composée d'un matière en vrac, notamment choisie dans le groupe constitué par la poudre de café, le thé, le cacao, le chocolat à boire, la poudre de lait, le café instantané et la soupe en poudre et des combinaisons de ceux-ci, et une matière d'enveloppe qui encapsule la matière de coeur, la matière d'enveloppe étant un polysaccharide non réticulé compostable.