Composition for a biodegradable film and package

• Main Author: Knoerzer, Anthony Robert
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 25.06.2024
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATIONOR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY IONIMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; 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; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION INGENERAL; METALLURGY; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STORING; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THESURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; TRANSPORTING

A biodegradable composite comprising an oxidizing metal barrier layer, a bio-based outer print layer attached to a top surface of the oxidizing metal barrier layer, and a bio-polymer inner layer attached to a bottom surface of the oxidizing metal barrier layer. In another aspect, a method for making a biodegradable composite comprising the steps of applying a bio-based outer print layer to a top surface of an oxidizing metal barrier layer, and applying a bio-polymer inner layer to a bottom surface of the oxidizing metal barrier layer. In another aspect, a biodegradable or compostable single-serving coffee pod is provided.