Abstract:
The present invention relates to a decorative paper or film for a food or liquid packaging laminate, said decorative paper or film comprising: a substrate layer comprising a highly refined cellulose composition comprising fibers obtained from used beverage cartons (UBC), and 1-30 wt% precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a barrier paper or barrier film for a food or liquid packaging laminate, said barrier paper or barrier film comprising: a substrate layer comprising a highly refined cellulose composition comprising fibers obtained from used beverage cartons (UBC), and a polymeric gas barrier coating disposed on at least one side of the substrate layer.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to food or liquid packaging laminate comprising fibers obtained from used beverage cartons (UBC), said food or liquid packaging laminate comprising: a paperboard layer, and a barrier layer, wherein said paperboard layer comprises no or substantially no fibers obtained from UBC, wherein said barrier layer comprises a substrate layer comprising a highly refined cellulose composition comprising fibers obtained from UBC, and a polymeric gas barrier coating disposed on at least one side of the substrate layer, and wherein said barrier layer is laminated to said paperboard layer by a polymeric sealing layer arranged between said paperboard layer and said barrier layer.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a coated paperboard (10) for beverage container carriers (30) comprising: a paperboard substrate (12), a dispersion coating layer (18, 20) on each side (14, 16) of the paperboard substrate (12), wherein the paperboard substrate (12) comprises wet strength agents in an amount in a range from ≥ 0 wt% to ≤ 0.05 wt%, based on the dry solid content of the substrate (12) and sizing agents for making the paperboard (12) substrate more hydrophobic, wherein the sizing agents are present in an amount of ≥ 0,15 wt%, especially in a range from ≥ 0,15 wt% to ≤ 0.5 wt%, based on the dry solid content of the substrate (12). The invention further relates to a beverage container carrier (30) comprising or being made from the aforementioned coated paperboard (10).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a multiply paperboard for use in food or liquid packaging laminates comprising fibers obtained from used beverage cartons (UBC), said multiply paperboard comprising: a first outer ply, a second outer ply, 5 and at least one intermediate ply sandwiched between the first and second outer ply, wherein said first and second outer ply comprise less than 5 wt% fibers obtained from UBC, and wherein said intermediate ply comprises 5-70 wt% fibers obtained from UBC. The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing such multiply paperboard and a food or liquid packaging laminate comprising such 10 multiply paperboard.
Abstract:
A paper or board material containing pulp fibre or wood fibre or non-wood fibre and made from a stock solution, having a first and second side, wherein the paper material is provided with a surface coating layer on at least one side thereof, wherein said surface coating layer comprises a mixture of a microfibrillated polysaccharide and a filler, wherein said mixture is applied onto said paper or board material and wherein said microfibrillated polysaccharide is obtained from a portion of a pulp raw material comprising said pulp fiber or wood fiber or non-wood fibre, which pulp raw material subsequently forms said paper or board material and said filler is at least partially redistributed from being introduced into said stock solution to said surface coating layer.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a highly refined cellulose composition, comprising: i) providing a fiber fraction comprising 20-100 wt% fibers obtained from used beverage cartons (UBC) based on the total dry fiber weight of the fiber fraction, ii) optionally subjecting the fiber fraction to mechanical, chemical or enzymatic pre-treatment, or a combination thereof, iii) subjecting the optionally pre-treated fiber fraction to refining at a consistency in the range of 0.5-30% by weight to a Schopper-Riegler (SR) in the range of 50-100, as determined by standard ISO 5267-1, to obtain the highly refined cellulose composition.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a purified fiber fraction from used beverage carton (UBC), said method comprising the steps: a) subjecting a UBC starting material to a polymer and aluminum film separation method to obtain a UBC polymer and aluminum fraction and a raw UBC fiber fraction; b) optionally subjecting the raw UBC fiber fraction to a coarse screening method to remove coarse particles; c) subjecting the raw UBC fiber fraction to a fine screening method to remove cellulose fines and fine particulate contaminants, wherein the fine screening method comprises at least one fine screening step and at least one dilution step; d) optionally subjecting the fine screened UBC fiber fraction to a bleaching method; e) subjecting the fine screened, and optionally bleached, UBC fiber fraction to an electro-osmosis method to remove further contaminants; f) optionally subjecting the fine screened, and optionally bleached, UBC fiber fraction to a dewatering method to a consistency of at least 20 wt%; and g) subjecting the optionally dewatered UBC fiber fraction to a deactivation method to obtain a purified UBC fiber fraction.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a purified fiber fraction from used beverage carton (UBC), said method comprising the steps: a) subjecting UBC starting material to a polymer and aluminum film separation method to obtain a UBC polymer and aluminum fraction and a raw UBC fiber fraction; b) optionally subjecting the raw UBC fiber fraction to a coarse screening method to remove coarse particles; c) subjecting the raw UBC fiber fraction to a fine screening method to remove cellulose fines and fine particulate contaminants, wherein the fine screening method comprises at least one fine screening step and at least one washing step; d) optionally subjecting the fine screened UBC fiber fraction to a washing method to remove further contaminants; e) optionally subjecting the fine screened UBC fiber fraction to a bleaching method; f) subjecting the fine screened, and optionally bleached, UBC fiber fraction to a dewatering method to a consistency of at least wt%; and g) subjecting the dewatered UBC fiber fraction to deactivation to obtain a purified 20 UBC fiber fraction.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to process for the production of a coated substrate comprising cellulosic fibres, the process comprising the steps of: i) providing a first substrate comprising cellulosic fibres and having a dry content of less than 50%; ii) applying a coating composition to the first substrate in an amount of more than 5 g/m 2 ,,calculated as dry weight of the coating composition, wherein the coating composition comprises: - microfibrillated cellulose (MFC), and - optionally a water retention agent selected from carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), anionic polyacrylamide (A-PAM),sodium polyacrylates, polyacrylic acid derivatives, guar gum, alginate, MFC prepared from carboxymethylated fibers, MFC prepared from oxidized fibers, MFC preparedby CMC- functionalised fibers, and/or combinations thereof; and iii) mechanically dewatering the first substrate. The present process provides an energy efficient coating process which can be performed online.