EP3568523A1 - Papier filtre amélioré - Google Patents

Papier filtre amélioré

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EP3568523A1
EP3568523A1 EP19709019.4A EP19709019A EP3568523A1 EP 3568523 A1 EP3568523 A1 EP 3568523A1 EP 19709019 A EP19709019 A EP 19709019A EP 3568523 A1 EP3568523 A1 EP 3568523A1
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Dieter Möhring
Guide REITER
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Delfortgroup AG
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H27/00—Special paper not otherwise provided for, e.g. made by multi-step processes
    • D21H27/08—Filter paper
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H13/00—Pulp or paper, comprising synthetic cellulose or non-cellulose fibres or web-forming material
    • D21H13/10—Organic non-cellulose fibres
    • D21H13/12—Organic non-cellulose fibres from macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
    • D21H13/14—Polyalkenes, e.g. polystyrene polyethylene
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H13/00—Pulp or paper, comprising synthetic cellulose or non-cellulose fibres or web-forming material
    • D21H13/10—Organic non-cellulose fibres
    • D21H13/20—Organic non-cellulose fibres from macromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
    • D21H13/24—Polyesters
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H13/00—Pulp or paper, comprising synthetic cellulose or non-cellulose fibres or web-forming material
    • D21H13/10—Organic non-cellulose fibres
    • D21H13/20—Organic non-cellulose fibres from macromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
    • D21H13/26—Polyamides; Polyimides
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H15/00—Pulp or paper, comprising fibres or web-forming material characterised by features other than their chemical constitution
    • D21H15/02—Pulp or paper, comprising fibres or web-forming material characterised by features other than their chemical constitution characterised by configuration
    • D21H15/10—Composite fibres
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H17/00—Non-fibrous material added to the pulp, characterised by its constitution; Paper-impregnating material characterised by its constitution
    • D21H17/63—Inorganic compounds
    • D21H17/67—Water-insoluble compounds, e.g. fillers, pigments
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H17/00—Non-fibrous material added to the pulp, characterised by its constitution; Paper-impregnating material characterised by its constitution
    • D21H17/63—Inorganic compounds
    • D21H17/67—Water-insoluble compounds, e.g. fillers, pigments
    • D21H17/675—Oxides, hydroxides or carbonates

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  • the invention relates to a filter paper for the preparation of aqueous extracts, insbesonde re for the production of tea, coffee or other infusion drinks and made of this Filterpa pierced bag, especially tea bags.
  • the filter paper according to the invention is characterized by a low proportion or the complete absence of the commonly used Abaca Fa fibers or sisal fibers, as well as by deviating from the prior art property profile. Nevertheless, the filter paper according to the invention provides in the application at least the same performance as known from the prior art Filterpapie re.
  • aqueous extracts in particular for the production of tea, coffee or other infusion drinks
  • the bag is closed and dipped into the usually hot water for a certain time to produce the infusion beverage and then removed again from the water.
  • Methods in which the bag is not sealed and merely hung in the hot water rather than dipped are also known.
  • the main advantages of using these pouches are ease of handling, pre-portioning of the material to be extracted, and easy removal of the material to be extracted from the water.
  • the filter paper should not disintegrate in the water so that the material to be extracted remains in the bag. It should have a high porosity, so that the water can flow easily through natural or forced convection around the material to be extracted, and the production of the extract does not take long. Furthermore, the pores in the filter paper should not be too large, however, so that no particles of the material to be extracted fall through the filter paper and remain in the extract. This property is determined by measuring the so-called sand failure.
  • the filter paper itself should not give off any unwanted substances, in particular no unwanted desired flavors or aromas to the water.
  • the fil- terpapier also have mechanical properties that allow an industrial production of the bags at high speed. These include, for example, mechanical strength and ductility, roughness or a heat sealability.
  • the proportion of abaca fibers or sisal fibers in the filter paper of the prior art is generally more than 25% of the pulp.
  • such filter papers In addition to abaca fibers or sisal fibers, such filter papers often also contain synthetic fibers, in particular thermoplastic fibers, which provide the filter paper with a Fl regardingresselfä ability, so that sealed bags from the filter paper can be made relatively easily by sealing the filter paper with itself and no white direct materials needed to close the bag.
  • the filter papers also often contain wet strength enhancers to provide sufficient mechanical strength during the preparation of the aqueous extract.
  • the object is to provide a filter paper that can be used for the production of aqueous extracts, in particular of infusion beverages such as tea or coffee, and comparatively less or no abaca fibers or sisal fibers keeps ent.
  • the filter paper should provide the same performance in the production of aqueous extract as the conventional filter papers.
  • a filter paper comprising long fiber pulp and having the following properties: a basis weight of more than 9.0 g / m 2 and less than 13.5 g / m 2 ,
  • a bending resistance in the machine direction of more than 50 mN and less than 75 mN
  • the filter paper is either free of abaca fibers and sisal fibers, or if abaca fibers and / or sisal fibers are present, these together make up less than 20% of the paper pulp.
  • the inventors have found that this result can be achieved with a roughness, a bending resistance and an air permeability, which is lower in each case than those of the filter papers known from the prior art, and a density which is higher than those of the prior art known filter papers.
  • This combination of properties can be achieved by a special mechanical treatment, as described below.
  • the filter paper according to the invention comprises long fiber pulp.
  • the long-fiber pulp can be obtained from coniferous trees such as spruce, pine or fir. It gives the filter paper high strength and air permeability but does not quite reach the same values as abaca fibers or sisal fibers.
  • the proportion of long-fiber pulp in the filter paper is preferably at least 70%, more preferably at least 80% and most preferably at least 90% in each case be based on the mass of the filter paper.
  • the entire pulp in the filter paper according to the invention is formed by long-fiber pulp.
  • the long fiber pulp may be partially or wholly replaced by pulp from annual peas such as hemp, flax, kenaf or jute, with the exception of abaca or sisal.
  • pulps from annual plants are not preferred because they are comparatively expensive, poorly dewatered in papermaking, and subject to quality variations similar to abaca fibers and sisal fibers.
  • the proportion of abaca fibers and sisal fibers taken together is less than 20%, preferably less than 10% and particularly preferably less than 5% of the mass of Filterpa piers.
  • the inventive Fil terpapier is substantially, that is, except for process-related impurities, free from acac fibers and sisal fibers.
  • the filter paper according to the invention may contain short fiber pulp.
  • the short fiber pulp can be obtained from deciduous trees such as birch, beech or eucalyptus. Short fiber cell material increases the volume of the filter paper and reduces the sand loss, but also reduces the strength, which is why the proportion in the filter paper according to the invention should be relatively low.
  • the proportion of short fiber pulp in the inventive Filter paper not more than 20%, more preferably at most 10% and preferably at least 2%, particularly preferably at least 5% of the paper pulp.
  • the filter paper according to the invention may contain thermoplastic fibers. These fibers may comprise a thermoplastic material which is preferably selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyesters, such as polyethylene terephthalate, polyamide, polymethacrylate, polyacrylate, polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl alcohol and polylactide, or mixtures thereof. Also bicomponent fibers can be preferably used.
  • the thermoplastic fibers provide the filter paper with a heat sealability or improve the filter paper in terms of other properties such as its pore structure or absorbency.
  • the proportion of thermoplastic fibers in the filter paper according to the invention is preferably at least 5%, particularly preferably at least 10% and preferably at most 30%, particularly preferably at most 20%, in each case based on the mass of the filter paper.
  • the filter paper of the present invention may also contain regenerated cellulose fibers, preferably viscose fibers or Tencel® fibers, to affect the pore structure and other properties of the filter paper.
  • the proportion of regenerated cellulose fibers is preferably at most 15% and more preferably at most 10% of the mass of the Filterpa piers.
  • fillers are used to increase the opacity or whiteness of the paper or to replace pulp with cheaper materials.
  • Fillers in the filter paper according to the invention can be selected, for example, from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide, magnesium silicates, aluminum silicates, kaolin and talc or mixtures thereof.
  • fillers reduce the strength of the filter paper, they are undesirable in the inventive filter paper.
  • the proportion of fillers in the inventive Shen filter paper less than 10% of the paper pulp, more preferably less than 5% of the paper pulp and very particularly preferably contains the filter paper kei ne fillers.
  • the filter paper according to the invention has a basis weight of at least 9.0 g / m 2 , preferably at least 10.0 g / m 2 , more preferably at least 11.0 g / m 2 and at most 13.5 g / m 2 , preferably at most 13 , 2 g / m 2 , more preferably at most 13.0 g / m 2 .
  • basis weight can be measured according to ISO 536: 2012.
  • the density of the filter paper is an important factor in addition to the air permeability, which influences the speed with which an aqueous extract paper can be prepared using this filter.
  • filter papers from the prior art have the lowest possible density of less than 280 kg / m 3 .
  • the filter paper according to the invention has, however, a higher density of at least 280 kg / m 3 , preferably at least 290 kg / m 3 and more preferably at least 300 kg / m 3 and at most 350 kg / m 3 , due to a special mechanical treatment in papermaking at most 340 kg / m 3 , more preferably at most 330 kg / m 3 .
  • this higher density entails no disadvantages in the preparation of the aqueous extract.
  • the filter paper according to the invention preferably has a thickness of at least 38 ⁇ m, particularly preferably at least 40 ⁇ m, very particularly preferably at least 41 ⁇ m and preferably at most 48 ⁇ m, particularly preferably at most 46 ⁇ m preferably at most 45 pm. Due to the special mechanical treatment, the thickness of the filter paper according to the invention is below that of conventional filter papers. The small thickness can contribute to a faster transport of the water through the filter paper and thus increase the speed with which an aqueous extract can be produced. In addition, allows a small thickness that can be located on a roll of filter paper for a given outer diameter bezüg Lich the surface more filter paper.
  • Density and thickness can be measured, for example, according to ISO 534: 2011 on a single Filterpa pierlage.
  • the roughness of the filter paper according to the invention is for the further processing of the filter paper of technical importance, in particular reduces a low roughness Release of dust during further processing. Low roughness is also perceived by the consumer as a quality signal.
  • the filter paper according to the invention has a roughness of at least 700 ml / min, preferably at least 800 ml / min, more preferably at least 850 ml / min and at most 1300 ml / min, preferably at most 1200 ml / min, more preferably at most 1100 ml / min.
  • the roughness can be measured, for example, according to ISO 8791-2: 2013.
  • the filter paper according to the invention has an air permeability of at least 17000 cm / (min-kPa), preferably at least 18000 cm / (mi kPa), more preferably at least 19000 cm / (min-kPa) and at most 26000 cm / (min-kPa), preferably at most 25000 cm / fmimkPa), more preferably at most 24000 cm / (min-kPa).
  • the air permeability of the filter paper according to the invention is lower than that of conventional filter papers. But experiments show that this is not a disadvantage. Air permeability can be measured according to ISO 2965: 2009.
  • the filter paper according to the invention can be characterized by a number of mechanical parameters such as bending resistance, elongation at break, tensile strength and energy absorption capacity. To measure these properties, test strips are cut from the filter paper, but the results depend on the direction in which the test strips are removed. Therefore, a distinction is made between the machine direction with these parameters, ie. H. the direction in which the filter paper passes through the paper machine in its manufacture, and the transverse direction, d. H. the direction in the filter paper plane or thogonal to the machine direction.
  • the bending resistance of the filter paper is important for the creation of bags from the filter paper and generally for the processing of the filter paper on machines. It should not be too high, so that the filter paper does not develop too large restoring forces in the manufacture position of the bags.
  • the bending resistance of the filter paper according to the invention in the machine direction is at least 50 mN, preferably at least 55 mN, particularly preferably at least 58 mN and at most 75 mN, preferably at most 73 mN, particularly preferably at most 72 mN.
  • the bending resistance of the filter paper according to the invention in the machine direction is lower than that of filter papers known from the prior art, which often have a bending resistance in the machine direction of more than 80 mN. sen. This results in additional advantages in the mechanical processing of the filter paper.
  • This low bending resistance is achieved by the low content of abaca fibers and sisal fibers in the filter paper according to the invention.
  • the bending resistance in the transverse direction should preferably be at least 15 mN, particularly preferably at least 18 mN, very particularly preferably at least 20 mN and at most 28 mN, particularly preferably at most 26 mN, very particularly preferably at most 25 mN.
  • the bending resistance of the filter paper according to the invention in the transverse direction is thus also below the bending resistance of conventional filter papers in the transverse direction, which is typically at least about 30 mN.
  • the bending resistance of a filter paper both in the machine direction and in the transverse direction Rich can be measured according to ISO 2493-1: 2010, wherein the force is measured to achieve a defined deformation and indicated as a bending resistance.
  • the elongation at break of the filter paper is relevant for the machine processing of the filter paper. In general, a high elongation at break is advantageous since the filter paper can then compensate for small speed differences in the processing machine, but it should also not be too high, because it is difficult even under light load to cut the filter paper into pieces of a defined size.
  • the breaking elongation of the inventive filter paper in the machine direction is preferably at least 1.0%, preferably at least 1.2% and preferably at most 2.0%, particularly preferably at most 1.8%.
  • the elongation at break of the filter paper according to the invention in the transverse direction is preferably at least 1.8%, more preferably at least 2.4% and preferably at most 3.8%, more preferably not more than 3.4%.
  • the fact that the elongations at break in the machine direction and in the transverse direction are relatively similar is a consequence of the special mechanical treatment in which the paper structure is compacted. It thus represents an additional advantage of the filter paper according to the invention.
  • the tensile strength of the filter paper should be sufficiently high, especially in the machine direction, so that the filter paper does not tear during its production and processing.
  • the tensile strength of the filter paper according to the invention in the machine direction is preferably at least 11.5 N / 15 mm, more preferably at least 12.0 N / 15 mm and preferably at most 15.0 N / 15 mm, more preferably at most 14.0 N / 15 mm ,
  • the tensile strength of the filter paper according to the invention is preferably at least 2.5 N / 15 mm, more preferably at least 3.0 N / 15 mm and preferably at most 5.0 N / 15 mm, more preferably at most 4.5 N / 15 mm. Elongation at break and tensile strength, both in the machine direction and transverse direction, can be measured according to ISO 1924-2: 2008.
  • the filter paper according to the invention has an energy absorption capacity in the machine direction of preferably at least 6.0 J / m 2 , more preferably at least 7.0 J / m 2 and preferably at most 11.0 J / m 2 , particularly preferably at most 10.0 J / m 2 ,
  • the production of the filter paper can predominantly follow the methods of conventional Pa pierher too.
  • the long-fiber pulp is suspended in water and ground in a grinding unit.
  • the fibrils of the pulp fibers are exposed and the surface of the fibers is increased, whereby the strength of the filter paper made from it increases but also its air permeability is reduced.
  • the pulp fibers are cut during more intensive grinding, which reduces the Fes activity of the filter paper.
  • the person skilled in the art is able to determine a favorable freeness as a compromise between strength and air permeability from his experience or by a few experiments.
  • the short fiber pulp, synthetic fibers or other fiber material is - if present - also suspended in water and can be ground, but preferably short fiber pulp and synthetic fibers are not ground.
  • the suspensions of long-fiber pulp and optionally short fiber pulp, other fibers, optional fillers, additives and processing aids can be brought together and get into the headbox of the paper machine.
  • the paper machine is a Schrägsiebma machine, wherein more preferably the sieve is between 15 0 and 25 0 ge against the horizontal tends.
  • the inclined screening machine offers the advantage that suspensions with a very low solids content of about 0.02% can be processed and thus more porous papers can be produced than with long-screen machines.
  • the suspension of fibers, water and other components flows onto the rotating screen of the paper machine and can be dewatered through the screen, partly by means of negative pressure.
  • the filter paper is formed on the screen.
  • the filter paper then preferably passes through a press section where it is dewatered by mechanical pressure, and more preferably a dryer section, preferably with post-wetting, in which it is dried by elevated temperature, for example by hot air, infrared radiation or contact with heated cylinders.
  • a size press or film press can also be integrated in the dry condition.
  • the filter paper can be rolled up, then cut into rolls of defined width and length ge and packaged.
  • a particular and deviating from the prior art feature in the manufacturing process of the filter paper according to the invention is that it is compressed with sufficient pressure, so that it is given the properties mentioned above.
  • This can be achieved, for example, by the fact that the filter paper, during its manufacture on the paper machine in the press section, passes through two rollers, preferably two steel rollers, which exert mechanical pressure on the filter paper.
  • the steel rollers are coated with a plastic cover.
  • the line load is preferably at least 30 kN / m and at most 100 kN / m. This mechanical compression of the filter paper reduces thickness, roughness and air permeability and increases the density, which produces the very specific property profile of the filter paper according to the invention.
  • this process has an influence on the mechanical parameters, such as bending resistance, strength, elongation at break and energy absorption capacity.
  • the mechanical compression of a filter paper for the preparation of aqueous extracts is undesirable because it is assumed that the air permeability is reduced too much and the density is increased too much, and the aqueous extract is no longer in a short time Time can be produced.
  • the inventors have surprisingly found that although the sacrifices of higher density and lower air permeability are present, they are not so strong as to have any appreciable effect in the preparation of aqueous extracts using the filter paper of the present invention.
  • the adaptation of the moisture can be done by a moistening in the production of tea bags, but this means an additional mechanical effort.
  • the invention therefore also encompasses a substantially water vapor impermeable packed filter paper, the filter paper having a moisture content of at least 9%, preferably at least 10%, more preferably at least 11% and at most 20%, preferably at most 18%, particularly preferably at most 15% ,
  • the humidity can be measured according to ISO 287: 2009.
  • the filter paper in the packaged roll comprises long fiber pulp, the filter paper either being free of Abaca fibers and sisal fibers or, if Abaca fibers and / or sisal fibers are present, together less than 20%, more preferably less than 10% % and most preferably less than 5% make up the mass of the filter paper.
  • the filter paper in the substantially water vapor-impermeable packaged roll is a filter paper according to one of the above-mentioned embodiments.
  • Such a roll can be made by drying the filter paper to the desired moisture level at the end of papermaking, rolling up the filter paper on a roll and wrapping the roll in a substantially water vapor impermeable material.
  • the substantially water-vapor-impermeable material is preferably a plastic film, particularly preferably a film of polyethylene or polypropylene. It is also preferable to use a suitable packaging paper as the substantially water vapor impermeable material.
  • "essentially water vapor impermeable" means that the moisture content of the filter paper in the packaged roll, measured according to ISO 287: 2009, is not less than 8% of the pulp after the packaged roll has been at least 3 days under the conditions defined in ISO 187: 1990 stored at 50% relative humidity and 23 ° C.
  • a packaging material is considered to be "substantially water vapor impermeable” if its water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) measured at 37 ° C and 90% relative humidity is less than 600 g / (ISO 2528: 2017).
  • WVTR water vapor transmission rate
  • m 2 -d preferably less than 400 g / (m 2 -d), and more preferably less than 350 g / (m 2 -d).
  • the packaged roll according to the invention and the filter paper according to the invention can be further processed with means known from the prior art machines, wherein preferably be no further Nachbefeuchtung in the processing of the filter paper is required.
  • sealed bags can be formed from the filter paper into which the material to be extracted is filled.
  • these bags are tea bags.
  • the invention therefore also includes pouches filled with extractable material made from the filter paper of the invention, the extractable material preferably being tea.
  • the filter paper then passed through the drying section, where it was dried to a moisture content of 9.7%. Finally, the filter paper was rolled up at the end of the paper machine and packed in a polyethylene film We sentlichen water vapor impermeable. The paper machine settings were slightly varied so that slightly different properties of the filter papers A, B and C were obtained.
  • a fourth inventive filter paper, designated D was made from 82% long fiber pulp and 18% abaca fibers.
  • the long-fiber pulp and the abaca fibers were ground together to a freeness of 23 ° SR, measured according to ISO 5267-1: 1999, and applied as a suspension with 0.016% solids content to the inclined by 20 ° to the horizontal, rotating sieve of the inclined screen.
  • the filter paper passed through the press section, being compressed between two plastic coated steel rolls having a line load of 60 kN / m, to solidify the paper structure. But also thickness and air permeability were reduced.
  • the filter paper then passed through the dryer section, where it was dried to a humidity of 10.3%. From closing the filter paper was rolled up at the end of the paper machine and in a Po lyethylenfolie substantially water vapor impermeable packaged.
  • filter papers according to the invention basis weight, density, thickness, roughness, bending resistance in the machine direction and air permeability were determined.
  • filter papers designated X, Y, Z, analyzed microscopically in terms of their content of abaca fibers and sisal fibers and also basis weight, density, thickness, roughness, bending resistance was determined in the machine direction and air permeability ,
  • the filter papers according to the invention are lower in thickness and roughness and higher in density than all filter papers not according to the invention. This difference is caused by the compression of the filter paper, which reduces the roughness and the thickness and, with the basis weight remains the same, increases the density.
  • a per se undesirable side effect is that thereby the air permeability is lowered, and it is lower in all inventive filter papers than in the filter papers not according to the invention.
  • this slightly lower air permeability has virtually no effect in producing an aqueous extract using the filter papers of the present invention.
  • the bending resistance of the filter papers according to the invention is, with one exception, Fil terpapier A compared to filter paper Y, lower than that of the filter papers not according to the invention. This difference is caused on the one hand by the low content of abaca fibers and sisal fibers, on the other hand also by the reduced thickness due to the mechanical compression.
  • Table 2 shows the bending resistance in the transverse direction (BR-CD), the machine direction (F-MD) and the machine direction (F-CD), the machine direction (E-MD) and the transverse direction (E-CD). and the energy absorption capacity in the machine direction (TEA-MD).
  • inventive tea bags filled inventive tea bags were on different conventional Teebeu telmaschinen such as IMA C24, IMA C27 and Teepack Perfecta produced without further problems.
  • the made from the four he inventive filter papers tea bags were compared with three commercially available teabags tea same geometry and filling, which were made on the same machines.
  • containers were prepared with 0.5 liters of tap water at a temperature of 90 ° C and immersed each teabag in a container. The tea was visually evaluated for the rate of discoloration of the tap water in the container after a few seconds, as this discoloration rate is also the criterion that a consumer observes in making the tea.
  • the filter papers according to the invention can be produced with a substantial or complete absence of Abaca fibers and sisal fibers tea bags whose performance is not different from those of conventional tea bags, although this would have been expected due to the technical properties of the filter papers.
  • by about 10% smaller thickness compared to conventional filter papers about 10% more tea bags made from a roll with the same outer diameter who the, which allows an additional increase in productivity.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un papier filtre pour l'obtention d'un extrait aqueux. Le papier comprend une cellulose à fibres longues, qui présente les propriétés suivantes : un grammage supérieur à 9,0 g/m2 et inférieur à 13,5 g/m2, une densité supérieure à 280 kg/m3 et inférieure à 350 kg/m3, une rugosité supérieure à 700 ml/min et inférieure à 1300 ml/min, une résistance à la flexion dans le sens machine supérieure à 50 mN et inférieure à 75 mN, et une perméabilité à l'air supérieure à 17 000 cm/(min·kPa) et inférieure à 26 000 cm/(mim·kPa). Soit le papier filtre ne comporte pas de fibres de chanvre de Manille ni de fibres de sisal, soit, si des fibres de chanvre de Manille et/ou des fibres de sisal sont présentes, celles-ci représentent prises ensemble moins de 20 % de la masse du papier.
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