US20200109518A1 - Method for manufacturing a compostable plate - Google Patents

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US20200109518A1
US20200109518A1 US16/617,730 US201816617730A US2020109518A1 US 20200109518 A1 US20200109518 A1 US 20200109518A1 US 201816617730 A US201816617730 A US 201816617730A US 2020109518 A1 US2020109518 A1 US 2020109518A1
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  • the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a compostable plate.
  • the main limitation of the above mentioned disposable compostable plates consists in the impossibility of carrying out printed designs, for example for personalization.
  • a biodegradable element is not in fact automatically also compostable.
  • a material is defined as biodegradable if it can be broken down, by bacteria, sunlight and other natural physical agents, into simple chemical compounds like water, carbon dioxide and methane. This process applies to a great many materials, but each element has its own degradation time, which may be long. European regulations draw clear lines, however. In order to be considered biodegradable, a product must be broken down by 90% within 6 months.
  • the material In order to be considered compostable (convertible to compost, a natural fertilizer) the material not only must be biodegradable but also must be decomposable, and the decomposition process must occur in less than 3 months.
  • the aim of the present invention is to make available a method for manufacturing a compostable plate which is capable of improving the known art in one or more of the above mentioned aspects.
  • an object of the invention is to make available a compostable plate that can easily be printed.
  • Another object of the invention is to make it possible to personalize compostable plates.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a compostable plate and a method for manufacturing a compostable plate that are highly reliable, easy to implement and low cost.
  • FIG. 1 is a cutaway perspective view of a supporting layer associated with a printed design and covered by a protective layer;
  • FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the cardboard of the supporting layer associated with a printed design and covered by a protective layer after cutting or die-punching;
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a plate
  • FIGS. 5 to 7 are views that are similar, respectively, to those in FIGS. 2 to 4 , of a variation of embodiment of the printed design.
  • the compostable plate generally designated by the reference numeral 1 , comprises a supporting layer 2 made of compostable cardboard which has at least one printed portion 3 which is printed with compostable ink.
  • the plate further has at least one protective layer 5 , which is arranged at least above the surface that defines each printed portion 3 .
  • the protective layer 5 comprises a compostable biopolymer.
  • the protective layer 5 is arranged at the surface that is intended to provide the concave part of the compostable plate 1 .
  • the compostable biopolymer comprises a film with a thickness comprised between 12 ⁇ m and 30 ⁇ m, and preferably between 19 ⁇ m and 23.8 ⁇ m.
  • Such film can be obtained by way of extrusion or spreading of the biopolymer on the supporting layer 2 , at the surface that defines the printed portion 3 or the printed portions 3 .
  • the compostable biopolymer has a melting temperature of more than 135° C.
  • the supporting layer 2 made of compostable paper comprises substantially cellulose paste.
  • an ink commercially designated with the wording Hidromat-B 463 made by La Sorgente S.P.A., Italy has been found to be particularly adapted to the purpose.
  • the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a compostable plate 1 .
  • the method comprises:
  • the compostable biopolymer used to provide the protective layer 5 is mixed, prior to the step of spreading, with a master batch of granules.
  • such master batch is adapted to fluidify the biopolymer and therefore to facilitate the step of spreading.
  • the step of forming comprises a thermoforming.
  • thermoforming is carried out by insertion, between a male mold part and a female mold part, of the supporting layer 2 which has the printed portion or portions 3 and the protective layer 5 .
  • thermoforming is performed at a temperature comprised between 60° C. and 75° C. as regards the male mold part and between 120° C. and 130° C. as regards the female mold part.
  • the male mold part has a coupling surface which is designed to press against the protective layer 5 .
  • the coupling surface of the male mold part has a plastic coating that is adapted to limit the temperature of the coupling surface.
  • such plastic coating comprises a layer of Teflon.
  • the present invention makes it possible to provide a completely compostable plate provided by way of a thermoforming process.

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Abstract

A method for manufacturing a compostable plate which comprises:
    • a step of manufacturing a supporting layer made of compostable cardboard;
    • a step of printing at least one portion to be printed of the supporting layer made of compostable cardboard in order to obtain at least one respective printed portion, the step of printing being carried out using compostable inks;
    • a step of spreading, at least over the surface that defines the at least one printed portion, a compostable biopolymer in order to provide a protective layer;
    • a step of forming in order to provide a compostable plate, the step of forming comprising a thermoforming by insertion, between a male mold part and a female mold part, of the supporting layer which has the printed portion or portions and the protective layer.

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  • The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a compostable plate.
  • Nowadays disposable compostable plates are known, which are made of cellulose pulp obtained for the most part from sugar cane.
  • The main limitation of the above mentioned disposable compostable plates consists in the impossibility of carrying out printed designs, for example for personalization.
  • It is furthermore important to emphasize that sometimes the term ‘compostable’ is considered a synonym of the term ‘biodegradable’.
  • On the contrary, there is a substantial difference between the terms ‘compostable’ and ‘biodegradable’.
  • A biodegradable element is not in fact automatically also compostable.
  • A material is defined as biodegradable if it can be broken down, by bacteria, sunlight and other natural physical agents, into simple chemical compounds like water, carbon dioxide and methane. This process applies to a great many materials, but each element has its own degradation time, which may be long. European regulations draw clear lines, however. In order to be considered biodegradable, a product must be broken down by 90% within 6 months.
  • In order to be considered compostable (convertible to compost, a natural fertilizer) the material not only must be biodegradable but also must be decomposable, and the decomposition process must occur in less than 3 months.
  • The aim of the present invention is to make available a method for manufacturing a compostable plate which is capable of improving the known art in one or more of the above mentioned aspects.
  • Within this aim, an object of the invention is to make available a compostable plate that can easily be printed.
  • Another object of the invention is to make it possible to personalize compostable plates.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a compostable plate and a method for manufacturing a compostable plate that are highly reliable, easy to implement and low cost.
  • This aim and these and other objects which will become better apparent hereinafter are achieved by a method for manufacturing a compostable plate according to claim 1, optionally provided with one or more of the characteristics of the dependent claims.
  • Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will become better apparent from the description of some preferred, but not exclusive, embodiments of the compostable plate and of the method for manufacturing a compostable plate according to the invention, which are illustrated for the purposes of non-limiting example in the accompanying drawings wherein:
  • FIG. 1 is a cutaway perspective view of a supporting layer associated with a printed design and covered by a protective layer;
  • FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the cardboard of the supporting layer associated with a printed design and covered by a protective layer after cutting or die-punching;
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a plate;
  • FIGS. 5 to 7 are views that are similar, respectively, to those in FIGS. 2 to 4, of a variation of embodiment of the printed design.
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  • With reference to the figures, the compostable plate, generally designated by the reference numeral 1, comprises a supporting layer 2 made of compostable cardboard which has at least one printed portion 3 which is printed with compostable ink.
  • The plate further has at least one protective layer 5, which is arranged at least above the surface that defines each printed portion 3.
  • In particular, the protective layer 5 comprises a compostable biopolymer.
  • The protective layer 5 is arranged at the surface that is intended to provide the concave part of the compostable plate 1.
  • Advantageously, the compostable biopolymer comprises a film with a thickness comprised between 12 μm and 30 μm, and preferably between 19 μm and 23.8 μm.
  • Such film can be obtained by way of extrusion or spreading of the biopolymer on the supporting layer 2, at the surface that defines the printed portion 3 or the printed portions 3.
  • Conveniently, the compostable biopolymer has a melting temperature of more than 135° C.
  • The product commercially designated with the wording MATER-BI CX01A made by Novamont SpA, Italy has been found to be particularly adapted to the purpose.
  • Conveniently, the supporting layer 2 made of compostable paper comprises substantially cellulose paste.
  • With regard to the compostable inks, an ink commercially designated with the wording Hidromat-B 463 made by La Sorgente S.P.A., Italy has been found to be particularly adapted to the purpose.
  • According to a further aspect, the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a compostable plate 1.
  • The method comprises:
      • a step of manufacturing a supporting layer 2 made of compostable cardboard;
      • a step of printing at least one portion to be printed of the supporting layer 2 made of compostable cardboard in order to obtain at least one respective printed portion 3, the step of printing being carried out using compostable inks;
      • a step of spreading, at least at the surface that defines the printed portion or portions 3, a compostable biopolymer in order to provide a protective layer 5;
      • a step of forming in order to provide a compostable plate.
  • To provide the protective layer, it has been found to be particularly adapted to use the product commercially designated with the wording MATER-BI CX01A made by Novamont SpA, Italy.
  • Preferably, the compostable biopolymer used to provide the protective layer 5 is mixed, prior to the step of spreading, with a master batch of granules.
  • In particular, such master batch is adapted to fluidify the biopolymer and therefore to facilitate the step of spreading.
  • It has been found to be particularly efficacious to use a compostable ink that is free from amines.
  • In this regard, it has been found to be particularly suitable to use a product commercially designated with the wording Hidromat-B 463 made by La Sorgente S.P.A., Italy.
  • The step of forming comprises a thermoforming.
  • Specifically, the thermoforming is carried out by insertion, between a male mold part and a female mold part, of the supporting layer 2 which has the printed portion or portions 3 and the protective layer 5.
  • The thermoforming is performed at a temperature comprised between 60° C. and 75° C. as regards the male mold part and between 120° C. and 130° C. as regards the female mold part.
  • The male mold part has a coupling surface which is designed to press against the protective layer 5.
  • The coupling surface of the male mold part has a plastic coating that is adapted to limit the temperature of the coupling surface.
  • Preferably, such plastic coating comprises a layer of Teflon.
  • In practice it has been found that the invention fully achieves the intended aim and objects by providing a method for manufacturing compostable plates that is extremely reliable and capable of ensuring a high ratio of quality to production cost.
  • The present invention makes it possible to provide a completely compostable plate provided by way of a thermoforming process.
  • By virtue of identifying the compostable biopolymer intended to provide the protective layer 5, a solution has been obtained that makes it possible, notwithstanding the pressures and temperatures of thermoforming, to obtain a plate that is completely compostable and printed.
  • Furthermore, with the same performance, a product has been obtained that is lighter and less voluminous, as well as printed, decorated or personalized.
  • The possibility for personalization is very important for large companies which thus can highlight their respect for the environment by using compostable products with their brand and therefore preferring them to plates made from recycled cardboard.
  • The invention, thus conceived, is susceptible of numerous modifications and variations, all of which are within the scope of the appended claims. Moreover, all the details may be substituted by other, technically equivalent elements.
  • In practice the materials employed, provided they are compatible with the specific use, and the contingent dimensions and shapes, may be any according to requirements and to the state of the art.
  • The disclosures in Italian Patent Application No. 102017000059261 from which this application claims priority are incorporated herein by reference.

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7. A method for manufacturing a compostable plate which comprises:
a step of manufacturing a supporting layer made of compostable cardboard;
a step of printing at least one portion to be printed of said supporting layer made of compostable cardboard in order to obtain at least one respective printed portion, said step of printing being carried out using compostable inks;
a step of spreading, at least over the surface that defines said at least one printed portion, a compostable biopolymer in order to provide a protective layer;
a step of forming in order to provide a compostable plate, said step of forming comprising a thermoforming by insertion, between a male mold part and a female mold part, of said supporting layer which has the printed portion or portions and the protective layer.
8. The method according to claim 7, wherein said thermoforming is performed at a temperature comprised between 60° C. and 75° C. as regards the male mold part and between 120° C. and 130° C. as regards the female mold part.
9. The method according to claim 7, wherein said male mold part has a coupling surface which is designed to press against the protective layer, said coupling surface of the male mold part having a plastic coating that is adapted to limit a temperature of said coupling surface.
10. The method according to claim 9, wherein said plastic coating comprises a layer of Teflon.
11. The method according to claim 7, wherein said compostable biopolymer used to provide said protective layer is mixed, prior to the step of spreading, with a master batch of granules which is adapted to fluidify the biopolymer and to facilitate the step of spreading.
12. The method according to claim 7, wherein said step of printing is carried out using a compostable ink that is free from amines.
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