Classifications

• • 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
  • D21H19/00—Coated paper; Coating material
  • D21H19/10—Coatings without pigments
  • D21H19/14—Coatings without pigments applied in a form other than the aqueous solution defined in group D21H19/12
  • D21H19/34—Coatings without pigments applied in a form other than the aqueous solution defined in group D21H19/12 comprising cellulose or derivatives thereof
• • 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
  • D21H19/00—Coated paper; Coating material
  • D21H19/36—Coatings with pigments
  • D21H19/44—Coatings with pigments characterised by the other ingredients, e.g. the binder or dispersing agent
  • D21H19/52—Cellulose; Derivatives thereof
• • 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
  • D21H19/00—Coated paper; Coating material
  • D21H19/36—Coatings with pigments
  • D21H19/44—Coatings with pigments characterised by the other ingredients, e.g. the binder or dispersing agent
  • D21H19/54—Starch
• • 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
  • D21H21/00—Non-fibrous material added to the pulp, characterised by its function, form or properties; Paper-impregnating or coating material, characterised by its function, form or properties
  • D21H21/14—Non-fibrous material added to the pulp, characterised by its function, form or properties; Paper-impregnating or coating material, characterised by its function, form or properties characterised by function or properties in or on the paper
  • D21H21/16—Sizing or water-repelling agents

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a method for coating of a sheet-like cellulose material, such as paper or cotton fabric, by applying a composition comprising at least one glucan having a ⁇ (beta)-1 ,3-glycosidically linked main chain and at least one side group having a ⁇ (beta)-1 ,6-glycosidic bond to the main chain.
• a composition comprising at least one glucan having a ⁇ (beta)-1 ,3-glycosidically linked main chain and at least one side group having a ⁇ (beta)-1 ,6-glycosidic bond to the main chain.
• glucan is Schizophyllan.
• the composition often comprises at least one solvent and can be applied onto the surface of the cellulosic material.
• the invention is further directed to a coated sheet-like cellulosic material.
• the present invention is directed to a composition
• a composition comprising at least one glucan, particularly Schizophyllan, and at least one ionic liquid.
• Paper and paper products are known for their hydrophilic properties which can be regarded as a disadvantage in many application areas.
• the paper surface is treated by coating or sizing in order to improve the hydrophobic properties and quality of the paper (e.g. printability, dimensional stability).
• the so called “sizing” renders the paper surface more hydrophobic and prevents or delays the penetration of water and ensures dimensional stability. This is important for all types of printing paper but also for packing paper and board.
• Commonly used "sizing agents” are for example rosin size, alkyl keten- dimer (AKD) and alkenyl succinic anhydrid (ASA).
• glucan compounds such as starch
• starch It is commonly known in the state of art that several glucan compounds, such as starch, can be used in coating and sizing of paper.
• the document US 7,348,065 describes a coated paper with improved slipping properties, wherein the coating comprises a olefin- carboxylic acid copolymer and a second polymer selected from starch, cellulose, polyvinyl alcohol, polyacrylamide or sodium alginate.
• US 5,348,065 discloses a process for the treatment of paper using a degradation product which is a mixture of oligomers of a polysaccharide derivative, such as carboxymethyl cellulose or carboxymethyl starch, wherein the treatment can for example encompass impregnating of pulp or coating of a paper product.
• a degradation product which is a mixture of oligomers of a polysaccharide derivative, such as carboxymethyl cellulose or carboxymethyl starch
• glucans polysaccharides consisting of many glucose units (D-glucose) are referred to as glucans.
• Common glucans are e. g. cellulose and starch.
• Cellulose essentially consists of glucose units, which are linked ⁇ (beta)-1 ,4-glycosidically.
• Starch essentially consists of glucose units, which are linked a(alpha)-1 ,4-glycosidically and optionally have a(alpha)-1 ,6
• Glucans which have a ⁇ (beta)-1 ,3-glycosidically linked main chain and side groups, having a ⁇ (beta)-1 ,6-glycosidic bond to the main chain are secreted by various fungal strains.
• the so called "Schizophyllan” is produced by the fungus Schizophyllum com- mune, a basidiomycete, which exhibits filamentous growth and secretes during growth inter alia said glucan product.
• Schizophyllum commune secretes other major biopolymers into a liquid growth media, namely the peptide hydrophobin (24 kDa) and a further protein (17 kDa), which is also found in the fungal cell wall.
• Schizophyllan can be described as a polysaccharide with repeating units con- sisting of three ⁇ (beta)-1 ,3-linked D-glucose units as a backbone, one of which is linked to single D-glucose molecule through ⁇ (beta)-1 ,6-linkage.
• the typically molecular weight M w of Schizophyllan is in the range of about 5- 10 to about 25 - 10 6 g/mol.
• glucans by fermentation with the fungus Schizophyllum commune are for example described in EP-A 271 907, EP-A 504 673 and DE-A 40 12 238.
• Many fungal stains secreting said glucans are known to the skilled person.
• Examples comprise Schizophyllum commune, Sclerotium rolfsii, Sclerotium glucanicum, Monilinia fructi- gena, Lentinula edodes or Botrytis cinera.
• Glucan producing fungal strains are further described in EP-A 271 907 and EP-A 504 673.
• Schizophyllan generally has a network structure and high molecular weight and hence can for example be used in applications in which high viscosities and/or increased binding is needed.
• Schizophyllan has been extensively studied as a viscosity-control agent (Fang et al., Biomacromolecules, 2005, 6, 3202; Kony et al., Biophys.J., 2007, 93,442).
• Schizophyllan is normally reported to have a high stability (up to 120°C in aqueous solution), high water solubility and poor gelling ability. It is also known for its non-toxic and biocompatible nature. In addition, Schizophyllan has been reported to form brittle and weak gels and to be used in fabrication of nano-fibre structures.
• This coating should further be bio-based and preferably biodegradable.
• These coated cellulose containing materials can for example be applied in food packing materials or as textile materials.
• the present invention relates to a method for coating a sheet-like cellulose containing material by applying a composition comprising at least one glucan (G), which has a ⁇ ⁇ 8)- 1 ,3-glycosidically linked main chain and at least one side group, having a (beta)-1 ,6- glycosidic bond to the main chain, and at least one solvent (S) onto the surface of the sheet-like material.
• G glucan
• S solvent
• hydrophobic properties of paper can be increased by blocking the penetration of water. Further, this novel coated cellulosic material shows an enhanced blocking of the penetration of oil and other hydrophobic compounds. It was found, that Schizophyllan can be used as purely bio-based coating for paper products and enhances the properties of the paper products by providing hydrophobic character, which is an important property for paper products in several applications.
• the novel Schizophyllan coating (e.g. Schizophyllan film) applied onto cellulose containing materials exhibits surprisingly hydrophobic surface properties.
• the novel coating method provides a method to increase the hydrophobic properties of e. g. paper. It can block the penetration of water droplets into the paper surface.
• the novel films can also be characterized by their high stability and excellent adhesion properties.
• Schizophyllan is a fully bio-based polymer, using renewable resources and originating from a natural, biological process.
• the novel coating compositions according to the present invention can be regarded as fully bio-based, more particularly from 40 to 99 % bio-based, preferably 40 to 90 % bio-based.
• Schizophyllan In order to understand the properties of Schizophyllan, some structural investigations were carried out. A particularly interesting structural feature of Schizophyllan seems to be the reversible and solvent-induced structural transition between a triple-stranded helical structure in water and the individual single-strands (random coil) in solvents such as DMSO and/or sodium hydroxide (NaOH).
• coating means covering the surface of a material with a layer, particularly a thin film.
• This thin layer can have a thickness of e. g. 0.1 to 1 ,000 micrometers ( ⁇ ), preferably 0.1 to 500 micrometers, preferably 0.5 to 500 micrometers, and can e. g. comprise other components such as filler.
• the coating applied by the composition can also essentially consist of at least one glucan.
• glucan is understood as meaning homopolysaccharides which are composed exclusively (if applicable aside from end groups) of glucose units (D- Glucose).
• the glucans which have a ⁇ (beta)-1 ,3-glycosidically linked main chain and side groups having a ⁇ (beta)-1 ,6-glycosidic bond are understood as comprising a main chain of ⁇ ( 8 ⁇ 3)-1 ,3-9 ⁇ 3 ⁇ 3 ⁇ linked glucose units and at least one side group having a $(beta)- 1 ,6-glycosidic bond to the main chain and wherein the side group(s) comprise(s) at least one glucose units.
• the composition comprises at least one glucan (G) which have a (beta)-1 ,3- glycosidically linked main chain and at least one side group having a ⁇ (beta)-1 ,6-glycosidic bond to the main chain, wherein the side group(s) consist of a single ⁇ -1 ,6- glycosidically bonded glucose unit.
• G glucan
• the side group(s) consist of a single ⁇ -1 ,6- glycosidically bonded glucose unit.
• every third unit of the main chain have a B-1 ,6-glycosidic linkage to a further side group.
• the used glucan (G) have a main chain wherein - in statistical terms - every third unit of the main chain have a B-1 ,6-glycosidic linkage to a single glucose unit.
• the molecular weight M w of Schizophyllan used in the present invention is in the range of about 5- 10 6 to about 25 - 10 6 g/mol.
• the at least one glucan is Sceleroglucan and/or Schizophyllan, preferably Schizophyllan. More preferably Sceleroglucan and/or Schizophyllan, preferably Schizophyllan, are or is used as sole glucan-component (G).
• the glucan (G) used in the method for coating can in particular be prepared by using fungal strains secreting the glucan, for example fungal strains selected from Schizophyllum commune, Sclerotium rolfsii, Sclerotium glucanicum, Monilinia fructigena, Lentinula edodes and Botrytis cinera. Suitable fungal strains are furthermore mentioned, for example, in EP-A 271 907 and EP-A 504 673.
• the glucan can be prepared by using the fungal strains Schizophyllum ses or Sclerotium rolfsii and more preferably Schizophyllum ses.
• fungi are cultivated in a suitable aqueous culture medium.
• suitable aqueous culture medium In the course of the cultivation, also known as fermentation, the fungi secrete the above mentioned class of glucan into the aqueous fermentation broth.
• the fungi can be cultured, for example, in an aqueous culture medium at a temperature of from 15°C to 40°C.
• the glucan (G) is present in the composition in an amount of 0.1 to 30 % w/w, preferably from 0.1 to 10 % w/w, more preferably from 0.1 to 5 % w/w, often from 0.1 to 1 % w/w based on the overall composition.
• the composition comprises at least one solvent (S).
• This solvent often is a polar solvent, preferably selected from the group consisting of water; alcohols, preferably Ci_ 6 alcohol (preferably methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, butanol); glycols (preferably butyl monoglycol, butyl diglycol, butyl triglycol), ethers (preferably dimethyl ether, diethyl ether, dipropyl ether, methylethyl ether, methylpropyl ether, ethylpropyl ether; glycol ether), esters (preferably ethyl acetate, n-butyl acetate, propylene based glycol esters) and ionic liquids.
• alcohols preferably Ci_ 6 alcohol (preferably methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, butanol)
• glycols preferably butyl monoglycol, butyl diglycol, butyl triglycol
• ethers preferably dimethyl ether, diethyl
• the solvent (S) comprises water.
• the at least one solvent (S) is water.
• the invention relates to a method of coating, wherein at least one ionic liquid is used as solvent (S).
• a ionic liquid is used as solvent (S).
• an ionic liquid or a mixture of two or more different ionic liquids is used as sole solvent (S).
• Suitable solvents (S) may also be mixtures or combinations of the solvents mentioned above.
• solvent in term of the present invention can be understood as solvent (in terms of molecular solutions, colloidal solutions, micro dispersions or gels) and/or as swelling agent.
• the solvent (S) is present in the composition in the range of 70 to 99.9 % w/w, preferably from 90 to 99.9 % w/w, often from 95 to 99.9 % w/w, based on the overall composition.
• the composition may comprise at least one further additive (A), such as a filler (e.g. cal- cium carbonate, grounded calcium carbonate (GCC), precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC), china clay and titanium dioxide), dye, optical brightener, polymeric binders, surfactants, sizing agents such as alkylketene dimer (AKD), alkenylsuccinic anhydride (ASA), rosin.
• a filler e.g. cal- cium carbonate, grounded calcium carbonate (GCC), precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC), china clay and titanium dioxide
• dye e.g. cal- cium carbonate, grounded calcium carbonate (GCC), precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC), china clay and titanium dioxide
• optical brightener e.g. cal- cium carbonate, grounded calcium carbonate (GCC), precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC), china clay and titanium dioxide
• dye e.g. cal- cium carbonate, grounded calcium carbonate (G
• the additive (A) is present in relation to glucan (G) in the range of 0 to 50 % w/w, preferably from 0 to 30 % w/w, more preferably from 0.1 to 10 % w/w.
• glucan (G) Preference is given to a method for coating a sheet-like cellulose containing material by applying a composition comprising at least one glucan (G), wherein the composition comprises (or consists of):
• glucan preferably Schizophyllan and
• A further additive
• ionic liquids can be used as solvents for polysaccharides such as cellulose.
• the scientific publications S. Zhu et al. in Green Chem. 2006, 8, 325-327 and R. Swatloski et al. in J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 4974- 4975 describe in general terms the possibility of dissolving cellulose in ionic liquids and recovering it by addition of suitable precipitates such as water, ethanol, or acetone.
• suitable ionic liquids specific mention is made of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (BMIMCI) and 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (AMIMCI).
• BMIMCI 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride
• AMIMCI 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride
• the dissolution of cellulose using ionic liquids is for example described in US-A 2003/0157351.
• WO 2003/029329 describes a method for dissolving cellulose by admixing cellulose with a molten ionic liquid, e.g. with small cations and halide or pseudohalide anions, in the absence of water or a nitrogen.
• WO 2008/090156 relates to a method for producing glucose by enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose that is obtained from a material containing ligno- cellulose using an ionic liquid that comprises a polyatomic anion.
• ionic liquids are organic salts which are liquid at temperatures below 180° C.
• the ionic liquids preferably have melting points of less than 150° C, preferably less than 100° C, more preferably less than 20° C.
• Ionic liquids which are present in the liquid state even at room temperature are described, for example, by K. N. Marsh et al., Fluid Phase Equilibria 219 (2004), 93-98 and J. G. Huddleston et al., Green Chemistry, 2001 , 3, 156-164.
• cations and anions are present in the ionic liquid. It can be possible for a proton or an alkyl radical to be transferred from the cation to the anion within the ionic liquid, resulting in two uncharged molecules.
• the ionic liquids used according to the invention have polyatomic, i.e. multi-atomic anions having two or more than two atoms.
• all ionic liquids based on multi-atomic anions are suitable for use in the method of the present invention.
• Suitable ionic liquids are for example described in WO 2008/090156.
• Preferred ionic liquids are: a) salts of the general formula (I)
• [A] + is a quaternary ammonium cation, an oxonium cation, a sulfonium cation or a phosphonium cation and [Y] n" is a multiatomic, monovalent, divalent, trivalent or tetra- valent anion or a mixture of these anions; mixed salts of the general formulae (II)
• [A 1 ] + [M 4 ] 2+ [Yf J), where n 3, where [A 1 ] + , [A 2 ] + , and [A 3 ] + are selected independently from among the groups mentioned for [A] + , [Y] n" is as defined under a) and [M 1 ] + , [M 2 ] + , and [M 3 ] are monovalent metal cations, [M 4 ] 2+ is a divalent metal cation and [M 5 ] 3+ is a trivalent metal cation.
• a) to (lll.j) are generally metal cations of groups 1 , 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1 1 , 12, 13 and 14 of the Pe- riodic Table.
• Suitable metal cations are, for example, Li+, Na + , K + , Cs + , Ag + , Mg 2+ , Ca 2+ , Ba 2+ , Cr 3+ , Fe 2+ , Fe 3+ , Co 2+ , Ni 2+ , Cu 2+ , Zn 2+ and Al 3+ .
• Suitable ionic liquids according to formulae (I), (II) and (III) are described in WO 2008/090156.
• Compounds which are suitable for forming the cation [A] + of ionic liquids are described in DE-A 102 02 838. These compounds preferably comprise at least one het- eroatom, e.g. from 1 to 10 heteroatoms, which is/are preferably selected from among nitro- gen, oxygen, phosphorus and sulphur atoms. Preference is given to compounds which comprise at least one nitrogen atom and, if appropriate, additionally at least one further heteroatom which is different from nitrogen.
• nitrogen compounds which comprise at least one nitrogen atom, particularly preferably from 1 to 10 nitrogen atoms, in particular from 1 to 5 nitrogen atoms, very particularly preferably from 1 to 3 nitrogen atoms and especially 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms.
• the latter nitrogen compounds can comprise further heteroatoms such as oxygen, sulphur or phosphorus atoms.
• the nitrogen atom is, for example, a suitable carrier of the positive charge in the cation of the ionic liquid. If the nitrogen atom is the carrier of the positive charge in the cation of the ionic liquid, a cation can firstly be produced by quaternization of the nitrogen atom of, for instance, an amine or nitrogen heterocycle in the synthesis of the ionic liquids. Quaternization can be effected by protonation of the nitrogen atom. Depending on the protonation reagent used, salts having different anions are obtained. In cases in which it is not possible to form the desired anion in the quaternization itself, this can be brought about in a further step of the synthesis.
• the halide can be reacted with a Lewis acid to form a complex anion from the halide and Lewis acid.
• a Lewis acid As an alternative, replacement of a halide ion by the desired anion is possible. This can be achieved by addition of a metal salt with precipitation of the metal halide formed, by means of an ion exchanger or by displacement of the halide ion by a strong acid (with liberation of the hydrogen halide). Suitable methods are described, for example, in Angew. Chem. 2000, 112, pp. 3926-3945, and the references cited therein.
• compounds which comprise at least one five- or six-membered heterocycle having one, two or three nitrogen atoms and a sulfur or oxygen atom are particularly preferably compounds having two nitrogen atoms.
• aromatic heterocycles are compounds which have a molar mass of less than 1000 g/mol, very particularly preferably less than 800 g/mol and in particular less than 500 g/mol.
• Preferred cations [A] + are selected from the heterocyclic compounds such as pyridinium ions, pyridazinium ions, pyrimidinium ions, imidazolium ions, pyrazolium ions, imidazolin- ium ions, thiazolium ions, oxazolium ions, pyrrolidinium ions, imidazolidinium ions, ammonium ions, guanidinium ions, cholinium ions, phosphonium ions and sulfoniumions described in WO2008/090156.
• heterocyclic compounds such as pyridinium ions, pyridazinium ions, pyrimidinium ions, imidazolium ions, pyrazolium ions, imidazolin- ium ions, thiazolium ions, oxazolium ions, pyrrolidinium ions, imidazolidinium ions, ammonium ions,
• imidazolium ions are 1-methylimidazolium, 1-ethylimidazolium, 1-(1- propyl)imidazolium, 1-(1-allyl)imidazolium, 1-(1-butyl)imidazolium, 1-(1-octyl)-imidazolium, 1-(1-dodecyl)imidazolium, 1-(1-tetradecyl)imidazolium, 1-(1-hexadecyl)-imidazolium, 1 ,3- dimethylimidazolium, 1 ,3-diethylimidazolium, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium, 1-(1-butyl)-3- methylimidazolium, 1-(1-butyl)-3-ethylimidazolium, 1-(1-hexyl)-3-methylimidazolium, 1-(1- hexyl)-3-ethylimid
• Especially useful imidazolium ions are 1 ,3-diethylimidazolium, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium, 1-(n-butyl)-3-methylimidazolium.
• Preferred tertiary amines are diisopropylethylamine, diethyl-tert-butylamine, diisopropylbu- tylamine, di-n-butyl-n-pentylamine, N,N-di-n-butylcyclohexylamine and tertiary amines derived from pentyl isomers.
• tertiary amines are di-n-butyl-n-pentylamine and tertiary amines derived from pentyl isomers.
• a further preferred tertiary amine which has three identical radicals is triallylamine.
• tertiary amines from which the quaternary ammonium ions are derived by qua- ternization with CMS alkyl are diethyl-n-butylamine, diethyl-tert-butylamine, diethyl-n- pentylamine, diethylhexylamine, diethyloctylamine, diethyl-(2-ethylhexyl)amine, di-n- propylbutylamine, din-propyl-n-pentylamine, di-n-propylhexylamine, di-n-propyloctylamine, di-n-propyl-(2-ethylhexyl)amine, diisopropylethylamine, diisopropyl-n-propylamine, diiso- propyl-butylamine, diisopropylpentylamine, diisopropylhexylamine, diisopropyloctyl
• a particularly preferred guanidinium ion is N,N,N',N',N",N"-hexamethylguanidinium.
• the cation [A] + are particularly selected from among cations of 1 ,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non- 5-ene (DBN) and 1 ,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU).
• the imidazolium ions, imidazolinium ions, pyridinium ions, pyrazolinium ions and pyrazolium ions are preferred. Particular preference is given to the imidazolium ions and cations of DBU and DBN.
• Preferred anions [Y] n" are selected from pseudohalides and halogen-comprising compounds, sulfates, sulphites, sulfonates, phosphates, phosphonates, phosphites, anions of hydroxycarboxylic acids, sugar acids, saccharinates (salts of o-benzoic sulfimide), borates, carbonates, carbonic esters, silicates, salicic esters, carboxylmides, bis(sulfonyl)imides, sulfonylimides, methides, alkoxides, aryloxides, hydrogensulfides, polysulfides, hydrogen- polysulfides and thiolates as described in WO2008/090156.
• the anion [Y] n" of the ionic liquid is, for example, selected from the group of pseudohalides and halogen-comprising compounds of the formulae: BF 4 " , PF 6 " , CF 3 S0 3 " , (CF 3 S0 3 ) 2 N “ , CF 3 C0 2 " , CCI 3 C0 2 " , CIST, SCIST, OCN ⁇
• Preferred anions are, for example, selected from the group of pseudohalides and halogen- comprising compounds, the group of carboxylic acids, the group of sulfates, sulfites and sulfonates and the group of phosphates.
• Preferred anions [Y] n" are formate, acetate, propionate, butyrate, lactate, saccharinate, car- bonate, hydrogencarbonate, sulfate, sulfite, C1-C4-alkylsulfates, methanesulfonate, tosy- late, trifluoroacetate, C1-C4-dialkylphosphates and hydrogensulfate.
• Particularly preferred anions are selected from the group consisting of formate (HCOO “ ), acetate (CH 3 COO “ ), propanoate (CH 3 CH 2 COO “ ), carbonate, hydrogencarbonate, sulfate, sulfite, tosylate, methyl sulfonate (CH 3 S0 3 " ) and methoxy sulfonate (CH 3 OS0 3 " ).
• the anion [Y] n" is acetate (CH 3 COO " ).
• Suitable ionic liquids for use in the process of the invention are commercially available, e.g. under the trade name Basionic ® from BASF Aktiengesellschaft.
• Examples of commercially available ionic liquids which can be advantageously used in the process of the invention are 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium methanesulfonate (EMIM CH 3 S0 3 , Basionic ST 35), 1- butyl-3-methylimidazolium methanesulfonate (BMIM CH 3 S0 3 , Basionic ST 78), methylimi- dazolium hydrogensulfate (HMIM HS0 4 Basionic AC 39), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium hydrogensulfate (EMIM HS0 4 Basionic AC 25), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hydrogensulfate (BMIM HS0 4 Basionic AC 28) 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate (EMIM Acetat, Basionic BC 01),
• EMIM 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate
• 1 ,3- diethylimidazolium acetate 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate.
• the present invention is directed to a method of coating a sheet-like cellulose containing material as described above comprising the following steps: a) Preparing a composition comprising at least one glucan (G) and at least one solvent (S), preferably a ionic liquid; b) Applying the composition obtained in step a) onto a sheet-like cellulose containing material by forming a film; c) Optionally drying the film.
• a composition comprising at least one glucan (G) and at least one ionic liquid as solvent (S) is applied onto the sheet-like cellulosic material.
• the glucan (G) is dissolved in the ionic liquid.
• dissolved refers to a conversion into a liquid state and comprises the production of solutions of the glucan material and also conversion into a different solubilized state. If a glucan material is converted into a solubilized state, the individual polymer molecules do not necessarily have to be completely surrounded by a solvation shell. The important thing is that the glucan goes into a liquid state as a result of the solubilization. Solubilizates within the meaning of the invention thus also include colloidal solutions, microdispersions, gels, etc. If undissolved material remains, this often is not critical to the success of the method for coating of the present invention.
• the composition can be applied onto the sheet-like cellulose containing material using methods, which are in principle known by a skilled person.
• the composition is applied using methods selected from dipping, spraying, rolling, squeezing and coating with a blade.
• the composition is applied with a blade. Applying the composition can be carried out using at least one of known sizing or coating devices, e.g. blade coater, air knife, bar coater, size press, film press, trailing blade, bill blade, inverted blade and roller blade.
• the glucan film preferably the Schizophyllan film, can be obtained by directly applying said composition to the sheet-like material, e.g. using one of the above mentioned coating me- thods.
• the glucan film is firstly formed on a transfer material using one of the above mentioned application methods and/or devices, after that the film can be transferred onto the sheet-like cellulose containing material.
• Said transfer material is preferably a hydrophobic polymeric material (e.g. a polymer foil), such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutylene, polysiloxane, Teflon ® , and Gore-tex ® .
• a hydrophobic polymeric material e.g. a polymer foil
• the present invention is directed to a method of coating a sheet-like cellulose containing material as described above, wherein applying the composition onto the sheetlike cellulose containing material is carried out by the following steps: b1) Applying the composition comprising at least one glucan (G) and at least one solvent (S) onto a hydrophobic transfer material by forming a film; whereby the transfer material preferably comprises (or consisting of) a polymer selected from polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutylene, polysiloxane, Teflon ® , and Goretex ® ; b2) Optionally exposing the film obtained in step b1) to at least one solvent (S), pre- ferably Ci_ 6 alcohol, preferably ethanol; b3) Transferring the film obtained in step b2) onto the cellulose containing sheetlike material, preferably by rolling and/or squeezing.
• the transfer material preferably comprises (or consisting of) a polymer selected from polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutylene, polysi
• the obtained film can be exposed to at least one solvent (S) (step b2), preferably selected from water; alcohol (preferably Ci_ 6 alcohol, preferably methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, bu- tanol), glycol (preferably butyl monoglycol, butyl diglycol, butyl triglycol), ether (preferably dimethyl ether, diethyl ether, dipropyl ether, methylethyl ether, methylpropyl ether, ethyl- propyl ether, glycol ether) and ester (preferably ethyl acetate, n-butyl acetate, propylene based glycol esters) or mixtures of said solvents, more preferably Ci_ 6 alcohol, more preferably ethanol.
• the ionic liquid is removed partially or nearly completely from the film in this step.
• transferring the film from the transfer material onto the sheet-like cellulose con- taining material can be carried out by laying the transfer material with the glucan film onto the sheet-like material, wherein the film side is placed towards the cellulose containing material, and rolling and/or squeezing the materials.
• the transfer material is removed from the film after step b3).
• the glucan film can also be a stable free-standing film.
• the glucan film obtained in step b1) and/or step b2) can be separated from the transfer material, preferably by peeling off the glucan film from the transfer material.
• the present invention is directed to a method of coating as described above, wherein the film is sepa- rated from the transfer material and afterwards transferred onto the sheet-like cellulose containing material.
• the glucans film can be dried before or after separation from transfer material.
• the present invention is directed to a method of producing a glucan film com- prising the following steps: i) Applying a composition comprising at least one glucan (G), which has a ⁇ (beta)-1 ,3-glycosidically linked main chain and at least one side group having a ⁇ (beta)-1 ,6-glycosidic bond to the main chain, and at least one solvent (S), prefera- bly at least one ionic liquid, onto a hydrophobic transfer material by forming a glu- can film; whereby the transfer material preferably comprises (or consisting of) a polymer selected from polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutylene, polysiloxane, Teflon ® and Goretex ® ; ii) Optional exposing the obtained glucan film to at least one solvent (S), preferably Ci-6 alcohol, more preferably ethanol; iii) Separating the obtained glucan film from the transfer material,
• the present invention is directed to a free-standing film comprising or essentially consisting of a glucan (G), which has a ⁇ (beta)-1 ,3-glycosidically linked main chain and at least one side group having a ⁇ (beta)-1 ,6-glycosidic bond to the main chain.
• G glucan
• the present invention is directed to a free-standing Schizophyllan film.
• the present invention is directed to a glucan film obtainable by a method of producing a glucan film as described above.
• the sheet-like cellulose containing material is selected from paper, board, construction paper and cotton fabric.
• the present invention is directed to a method, wherein the cellulose containing sheet-like material is selected from paper, board, construction paper and cotton fabric and wherein the coating results in a coating layer of film thickness in the range of 1 to 1 ,000 ⁇ , preferably 10 to 200 ⁇ , more preferably 1 to 100 ⁇ ⁇ .
• Paper or topaper product in terms of the present invention means sheet-like materials of fibers, particularly of mechanical or chemical treated plant fibers, wherein the paper is normally build up by dewatering of fiber suspension using a sieve, particularly under addition of further additives such as filler, dye or sizing agents.
• "Paper” or ..product of paper” in terms of the present invention can be understood as graphic paper (e.g. printing paper), packing paper (e.g. board, corrugated board), household and sanitary papers and specialty paper. Paper products can be characterizes by their site-related weight. According to DIN 6730 paper normally has a site-related weight in the range of less or equal than 225 g/m 2 , board has a site-related weight of more than 225 g/m 2 .
• the resulting coating layer has preferably a film thickness in the range of 1 to 1 ,000 ⁇ , preferably 10 to 200 ⁇ , more preferably 1 to 100 ⁇ .
• the present invention is directed to a composition comprising: i) at least one glucan (G), which have a ⁇ ( ⁇ 3)-1 ,3-glycosidically linked main chain and at least one side group having a ⁇ (beta)-1 ,6-glycosidic bond to the main chain, preferably Schizophyllan and/or Sceleroglucan, most preferred Schizophyllan; ii) at least one ionic liquid; and iii) optional at least one further additive (A).
• G glucan
• A optional at least one further additive
• the composition comprises at least one liquid selected from 1-ethyl-3- methylimidazolium acetate (EMIM), 1 ,3-diethylimidazolium acetate and 1-butyl-3- methylimidazolium acetate.
• EMIM 1-ethyl-3- methylimidazolium acetate
• 1 ,3-diethylimidazolium acetate 1-butyl-3- methylimidazolium acetate
• the amount of Glucan (G), preferably Schizophyllan is in the range of 0.1 to 30 % w/w, preferably 0.1 to 10, more preferably 0.1 to 5 % w/w, most preferably 0.1 to 3 % w/w (based on the overall composition).
• the present invention is directed to a coated sheet-like cellulose containing material comprising a coating layer, which comprises at least one glucan, which have a ⁇ (beta)-1 ,3-glycosidically linked main chain and at least one side group having a ⁇ ⁇ 8)- 1 ,6-glycosidic bond to the main chain.
• the coating layer comprises (prefera- bly essentially consists of) Schizophyllan and/or Sceleroglucan, preferably Schizophyllan.
• the sheet-like material comprises a coating layer having a thickness in the range of 1 to 1 ,000 micrometer ( ⁇ ), preferably 10 to 200 ⁇ , more preferably 1 to 100 ⁇ .
• ⁇ micrometer
• the present invention is further directed to a sheet-like cellulose containing material comprising a coating layer obtainable by a method described above.
• the coated sheet-like cellulose containing material exhibits a hydrophobic surface.
• Hydrophobic surface or hydrophobic coating in terms of the present invention means that surface exhibits a contact angle (CA) values measured against water higher than 100°, wherein the contact angle higher than 100° is stable for at least 60 sec, preferably for at least 100 sec, more preferably for at least 180 sec.
• CA contact angle
• the present invention relates to the use of said coated sheet-like cellulose containing material as packing material for food, e.g. all kind of hydrophobic surface paper and paper products, e.g. coffee cup, paper plate, sandwich paper.
• the present invention relates to the use of a glucan, which have a ⁇ ⁇ 8)-1 ,3- glycosidically linked main chain and at least one side group having a ⁇ (beta)-1 ,6-glycosidic bond to the main chain, for coating a sheet-like cellulose containing material, preferably a paper product.
• a glucan which have a ⁇ ⁇ 8)-1 ,3- glycosidically linked main chain and at least one side group having a ⁇ (beta)-1 ,6-glycosidic bond to the main chain, for coating a sheet-like cellulose containing material, preferably a paper product.
• glucan Preference is given to the use of glucan as described above, in particular to the use of Schizophyllan.
• the circulation rate was then set to 5.1 m 3 /h and a transmembrane pressure of 1.1 bar applied.
• the transmembrane flow rate was 5 m/s.
• the permeate emerging from the filter modules was collected and weighed. During the first 10 minutes of the experiment, 0.75 kg of permeate was obtained. This corresponds to a permeate flow of 20.4 kg/h/m2.
• the transmembrane pressure was 2.9 bar.
• the filtration was operated for 16 hours.
• the glucan content was determined as 8.97 g/l glucans. Fungal proteins particularly hydrophobin has not been detected in the used purified fermentation broth.
• Aqueous solutions as obtained in Example 1 with concentrations of 4 and 8.97 g/l glucan content were poured in ethanol to precipitate Schizophyllan.
• the precipitation was filtered and dried either in a vacuum oven or freeze-dried.
• Semi-dried gel-like material was obtained drying the material in air.
• Structural investigations were carried out either on oven dried material or on a gel depending on the analytical method.
• Ma- terial was analysed as a gel in ethanol by cryo-SEM (scanning electron microscope) and cryo-TEM (transmission electron microscopy) and as dried form by IR (infra red spectroscopy) and CP-MAS NMR (cross polarized magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy).
• Films for paper coating as described in Examples 3 were made by using a non-dried gellike material (gel).
• Films for paper coating as described in Examples 4 using ionic liquid were made by using a non-dried gel-like material (gel) and also the semi-dried gel dried on air. Part of the gel was dried in the vacuum oven to give a hard solid material. When the water was completely removed from the structure, hydrogen bonds were formed between the individual polymer chains forming larger structural entities, i.e. aggregates. It was found that the gel-like material exhibits better solubility properties than the fully dried material. The gel contained significant amounts of water which make the handling more feasible and hence, this material was used in paper coating studies.
• Example 3 Schizophyllan coating of paper A Schizophyllan containing gel, which was prepared as described in Example 2, was applied on regular printing paper and on an uncoated raw paper by using a polymer-film (hydrophobic transfer material), either a Gore-tex® layer or a Teflon® paper.
• a polymer-film hydrophobic transfer material
• Basic paper I raw paper (uncoated paper comprising birch pulp/pine pulp 70:30)
• Basic paper II standard printing paper (coated paper, Future multitech)
• the Schizophyllan gel was squeezed between the paper and the film (Gore-tex® or Tef- Ion®) and left to dry. After drying the Gore-tex® or Teflon® films were removed.
• Example 4 Schizophyllan coating of paper using compositions comprising Schizophyllan and ionic liquid
• the solution was then applied to a PE (polyethylene) plastic film using a blade.
• the follow- ing different blades were used to obtain films:150 ⁇ , 200 ⁇ , 500 ⁇ and 1200 ⁇ .
• the PE film with Schizophyllan coating was laid in ethanol in order to dissolve the ionic liquid away from the film.
• the obtained Schizophyllan containing film was transferred to a printing paper, wherein the PE-plastic film was laid on the basic paper (basic paper I and II) with the glucans film on the paper side and the glucan film was transferred to paper by squeezing.
• the PE-film was removed.
• the transferred glucan film was dried at room temperature.
• the resulting Schizophyllan containing film S1 exhibited a thickness of about 4 ⁇ determined by electron microscopy as described in Example 6.
• the following different papers were used as basis paper for Schizophyllan coating:
• Basic paper I raw paper (uncoated paper comprising birch pulp/pine pulp 70:30)
• Basic paper II standard printing paper (coated paper, Future multitech)
• a second Schizophyllan containing film S2 obtained as described about was laid on the first dried film.
• the resulting Schizophyllan film S2 exhibits a thickness of about 8 ⁇ .
• coated paper samples were prepared by applying a total of three single films obtained with 200 ⁇ blade. This resulting Schizophyllan film S3 exhibits a thickness of about 12 ⁇ .
• Basic paper I raw paper (uncoated paper comprising birch pulp/pine pulp 70:30)
• Basic paper II standard printing paper (coated paper, Future multitech)
• Example 4 film thickness 12 ⁇
• Figure 1 shows the time-dependent contact angles (CA) of basic papers and of Schizophyllan coated papers by using water droplets. Description of Figure 1 : x-axis: time t given in seconds (sec)
• the morphology of the Schizophyllan coating as obtained according to Example 4 was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
• SEM scanning electron microscopy
• the Schizophyllan coating was seen as smoother surface with increased film thickness. In sections where the coating was thick, the morphology of this film is very smooth covering the fibrillar structure of uncoated paper fibrils completely. It was clearly seen that Schizophyllan was capable to from a homogeneous film on paper with constant morphology.
• the morphology of the film explains well the increased hydrophobic nature of the paper as this film functions as a barrier blocking the penetration of water droplets inside the fibrillar structure of paper.
• test piece was cut from the middle of the coated paper.
• the test piece was embedded in Epofix resin.
• the first cut of embedded test piece was made at room temperature and imaged using electron microscopy, wherein a scanning electron microscope (SEM), Hitachi 4700, 2 kV was used.
• a paper of size 10 x 10 cm with a grid pattern was placed at the bottom.
• the barrier coated sample e.g. Schizophyllan coated paper
• the last layer was a blotting paper of size 10 x 10 cm.

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