ZA968199B - Biodegradable filter material and method for preparing it - Google Patents

Biodegradable filter material and method for preparing it

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ZA968199B
ZA968199B ZA968199A ZA968199A ZA968199B ZA 968199 B ZA968199 B ZA 968199B ZA 968199 A ZA968199 A ZA 968199A ZA 968199 A ZA968199 A ZA 968199A ZA 968199 B ZA968199 B ZA 968199B
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filter material
biodegradable filter
biodegradable
filter
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Juergen Loercks
Harald Schmidt
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Biotec Biolog Naturverpack
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24DCIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D3/00Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/06Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters
    • A24D3/067Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters characterised by functional properties
    • A24D3/068Biodegradable or disintegrable
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24DCIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D3/00Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/06Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters
    • A24D3/08Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters of organic materials as carrier or major constituent
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10STECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S264/00Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes
    • Y10S264/48Processes of making filters

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Biodiversity & Conservation Biology (AREA)
  • Extrusion Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
  • Biological Depolymerization Polymers (AREA)
  • Cigarettes, Filters, And Manufacturing Of Filters (AREA)
  • Manufacture Of Porous Articles, And Recovery And Treatment Of Waste Products (AREA)
  • Shaping By String And By Release Of Stress In Plastics And The Like (AREA)
  • Filtering Materials (AREA)
ZA968199A 1995-09-29 1996-09-03 Biodegradable filter material and method for preparing it ZA968199B (en)

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DE19536505A DE19536505A1 (de) 1995-09-29 1995-09-29 Biologisch abbaubares Filtermaterial und Verfahren zu seiner Herstellung

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ZA968199B true ZA968199B (en) 1997-05-02

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JP (1) JP3266272B2 (zh)
KR (1) KR100261855B1 (zh)
CN (1) CN1113618C (zh)
AR (1) AR003751A1 (zh)
AT (1) ATE188599T1 (zh)
AU (1) AU696205B2 (zh)
BR (1) BR9611208A (zh)
CA (1) CA2233368C (zh)
CO (1) CO4750781A1 (zh)
DE (2) DE19536505A1 (zh)
ES (1) ES2141539T3 (zh)
GR (1) GR3032900T3 (zh)
ID (1) ID18221A (zh)
PL (1) PL180599B1 (zh)
PT (1) PT861036E (zh)
RU (1) RU2153828C2 (zh)
TR (1) TR199800561T1 (zh)
TW (1) TW546125B (zh)
WO (1) WO1997012528A1 (zh)
ZA (1) ZA968199B (zh)

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