Method of encapsulating liquid products
AssigneeNotpla Limited
InventorsPierre-Yves Paslier, Rodrigo Garcia González
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for encapsulating a liquid product, the method comprising blending together a solution of alginate and a thickener and extruding through an appropriately shaped die to form a membrane, applying a calcium rich ion solution to crosslink the membrane and create a water insoluble membrane, filling the water insoluble membrane with the liquid product; and sealing the membrane around the liquid product, encapsulating the liquid product therein.
Claims17
A method for encapsulating a liquid product having a viscosity of less than 20000 cP (measured at 20° C. and a shear rate of 10 s−1), the method comprising:
- blending together a solution of alginate and a thickener and extruding through an appropriately shaped die to form a membrane;
- applying a calcium rich ion solution to crosslink the membrane and create a water insoluble membrane;
- filling the water insoluble membrane with the liquid product having a viscosity of less than 20000 cP (measured at 20° C. and a shear rate of 10 s−1);
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- sealing the membrane around the liquid product through a pinch process, encapsulating the liquid product therein, wherein
- the pinch process comprises pinching the membrane while crosslinking propagates through the membrane to provide a liquid-tight flat seal in the absence of heat.
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