Food grade lubricant for conveying food containers
AssigneeChemical Systems of Orlando, Inc.
InventorRussel Gerald Colombo
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Abstract
A food grade lubricant composition includes an emulsion having 85%-95% w/w water, 1%-4% w/w polyalphaolefin 4, 1%-4% w/w sorbitan monolaurate, 2%-5% w/w polyoxyethylene 20 sorbitan monolaurate, and a food grade preservative.
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A food grade lubricant composition comprising an emulsion including 85%-95% w/w water, 1%-4% w/w polyalphaolefin 4, 1%-4% w/w sorbitan monolaurate, 2%-5% w/w polyoxyethylene 20 sorbitan monolaurate, and a food grade preservative, wherein the food grade preservative includes citric acid and a benzoate salt and the food grade lubricant composition includes 0.001%-0.1% w/w citric acid and 0.001%-0.1% w/w benzoate salt.
A method of making a food grade lubricant composition, the method comprising:
- mixing, in a first container, water and a food grade preservative to form a first mixture;
- mixing, in a second container, polyalphaolefin 4, sorbitan monolaurate, and polyoxyethylene 20 sorbitan monolaurate to form a second mixture;
- heating the second mixture to 110-130 F;
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- combining the first mixture and second mixture to form the food grade lubricant composition.
A method comprising lubricating a conveyor that carries food containers by applying a food grade lubricant composition to the conveyor, the food grade lubricant composition including 85%-95% w/w water, 1%-4% w/w polyalphaolefin 4, 1%-4% w/w sorbitan monolaurate, 2%-5% w/w polyoxyethylene 20 sorbitan monolaurate, and a food grade preservative, wherein the food grade preservative includes citric acid and a benzoate salt and the food grade lubricant composition includes 0.001%-0.1% w/w citric acid and 0.001%-0.1% w/w benzoate salt.
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