# US 2014/0196835 A1 · Method for producing molded products using coffee grounds

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- Number: US 2014/0196835 A1
- Document ID: US20140196835A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/239,338
- Filed: 2011-08-31
- Published: 2014-07-17
- Earliest claimed: 2011-08-31
- Inventors: Byeong Geol Lim
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140196835A1

## CPC

- B29C 67/24: characterised by the choice of material
- B29C 65/002: {Joining methods not otherwise provided for}
- B29C 67/02: Moulding by agglomerating {(B29C67/20 takes precedence)}
- B29C: SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (making preforms B29B11/00; making laminated products by combining previously unconnected layers which become one product whose layers will remain together B32B37/00 - B32B41/00)

## Abstract

A method for producing molded products using coffee grounds in which coffee grounds are collected from coffee shop and then dried, fractioned, and ground, after which the thus-processed coffee grounds are mixed with purified water and binding agent, and the resultant mixture is poured into a mold to be compression molded into various shapes, e.g. cubes. The thus-molded articles may replace existing soaps used for practicing carving so as to prevent wasted resources and environmental contamination. The method for producing molded products using coffee grounds according to the present invention enables a minimal addition of chemicals during molding so as to provide practice materials which are harmless to the human body.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for producing molded products using coffee grounds, comprising:
(S1) a step for collecting coffee grounds from coffee shops;
(S2) a step for drying the collected coffee grounds using a drier or a heating film of higher than 15° C.;
(S3) a step for sorting granular of coffee grounds so as to remove impurities;
(S4) a step for grinding the sorted granular into a size of 0.01 mm to 1 mm;
(S5) a first mixing step in which one or two binding agents of HPC (Hydroxyrpopyl cellulose), HPC-L, CMC-NA (Carboxymethyl celluose sodium), progelatinized starch, Xanthan gum, Povidone, HPMC (Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose), PVP (Poly vinyl pyrrolidone), sodium silicate, K2SiO3, dextrin Arabia rubber, formaldehyde, vitrified, silicate, shellac, rubber, resinoid, bakelite, rubber, silicate shellac magnesite, and agar powder or starch is added to the ground powder, and 0.01 to 0.5 of the mixture is added and mixed per 1 g of the coffee grounds containing more or less than 20% of moisture and is mixed and pasted;
(S6) a second mixing step for mixing purified water with the mixture produced in the first mixing step and for pasting the mixture;
(S7) a step for producing a molded article by compressing and molding by inputting the mixture in a mold;
(S8) a dry step for drying the molded article which was compressed and molded; and
(S9) a polishing step for polishing the molded product using a polishing agent.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
(S10) a step for manufacturing in a small cube shape the molded product of the coffee grounds prepared using the polishing agent and coloring and numbering the small cubes; and
(S11) a step for forming an expandable large cube in such a way to adhere the small cubes of the same sizes to the angled surfaces of the small cubes.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein in the second mixing step in which the mixture produced in the first mixing step is mixed with purified water and is pasted, more or less than 1 mL of purified water is mixed per 1 g of the first mixture produced in the first mixing step.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein in the drying step in which the molded article produced in the second compression and molding is dried, the molded article produced by inputting the second mixture into a mold and compressing and molding the same is dried at a temperature of 5 to 110° C., the second mixture being produced by mixing 1 mL of purified water per 1 g of the first mixture which is produced by adding at least one binding agent formed of HPC (Hydroxyrpopyl cellulose), HPC-L, CMC-NA (Carboxymethyl celluose sodium), progelatinized starch, Xanthan gum, Povidone, HPMC (Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose), PVP (Poly vinyl pyrrolidone), sodium silicate, K2SiO3, dextrin Arabia rubber, formaldehyde, vitrified, silicate, shellac, rubber, resinoid, bakelite, rubber, silicate shellac magnesite, agar powder or starch which component is added by 0.01 to 0.5 g per 1 g of the coffee grounds in the second mixing step in which purified water is mixed with the mixture produced in the first mixing step.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein in the second mixing step in which the mixture produced in the first mixing step is mixed with purified water and is pasted, more or less than 1 mL of purified water is mixed per 1 g of the first mixture produced in the first mixing step.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein in the drying step in which the molded article produced in the second compression and molding is dried, the molded article produced by inputting the second mixture into a mold and compressing and molding the same is dried at a temperature of 5 to 110° C., the second mixture being produced by mixing 1 mL of purified water per 1 g of the first mixture which is produced by adding at least one binding agent formed of HPC (Hydroxyrpopyl cellulose), HPC-L, CMC-NA (Carboxymethyl celluose sodium), progelatinized starch, Xanthan gum, Povidone, HPMC (Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose), PVP (Poly vinyl pyrrolidone), sodium silicate, K2SiO3, dextrin Arabia rubber, formaldehyde, vitrified, silicate, shellac, rubber, resinoid, bakelite, rubber, silicate shellac magnesite, agar powder or starch which component is added by 0.01 to 0.5 g per 1 g of the coffee grounds in the second mixing step in which purified water is mixed with the mixture produced in the first mixing step.