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US 2017/0196231 A1Published application
Production of poly alpha-1,3-glucan formate food casings
AssigneeE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorsDebora Flanagan Massouda, Vindhya Mishra, Matthew W. Geogre
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Abstract
An extrusion process for making a poly alpha-1,3-glucan formate food casing is disclosed.
Claims8
A process for making a poly alpha-1,3-glucan formate food casing comprising:
- (a) dissolving poly alpha-1,3-glucan in a solvent composition comprising formic acid to provide a solution of poly alpha-1,3-glucan formate;
- (b) extruding the solution of poly alpha-1,3-glucan formate into a coagulation bath to make a tube-shaped wet gel;
- (c) optionally, washing the tube-shaped wet gel with water;
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- (d) removing the water from the tube-shaped wet gel to form a poly alpha-1,3-glucan formate food casing.
2 more elements
A food casing comprising poly alpha-1,3-glucan formate.
A food casing comprising poly alpha-1,3-glucan formate covering a food product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.