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Package capable of preventing foam formation, method of manufacturing such a package, and antifoaming agent

US4876122A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 22, 1988
Grant dateOct 24, 1989
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Expiry dateMar 22, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31993
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A package capable of preventing the formation of foam when being filled with liquid aqueous products, in which at least a part of the inside of the package is coated on the inside with an antifoaming agent which comprises an antifoaming, water-insoluble compound encapsulated in crystalline urea. In the manufacture of the package, the crystalline urea and the antifoaming compound are dissolved in a mixture of water and an organic solvent forming a solution, and applying the solution to at least a part of the inner side of the material forming the package, whereupon the solvent is driven off.

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