Fiber-reinforced cellulose-hydrate-based food casing produced with a decreased amount of viscose

US6033698A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Hoechst GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Klaus-Dieter Hammer · Mainz, DE
• Herbert Gord · Ingelheim am Rhein, DE
• Gerhard Grolig · Mörfelden, DE
• Manfred Siebrecht · Wiesbaden, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 25, 1996
• Grant date: Mar 7, 2000
• Expiry date: Mar 25, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T428/1324
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A fiber-reinforced, tubular food casing based on regenerated cellulose, which is produced using an amount of viscose solution which is decreased by 10 to 30% in comparison with the standard casing at a spinning speed increased by at least 25%.