Application US20180016750

Edible Multi-Ring Can-Holder and Methods for Manufacturing Edible Can-Holders
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US20180016750

1. A method for manufacturing an edible, multi-ring, can holder, comprising: (15) (5)

dehydrating beer by-product to produce a dried pulp;

grinding the dried pulp into a powder;

forming a pulp slurry by adding the powder into a mixture comprising: plant fibers;

an environment-friendly, oil-repellent chemical;

an environment-friendly, water-repellent chemical; and

water, a water-to-other ingredient ratio being approximately 1000 liters of water to approximately 60 kg of the powder, the plant fibers, the oil-repellent chemical, and the water-repellent chemical;

injecting the pulp slurry into a mold having an interior cavity in the shape of at least one six-pack ring; and

applying pressure and heat to the mold containing the pulp slurry to produce at least one edible six-pack ring.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the beer by-product is dried to a level of between approximately 0% moisture and 14% moisture. (1) (0)

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the beer by-product comprises at least one of barley, wheat, corn, rice, rye, and/or oat. (0)

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the powder has a particulate size of approximately 2 mm. (0)

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plant fibers comprise at least one of wheat straw, bamboo, sugar cane, and/or miscanthus. (0)

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plant fibers comprise a mixture of at least two of wheat straw, bamboo, sugar cane, and miscanthus. (0)

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the oil-repellent chemical comprises perfluoro alkyl ethyl phosphate. (0)

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the water-repellent chemical comprises alkyl ketene dimer (AKD) emulsion. (0)

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the pulp slurry comprises: (0) (4)

approximately 65% to approximately 98% by weight of the plant fibers;

approximately 0.8% to approximately 1.2% by weight of the oil-repellent chemical;

approximately 2% to approximately 8% by weight of the water-repellent chemical; and

approximately 0.5% to approximately 30% by weight of the ground pulp byproduct.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the pulp slurry comprises: (0) (4)

approximately 70% to approximately 80% by weight of the plant fibers;

approximately 0.05% to approximately 1.1% by weight of the oil-repellent chemical;

approximately 1% to approximately 2% by weight of the water-repellent chemical; and

approximately 5% to approximately 20% by weight of the ground pulp byproduct.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the pulp slurry comprises: (0) (5)

approximately 87% by weight of unbleached wheat straw;

approximately 0.8% by weight of perfluoro alkyl ethyl phosphate;

approximately 2.7% by weight of alkyl ketene dimer (AKD) Emulsion;

approximately 9.5% by weight of barley pulp byproduct; and

the water is filtered water.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein the pulp slurry has a viscosity prior to injection into the mold of between approximately 0.5 mPa·s and approximately 2 mPa·s. (0)

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein the pressure applied to the mold is between approximately 50 MPa and approximately 500 MPa and the temperature applied to the mold is between approximately 80° C. and approximately 500° C. (1) (0)

16. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises: (0) (2)

17. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises trimming at least one portion of the at least one six-pack ring. (0)

18. The method according to claim 1, which further comprises disinfecting the at least one six-pack ring. (0)

19. A method for manufacturing an edible, multi-ring, can holder, comprising: (0) (3)

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Application US20180016750

Edible Multi-Ring Can-Holder and Methods for Manufacturing Edible Can-Holders

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