EP2667978B1 - Verfahren zum aufbringen einer polymerbeschichtung auf korken - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a process for applying a polymeric coating on cork stoppers, which coating is based on cross-linked silicone (PDMS), in order to delay the migration of coloured compounds from stoppers into alcoholic beverages.
- PDMS cross-linked silicone
- the process of the present invention provides a polymeric coating that significantly delays the migration of phenolic/polyphenolic compounds from stoppers into white alcoholic beverages.
- cork stoppers One of the most important applications of cork is as a seal, namely as natural cork stoppers, agglomerated cork stoppers, technical stoppers, Champagne corks and cork stoppers with cap. These stoppers are widely used in sealing alcoholic beverages. However, cork stoppers did not yet succeeded entering the market of white beverages with high alcohol content due to the yellowish colour they confer to these beverages over time.
- Phenolic compounds such as ellagic acid, gallic acid and vanillin and polyphenolic compounds such as vescalagin and castalagin present in the cork migrate to white alcoholic beverage conferring it an undesirable yellowish coloration.
- Patent application US 5174956, published December 29, 1992 describes a method for deodorization of cork using steam to remove substances originating unpleasant flavour, namely 2,4,6-trichloroanisole (TCA).
- TCA 2,4,6-trichloroanisole
- European Patent EP 1444075 B1 published August 11, 2004 , discloses a process that makes use of hydroalcoholic mixtures in gaseous state, at temperatures up to 100 °C and pressures up to 2 bar, as means for extraction of phenolic compounds.
- US Patent 7192490 B1 published March 20, 2007 , discloses a process for extraction of organic compounds from cork by means of a dense fluid under pressure (10 bar to 600 bar), in particular a supercritical fluid, at a temperature in the range of 10 °C to 120 °C.
- the disclosed coatings are polyethylene dispersions, gels such as ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) dispersions, among others.
- EVA ethylene vinyl acetate
- PVDC polyvinylidene chloride
- PVC polyurethane are the preferred coatings.
- the application of the coating on cork stoppers is carried out by heating (microwave or hot air) or by pre-treatment of cork with UV radiation and other oxidation treatments, in order to improve the coating adhesion and its incorporation. This process does not delay the migration of phenolic or polyphenolic compounds into white alcoholic beverages for an acceptable time period.
- European Patent EP 0773090 B1 published September 3, 2003 , discloses a coating method for stoppers with a silicone elastomer. This invention aims to improve the performance of treated cork in terms of sealing, which is useful for cork stoppers of lower quality, in view of the shortage of raw material and its increasing price.
- the application of the coating is made by immersion and under vacuum.
- European Patent EP 2001759 B1 published September 27, 2007 , relates to the application of a coating on cork which is made up of two films, the first being hydrophilic (such as for example cellulose) and the second hydrophobic (such as for example silicone).
- This document does not mention the use of the coating as in this invention, nor comments on the performance as a barrier to the migration of polyphenolic compounds and also the mechanical performance of said coatings.
- the last step of the production of cork stoppers consists of a stopper surface treatment with silicone and/or paraffin.
- the surface treatments commonly used are not intended for reduction of the amount of coloured substances that migrate from cork into the beverage, but only the lubrication of stoppers in order to get a better insertion/removal of the stopper into/from the bottle.
- cork stoppers treated with the above mentioned processes when inserted in bottles with white alcoholic beverages, produce an undesirable yellowish colour over time due to migration of said phenolic/polyphenolic compounds.
- the present invention solves the problem of migration of coloured substances from the cork stopper into beverages, by applying a coating on cork stoppers using a process that ensures that all surface of the stopper is coated, as well as the existing pores in the cork stopper. By preventing or significantly limiting the formation of pores in the coating during its application, the process of the present invention provides a high efficacy coating.
- the coating process of the present invention provides a coating on cork stoppers that achieve a significant reduction of migration of visually undesirable compounds from cork stoppers into beverages, enabling the successful marketing of these stoppers for white alcoholic beverages.
- a coating with pores has a lower barrier effect than a free-pore coating.
- the coating process for cork stoppers of the invention provides an impermeability of stoppers to those undesirable compounds which was never achieved with the related prior art processes and coatings.
- the present invention discloses a process for applying a polymeric coating on cork stoppers comprising the steps of:
- step 1 is made by bringing stoppers into contact with a polymeric suspension at a temperature in the range of 15 °C to 25 °C with a contact time between the stoppers and the polymeric suspension higher than 10 minutes.
- the cork stoppers in step 1 have a moisture content in the range of 8% to 25%.
- the polymer of step 1 is PDMS.
- step 1 is carried out in a non-perforated drum.
- steps 2 and 3 are carried out in a perforated drum.
- step 3 further includes water vaporization to ensure the control of the final moisture content of cork stoppers and the absence of pores in the coating.
- the process comprises the steps of:
- the present disclosure also relates to a cork stopper, coated according to the process above defined, having a moisture content in the range of 5% to 8% and having a coating with a thickness in the range of 5 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m.
- said cork stopper has a coating with a thickness in the range of 10 ⁇ m to 50 ⁇ m.
- the present invention discloses a coating process with polymeric film that efficiently delays the migration of coloured compounds from cork stoppers into hydroalcoholic beverages.
- this invention solves the problem of migration of phenolic and polyphenolic compounds from cork into alcoholic beverages in an economically and viable way, advantageously allowing the use of cork stoppers in, for example, white beverages.
- white alcoholic beverage or “white beverage” refer to a transparent beverage having an high alcoholic content (above 20% vol alcohol).
- phenolic compounds in the context of the present refers to compounds that give colour to white beverages, such as for example ellagic acid and gallic acid.
- polyphenolic compounds in the context of the present refers to more complex compounds which also give colour to white beverages, namely vescalagin and castalagin.
- coloured compounds in the context of the present refers to phenolic compounds and/or polyphenolic compounds.
- polymeric film refers to any food-grade, cross-linkable polymer based material, which is depositable in the form of a non-cured coating layer on the outer surface of cork stoppers. The curing process provides a polymeric coating film.
- the preferred coating of the present invention is made of cross-linkable silicone, named polydimethylsiloxane and herein referred to as PDMS.
- silicone resin PDMS is preferred, as this resin provides a low permeability to coloured polyphenolic compounds and also has a high adhesion to cork stoppers.
- PDMS can be produced in compatible way to human food and forms a transparent coating having good flexibility that follows the natural elasticity of cork stoppers.
- PDMS also acts as cork stopper auto-lubricant, thus facilitating the insertion/removal of the stopper into/from the bottle.
- the process for applying a polymeric coating on cork stoppers comprises the steps of:
- Step 1 of depositing a polymeric film preferably comprises the application of a polymeric suspension on cork stoppers.
- This coating step must be carried out in a non-perforated drum so as to avoid any losses of polymeric material.
- the drum should be a rotary drum so as to promote a better contact between stoppers and silicone resin.
- stoppers and silicone resin should preferably be done at room temperature (between 15 and 25 °C) so that the surface coating of stoppers is as much uniform as possible and also the resin curing process does not take place extemporaneously.
- the contact time between stoppers and silicone resin should be higher than 10 minutes, preferably between 10 and 30 minutes, more preferably between 10 and 20 minutes, to ensure a uniform distribution of the resin on the surface of stoppers.
- step 1 of the process of present invention must be carried out preferably on stoppers with moisture content in the range of 8% to 25%, more preferably in the range of 10% to 15%.
- step 1 of the present invention In order to ensure a suitable final moisture content (at the end of the process of the invention), the stoppers should start step 1 of the invention as soon as they finish said washing, so that the polymeric suspension is preferably applied on stoppers with a moisture content in the range of 10% to 15%, as above mentioned. This restriction helps to easily obtain said final moisture content of 5 to 8% which contributes to the good quality of the final stopper.
- stoppers are dried after the washing, and only after that drying step they start the coating procedure.
- These processes of the prior art yield quite dry stoppers (having moisture content below 5%) and therefore with a lower quality than those obtained by the process of the present invention.
- the thickness of the polymeric coating obtained in the process of the present invention is important.
- the thickness of the coating should not be visually perceived in the cork stopper but, on the other hand, should be sufficiently thick to ensure that the permeation characteristics to coloured compounds are not at risk, such as its delaying capacity to phenolic and polyphenolic compounds, as well as its mechanical strength. Accordingly, the thickness of the coating should be in the range of 5 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m, preferably in the range of 10 ⁇ m to 50 ⁇ m.
- a suitable amount of polymeric suspension should be used per total surface area of the stoppers to be coated, when carrying out step 1. Industrially, this is a fast method for obtaining the desired thicknesses.
- step 1 of the present invention it is possible to obtain thicknesses in the range of 10 ⁇ m to 50 ⁇ m in batches of stoppers containing 15000 stoppers with 26 x 19.5 mm or with 30 x 19.5 mm (length x diameter).
- the cork stoppers undergo a curing procedure usually between 90 °C and 100 °C.
- step 2 of the present invention wherein the coated stoppers of step 1 are submitted to a temperature variation rate in the range of 3 °C/min to 6 °C/min, preferably at about 4 °C/min, in order to gradually raise the temperature from about 40 °C to about 110 °C, preferably from about 60 °C to about 90 °C.
- step 3 of the invention is carried out by submitting the cork stoppers to a constant temperature in the range of about 70 °C to about 120 °C, for at least 5 minutes, preferably for about 5 to 10 minutes, more preferably more for about 10 minutes.
- Both step 2 and step 3 of the present invention can be carried out in a drum, preferably a perforated drum.
- Step 3 of thermal curing completion can be further carried out in the presence of water vapour by introduction of said water vapour inside the curing drum, in order to ensure the control of the final moisture content of the cork stoppers resulting from the process of the invention.
- the process comprises:
- the coated cork stoppers obtained by the process of the invention should have a moisture content in the range of 5% to 8% and the coating should have a thickness in the range of 5 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m.
- the subsequent application of said stoppers in bottles having white alcoholic beverages ensures a barrier effect to the migration of coloured compounds into the beverage, for time periods not previously observed with coated stoppers of the prior art.
- the polymeric formulation to apply on the cork stoppers is prepared.
- the preferred formulation is prepared with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) with vinyl groups, a cross-linking agent and a catalyst.
- PDMS polydimethylsiloxane
- the amount of catalyst to add to the formulation has to be appropriate (about 1%) to make the final PDMS formulation compatible with human food (food-grade).
- Table 1 Polymeric formulation Components Viscosity (mPa.s) density (25 °C) (g.cm -3 ) cure T (°C) PDMS 400-600 0.97 90 - 100 Cross-linking agent 22 1.0 Catalyst 850 0.98 Table 2 - Weight percentage of the formulation components Component % w/w PDMS 96.6 Cross-linking agent 2.4 Catalyst 1.0
- This example refers to the application on cork stoppers of a PDMS coating of the type defined in Example 1, by means of the process of the present invention.
- the PDMS polymeric suspension was prepared by adding cross-linking agent and catalyst to PDMS according to Example 1.
- Film deposition was done on 100 cork stoppers (by the process of the present invention) by immersion in a mixing rotary drum at room temperature of about 20 °C for about 15 minutes. The stoppers were previously washed and showed an approximate moisture content of 15% before were mixed in the drum.
- the cork stoppers were placed in a perforated rotary drum for curing the film.
- the rotary drum was at 60 °C and a temperature variation rate of 3 °C/min was set until reaching the temperature of 90 °C.
- the stoppers were kept at 90 °C for 10 minutes in the presence of water vapour in the cure drum.
- the stoppers were inserted in 60 mL flasks containing a 50% (v/v) hydroalcoholic solution. In 10 flasks, 5 random coated stoppers of the treated batch and 5 other non-coated stoppers were inserted. Next, the flasks were placed on a horizontal shaker at a temperature of 35 °C. These conditions established the accelerated regimen of colouration of the solution, in order to provide an accelerated assessment of the results.
- the extracted coloured compounds in contact with the hydroalcoholic solution show a colour with a maximum absorbance peak of about 420 nm.
- PDMS coated stoppers are indicated with “PDMS” and the stoppers without coating are indicated with “Ref”.
- This second group of stoppers is a control for the colour analysis.
- Fig. 1 shows the increasing absorbance of the hydroalcoholic solutions in contact with treated and not treated cork stoppers. After 20 days, the relative difference of absorbance at 420 nm between the two types of stoppers is higher than 80%, showing very significant difference.
- Example 2 After application of the process as in Example 2, the resulting coated stoppers were placed so as to seal bottles containing different white alcoholic beverages.
- Bottles having Tequila, Vodka, Gin and a hydroalcoholic solution similar to Example 2 were used.
- the assessment was carried out at normal regimen, i. e., treated and not treated cork stoppers in bottles were assessed. In this way, non-accelerated conditions were used for the extraction of undesirable compounds for those beverages.
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- Verfahren zum Aufbringen einer Polymerbeschichtung auf Korkstopfen, folgende Schritte umfassend:1. Abscheiden eines Polymerfilms auf Korkstopfen, wodurch eine ungehärtete Polymerbeschichtung auf den Stopfen bereitgestellt wird,2. schrittweises Härten der Polymerbeschichtung durch Anwenden einer Temperaturveränderungsrate im Bereich von etwa 3 °C/min bis etwa 6 °C/min, um die Temperatur schrittweise von etwa 40 °C auf etwa 110°C zu erhöhen,3. abschließendes Härten der Polymerbeschichtung bei konstanter Temperatur im Bereich von etwa 70 °C bis 120°C für mindestens 5 Minuten.
- Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei Schritt 1 erfolgt, indem Stopfen in Kontakt mit einer Polymersuspension mit einer Temperatur im Bereich von 15 °C bis 25 °C gebracht werden, mit einer Kontaktzeit zwischen den Stopfen und der Polymersuspension von mehr als 10 Minuten.
- Verfahren nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei in Schritt 1 die Korkstopfen einen Feuchtigkeitsgehalt im Bereich von 8 % bis 25 % aufweisen.
- Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei das Polymer von Schritt 1 PDMS ist.
- Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei Schritt 1 in einer nicht-perforierten Trommel ausgeführt wird.
- Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Schritte 2 und 3 in einer perforierten Trommel ausgeführt werden.
- Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei Schritt 3 ferner eine Wasserverdampfung beinhaltet, um die Steuerung des abschließenden Feuchtigkeitsgehalts der Korkstopfen und das Nicht-Vorhandensein von Poren in der Beschichtung zu gewährleisten.
- Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, folgende Schritte umfassend:1. Abscheiden von PDMS auf Korkstopfen bei einer Temperatur von etwa 20 °C, indem die Stopfen für etwa 15 Minuten mit einer Polymersuspension von PDMS in Kontakt gebracht werden,2. Anwenden einer Temperaturveränderungsrate von etwa 4 °C/min, um eine Temperatur schrittweise von etwa 40 °C auf etwa 90 °C zu erhöhen,3. Anwenden einer Temperatur von etwa 90 °C für etwa 8 Minuten in Gegenwart von Wasserdampf,wobei Schritt 1 in einer nicht-perforierten Trommel ausgeführt wird, wobei die Stopfen einen Feuchtigkeitsgehalt im Bereich von 10 % bis 15 % aufweisen, und die Schritte 2 und 3 in einer perforierten Trommel ausgeführt werden.
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