HyperInfo Canada Inc. <http://WWW.HyperInfo.CA/GS.Sunatori/>
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Gatineau, QC J9A 1Z4 <skype:GS.Sunatori>
Canada <tel:+1-819-595-9210>
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Technical Approach
Title of Proposal:
Paper Industry: Humidity Resistant Paper and Board
Proposed Technical Approach:
The proposal is to develop a process to apply casein coating on paper and board in order to increase the humidity resistance of paper and board while maintaining printability.
Paper and paper board will be coated with milk protein (casein) (replacement of wax on fruits). The protein-coated paper and board are water-resistant. The casein film is air-tight and oxygen-resistant in order to protect paper and board. A thin transparent film around individual paper and board will keep the humidity away.
Derived from the dominant protein in milk, casein proteins are extracted by controlled acidification or enzymatic precipitation. The resulting range of acid and rennet casein is suited for nutritional and medical foods and imitation cheese. Casein also has a long history of use in technical applications such as coating, adhesives, cosmetics, synthetic fibres, paints and emulsions.
Caseinates are made from acid casein by adding sodium, calcium, potassium or combinations of these salts to make them water-soluble. Caseinates are ideally suited for a wide variety of applications, including nutritional and medical foods, food bars, soups, sauces, whipped toppings, and bakery products.
Casein/Caseinate powder will be dissolved and homogenised into liquid form. A solution of casein/caseinate will be sprayed onto the paper and board and then dried in order for a thin transparent film to form on the surface of the paper and board.
Different forms of caseins and caseinates will be tested, and parameters of process temperature and pressure will be explored. A series of temperature-accelerated tests with experimental control will be conducted in order to comparatively analyse the humidity resistance of casein/caseinate-coated paper and board as well as the printability.
A new form of casein called CO2-casein will be explored. CO2-casein makes a much better water-barrier than conventional casein/caseinate.
The impact on capital expenditures and on operating cost should be insignificant. There should be no regulatory hurdles to overcome.
Proposal Team Experience
Simon Sunatori, P.Eng./ing., M.Eng., is a Canadian engineer, inventor and entrepreneur. He obtained a Master of Engineering (Engineering Physics) degree from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1983, and is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a Member of the Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), a Life Member of the World Future Society (WFS), a Lifetime Fellow of the North American Academy of Arts and Sciences (NAAAS), among others.
HyperInfo Canada has conducted Research and Development projects, especially in the field of Electromagnetic Technology. The company owns more than 60 patents in many fields, i.e., electronics, magnetics, optics, dynamics, software, hardware, energy, safety, environment, medical, consumer products, sporting goods, fashion, food, etc. The company has commercialised the "HyperFeeder" (a squirrel-proof bird feeder with concentric perching rings and a transparent globe), the "MagneScribe" (an auto-retractable ballpoint pen with an ergonomic cushion) and the "Magic Spicer" (a self-sealing auto-aligning magnetically-hanging spice dispenser with a continuously-variable hole-size selector).
Here is a partial list of Simon Sunatori's Canadian patent applications.
Method for Producing a Coreless Frozen Pizza (2 650 085)
Drip-free Interconnect with Unisex Magnetic Connector (2 626 157)
Backpressure Regulator using Magnetic Repulsion (2 624 740)
