Gate Gourmet Switzerland, Gmbh

Gert William Raf Willems

Ludovicus Adriaan Maria Fransen

The present invention relates to a method of producing a cellulose-based product (), wherein the method comprises the steps of: (i) providing at least two layers including one first () and one second () layer, and wherein said first () and second layer () each comprise cellulose fibers, and wherein at least one side of said first () and/or said second () layer is pre-treated with an adhesive coating, (ii) arranging said at least two layers including the one first () and the one second () layers in a superimposed relationship to each other in a forming mold () of a form press (), thereby generating a stack () of said at least two layers including the one first () and the one second () layers, wherein said first () and second () layers are oriented within the stack () such that said at least one pre-treated side of said respective first () and/or second () layer is facing towards the superimposed layer, (iii) form pressing said stack () of at least two layers including the one first () and the one second () layers in a forming mold () at a forming temperature of at least 50° C. up to a forming end-pressure of at most 1100 MPa, into a cellulose based product () of a predetermined shape and a single layer configuration, wherein in said step (iii) said layers including said one first () and said one second () layers are moveable with respect to each other until said forming end-pressure is reached.

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Gert William Raf Willems