Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft

Herbert Porrmann

Karl Stenger

Ludwig Klenk

Walter Seifried

Peter Heidel

Elfriede Hutschenreuter

Klaus Andra

Walter Siefried

Disclosed is a tubular casing of fiber-reinforced regenerated cellulose comprising a film web which is curved to form a tube. The edge regions of the film web, which run parallel to the longitudinal axis, abut or overlap slightly and are sealed by means of a film strip which covers both the edge regions. The film web and the film strip composed of the same material have, in the wet remoistened stage, a breaking strength of about 15 to 30 N/mm.sup.2 and an elongation at break of about 30 to 50% in the longitudinal direction of the web, and a breaking strength of about 15 to 35 N/mm.sup.2 and an elongation at break of about 30 to 50% in the transverse direction of the web. The breaking strength in the transverse direction of the web is equal to or greater than that in the longitudinal direction of the web. On its entire surface facing the film strip, the tubular casing has a substantially gas-impermeable and sealable layer, as has the film strip on the surface which comes into contact with the tubular casing. The film web is produced from viscose, and is prevented from shrinking during the process and is stretched in the transverse direction during drying. The tubular casing finds particular application as a sausage casing.

Tubular casing, process for its manufacture, and its use as a sausage

A tubular casing for foodstuffs, in particular sausages, comprising a web (4) which is curved along its longitudinal axis and having its longitudinal edge regions (1, 2) bonded by a glued seam. The edge regions (1,2) meet or overlap and are bonded with a strip of film (6). The strip of film (6) comprises a material which is capable of shrinking in the direction of its longitudinal axis at a temperature between about 60.degree. to 100.degree. C. A pressure-sensitive adhesive is used for the bonding. The tubular casing carries an adhesion-promoting layer (5) on the surface adjacent to the adhesive layer (3). Heating the filled casing gives it a curved form.

Tubular casing with glued seam and its manufacture and use for curved or

Disclosed is a tubular casing comprising a fiber-reinforced regenerated cellulose wherein the fiber-reinforcement comprises a fiber web comprising first and second edge regions, parallel to the longitudinal axis, which are overlapped and bonded to form a tube; an impregnation layer of a thermoplastic synthetic resin applied on the entire inwardly-facing surface of the fiber-reinforcement and present in a weight per unit area of less than about 50 g/m.sup.2, the impregnation layer comprising the bond for the edge regions; and a regenerated cellulose surface on the outer surface of the fiber-reinforcement. Also disclosed is a process for manufacturing the tubular casing.

Tubular casing suitable for foodstuffs and process for its manufacture

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Niedernhausen, Germany

Herbert Porrmann