process for the production of alginatkapseln, especially for cosmetic use, device for implementation of this procedure, and cosmetic product that contains these capsules.

摘要

Process for the manufacture of alginate capsules by dropwise introduction of a solution of alginate(s) into a crosslinking solution of a polyvalent metal salt in which an aqueous solution of an alginate is employed, containing mannuronic (M) and guluronic (G) units in a molar ratio of between 0.4 and 1.9, and preferably a proportion of blocks (G) higher than 50%, the alginate being preferably a sodium alginate which has a viscosity, in 0.5% solution in water at 25 DEG C, lower than 20 mPa s measured with a Contraves TV viscometer with a measuring body No. 1 in the presence of a chelating agent for calcium, and the alginate(s) concentration being between 0.2 and 2% by weight and a solution of polyvalent metal salt which has a concentration of 3.4 x 10-3 M to 6.8 x 10-2 M. Can be employed for a cosmetic composition containing the capsules prepared by the above process in a cosmetically acceptable external phase. In Fig. 1 the apparatus comprises a trough 1 containing the crosslinking solution; the alginate solution is fed by the pump 2 into the nozzles 3 and falls dropwise into the trough 1. This trough is provided with a conduit 4 and an overflow 5 for feeding or evacuating the trough 1. An endless belt 6 carries the capsules, which are washed by a spray head and collected at the exit 8. …IMAGE…