Encapsulated fragrance in compressed tablet
A tablet having a deliquescent desiccant and a fragrance encapsulated on or within a binding agent. The tablet is in a pressed form. A method of making a tablet involves providing a deliquescent desiccant, encapsulating a fragrance by spray drying the fragrance on a carbohydrate, combining the deliquescent desiccant and the carbohydrate encapsulated fragrance, and pressing the combination into the tablet.
1. A tablet comprising:
a deliquescent desiccant, and
a fragrance encapsulated on or within a binding agent and the binding agent is a carbohydrate,
wherein the tablet is in a pressed form.
2. The tablet according to claim 1 , wherein the deliquescent desiccant is selected from the group consisting of calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, potassium chloride, lithium chloride, and a combination thereof.
3. The tablet according to claim 1 , wherein the carbohydrate is selected from the group consisting of starch, modified starch, cyclodextrin, amylopectin, amylase, and a combination thereof.
4. The tablet according to claim 1 , further comprising a component selected from the group consisting of urea, magnesium stearate, dye, polyethylene glycol (PEG), silicate, carbonate, and a combination thereof.
5. The tablet according to claim 1 , wherein the deliquescent desiccant has a weight percentage in a range of 50% to about 100%.
6. The tablet according to claim 1 , wherein the fragrance is encapsulated by spray drying.
7. The tablet according to claim 1 , wherein the carbohydrate encapsulated fragrance is loaded with fragrance oil in an amount ranging from 10% to 60% by weight neat oil.
8. The tablet according to claim 1 , wherein the carbohydrate encapsulated fragrance is present in the tablet in an amount of up to 40 weight %, based on the weight of the tablet.
9. The tablet according to claim 1 , wherein the tablet has a weight of 1 gram to 150 grams.
10. The tablet according to claim 9 , wherein the carbohydrate encapsulated fragrance is present in the tablet in an amount of from 1% to 40% by weight of the tablet.
11. The tablet according to claim 1 , wherein the tablet has a weight of 150 grams to 1000 grams.
12. The tablet according to claim 11 , wherein the carbohydrate encapsulated fragrance is present in the tablet in an amount of from 1% to 20% by weight of the tablet.
13. A tablet comprising:
a deliquescent desiccant, and
a fragrance encapsulated on or within a binding agent and the binding agent is a carbohydrate,
wherein the tablet is in a pressed form and the tablet is combined with a granular, pelleted, powder, or flaked heterogeneous mixture and the heterogeneous mixture comprises calcium chloride.
14. A method of making a tablet, the method comprising:
providing a deliquescent desiccant,
encapsulating a fragrance by spray drying the fragrance on or within a [carbohydrate,] carbohydrate binding agent, combining the deliquescent desiccant and the carbohydrate encapsulated fragrance, and
pressing the combination into the tablet.
15. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising shattering the tablet into pieces.
16. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the deliquescent desiccant is selected from the group consisting of calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, potassium chloride, lithium chloride, and a combination thereof.
17. A dehumidifying device comprising:
a tablet comprised of:
a deliquescent desiccant, and
a fragrance encapsulated on or within a binding agent and the binding agent is a carbohydrate,
wherein the tablet is in a pressed form.
18. A dehumidifying device comprising:
a mixture of:
a tablet comprised of a deliquescent desiccant, and a fragrance encapsulated on or within a binding agent and the binding agent is a carbohydrate,
wherein the tablet is in a pressed form and is combined with a granular, pelleted, powder, or flaked heterogeneous mixture and the heterogeneous mixture comprises calcium chloride.