Vegetable paper comprising fibres of a plant
The invention relates to a vegetable paper comprising fibres of a plant that has undergone extraction in a solvent.
1. A paper product comprising:
a paper formed from at least 50% by weight extracted plant fibres, the plant fibres being extracted such that the plant fibres contain water soluble extracts in an amount less than 10% by weight; and
delignified fibres blended with extracted plant fibres, the delignified fibre and extracted plant fibre blend having been refined together and formed into the paper.
2. A paper product as defined in claim 1 , wherein the plant fibres are extracted such that the plant fibres contain water soluble extracts in an amount less than 5% by weight.
3. A paper product as defined in claim 1 , in which the extracted plant fibres are obtained from a plant comprising a cocoa tree, a coffee tree, a tea tree, a vine, ginger, ginkgo, camomile, a tomato plant, ivy, mate, rooibos, a cucumber, a cereal or a tree.
4. A paper product as defined in claim 1 , wherein the extracted plant fibres are obtained from a sapwood, a heart wood or a pith of a tree.
5. A paper product as defined in claim 1 , wherein the extracted plant fibres comprise cocoa bean husk fibres.
6. A paper product as defined in claim 1 , wherein the extracted plant fibres comprise fibres obtained from a film surrounding a coffee grain.
7. A paper product as defined in claim 1 , wherein the extracted plant fibres comprise tea tree leaf fibres.
8. A paper product as defined in claim 1 , wherein the paper product comprises a cardboard.
9. A paper product as defined in claim 1 , wherein the paper further comprises synthetic fibres.
10. A paper product as defined in claim 1 , wherein the paper further comprises a wet strength agent.
11. A paper product as defined in claim 10 , wherein the wet strength agent comprises a polyamide.
12. A paper product as defined in claim 1 , wherein the paper further comprises an oil-barrier and fat-barrier agent.
13. A paper product as defined in claim 1 , wherein the paper further comprises an anti-blocking agent.
14. A paper product as defined in claim 1 , wherein the paper further comprises a dry strength agent.
15. A paper product as defined in claim 1 , wherein the paper further comprises a softener.
16. A paper product as defined in claim 1 , wherein the paper further comprises a filler.
17. A paper product as defined in claim 1 , wherein the extracted plant fibres comprise camomile fibres.
18. A paper product as defined in claim 1 , wherein the extracted plant fibres comprise beer draft fibres.
19. A paper product as defined in claim 1 , wherein the extracted plant fibres comprise tomato leaf fibres, ginger fibres, or grape marc fibres.
20. A paper product as defined in claim 1 , wherein the paper has a basis weight of from about 30 gsm to about 200 gsm.