Onion Pulp Composition for Durable Paper and Vegetarian Capsules
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Solution Overview
Problem
The paper industry's environmental impact and the need for eco-friendly alternatives to traditional wood-based pulp, as well as the limitations of animal-derived gelatin in pharmaceutical capsules, including potential indigestion issues and incompatibility with vegetarian diets, are unresolved challenges.
Innovation Solution
A method of manufacturing onion pulp by mixing jelly powder with ground onion products, optimizing the jelly powder-to-water ratio, and removing sugar and sulfur components to enhance durability and usability, while ensuring eco-friendliness and safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If wood-based pulp is used for paper manufacturing, then paper production is achieved, but environmental harm increases due to forest logging
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the raw material parameter from wood-based to onion-based pulp, transforming the environmental impact profile while maintaining paper production capability. This substitution of base material resolves the contradiction by eliminating forest logging requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a composite material system combining onion fibers with binding agents to form functional pulp suitable for paper manufacturing. This composite approach enables non-wood-based paper production that maintains required mechanical properties without environmental harm.
2Productivity
If animal-derived gelatin is used for capsule manufacturing, then capsule production is achieved, but vegetarian compatibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the material composition parameter from animal-derived to plant-derived (onion-based) capsules, transforming the product to accommodate vegetarian dietary requirements while maintaining capsule production functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses onion-based pulp as an intermediary material that can serve the functional role of gelatin in capsule formation without the ethical and dietary restrictions associated with animal products, enabling universal acceptability.
3Productivity
If conventional chemical processing is used for pulp manufacturing, then pulp production is achieved, but pollution increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the processing methodology parameter from conventional chemical processing to a modified process using jelly powder treatment, reducing chemical pollution while maintaining pulp production efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs jelly powder as a temporary processing aid that facilitates pulp treatment without requiring harsh chemicals, allowing for easier and less polluting disposal compared to conventional chemical processing agents.
4Object-affected harmful factors
If onion pulp is used instead of wood pulp, then eco-friendliness improves, but pulp durability may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a composite structure combining onion fibers with jelly powder-based binding agents, enhancing the durability and mechanical properties of the eco-friendly pulp while maintaining its environmental benefits.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent modifies the chemical composition parameters of the onion pulp through controlled processing with jelly powder, improving the structural integrity and durability of the pulp without compromising its eco-friendly nature.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach reduces environmental harm, improves productivity, enhances pulp durability, and provides safer, vegetarian-friendly capsules with added health benefits from onion components.
Implementation Method 1
mixing jelly powder and a ground onion product
Implementation Method 2
heating a primary mixture in which the jelly powder and the purified water are mixed
Data Source
AI summary
A method of manufacturing onion pulp according to one embodiment of the present disclosure may include generating a ground onion product by grinding onions to remove sugar and sulfur components from the onions, mixing and stirring jelly powder and purified water at a predetermined ratio, heating a primary mixture in which the jelly powder and the purified water are mixed, stirring the primary mixture with the ground onion product, molding a final mixture, including the stirred jelly powder, purified water, and ground onion product, after placing the final mixture on a mold, and drying the molded final mixture.