Disclosed is a continuous line process for making a pre-formed object having
a plurality of surfaces comprising the steps of:
(1) providing a sol phase of the composition comprising a solvent and a gelling
agent having a sol-gel transition point between about the melting point of the
solvent and about the boiling point of the solvent;
(2) forming surfaces of the sol phase composition by passing through a surface
forming system, the surface forming system pressing the sol phase composition between
a plurality of liners;
(3) cooling the sol phase composition into a gel phase; and
(4) cutting the gel phase composition;
wherein the pre-formed object is free of a supporting substrate.
