GB2073659A - Flexible Film Laminates and Packaging Manufactured Therefrom - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
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- B32B15/00—Layered products comprising a layer of metal
- B32B15/20—Layered products comprising a layer of metal comprising aluminium or copper
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
- B32B27/00—Layered products comprising a layer of synthetic resin
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
- B32B27/00—Layered products comprising a layer of synthetic resin
- B32B27/32—Layered products comprising a layer of synthetic resin comprising polyolefins
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- B32B—LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
- B32B7/00—Layered products characterised by the relation between layers; Layered products characterised by the relative orientation of features between layers, or by the relative values of a measurable parameter between layers, i.e. products comprising layers having different physical, chemical or physicochemical properties; Layered products characterised by the interconnection of layers
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- B32B7/12—Interconnection of layers using interposed adhesives or interposed materials with bonding properties
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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Abstract
A flexible laminate especially adapted for use in food packaging such as in the construction of a retortable pouch comprising at least two adjacent films each of respective different material each selected from aluminum and thermoplastic polymers other than partially hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, and interposed therebetween as a bonding agent for said films a partially hydrolyzed ethylene- vinyl acetate copolymer obtained from the hydrolysis of from about 50 percent to about 85 percent of the vinyl acetate groups of an ethylenevinyl acetate copolymer containing from about 40 percent to about 85 percent by weight of interpolymerized vinyl acetate.
Description
SPECIFICATION
Flexible Film Laminates and Packaging Manufactured Therefrom
This invention relates to flexible film laminates and packagaging and, in particular, retortable pouches for food manufactured therefrom.
Metals and plastics coated with partially hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers are well known. U.S. Patent No. 2,490,550 describes the use of partially hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer as a heat sealing composition for use on flexible sheet materials such as paper, metal foil,
regenerated cellulose film, cellulose acetate, ethyl cellulose and other transparent films. U.S. Patent No.
3,382,092 describes metallic plate protectively coated with a hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer. According to U.S. Patent No. 3,549,727, both the vinyl ester content of an ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer and the degree to which the copolymer is hydrolyzed influence the lap-shear and peel properties of the hydrolyzed resin. The hydrolyzed resins described therein are said to be useful for bonding polymeric films, metal foils, leather, cellulosic surfaces, etc. U.S. Patent No. 3,562,234 teaches the use of partially hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer as a heat-sealing material for textiles, as an adhesive for bonding paper, wood and plastics, and as a coating for articles, in particular, of metal. U.S.Patent No. 3,585,177 discloses the use of partially hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer as a barrier coating applied to such substrates as paper, corrugated board, laminated paper products, polymer films and related materials. Similarly, in accordance with U.S. Patent No.3,595,740 partially hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer is applied as a barrier coating to a base thermoplastic resin such as polyolefin; polyester, polyamide, and the like, employing as a bonding agent an ethylene polymer or copolymer.
In contrast to the coated metals and plastics referred to supra, none of which interposes a partially hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl acetate between two films, or foils, of different materials such as, for example, aluminum and polyester, aluminum and polyolefin, and polyester and polyolefin, the flexible laminate of the present invention comprises at least two adjacent films of respective different materials each selected from aluminum and thermoplastic polymers (other than a partially hydrolyzed ethylenevinyl acetate copolymers) having interposed therebetween as a bonding agent for said films a partially hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer obtained from the hydrolysis of from about 50 percent to about 85 percent of the vinyl acetate groups of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer containing from about 40 percent to about 85 percent by weight of interpolymerized vinyl acetate.
The latter laminates, especially those possessing an aluminum film component, in exploiting the superior bond strengths of partially hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl acetate resin of the aforesaid type for mutually bonding dissimilar materials, make it possible to utilize the particular properties of different types of materials to.good advantage, especially for food and beverage packaging applications.
Retortable pouches which permit foods to be stored without refrigeration have been recently introduced into the marketplace (viz., Peters, J. W., "Retail Debut of Retort Pouch Earns Consumer
Acceptance", Food Product Development, March 1975; Gerrish, S. L., "Retortable Pouches Get their
Chance Here", Modern Packaging, February 1975; "FDA Evaluating Morton Chemical Adhesive;
Approval of Retortable Pouch Nears", Food Engineering, February 1976; "Alternate pouch zips by FDA,
USDA, as food firms eye its potential", Food Engineering, July 1977; and, "Food Packaging and
Labeling", Food 8 Nutrition Press Newsletter,, August 1 977).
In a common type of construction, the retortable pouch is fabricated with a three-ply laminate of polyester film as the outer layer, aluminum foil as an intermediate component and a stable inert thermoplastic resin such as polybutene or polyethylene as the inner layer employing a thermosetting polyurethane or epoxy adhesive to bond the layers.Food inserted in the pouch and sealed therein is sterilized by retorting by much the same procedure used for canned foods, e.g., from about 10 minutes to about 30 minutes or more at temperature on the order of from about 250 to about 2700 F. Under these conditions, it has been observed that adhesives currently used to bond the individual laminate components have a tendency to migrate through the inner thermoplastic resin layer and into the food contained in the pouch giving rise to doubts regarding the safety of these packaging devices.However, since partially hydrolyzed ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers are non-toxic and have been cleared for use in food packaging, and indeed have been so used for several years, and minor amounts of the copolymers which may migrate into the interior of the pouches of this invention are no cause for concern.
The laminates herein possess at least two adjacent layers of different materials one of which can be aluminum and the other or which can be a thermoplastic polymer, or both adjacent layers can be thermoplastic polymers of dissimilar kinds. The thickness of each layer can vary over fairly wide limits, with thicknesses of from 0.1 mils to about 10 mils or greater being entirely suitable.Among the thermoplastic resins which can be used are olefin homopolymers and copolymers such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutene, polybutadiene, ethylene-propylene copolymer; ethylene-vinyl ester copolymers, especially ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer; ionomer resins; polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalate and polybutylene terephthalate; polyamides (nylons); polycarbonates; copolymers or ethylene and acrylate esters such as methyl methacrylate, methyl acrylate and ethyl acrylate; polyvinyl halides, especially polyvinyl chloride, polyvinyl fluoride and polytetrafluoroethylene; polysulfones; polyphenylene oxide; thermo-plastic polyurethanes; and, copolymers and blends of the foregoing.
The partially saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers which are useful herein are obtained from the hydrolysis of from about 50 percent to about 85 percent, and preferably from about 60 percent to about 75 percent, of the vinyl acetate groups of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer containing from about 40 percent to about 85 percent by weight, and preferably from about 50 percent to about 75 percent by weight of interpolymerized vinyl acetate. Any of the methods of hydrolyzing ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer heretofore known can be used in the preparation of the partially hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer bonding agents herein.Usually, the hydrolysis of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer is accomplished by the process of alcoholysis or transesterification in an alcoholic medium in the presence of an acid or basic catalyst Hydrolysis can be accomplished in solution, in the swollen solid phase or by saponification.
The laminates herein can be produced in various known and conventional ways with coextrusion of the thermo-plastic layers and the adhesive and melt extrusion of a thermoplastic layer and adhesive upon aluminum being particularly convenient.
By way of demonstrating the superior bond strength provided by the partially hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer bonding agents herein for various substrates, comparison was made betweeh the bond strengths of several fully hydrolyzed copolymers of ethylene and vinyl acetate and the bond strengths of various partially hydrolyzed copolymers of ethylene and vinyl acetate applied to identical substrate specimens.The results were as follows:
T-Peel Bond Strength Bond Strength (pounds per linear inch of width) Substrate Original Weight Substantially Partially Percent oflnter- Fully Hydrolyzed Hydrolyzed polymerized Vinyl Copolymer Copolymer Acetate (12-13 weight per cent residual interpoly merized vinyl acetate) Aluminum 26 0.6 30 1.4 11.8 40 2.6 18.8 50 7.8 23.9 Polyamide 28 ~ 0.76 40 0.37 2.6 50 1.2 9.2 60 0.15 13.3 Polyester 28 - 0.75 40 0.6 2.7 50 0.9 10.5 60 < 0.3 13.2 As the above data show, a very substantial increase in bond strength is observed with partially hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer prepared from a copolymer of at least 40 weight percent interpolymerized vinyl acetate content.
Claims (7)
1. A flexible laminate which comprises at least two adjacent films each of respective different materials each selected from aluminum and thermoplastic polymers other than partially hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, and interposed therebetween as a bonding agent for said films a partially hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer obtained from the hydrolysis of from about 50 percent to about 85 percent of the vinyl acetate groups of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer containing from about 40 percent to about 85 percent by weight of interpolymerized vinyl acetate.
2. A laminate according to claim 1 in which an aluminum film is bonded on at least one side of a thermoplastic polymer film by such bonding agent.
3. A laminate according to claim 2 wherein the thermoplastic polymer is a polyolefin.
4. A laminate according to claim 1, 2 or 3 in which two different thermoplastic polymer films are mutually bonded by such bonding agent.
5. A laminate according to any of claims 1 to 4 in which the or each thermoplastic polymer is selected from olefin homopolymers and copolymers, ethylene-vinyl ester copolymers, ionomer resins, polyesters, polyamides, polycarbonates, ethylene acrylate ester copolymers, polyvinyl halides, polysulfones, polyphenylene oxides, and thermoplastic polyurethanes.
6. A laminate according ta any of claims 1 to 5 in which the partially hydrolyzed ethylene-vinyl ester is obtained from the hydrolysis of from about 60 percent to about 75 percent of the vinyl acetate groups of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer containing from about 50 percent to about 75 percent by weight of interpolymeriged vinyl acetate.
7. A retortable pouch fabricated with a flexible film according to any of claims 1 to 6.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
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| US14051080A | 1980-04-15 | 1980-04-15 |
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| GB2073659A true GB2073659A (en) | 1981-10-21 |
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| GB8111413A Withdrawn GB2073659A (en) | 1980-04-15 | 1981-04-10 | Flexible Film Laminates and Packaging Manufactured Therefrom |
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| JP (1) | JPS56161154A (en) |
| BE (1) | BE888418A (en) |
| BR (1) | BR8102209A (en) |
| DE (1) | DE3114183A1 (en) |
| DK (1) | DK168781A (en) |
| FI (1) | FI811177L (en) |
| FR (1) | FR2480180A1 (en) |
| GB (1) | GB2073659A (en) |
| IT (1) | IT1137341B (en) |
| LU (1) | LU83295A1 (en) |
| NL (1) | NL8101810A (en) |
| NO (1) | NO811292L (en) |
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| US7997654B2 (en) | 2001-08-09 | 2011-08-16 | Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited | Seating system and a passenger accommodation unit for a vehicle |
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| US7997654B2 (en) | 2001-08-09 | 2011-08-16 | Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited | Seating system and a passenger accommodation unit for a vehicle |
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| LU83295A1 (en) | 1981-12-01 |
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