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JPS6326010B2
JPS6326010B2 JP55145109A JP14510980A JPS6326010B2 JP S6326010 B2 JPS6326010 B2 JP S6326010B2 JP 55145109 A JP55145109 A JP 55145109A JP 14510980 A JP14510980 A JP 14510980A JP S6326010 B2 JPS6326010 B2 JP S6326010B2
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Hirotaka Tsunoda
Akira Hayashi
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Dai Nippon Printing Co Ltd
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【発明の詳細な説明】[Detailed description of the invention]

[産業上の利用分野] 本発明は、臭気が低く、かつ、無菌性の包装材
を得るための包装材の滅菌処理方法に関するもの
である。 [従来の技術] プラスチツクフイルムよりなる包装材を滅菌処
理する方法には、大気中にある包装材にγ線や電
子線等の放射線を照射する方法や、エチレンオキ
サイドによる滅菌処理方法等が使用されている。 [発明が解決しようとする問題点] ところで、前記従来のプラスチツクフイルムよ
りなる包装材の滅菌処理方法のうちの前者のγ線
や電子線等の放射線を照射する方法は、 放射線の照射によつて分解する性質を有する成
分を含有している包装材、即ち、例えば、ポリプ
ロピレンや塩素含有樹脂によるプラスチツクフイ
ルムよりなる包装材には利用し得ない、 多くの包装材において熱接着性樹脂層として汎
用されているポリエチレン系樹脂、例えば、低密
度ポリエチレン、ポリエチレン−酢酸ビニル共重
合体、アイオノマー等が、架橋、分解を生じ、異
臭を発生する、 等の欠点を有している。 また、後者のエチレンオキサイド滅菌処理方法
は、 ガス透過性の低い包装材に対しては滅菌効果が
十分ではない。 また、包装材自体が滅菌処理時に破裂する場合
がある、 さらに、エチレンオキサイドに対して高い反応
性を有する成分を含有する包装材の場合には、滅
菌処理時にエチレンオキサイドと包装材とが反応
して、包装材に変質が生ずる、 またさらに、包装される内填物の種類によつて
は、エチレンオキサイドによる滅菌処理自体が嫌
われる場合が存する、 等の欠点を有している。 これに対して本発明方法は、前記、大気中にあ
る包装材にγ線や電子線等の放射線を照射する方
法や、あるいは、エチレンオキサイドを利用する
滅菌処理方法等からなるプラスチツクフイルムよ
りなる包装材の滅菌処理方法の欠点を悉く解消す
るもので、滅菌処理によつて包装材に強度低下等
の弊害がもたらされるようなことがなく、しか
も、臭気の低い無菌性の包装材を得る方法を提供
するものである。 [問題点を解決するための手段] 本発明のプラスチツクフイルムよりなる包装材
の滅菌処理方法は、プラスチツクフイルムよりな
る包装材を酸素ガスバリヤー性を有する外被材で
密封する工程と、前記外被材で形成される密封室
内に不活性ガスを充填するか、または、前記密封
室内に脱酸素剤を封入するか、あるいは、これら
の両手段を併用することによつて、前記密封室内
を酸素ガスが殆ど存在していない雰囲気にする工
程と、前記密封室内の包装材であるプラスチツク
フイルムに、Co60を線源とする放射線を照射する
工程とからなるものである。 前記構成からなる本発明の包装材の滅菌処理方
法における第1工程は、プラスチツクフイルムよ
りなる包装材、即ち、包装袋等に製袋されるプラ
スチツクフイルムをはじめ、プラスチツクフイル
ムによつて既に成形、製作されている包装容器、
包装袋等の包装材を、酸素ガスバリヤー性を有す
る外被材で密封するものであり、前記外被材とし
ては、例えば、アルミニウム箔、アルミニウム蒸
着フイルム、ポリアミドフイルム、塩化ビニリデ
ンフイルム、塩化ビニリデンコートフイルム、ポ
リビニルアルコールフイルムあるいはこれらを含
む積層体シート等による酸素ガス透過率100cc/
m2・24hr以下、好ましくは20cc/m2・24hr以下の
酸素ガスバリヤー性を有するシートが使用され
る。 包装材を酸素ガスバリヤー性を有する前記外被
材で囲繞することによつて形成した密封室内を、
酸素ガスが殆ど存在していない状態にする第2工
程は、前記密封室内に、アルゴン、ネオン、ヘリ
ウム、窒素等の不活性ガスを封入し、該密封室内
の酸素ガスを不活性ガスで置換するか、または、
前記密封室内に該密封室内の酸素ガスを充分に吸
収し得る能力を有する脱酸素剤、例えばハイドロ
サルフアイトを主剤とし、これに水酸化カルシウ
ム、活性炭、水等を併用したもの、亜硫酸塩と活
性炭、炭化鉄とアルカリ硫化物、活性炭とアルカ
リ硫化物等を封入し、密封室内の酸素ガスを前記
脱酸素剤に吸収せしめるか、あるいは、密封室内
への前述の不活性ガスの導入と脱酸素剤の封入と
の両手段を併用するかして行なうものである。 なお、前記方法において、酸素ガスバリヤー性
を有する外被材で囲繞された密封室内へ不活性ガ
スを封入するには、ガス充填機を使用して容易に
行なうことができるが、不活性ガスとして特に窒
素ガスを利用することが経済性、取扱い作業性等
の点から好ましい。 また、前記密封室内へ不活性ガスを封入する手
段を利用する方法は、例えば放射線照射処理に付
されるプラスチツクフイルムよりなる包装材が巻
取り状態にある包装材料である場合等には、この
巻取り状態にある包装材料中に含有されている酸
素ガスを略完全に不活性ガスで置換するのに時間
がかかり、また、その間に外気より外被材を通し
て酸素ガスが密封室内に流入してくるので、密封
室内の酸素濃度は、包装材料から酸素を拡散させ
る時間、および外気より流入する酸素の量によつ
て変化することとなる。従つて、密封室内へ不活
性ガスを封入することにより、該密封室内を酸素
ガスが殆ど存在しない状態にする場合には、密封
室内へ不活性ガスを封入する時期に対して密封室
内の包装材に放射線の照射を行なう時期を選定す
る必要が生ずる。これに対して、他方の密封室内
へ脱酸素剤を封入することにより該密封室内を酸
素ガスが殆ど存在しない雰囲気にする場合には、
例えば放射線照射処理に付される包装材が巻取り
状態にある包装材料であつても、巻取り状態にあ
る包装材料中に含有されている酸素ガスをも略完
全に脱酸素剤に吸収せしめることができ、さらに
外被材を通して流入する酸素をも前記脱酸素剤が
吸収して行くので、一定時間後に放射線照射すれ
ばよく、密封室内へ脱酸素剤を密封する時期に対
して放射線の照射を施す時期を厳密に選定する必
要が無い。 従つて、酸素ガスバリヤー性を有する外被材で
囲繞した密封室内に不活性ガスを導入するととも
に、該密封室内に脱酸素剤を封入することによつ
て密封室内を酸素ガスがほとんど存在しない雰囲
気にする、すなわち、Co60を線源とする放射線照
射処理に付される包装材を、酸素ガスバリヤー性
を有する外被材で囲繞した密封室内へ設置し、該
密封室内に不活性ガスを封入することによつて該
密封室内の酸素ガスを不活性ガスで置換するとと
もに、該密封室内に脱酸素剤を封入することによ
つて、その後に密封室内へ流入する酸素ガスや例
えば巻取り状態にある包装材料からなる包装材中
等に残存する酸素ガスを、前記脱酸素剤に吸収さ
せるようにするのが好ましい。 [実施例] 以下、本発明の包装材の滅菌処理方法につい
て、その具体的な構成を実施例を以つて説明し、
併せ、その効果について得られた包装材の無菌性
を以つて説明する。 実施例 1 厚さ20μの延伸ポレプロピレンフイルムに印刷
を付し、これを厚さ30μの低密度ポリエチレンフ
イルムに接着剤を使用して積層したプラスチツク
積層フイルムよりなる包装材料を、直径40cm、幅
40cmの巻取り状態にした包装材を使用する。 一方、厚さ20μの塩化ビニリデンコート延伸ポ
リプロピレンフイルムに、厚さ30μの低密度ポリ
エチレンを積層して得られた酸素ガス透過率10
cc/m2・24hr・atmの酸素ガスバリヤー性を有す
るシートを外被材として使用する。 前記巻取り状態の包装材を、同じく前記外被材
で囲繞、密封した密封室内に、ガス充填機を使用
して窒素ガスを充填し、しかる後に、Co60を線源
とする放射線2.5Mradを前記密封室内の包装材に
照射した。 放射線照射処理を施した巻取り状態の積層フイ
ルムから無菌的に製袋した袋内に、水を充填し、
2日間放置後官能試験を行なつたところ良好なる
結果が得られた。 また、同じく放射線照射処理を施した巻取り状
態の積層フイルムから無菌的に製袋した袋内に無
菌培地を充填し、1週間常温で放置して無菌性試
験を行なつたところ、菌の発生は殆ど見られなか
つた。 実施例 2 実施例1で使用したものと同一構成の積層フイ
ルムからなる包装材料を巻取り状態にした包装材
を、同じく実施例1で使用したのと同じ酸素ガス
バリヤー性を有するシートからなる外被材で囲
繞、密封した密封室内に、脱酸素材[エージレス
Z(登録商標名。以下同じ。):三菱瓦斯化学(株)製]
の100gの小袋を封入し、7日間放置後に、Co60
を線源とする放射線2.5Mradを前記密封室内の包
装材に照射した。 放射線照射処理を施して得られた巻取り状態の
積層フイルムから無菌的に製袋した袋内に水を充
填し、2日間放置後官能試験を行なつたところ、
実施例1の試験結果と同様に良好な結果が得られ
た。 また同じく放射線照射処理を施して得られた巻
取り状態の積層フイルムから無菌的に製袋した袋
内に無菌培地を充填し、1週間常温で放置して無
菌性試験を行なつたところ、菌の発生は殆ど見ら
れなかつた。 実施例 3 実施例1で使用したものと同一構成の積層フイ
ルムよりなる包装材料を巻取り状態にした包装材
を、同じく実施例1で使用したのと同じ酸素ガス
バリヤー性を有するシートからなる外被材で囲
繞、密封した密封室内に、ガス充填機を使用して
窒素ガスを充填し、同時に脱酸素剤[エージレス
Z:三菱瓦斯化学(株)製]の30gの小袋を封入し、
その後、Co60を線源とする放射線2.5Mradを前記
密封室内の包装材に照射した。 照射処理後の巻取り状態の積層フイルムから、
実施例1と同様に製袋した袋内に、同じく実施例
1と同様に水および無菌培地をそれぞれ充填し、
実施例1と同様の官能試験および無菌性験を行な
つたところ、いずれも良好な結果が得られた。 比較例 1 実施例1で使用したものと同一構成の積層フイ
ルムよりなる包装材料を巻取り状態にした包装材
を、同じく実施例1で使用したのと同じ酸素ガス
バリヤー性を有するシートからなる外被材で囲
繞、密封し、しかる後に、前記密封室内の包装材
に、Co60を線源とする放射線25Mradを照射し
た。 比較例 2 実施例1で使用したものと同一構成の積層フイ
ルムよりなる包装材料を巻取り状態にした包装材
を、厚さ20μの延伸ポリプロピレンフイルムに厚
さ30μの低密度ポリエチレンを積層して得られた
酸素ガス透過率1500cc/m2・24hr・atmのシート
からなる外被材で囲繞、密封した密封室内に、脱
酸素剤[エージレスZ:三菱瓦斯化学(株)製]の
100gの小袋を封入し、1週間放置後、前記密封
室内の包装材にCo60を線源とする放射線2.5Mrad
を照射した。 比較例 3 実施例1で使用したものと同一構成の積層フイ
ルムよりなる包装材料を巻取り状態にした包装材
を、同じく実施例1で使用したのと同じ酸素ガス
バリヤー性を有するシートからなる外被材で囲
繞、密封した密封室内に、脱酸素剤[エージレス
Z:三菱瓦斯化学(株)製]100gの小袋を封入し、
1週間放置した。 以上の比較例1〜3の処理が施された各巻取り
状態の積層フイルムから、前記実施例1における
製袋方法と同様にして製袋した各袋内に、同じく
実施例1と同様の方法によつて水および無菌培地
をそれぞれ充填し、更に、前記実施例1と同様の
官能試験および無菌性試験を行なつた結果を下記
表に示す。 表より明らかなように、官能試験および無菌性
試験の両方に良好なる結果を示したものは無かつ
た。
[Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a packaging material sterilization method for obtaining a sterile packaging material with low odor. [Prior Art] Methods for sterilizing packaging materials made of plastic film include methods of irradiating the packaging materials in the atmosphere with radiation such as gamma rays and electron beams, and sterilization methods using ethylene oxide. ing. [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, among the conventional methods for sterilizing packaging materials made of plastic film, the former method of irradiating with radiation such as gamma rays or electron beams is as follows: It cannot be used for packaging materials that contain components that have the property of degrading, that is, for example, packaging materials made of plastic films made of polypropylene or chlorine-containing resins. Polyethylene resins such as low-density polyethylene, polyethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, ionomers, etc., have drawbacks such as crosslinking, decomposition, and generation of off-odor. Furthermore, the latter ethylene oxide sterilization method does not have a sufficient sterilization effect on packaging materials with low gas permeability. In addition, the packaging material itself may rupture during sterilization. Furthermore, if the packaging material contains components that are highly reactive to ethylene oxide, the ethylene oxide and the packaging material may react during sterilization. Furthermore, there are disadvantages such as deterioration of the packaging material, and depending on the type of filling material to be packaged, sterilization using ethylene oxide itself may not be desirable. On the other hand, the method of the present invention can be applied to packaging made of plastic film, which is performed by irradiating the packaging material in the atmosphere with radiation such as gamma rays or electron beams, or by sterilizing the packaging material using ethylene oxide. This method eliminates all the drawbacks of sterilization methods for materials, and provides a method for obtaining sterile packaging materials that do not cause any adverse effects such as a decrease in strength of packaging materials due to sterilization, and have low odor. This is what we provide. [Means for Solving the Problems] The method for sterilizing a packaging material made of plastic film of the present invention includes the steps of: sealing the packaging material made of plastic film with an outer cover material having oxygen gas barrier properties; Oxygen gas can be removed from the inside of the sealed chamber by filling an inert gas into the sealed chamber formed of a material, by sealing an oxygen absorber in the sealed chamber, or by using both of these methods in combination. This process consists of the steps of creating an atmosphere in which almost no carbon is present, and irradiating the plastic film, which is the packaging material, in the sealed chamber with radiation using Co 60 as a radiation source. The first step in the packaging material sterilization method of the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration is a packaging material made of plastic film, that is, a plastic film that is made into a packaging bag or the like, or a plastic film that has already been molded and manufactured. packaging containers,
A packaging material such as a packaging bag is sealed with an outer cover material having oxygen gas barrier properties, and examples of the outer cover material include aluminum foil, aluminum vapor deposited film, polyamide film, vinylidene chloride film, vinylidene chloride coat. Oxygen gas permeability of film, polyvinyl alcohol film, laminate sheet containing these, etc. 100cc/
A sheet having an oxygen gas barrier property of not more than m 2 ·24 hr, preferably not more than 20 cc/m 2 ·24 hr is used. A sealed chamber formed by surrounding the packaging material with the outer covering material having oxygen gas barrier properties,
The second step of creating a state in which almost no oxygen gas exists is to fill the sealed chamber with an inert gas such as argon, neon, helium, nitrogen, etc., and replace the oxygen gas in the sealed chamber with the inert gas. or,
An oxygen scavenger having the ability to sufficiently absorb oxygen gas in the sealed chamber, for example, one containing hydrosulfite as the main ingredient, combined with calcium hydroxide, activated carbon, water, etc., sulfite and activated carbon. , by enclosing iron carbide and alkali sulfide, activated carbon and alkali sulfide, etc., and allowing the oxygen gas in the sealed chamber to be absorbed by the oxygen scavenger, or by introducing the above-mentioned inert gas into the sealed chamber and the oxygen scavenger. This is done by using both methods together. In the above method, filling an inert gas into the sealed chamber surrounded by an outer cover material having oxygen gas barrier properties can be easily done using a gas filling machine. In particular, it is preferable to use nitrogen gas from the viewpoint of economical efficiency and handling workability. Furthermore, the method of using means for filling the sealed chamber with an inert gas may be used, for example, when the packaging material made of plastic film to be subjected to radiation irradiation treatment is a packaging material in a rolled up state. It takes time to almost completely replace the oxygen gas contained in the packaging material in the open state with inert gas, and during that time, oxygen gas flows into the sealed chamber from the outside air through the outer covering material. Therefore, the oxygen concentration in the sealed chamber changes depending on the time for oxygen to diffuse from the packaging material and the amount of oxygen flowing in from the outside air. Therefore, when filling an inert gas into a sealed chamber to create a state in which there is almost no oxygen gas in the sealed chamber, the packaging material inside the sealed chamber should be changed at the time when the inert gas is filled into the sealed chamber. Therefore, it becomes necessary to select the timing of radiation irradiation. On the other hand, when creating an atmosphere in which almost no oxygen gas exists in the other sealed chamber by sealing an oxygen absorber in the other sealed chamber,
For example, even if the packaging material to be subjected to radiation irradiation treatment is a rolled-up packaging material, oxygen gas contained in the rolled-up packaging material is almost completely absorbed by the oxygen scavenger. Furthermore, since the oxygen absorber absorbs the oxygen that flows through the outer cover material, it is only necessary to irradiate the oxygen absorber after a certain period of time. There is no need to strictly select the timing of application. Therefore, by introducing an inert gas into a sealed chamber surrounded by an outer covering material having oxygen gas barrier properties and sealing an oxygen scavenger in the sealed chamber, an atmosphere in which almost no oxygen gas exists is created within the sealed chamber. In other words, the packaging material to be subjected to radiation irradiation treatment using Co 60 as a radiation source is placed in a sealed chamber surrounded by an outer covering material with oxygen gas barrier properties, and an inert gas is filled in the sealed chamber. By doing so, the oxygen gas in the sealed chamber is replaced with an inert gas, and by sealing an oxygen absorber in the sealed chamber, oxygen gas that subsequently flows into the sealed chamber and, for example, in the rolled state, are replaced. It is preferable that oxygen gas remaining in a packaging material made of a certain packaging material be absorbed by the oxygen scavenger. [Example] Hereinafter, the specific structure of the packaging material sterilization method of the present invention will be explained using Examples.
At the same time, the effect will be explained with reference to the sterility of the obtained packaging material. Example 1 A packaging material consisting of a plastic laminated film made by printing on a stretched polypropylene film with a thickness of 20 μm and laminating this onto a low-density polyethylene film with a thickness of 30 μm using an adhesive, was made into a plastic laminated film with a diameter of 40 cm and a width of 40 cm.
Use a 40cm roll of packaging material. On the other hand, an oxygen gas permeability of 10 was obtained by laminating a 30μ thick low density polyethylene film on a 20μ thick vinylidene chloride coated stretched polypropylene film.
A sheet with oxygen gas barrier properties of cc/ m2 /24hr/atm is used as the outer cover material. The rolled up packaging material is also surrounded and sealed with the outer cover material, and nitrogen gas is filled into the sealed chamber using a gas filling machine, and then 2.5 Mrad of radiation from Co 60 as a radiation source is applied. The packaging material inside the sealed chamber was irradiated. Water is filled in a bag made aseptically from rolled laminated film that has been subjected to radiation irradiation treatment.
After standing for 2 days, a sensory test was conducted and good results were obtained. In addition, when a sterility test was carried out by filling a sterile culture medium into a bag made aseptically from a roll-up laminated film that had also been subjected to radiation irradiation treatment and leaving it at room temperature for one week, bacteria were observed. was hardly seen. Example 2 A packaging material made of a laminated film having the same configuration as that used in Example 1 was rolled up, and a packaging material made of a sheet having the same oxygen gas barrier properties as used in Example 1 was used. A deoxidizing material [Ageless
Z (registered trademark name. The same applies hereinafter): Manufactured by Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Ltd.]
Co 60
The packaging material inside the sealed chamber was irradiated with 2.5 Mrad of radiation from a radiation source. A bag made aseptically from a rolled laminated film obtained by radiation irradiation treatment was filled with water, and after being left for two days, a sensory test was conducted.
Good results similar to the test results of Example 1 were obtained. In addition, a sterile culture medium was filled in a bag made aseptically from a roll-up laminated film obtained by the same radiation irradiation treatment, and a sterility test was performed by leaving it at room temperature for one week. The occurrence of this was hardly observed. Example 3 A packaging material made of a laminated film having the same structure as that used in Example 1 was rolled up, and a packaging material made of a sheet having the same oxygen gas barrier properties as that used in Example 1 was used. A gas filling machine is used to fill nitrogen gas into a sealed chamber surrounded and sealed with material, and at the same time an oxygen absorber [Ageless
Z: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Ltd.] 30g sachet is enclosed,
Thereafter, the packaging material in the sealed chamber was irradiated with 2.5 Mrad of radiation using Co 60 as a radiation source. From the rolled laminated film after irradiation treatment,
In a bag made in the same manner as in Example 1, water and a sterile medium were respectively filled in the same manner as in Example 1,
When the same sensory test and sterility test as in Example 1 were conducted, good results were obtained in both cases. Comparative Example 1 A packaging material made of a laminated film having the same structure as that used in Example 1 was rolled up, and a packaging material made of a sheet having the same oxygen gas barrier properties as that used in Example 1 was used. It was surrounded and sealed with a covering material, and then the packaging material in the sealed chamber was irradiated with 25 Mrad of radiation using Co 60 as a radiation source. Comparative Example 2 A packaging material made of a laminated film having the same structure as that used in Example 1 was obtained by laminating a 30μ thick low density polyethylene film on a 20μ thick stretched polypropylene film. An oxygen scavenger [Ageless Z: manufactured by Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Ltd.] was placed in a sealed chamber surrounded and sealed with a sheet material with an oxygen gas permeability of 1500 cc/m 2 24 hr ATM.
After sealing a 100g pouch and leaving it for one week, the packaging material in the sealed room was exposed to 2.5 Mrad of radiation from Co 60 as a radiation source.
was irradiated. Comparative Example 3 A packaging material made of a laminated film having the same structure as that used in Example 1 was rolled up, and a packaging material made of a sheet having the same oxygen gas barrier properties as that used in Example 1 was used. Oxygen absorber [Ageless
Z: Manufactured by Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Ltd.] Enclose a 100g pouch,
It was left for one week. From the laminated film in each rolled state subjected to the treatments of Comparative Examples 1 to 3 above, each bag was made in the same manner as in Example 1. Therefore, water and a sterile medium were respectively filled, and the same sensory test and sterility test as in Example 1 were conducted, and the results are shown in the table below. As is clear from the table, none showed good results in both the sensory test and the sterility test.

【表】 実施例 4 酢酸ビニル成分10重量%、エチレン成分90重量
%のエチレン−酢酸ビニル共重合体による厚さ
60μの合成樹脂フイルムに、厚さ50μの低密度ポ
リエチレンを積層した積層シートから製作した口
付密封袋(長さ45cm、幅45cm、容量10l)20枚を
包装材として使用する。 前記口付密封袋20枚を、前記実施例1において
外被材として使用したものと同じ酸素ガスバリヤ
ー性を有するシートで製作した大袋(長さ1m、
幅50cm)の中に、脱酸素剤[エージレスZ:三菱
瓦斯化学(株)製]の100gの小袋とともに封入し、
大袋の開口部をヒートシールして密封した後、3
日間放置し、しかる後に、前記大袋で形成されて
いる密封室内の口付密封袋に、Co60を線源とする
放射線2.5Mradを照射した。 なお、前記放射線照射処理が施された口付密封
袋に無菌充填機にて食用クリームを充填し、1週
間放置後に食用クリームの官能試験を行なつたと
ころ、密封袋からのクリームへの臭気の移行は全
くなく、クリームの腐敗もなく、無菌性試験結果
も良好だつた。 [発明の作用、効果] 本発明の包装材の滅菌処理方法は、プラスチツ
クフイルムよりなる包装材を酸素ガスバリヤー性
を有する外被材で密封することによつて密封室を
形成する工程と、前記外被材で形成された密封室
内に不活性ガスを充填するか、または、前記密封
室内に脱酸素剤を封入するか、あるいは、これら
の両手段を併用することによつて、前記密封室内
を酸素ガスが殆ど存在しない雰囲気にする工程
と、前記密封室内にある包装材に、Co60を線源と
する放射線を照射する工程とからなるものであ
る。 しかして、前記構成からなる本発明方法におい
ては、酸素ガスが殆ど存在しない雰囲気中にある
プラスチツクフイルムよりなる包装材にCo60を線
源とする放射線を照射するものであるから、雰囲
気中の酸素ガスの存在によつて発生する包装材中
の成分の架橋、分解等が極めて効果的に抑制され
るものであり、また、雰囲気中の酸素ガスが放射
線の照射によつてオゾンとなり、更には、これが
窒素と反応して窒化酸化物を生成する等の現象が
回避されるものである。 従つて、従来の放射線の照射処理による包装材
の滅菌処理の際における弊害、すなわち、放射線
が照射される雰囲気中の酸素ガスの存在が原因す
る前述の諸現象によつて生ずるところの包装材の
強度の劣化、ポリエチレン臭の発生、窒素酸化物
による異臭の発生等を伴なうことなく、プラスチ
ツクフイルムよりなる包装材の効果的な滅菌処理
が行なえるものである。
[Table] Example 4 Thickness of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer with 10% by weight vinyl acetate component and 90% by weight ethylene component
20 sealed bags with openings (length 45cm, width 45cm, capacity 10l) made from a laminated sheet of 60μ synthetic resin film and 50μ thick low-density polyethylene are used as packaging materials. The 20 sealed bags with openings were made from a large bag (1 m long,
50cm wide) along with a 100g pouch of oxygen absorber [Ageless Z: manufactured by Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Ltd.].
After heat-sealing the opening of the large bag,
The bag was allowed to stand for a day, and then the sealed bag with a mouth inside the sealed chamber formed by the large bag was irradiated with 2.5 Mrad of radiation using Co 60 as a radiation source. In addition, when the edible cream was filled with an aseptic filling machine into the sealed bag with a mouth that had been subjected to the radiation irradiation treatment and left for one week, a sensory test was conducted on the edible cream. There was no migration, no spoilage of the cream, and the sterility test results were good. [Operations and Effects of the Invention] The packaging material sterilization method of the present invention includes the steps of forming a sealed chamber by sealing the packaging material made of plastic film with an outer cover material having oxygen gas barrier properties; The inside of the sealed chamber formed by the outer covering material is filled with an inert gas, an oxygen absorber is sealed in the sealed chamber, or a combination of these means is used to remove the inside of the sealed chamber. This process consists of a step of creating an atmosphere with almost no oxygen gas present, and a step of irradiating the packaging material in the sealed chamber with radiation using Co 60 as a radiation source. However, in the method of the present invention having the above configuration, since the packaging material made of plastic film in an atmosphere where there is almost no oxygen gas is irradiated with radiation from a Co 60 source, the oxygen in the atmosphere is It extremely effectively suppresses crosslinking, decomposition, etc. of components in packaging materials that occur due to the presence of gas, and oxygen gas in the atmosphere becomes ozone by radiation irradiation, and furthermore, This avoids phenomena such as reacting with nitrogen to produce nitrided oxides. Therefore, the disadvantages of conventional sterilization of packaging materials through radiation irradiation treatment, namely, the damage to packaging materials caused by the aforementioned phenomena caused by the presence of oxygen gas in the atmosphere to which radiation is irradiated. Packaging materials made of plastic film can be effectively sterilized without deterioration of strength, generation of polyethylene odor, generation of off-odor due to nitrogen oxides, etc.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 1 プラスチツクフイルムよりなる包装材を酸素
ガスバリヤー性を有する外被材で密封し、前記外
被材で形成される密封室内に不活性ガスを充填す
るか、または、前記密封室内に脱酸素材を封入す
るか、あるいは、これらの両手段を併用すること
によつて、前記密封室内を酸素ガスが殆ど存在し
ない雰囲気にした後、前記密封室内の包装材に
Co60を線源とする放射線を照射することを特徴と
する包装材の滅菌処理方法。
[Scope of Claims] 1. A packaging material made of plastic film is sealed with an outer cover material having oxygen gas barrier properties, and an inert gas is filled in a sealed chamber formed by the outer cover material, or the sealing material is sealed with an inert gas. After creating an atmosphere in the sealed chamber that is almost free of oxygen gas by sealing a deoxidizing material in the chamber or using both of these methods, the packaging material in the sealed chamber is
A method for sterilizing packaging materials, characterized by irradiating with radiation using Co 60 as a radiation source.
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