CA2032121A1 - Gas-sealed material - Google Patents

Gas-sealed material

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CA2032121A1
CA2032121A1 CA002032121A CA2032121A CA2032121A1 CA 2032121 A1 CA2032121 A1 CA 2032121A1 CA 002032121 A CA002032121 A CA 002032121A CA 2032121 A CA2032121 A CA 2032121A CA 2032121 A1 CA2032121 A1 CA 2032121A1
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Maria Stjernberg
Christer Bergstrom
Leila Kettunen
Helge Lindstrom
Hanneli Seppanen
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Abstract

Abstract of Disclosure The present invention concerns a gas-sealed material, containing polyolefin and polyvinyl alcohol. The material is manufactured by mixing in molten state 1 to 99 per cent by weight of polyolefin and 99 to 1 per cent by weight of internally plasticized vinyl alcohol polymer, and optionally 1 to 15 per cent by weight of a plasticizing agent.

Description

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1 Gas-sealed ma~erial The presen~ invention concerns a gas-sealed material and produc~s con~aining gas-sealed material. In particular, the presen~ inven~ion concerns a gas-sealed material containing polyolefine and polyvinvl alcohol, and products containing the same.

Polyoleiins are widelv used, for inscance, in packaging indus~ry for manufacturing various film products. Advantages of polvolefins are ~,' in particular appropriate strength and water resistance proper~ies.
Among the drawbacks mav be mentioned permeability to certain gases and liquids, concernin~ particularly oxygen and hydrocarborl dis-solven~s. Thereîore, the usability of polyolefin films is limi~ed to 15 packaging certain substances, such as îood stuffs, in which minor o~ygen permeability is required.

It is customary to use in packaging industry multiple layer rilm scructures in which materials of differént layers are selected to 20 serve a given purpose. Therefore, such multiple laver structures mav contain layers which form a good barrier agains~ gases, such as o~ygen, and layers which provide other properties for the proauct, such as strength properties. In addition, multiple laver structures ma~ contain other lavers which g0nerate for instance adnesion De~Ween 25 difrerent layers. Products of this kind are, however, expensive to manufacture.

Poly~inyl alcohol is one of such polvmers which has a low oxy&en permeability property.~Said property has most ofcen been utilized in 30 olefin-vinyl alcohol random-mixed polymers and in olefin-vinyl alcohol segment-mixed polymers, It is also known in the art to manufactu~e products containing polvolefin and pol~inyl alcohol in the form of mix~ures, which have a low oxygen permeabLlitv and which therefore are e~ceedinglv appropriate for manufac~uring e.g. packagin5 films.
~5 In the Finnish pa~er.t application No. 87-5772 is disciosed a mi::~ure of poiyolefin and pol~inyl alcohol, moreover containing op~ionail:
plasticize s. 'when polvolefir: and pol~in~l alcchol are mi..ed ir.

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When the PVA in the mixture of polyolefin and PVA establishes a continuous phase, a good sealing is provided-in the product, for instance oxygen sealing, and the product is bright and stable, in spite of two phases, bo~h in molten and in solid state, and it is easy to soften by adding plasticizers.

Although polyolefin-PVA-mix~ures are provided with good oxygen sealing properties in dry circumstances, in moist circumstances their oxygen sealing property reduces significantly, so thac they are sensitive to moisture. In addition, when mixtures of polyolefins and PVA are mixed in molten state, partial dissolution of PVA and colouring of ~he product take place. When plasticizers are used, their stability in the mixture is not as good as psssible because of which migration of plasticizers takes place in the product. One more drawback in conventional PE/PVA mixtures is that the viscosity of the product is not high enough, and that the mechanical properties of the films manufactured therefrom are not adequate.

The object af the present invention is a polyvinyl alcohol containing polyolefin, in which the mois~ure sensitivity of the product to oxygen sealing is reduced, the lightness of the product has increased, and the migration of the plasticizers has lessened.

As taught by the invention, it 'nas been surprisingly found that when certain internally plasticized polyvinyl alcohol copolymers are mixed in molten sta~e with polyol~fins, such products ars obtained ~which have a lighcer colour and the oxygen sealing gained in which is considerably less sensitive to mois~ure than in using conven-tional polyvinvl alcohol. In addition, in the material of the in-vention no plasticizer mi~ration occurs, or i~ occurs onlv to a verv ~ low degree.

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1 Therefore, the invention concerns a gas-sealed ~cerial containing polyolefin and polyvinyl alcohol. The gas-sealed material of the invention is characterized in that it is produced by Mixing l to 99 per cent by weight of polyolefin and 99 to l per cent by weight of a internally plasticized vinyl alcohol polymer in molten state, and optionally l to 15 per cent by weight of a plasticizer.

The term 'internally plasticized vinyl alcohol polymer' refers to a vinyl alcohol polymer which con~ains polyglycol groups (polyether groups) or other groups plasticizing polyvinyl alcohol in the side chains ~hereof. Said plasticizer groups are connected into a chain by copolymerizing, branching or by means of reacsive compounding.
One of such internally plasticized polyYinyl alcohols is Vinex polymer (trade name, Air Products and Chemicals Inc.), in which for comonomer is used an ester of methacrylic acid and polyethylene glycol.

Said internally plasticized vinyl alcohol polymers may be ~anu-factured, for instance in the m~nner as disclosed in the US. patene ~o. 4,708,999. Said patent presents that the product is provided with good oxygen sealing and that it is appropriate for cast, injection moulding and extrusion products, and that it is characterized by good water solubility and therefore, it is particu-larly well appropriate for manufacturing films which are required .o possess water solubility.
~5 The vinyl alcohol polymer used in the polyolefin/polyvinyl alcohol mixture of the invention is advantageously such in which in the poly(alkyleneoxy)ester derivative for use as a comonomer the alkylene of the alcohol component is ethylene or propylene, and the acid
3~ component is acrylic acid or methacrylic acid. Said modified vinyl alcohol polymers may be manufactured, for instance, by polymerizing vinyl acetate monomer and poly(alkyleneoxy)acrylate comonomer, and hydrolyzing the copolymer thus o.btained in order to produce an in-rernally plasticized vinyl alcohol polymer.

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1 in the range of from l tO 99 per cent by weight, preferably in ~he range of from lO to 90 per cent by weight. In smaller quan~ities, the effect on oxygen permeability is, however, smaller, while the colour of the product may, nevertheless, be~maintained good. In some instance, it may be preferable to substitute part of the internally plasticized vinyl alcohol polymer used in the gas-sealed material for unmodified polyvinyl alcohol if the purpose of the product allows.

The polyolefin present in the gas-sealed material of the invention may be based on homopolymers or copolymers of the olefins. There-fore, it may be low density polyethylene (LDPE~, medium density polyethylene or high density polyethylene (HDPE), polypropylene or polybutene. The polyolefin may also be a copolvmer or ethylene to-gecher with other olefins, such as propylene, butene, hexene and oc~ene. The polyolefin may also be an olefin-ester copolymer, such as ethyle~e-vinyl acetate copolymer, ethylene-acrylate-ester copolymer or ethylene-methacrylate ester copolymer, or it may be a thermoplastic olefin-based elastomer, such as EP or EPD rubber.

The polyolefin in the process according to the invention may also be a homopolymer or a copolymer of the above-mentioned olefins which has been modified with the aid of carboxylic acid. To such a modified olefin polymer is copolymerized or grafted O.l to lO per cent by weight of carboxylic acid. Ihe carboxvlic acid may comprise anv unsaturated carboxylic acid or carboxylic acid anhydride which can be 8rafted or copolymerized in polyolefin. Examples of such acids are, for instance, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid fumaric acid, itaconic acid, crotonic acid, sorbic acid, and anhydrides of the afore-mentioned acids. In graf~ing or in copolymerizing one or several above acids may be used. The polyolefin grafted or copolymer-ized with carboxylic acid may also be a mixture containing a poly-olefin modified in the manner described above, and un unmodified polyolefin.

The quan~ity of the polvolefin in the gas-sealed macerial oi ~he invention may be in the range from ]. to 99 per cent bv weigh~, bu;
preferably in the range from lO LO 90 per cent bv weight of the .

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The gas-sealed material of the invention may further con~ain l to lo per cent by weigh~ of plasticizers. A plasticizer mav be selec~ed from anv material used for polyvinyl alcohol plasticizer or a mixture thereof. As e~amples of such may be mentioned ethylene glycol, tri-methylene glycol, propylene ~lycol, triethylene glvcol, neopenthvl glycol and 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3^pentane diol and sorbitol. A preferable plasticizer is glycerol.

The gas-sealed polyolefin/PVA mixture of the invention mav be manu-fac~ured mixing the polyolefin component, the vinyl alcohol/polymer component and a potential plasticizer component in a melt mixer simultaneously as a dry mixture, premixed in solid or molten state, or then various components are added separately. The addition of plastici~ers may also be carried out after the compounding. Also such procedure may be adopted in which a plasticizer is added in the PVA component, whereby the a~vantage is gained that the en~ire mixture need not be plasticized.

From the polyolefin/PVA mixture of the invention various produc~s mav be prepared by combining the mixture ~ith polvolefins, other plastics or other materials, such as fibre-based materials. ~ultiple laver products may be manufactured by coex~rusion. (co)extrusion coating, (co?extrusion lamination, adhesion lamina~ion, or using other ~echniques, and these production procedures mav also be com-bined.

As produc~s containing a gas-sealed material o the invention e.g.
films, moulded-blown bottles and containers, plates, tubes, injection moulded vessels, deep-drawn films and plates, liquid packaging card-boards, etc. may be mentioned. Sealed multiple-layer products are generally used for packaging food stufs, when oxvgen sealing is desired also in moist circumstances, but the sealing of carDon dioxide or some other gas mav be thought of. In addi~ion. fat, chemical and odour sealing mav be desired both in food stu~f pacKageS and technicaI
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10 POl- LDPE (low density polyethylene), density 922 kg/m', molten indeY~ (MI) l.8 g/min (190C) P02~ PP (propylene block copolymer), MI 3.3 g/l0 min (230C) P03~ PB (polybutene), MI 1.4 g/l0 min (190C) P04 ~ EVA (ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer), vinyl acetate content 5~
PO5 ~ EBA (ethylene-butyl acrylate copolymer), MI l.0 g/l0 min (190C), butyl acrylate content 7~
PO6 ~ LLDPE (linear low density polyethylene), grafted with 0.25% maleic acid anhydride (~HA), MI 0.5 g/l0 min (190C) P07 - PP (propylene block copolymer), MI 3.3 g/l0 min (230C) PO8 PP (PO3)~ grafted with 0.20% MHA
PO9 ~ PB (polvbutene), MI 1.4 g/l0 min (190C) POl0 - PB (PO5), grafted with 0.25~ i~aconic acid POll ~ EVA ~ethylene-vinvl acetate copolvmer) vinyl acetate content 5~
P012 - EVA (PO7), grafted with 0.l~ fumaric acid PO13 - EBA (ethylene-butyl acrylate copolymer), MI l.0 g/l0 min (190C), butyl acrylate content 7 P014 ~ EBA (PO9), graf~ed with 0.4 ~ acrylic acid POlS ~ EEA (ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer)~ acrylic acid content 6 3~
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PVAl - vin~l alcohol copolymer wherein the comonomer is an ester of methacryl acid and polyethylene glycol (Vinex 4004, Air Products and Chemicals) PVA2 - polyvinyl alcohol, viscosity 4, hydrolysis degree 88%

Plasticizer glycerol, degree of purity 99 Exa~ple 1 Polyolefin-PVA mi~ures of the inven~ion were prepared by mixing polyolefin and polyvinyl alcohol in molten state by the aid of a Bers~orff mixer which was provided with a flat iilm nozzle. The temperature profile was 25 to 130 to 200 to 200 to 200 to 210 to 230 to 230 to 230 to 220 to 220, and the temperature of the melt was 220C. The production rate was 10 kilograms per hour.

The thicknesses of ~he obtained films were 100 to 170 ~m. The com-pounds thereof are presented in the accompanying Table 1 A. The properties of the films are presented in the accompanyi~lg Table 1 ~.
The oxygen permeability values of the films are calc~tlated for 25 ~m thickness.:Thb ligh~nesses of the films was measured as a so-called yellowness index conforning to the standard ASTM D 1925-;'0 with the Ultra Scan apparatus of Hunter Lab.

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1 Table 1 A

Test Polvvinyl alcohol Polyolefine Plasticizer type ~ by weight type, ~ by w.
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l PVAl 60 P01 40 2 PVAl 60 POl 36 4 3 PVAl lO P01 36 4
4 PVAl 90 P01 10
5 PVAl 30 P01 70
6 PVAl 10 P01 90
7 PVA2 60 P01 36 4
8 PVA2 90 P01 6 4
9 PVA2 30 P01 66 4 ~ .
. . . _ _ Test Melt Oxy~en permeabil. Yello~ness Tensile__ ia~ (ml/m~x24hxbar) index,thick- strsn~th g/10 ~in O~RH 65~RH 90%RH ness ~m mach./trans (210C) dir. dir.
IqPa ~Pa .. _ _ . .. .
113 1.0 8.7 12.0 0 151 20.8 6.5 254 2.5 35 49 0 105 7.0 3.~
3 1.50.25 27 -2.3 155 14.45.0 4 540.25 30 67 0 98 1;.17.1 5 9 82 88 92 0 118 12.83.1 6 31326 1350 1390 0 135 9.68.1 726 2.1 37 543.3 141 14.13.1 839 0.2 26 98~.7 137 6.33.5 9 8 80 89 832.1 120 6.16.1 4 1296 1299 1421 . 1.0 167 8.1 7.0 Example 2 .
Polyolefin-PVA mixtures were prepared in which various polvolerins and polyvinyl alcohol (Vinex) were used in molten sta~e, bv tne aid of a Berstorif mixer which was provided wi~h a rlat ~ilm nozzle. The te~perature profile was from 25 to 130 to 200 to 200 to 200 to 210 to 230 to 230 to 230 to 220 to 220 and the tempera~ur~ o~ Lhe melt :
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The thicknesses of the obtained films were 120 to 160 um. The com-pounds thereof are presen~ed in the accompanying Table 2 ~.. Ihe properties of the films are presented in the accompanying Table 2 B.

Table 2 A

Test Pol w n~l alcohol Polvolefin Plasticler type, ~ by weight type, ~ by w . .
11 PVAl 60 PO3 40 12 PVAl 60 PO4 40 13 PVAl 60 PO5 40 14 PVAl 60 PO6 40 _ -~2~

20 Tes~ Oxygen perm. Yellowness Tensile stren~h (ml~-x24hxbar) index, thick- machine /transversal O~RH 65%RH 90%RH ness ~m direc~ion MPa MPa 11 2.1 13.0 56.1 3.1 15410.9 7.1 12 1.8 14.9 49.2 4.~ 16311.0 6.3 13 4.3 12.7 53.1 3.8 153 9.2 8.~
14 3.0 13.2 59.2 2.7 12110.1 5.0 Exam~le 3 Polyolefin-PVA mixtures of the invention were prepared by mixing polyolefin and polyvinyl alcohol, in ~olten state, wi~h the aid of a Berstorff mlxer which was provided with a flat film nozzle. The temperature profile was 2; to 130 to 200 to 200 to 200 to 210 to 230 .;
to 230 to 220 to 220, and the cemperature of the melt was 220C. The production rate was 10 kilograms per hour.
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1 pounds thereof are presented in the accumpanying Table 3 A. Ihe properties of the films are presented in the accompanying Table 3 B, The oxygen per~eability values of the films are calculated ~or 25 ~m thickness. The lightness of the films was measured as a so-called yellowness index conforming to the standard ASTM D 1925-70 with the Ultra Scan apparatus of Hunter Lab.

Test Polyvinyl alcohol Polyolefin Plasticizer type % bv weight type % by w. % by w.
_ 1 PVAl 90 PO6 10 2 PVAl 60 POl 20 3 PVAl 60 PO6 40 4 PVAl 50 PO6 50 PVAl 40 PO6 60 6a PVAl 30 PO6 70 6b PVAl 30 PO6 40 7 PVAl 10 PO6 90 8 PVAl 50 PO15 50 .
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Test Melt Oxygen permeabil. Yellowness Tensile index (ml/m2x24hxbar) index, thick- strength g/10 min 0%RH 65~R~ 90%RH ness ~ ~ach./trans (210C) dir. dir.
MPa ~Pa 1 8.5 0.9 1.2 1.7 0 130 16.2 13.1 2 1.5 1.1 3.2 4.8 0 100 16.7 8.9 3 0.9 1.1 1.5 3.4 0 1~2 19.8 20.2 4 0.7 1.3 1.5 4.5 0 168 20.0 15.6 0.1 1.7 2.6 5.0 0 183 15.7 13.4 : 6a 0.05 38 46 55 0.16 257 11.5 8.5 356b 1.5 1.2 2.1 17.2 2.0 179 18.9 18.5 7 : 0.051890 2560 2390 0 169 18.517.9 8 2.00.4 17 32 0.16 111 15.114.3 .

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1 Example 4 For reference were prepared polyolefin-PVA miY.tures in ~hich poly-olefin unmodified with an acid or modified with an acid, and ordinary unmodified polyvinyl alcohol were used (except test 12), in molten state, with the aid of a Berstorff mixer which was proYided with a flat film nozzle. The temperature profile was from 25 to 130 to 200 to 200 to 200 to 210 to 230 to 230 to 230 to 220 to 220, and the temperature of the.~elt was 220C. The production rate was 10 kilo-grams per hour.

The thicknesses of the obtained films were 130 to 230 ~m. The com-pounds thereof are presented in the accompanying Table 4 A. The properties of the films are presen~ed in the accompanying Table 4 B.

_ Test Polyvinyl alcohol Polyolefin Plasticizer - type, % by weight type, % by w, 9 PVA2 90 P06 10 +
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P06 20 + , 12 PVAl 60 P01 40 14 PVA2 50 P06 50 +
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lo PVA2 40 P06 60 +
17 PVA2 40 P01 60 +
18 PVA2 30 P06 70 +
19 PVA2 30 P01 70 +
PVA2 10 P06 90 +
21 PVA2 10 P01 90 +
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MPa MPa -9 8.9 0.15 37 43 5.37 227 16.0 16.0 27 0.17 46 52 5 191 13.0 7.5 11 1.1 0.25 25 39 3.45 194 17.5 7.9 12 14 1.0 8.7 15 0 134 20.8 6.S
13 25 0.25 27 43 3.5 136 14.0 6.0 14 0.5 0.9 25 18 1.56191 17.2 11.1 1.0 29 57 30 189 12.7 4.8 16 0.3 1.5 22 33 3.21206 15.9 14.2 17 23 1.5 25 3~ 2.5 201 11.8 4.2 18 0.5 7.2 Sl 63 5.22203 16.5 15.9 19 15 7.5 64 70 2 194 10.9 4.2 0.5 1970 2390 2560 O.SO 173 18.1 17.1 21 12 1990 2460 2380 1.5 200 18.0 13.1 .

Examrle 5 Polvolefin/PVA mixtures were prepared in which various polyolefins modified with an acid and internally plasticized polyvinyl alcohol polymer of the invention, or ordinary polyvinyl alcohol were used, in molten state, with the aid of a Berstorff mixer, wnich was provided with a fla~ fiIm nozzle. The tempera~ure profile was from 25 to 130 to 200 to 200 to 200 to 210 to 230 to 230 to 230 to 220 to 220, and the temperature of the melt was 220C. The production rate was 10 kilograms per hour.

The thicknesses of the obtained films were 120 to 260 ~m. The com-pounds thoreof~are presented in the accompanyir.g Table S A. The properties of the films are presen~ed in the accompanying Table 5 B.

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22PVAl 60 P08 40 23PVA2 60 P07 40 +
24PVAl 40 P010 60 26PVAl 60 P012 40 27PVA2 60 P011 40 t 28PVAl 60 P014 40 ~ 29PVA2 60 P013 40 +
30PVAl 50 P015 50 _ - - the polyvinyl alcohol does not contain a plas~icizer + - the quanti~v of polw inyl alcohol contains a plas-ticizer of 6~ by weight, calculated from the PVA
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MPa MPa _ _ 22 8.0 2.0 3.5 ;.1 0 122 18.1 14.0 25 23 33.9 2.0 36 50 3.5 139 13.7 9.3 24 6.7 10.1 12.3 22 0.05 154 18.1 16.1 25 29 9.0 43 67 2.07 179 12.1 7.2 26 10 1.8 6.1 11 0.09 188 17.9 15.1 2732 3.2 47 61 2.7 26014.1 7.2 286.2 1.3 3.1 4.7 0 189 15.9 8.2 2930 1.3 23 37 3.5 17614.2 5.2 30 304.0 1.0 1.2 3.9 0 123 18.3 17.9 314.0 0.4 17 32 2.5 1S518.1 17.1 .:. : . .

Claims (10)

  1. THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
    PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:

    l. A gas-sealed material, containing polyolefin and polYvinyi aicohol.
    characterized in that the material is prepared by mixing 1 to 99 per cent by weight of polyolefin and 99 to 1 per cent by weight of in-ternally plasticized vinyl alcohol polymer in molten state, and optionally 1 to 15 per cent by weight of a plasticizsr.
  2. 2. Gas-sealed material according co claim 1, characterized in that in the vinyl alcohol polymer chains are present polyglycol groups (polyether groups) as side groups.
  3. 3. Gas-sealed material according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the poiyvinyl alcohol is a copolymer in which the comonomer is an unsaturated poly(alkyleneoxy)ester derivative.
  4. 4. Gas-sealed material according to claim 3, characterized in that said alkylene is an ethylene or propylene and that the acid component of said ester is acrylic acid or methacrylic acid.
  5. 5. A gas-sealed mixture according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the polvvinyl alcohol contains an unmodified polyvinyl alcohol in the form of mixture and vinvl alcohol polymer according to claims 2 to 4.
  6. 6. A gas-sealed material according to any one of the preceding claims.
    characterized in that the polyolefin is a low density polyethylene (LDPE), medium density polyethylene (MDPE) or high density poly-ethylene (HDPE), polypropylene or polybutene, or ethvlene copolymer with propylene, butene, hexene and octene, or an olefin/ester co-polymer, such as ethylene-vinvl-acetate copolymer, ethylene-acrylate ester copolymer or ethylene-methacrylate ester copolymer, EP rubber.
    EPD rubber or some other thermoplastic olefin-based elastomer. or a mixture of one or several above-mentioned polyolefins.
  7. 7. A gas-sealed materlai according to claim 6 characterized in that the polyolefin is modiEied by grafting or copoivmerizing tereto 0.1 WO90/12061 PCT/F190/0010;

    to 10 per cent by weight of carboxylic acid selected from the group of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid, crotonic acid, sorbic acid, and anhydrides of the afore-mentioned acids.
  8. 8. Gas-sealed material according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the polyolefin is formed from a mixture of an unmodified polyolefin and a polyolefin modified with carboxyl acid
  9. 9. Gas-sealed material according to any one of the preceding claims.
    characterized in that it consists further 1 to 15 per cent by weight of one or several plasticizers selected from among the group of ethylene glycol, trimethylene glycol, propylene glycol, triethylene glycol, neopenthyl glycol and 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol and sorbitol.
  10. 10. Products containing a gas-sealed material according to any one of the preceding claims.
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