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Definitions

• the invention relates to a film or a pouch comprising packaging material directly in contact with an item intended for human use and comprising a polyolefin and an a-tocopherol.
• Suitable stabilisers known in the art are for example synthetic (poly)phenolic compounds such as tetrakis[methylene-3-(3',5')-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate] methane;
• octadecyl 3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamate 1 ,1 ,3-tris(2-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-t- butylphenyl)butane; 1 ,3,5-trimethyl-2,4,6-tris(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)benzene, bis- [3,3-bis-(4'-hydroxy-3'-t-butylphenyl butanoic acid]-glycol ester; tris(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxy benzyl)isocyanurate; 1 ,3,5-tris(4-t-butyl-2,6-dimethyl-3-hydroxy-benzyl)isocyanurate; 5-di-t- butyl-4-hydroxy hydrocinnamic acid triester with 1 ,3,5-tris(2-hydroxyethyl)-s-triazine- 2,4,6(1 H, 3
• stabilizers selected from the group consisting of organic phosphites or phosphonites.
• organic phosphites or phosphonites For example tris (2,4-di-t-butylphenyl) phosphite.
• the stabilized polyolefins and/or the packaging material may be processed via for example injection moulding, blow moulding, extrusion moulding, compression moulding or thin-walled injection moulding techniques.
• the obtained products may be applied in a huge amount of applications for example in food packaging applications, biomedical applications, health care applications or pharmaceutical applications.
• antioxidants are already an issue in for example food- and water contact applications, in medical and pharmaceutical devices.
• processors are looking for improved ways to protect their products.
• the invention concerns a film or a pouch comprising packaging material directly in contact with an item for human use comprising
• the packaging material may show improved processing stability and/or
• the packaging material is efficiently stabilized, while limiting and/or avoiding the use of toxic substances. This may especially for example allow to improve processing stability,
• polyolefin composition and/or the packaging material may be reduced.
• Component A may be polyolefin, for example a polyethylene, especially low density polyethylene (LDPE) and/or high density polyethylene (HDPE), a polypropylene, a
• LDPE low density polyethylene
• HDPE high density polyethylene
• polypropylene a polypropylene
• copolymer of ethylene with at least one a-olefin preferably a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) and/or mixtures of two or more thereof.
• a copolymer of ethylene with at least one ⁇ -olefin may thereby preferably be a copolymer comprising ethylene and at least one a- olefin or a copolymer of ethylene and only one a-olefin.
• the packaging material according to the invention may comprise component A in an
• the production processes of LDPE, HDPE and LLDPE are summarised in Handbook of Polyethylene by Andrew Peacock (2000; Dekker; ISBN 0824795466), especially for example at pages 43-66.
• the catalysts used can include for example Ziegler Natta catalysts, Phillips catalysts and single site catalysts.
• the latter class is a family of different classes of compounds, which comprises metallocene catalysts.
• a polymer prepared using a Ziegler-Natta catalyst is obtained for example via the interaction of an organometallic compound or hydride of a Group l-lll metal with a derivative of a Group I - I 11 transition metal.
• An example of a (modified) Ziegler-Natta catalyst may thereby be for example a catalyst based on titanium tetra chloride and the organometallic compound
• linear low density polyethylene as used herein is meant an ethylene-alpha olefin copolymer comprising ethylene and a C3-C10 alpha-olefin comonomer.
• Suitable alpha- olefin comonomers include 1 -butene, 1 -hexene, 4-methyl pentene and 1 -octene.
• the preferred comonomer may be 1 -hexene or 1 -butene.
• the alpha-olefin comonomer is present in an amount of for example from about 2.5 to 30 percent by weight of the ethylene-alpha olefin copolymer, preferably from 5 to about 20 percent by weight of the ethylene-alpha olefin copolymer, more preferably an amount of from about 7 to about 15 percent by weight of the ethylene-alpha olefin copolymer.
• the Mw/Mn of the linear low density polyethylene may be between 4 and 12, preferably between 4.5 and 1 1 , further preferred between 4.7 and 10, further preferred between 5 and 8, further preferred between > 5 and ⁇ 7, further preferred between > 5.5 and ⁇ 6.5 and/or the Mz/Mw of the linear low density polyethylene between 4 and 12, preferably between 4.5 and 1 1 , further preferred between 4.7 and 10, further preferred between 5 and 8, further preferred between > 5 and ⁇ 7, further preferred between > 5.8 and ⁇ 6.8.
• the linear low density polyethylene has a density of ⁇ 850 kg/m 3 and ⁇ 950 kg/m 3 , preferably ⁇ 910 kg/m 3 and ⁇ 940 kg/m 3 , further preferred between 913 kg/m 3 and 923 kg/m 3 , further preferred between > 915 kg/m 3 and ⁇ 921 kg/m 3 and/or a melt mass flow rate (MFR) as measured according to ISO 1 131 -1 (201 1 ) at 190°C and at a load of 2.16 kg of between 0.1 dg/min and 12 dg/min, preferably between 1 dg/min and 1 1 dg/min, further preferred between 3 dg/min and 10 dg/min, even further preferred 4 dg/min and 9 dg/min, even further preferred > 4 dg/min and ⁇ 9 dg/min.
• MFR melt mass flow rate
• Linear low density polyethylene used herein may thereby for example comprise between 3 and 200 CH 3 per 1000 carbon atoms, preferably between 4 and 100 CH 3 per 1000 carbon atoms, preferably between 5 and 40 CH 3 per 1000 carbon atoms, preferably between 10 and 30 CH 3 per 1000 carbon atoms, further prefer between 15 and 25 CH 3 per 1000 carbon atoms, as determined by NMR.
• the technologies suitable for the LLDPE manufacture include but are not limited to gas- phase fluidized-bed polymerization, polymerization in solution, and slurry polymerization.
• the LLDPE has been obtained by gas phase polymerization in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst.
• the LLDPE may be obtained by gas phase polymerization in the presence of a metallocene catalyst.
• polypropylene as used herein is meant for example a propylene homopolymer or a copolymer of propylene with an a-olefin, for example an a-olefin chosen from the group of a-olefin having 2 or 4 to 10 C-atoms, for example wherein the amount of ⁇ -olefin is less than 10wt% based on the total propylene copolymer.
• Polypropylene and a copolymer of propylene with an ⁇ -olefin can be made by any known polymerization technique as well as with any known polymerization catalyst system.
• the polypropylene used in the invention is a propylene co-polymer.
• the copolymer of ethylene and at least one a-olefin, a polyethylene and/or the polypropylene and or mixtures of two or more thereof used in the invention is/are produced using one Ziegler-Natta catalyst.
• a polypropylene may thereby especially be for example bi-axially oriented polypropylene (BOPP).
• a polyolefin and/or copolymer of ethylene and at least one ⁇ -olefin may for example have a density as determined according to ISO 1 183-1 (2012), method A of ⁇ 850 kg/m 3 and ⁇ 950 kg/m 3 , preferably ⁇ 910 kg/m 3 and ⁇ 940 kg/m 3 , further preferred between 913 kg/m 3 and 923 kg/m 3 . This may lead to mechanical properties suitable for the use for film applications.
• a polyolefin and/or a copolymer of ethylene and at least one ⁇ -olefin may for example have an MFI represented by the corresponding melt mass flow rate (MFR) as measured according to ISO 1 131 -1 (201 1 ) at 190°C and at a load of 2.16 kg of between 0.1 dg/min and 10 dg/min, preferably between 0.5 dg/min and 6 dg/min, further preferred between 0.5 dg/min and 4 dg/min, even further preferred between >0.5 dg/min and 3.5 dg/min or between >0.5 dg/min and ⁇ 2 dg/min. This may lead to a processability suitable for the use for film applications.
• MFR melt mass flow rate
• Component B may be ⁇ -tocopherol.
• Component B may be added for example as a liquid and/or using a master batch comprising between 0.5 w.-% and 5 w.-%, preferably between 1 and 5 w.-% of ⁇ -tocopherol and/or between 5 and 40 w.-%, preferably between 5 and 25 w.-%, of an organometallic stearate as component C and the rest of the master batch up to 100 w.-% being a further polyolefin as component D, preferably low density polyethylene.
• the ⁇ -tocopherol may be preferably synthetic ⁇ -tocopherol. This allows a good control over wat is actually added.
• a suitable example of ⁇ -tocopherol and/or synthetic ⁇ -tocopherol according to the invention may be Irganox E 201 (supplied by BASF) which is a racemic mixture of equal amounts of all eight possible stereoisomers of ⁇ -tocopherol (RRR, SSS, RRS, RSR, SSR, SRS, SRR, RSS) and is referred to as D,L-a-tocopherol or all-rac-alpha-tocopherol.
• ⁇ -tocopherol may for example allow to achieve efficient stabilization with relatively low loadings of a-tocopherol.
• the packaging material may preferably not comprise other tocopherols and/or may preferably comprise no tocotrienol and/or no natural vitamin E and/or no other antioxidant and/or no other compound comprising at least one phenolic motif and/or wherein the packaging material comprises only ⁇ -tocopherol as antioxidant. This may allow an efficient stabilization of the packaging material, while reducing the risk associated with and/or the amount of compounds that may migrate out of the packaging material. This may thus reduce possible health hazards.
• the amount of component B ranges between 25 ppm and 300 ppm by weight, preferably between 50 ppm and 200 ppm by weight, further preferred between > 50 ppm and ⁇ 180 ppm by weight, further preferred between > 75 ppm and ⁇ 175 ppm, further preferred between > 90 ppm and 170 or ⁇ 170 ppm relative to the component A. relative to the component A.
• This may allow an efficient stabilization of the stabilized polyolefin composition and/or the packaging material, while reducing the risk associated with and/or the amount of compounds that may migrate out of the stabilized polyolefin composition and/or the packaging material. This may thus reduce possible health hazards.
• the packaging material according to the invention may also comprise component C, which may be at least one acid scavenger , preferably at least one organometallic stearate such as for example magnesium stearate, aluminum stearate, sodium stearate and calcium stearate and/or at least one inorganic
• hydrotalcites such as for example DHT4A , preferably calcium stearate. This may further contribute to improve processability.
• the amount of optional component C may range between 100 ppm and 1000 ppm by weight, more preferably between 200 ppm and 800 ppm by weight, further preferred between 400 ppm and 600 ppm by weight, relative to the component A.
• the weight ratio B:C may range for example between 0.05:1 and 0.6:1 , preferably 0.07:1 to 0.5:1 , further preferred between 0.1 :1 and 0.4:1 .
• the packaging material according to the invention may also comprise component D, which may be at least one further polyolefin, preferably a low density polyethylene or a polypropylene.
• component D may be at least one further polyolefin, preferably a low density polyethylene or a polypropylene.
• the amount of compound D may be between 0 and 10 000 ppm, preferably between 2000 and 7000 ppm.
• the further polyolefin may be different from component A.
• the packaging material according to the invention may thereby for example have an extractable amount (in mg of compounds per kg of packaging material) measured by PTV- GC-MS in a NIAS study (as explained below) of 2,6-di-tert-butylbenzoquinone preferably below 0.8 mg/kg, preferably below 0.5 mg/kg, and/or of 7,9-di-tert-butyl-1 - oxaspiro[4.5]deca-6,9-diene-2,8-dione below 0.4 mg/kg, preferably below 0.2 mg/kg, and/or methyl 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate below 0.5 mg/kg and/or of 2,4 di-tert- butyl-phenol below 10 mg/kg, preferably below 1 mg/kg, further preferred below 0.5 mg/kg, and/or an extractable amount measured by LC-MS in a NIAS study (as explained below) of phosphate below 5 mg/
• the packaging material according to the invention may thereby have an amount of compound migrating based on a migration study applying modelling software and/or a calculation of total migrating amount (as explained below) of ⁇ 1 mg/kg (in mg of compounds per kg of food).
• a film or pouch according to the invention may preferably for example comprise and/or consist of:
• A a copolymer of ethylene and at least one a-olefin, a copolymer of propylene with an a-olefin and/or mixtures of two or more thereof, and,
• an acid scavenger for example a organometallic stearate, preferably calcium stearate, relative to the component A,
• That the packaging material consists of the components listed above may thereby preferably mean that no other antioxidant and/or no other organometallic stearate or hydrotalcite and/or no other compound/component is present.
• the packaging material according to the invention may be used in the production of specific packaging articles.
• preferred articles are films and/or pouches, especially for applications such as food and/or beverage packaging applications, for health care applications and/or pharmaceutical applications and/or medical or biomedical applications, whereby the packaging material according to the invention is directly in contact with an item intended for human use, such as for
• beverage a food item, a medicine, an implant, a patch or another item for nutritional and/or medical or biomedical use.
• the present invention also concerns the use of packaging material according to the invention may be used in the production of specific articles.
• packaging material are films and/or pouches, especially for applications such as food and/or
• beverage packaging applications for health care applications and/or pharmaceutical applications and/or medical or biomedical applications, whereby the packaging material according to the invention is directly in contact with an item intended for human use, such as for example a beverage, a food item, a medicine, an implant, a patch or
• An item intended for human use according to the present invention may thereby be for example a beverage, a food item, especially for example baby food, a medicine, an implant, a patch, a drug delivery device, a diagnostic device or another item for nutritional and/or medical or biomedical use.
• the packaging material according to the invention may for example be part of a multilayer structure, especially for example a multi-layer structure that comprises at least one aluminum layer, preferably at least one aluminum intermediate layer, and/or at least one PET layer, preferably at least one PET outer layer, and/or a at least one inner layer of the packaging material according to the invention.
• the packaging material according to the invention may for example be part of a multilayer structure, especially for example a multi-layer structure that comprises at least one PET layer, preferably at least one PET outer layer, and/or a at least one inner layer of the packaging material according to the invention.
• a multi-layer structure may be used for example as lid film for trays, especially for example for food trays.
• a film or pouch according to the invention may thereby comprise
• a multi-layer structure that comprise at least one aluminum intermediate layer and/or at least
• PET outer layer and/or a at least one inner layer of the packaging material.
• the invention may further concern the use of a film or pouch according to the invention as lid for food trays and/or for films and/or pouches for food and/or beverage packaging applications.
• the invention may also concern the use above, whereby an item intended for human use is a beverage or a food item or another item for nutritional use.
• the invention may also concern the use of a film or pouch according to the invention
• packaging material according to the invention is directly in contact with an item intended for human use, such as a medicine, an implant, a patch or another item for medical or biomedical use.
• the film or pouch as well as the packaging material according to the invention may be any suitable packaging material.
• blow-fill-seal applications and processes may thereby be applications and processes, used for
• a container is formed, filled, preferably for example with a liquid, and sealed in one process, which preferably does require a
• Table 1 shows the composition of a comparative packaging material and of a packaging material according to the present invention.
• melt index (190 C, 2 kg) - MF dg/min 0.93 0.92
• CaSt stands for calcium stearate and ZnSt stands for zinc stearate.
• Irganox 1076 is octadecyl-3-(3,5-di-tert.butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-propionate.
• Irgafos 168 is tris(
• SABIC LDPE 2008N0 is LDPE, which has a density as determined according to ISO 1 183-1 (2012), method A of 920 kg/m 3 and an MFI represented by the corresponding melt mass flow rate (MFR) as measured according to ISO 1 131 -1 (201 1 ) at 190°C and at a load of 2.16 kg of 7.5 dg/min.
• MFR melt mass flow rate
• Received samples were 25 kg pellet bags and were transferred into cleaned glass bottles upon arrival at the laboratory. The bottles were cleaned for trace combinations in polymers.
• TD-GC-MS which couples thermal desorption (TD), gas chromatography (GO) and mass spectroscopy (MS).
• a thermal desorption unit Markes TD100 was thereby used together with a GO Agilent 7890A and Agilent 5975C Mass detector, further using OhemStation E.02.02.1431 software and a column Agilent HP-ULTRA 2 50m * 0.320mm, 0.52 ⁇ film.
• the following temperature program was used: initial temperature of 40°C, hold for 2 min, ramp 3°C/min until 92°C, ramp 5°C/min until 160°C, ramp 10°C/min until 280°C, hold for 10 min.
• Detection range in MS was 29 - 450 atomic mass units (AMU). Data collected during the first minute of the measurement were excluded Thermal desorption was performed for 40 minutes at 1 10 ° C in a flow of helium. The sample was weighed (100 mg granules) in empty thermal desorption tubes. Calculations were performed against an external standard of toluene.
• Semi-volatiles were analyzed by PTV-GC-MS, which couples programmed temperature vaporization (PTV), GC and MS.
• a GC Agilent 6890N was thereby used with a Agilent 5973 mass detector and an autosampler Agilent G2614, whereby further using ChemStation E.02.02.1431 software and an Agilent HP5MS 60M * 0.250mm Column, 1.0 ⁇ film .20 ⁇ were thereby injected at 50 ° C.
• the following temperature program was used: initial temperature of 70°C, hold for 0.5 min, ramp 10°C/min until 300°C, hold for 45 min.
• Detection range in MS was 30 - 500 atomic mass units (AMU).
• Non-volatiles were analyzed by LC-MS, which couples liquid chromatography (LC) and MS.
• LC-MS liquid chromatography
• MS MS
• a liquid chromatography unit LC Waters Acquity H Class was thereby used together with a Waters SQ Detector 2 detector and MassLynx V4.1 software as well as
• the column temperature was 40°C and 5 ⁇ were injected.
• the mobile phase comprised 0.1 % formic acid in water (A), methanol (B) and isopropanol (C) with a gradient from 20% A, 70% B and 10% C to 90% B and 10% C within 6 min and a hold for 1 min.
• the flow was set to 0.4 ml/min.
• the MS-screening was performed for the range of m/z 100-2000 with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) in positive/negative mode.
• 5 grams of cryogenically grounded pellets were extracted with 200 ml_ dichloromethane using 8 hours boiling under reflux conditions.
• the extracts were concentrated by evaporating the solvent to dryness and dissolving in 1 ml 80/20 2-propanol/water.
• the dichloromethane extracts were evaporated and dissolved in isopropanol/water (80/20).
• the target components were quantitated using external standards of each component.
• film LLDPE density 918 kg/m 3 , thickness 0.05 mm
• film LLDPE density 918 kg/m 3 , thickness 0.05 mm
• 150 ppm a-tocopherol stabilizers complete migration into 1 kg food according to above equation is 0.41 mg/kg
• film LLDPE density 918 kg/m 3 , thickness 0.05 mm
• film LLDPE density 918 kg/m 3 , thickness 0.05 mm
• 150 ppm a-tocopherol stabilizer calculated migration using the Migratest EXP2013 software is 0.41 mg/kg.
• Table 2 shows the results (in mg of compound per kg of packaging material) obtained for a non-intentionally added substances (NIAS) extractable study for both the comparative and the inventive packaging materials of Table 1 .
• Table 3 shows the results (in mg of compounds per kg of food) obtained for a migration study for both the comparative and the inventive packaging materials of Table 1 .

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