JP2004182306A - Easy-to-cut packaging bag - Google Patents

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JP2004182306A
JP2004182306A JP2002352534A JP2002352534A JP2004182306A JP 2004182306 A JP2004182306 A JP 2004182306A JP 2002352534 A JP2002352534 A JP 2002352534A JP 2002352534 A JP2002352534 A JP 2002352534A JP 2004182306 A JP2004182306 A JP 2004182306A
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Keizo Kawahara
恵造 河原
Masayuki Tsutsumi
正幸 堤
Shigeto Yoshida
成人 吉田
Daisuke Sakura
大介 佐倉
Tetsuyasu Nagayoshi
哲庸 永良
Yoshiko Akitomo
由子 秋友
Noriko Takahashi
則子 高橋
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an environment-responsive biodegradable packaging bag which is excellent in easy-to-cut properties, and concurrently has heat resistance, aroma retention, toughness and the like, serving as characteristics of an aliphatic polyester oriented film. <P>SOLUTION: This easy-to-cut packaging bag is characterized by being manufactured through the use of a film wherein actinic rays such as ultraviolet rays and electron beams are applied to the aliphatic polyester film. Preferably, the aliphatic polyester film is mainly composed of a lactic-acid polyester resin. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は易カット性に優れ、かつ脂肪族系ポリエステル系延伸フィルムの特長である耐熱性、保香性、強靭性等を合わせて有する環境対応型の生分解性の包装用袋に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
従来から、易カット性の優れた包装用袋としては、セロハンフィルムを用いたものが知られている。セロハンフィルムは、透明性、易引裂き性、ひねり固定性等の特性が良好であるため、食品や医薬品の包装材料、粘着テープ用素材等に広く用いられている。しかし、一方ではセロハンフィルムは吸湿性が高く、フィルムの特性が季節により変動し一定の品質のものを常に供給することが困難である。また、セロハンフィルムは、その製造工程において硫酸、二硫化炭素といった毒性の高い物質を多量に使用するため、これらの流出時には、重大な環境汚染問題となる恐れがある。上記した問題を有するにもかかわらず、セロファンフイルムに替わる易引裂き性の優れた特性のフイルムが見当たらないため、上記問題点を妥協した状態でセロファンフイルムがまだ広い分野で根強く使用されている。
【0003】
上記した背景の中で、セロファンフイルムの代替フイルムの開発が進められている。例えばポリエチレンテレフタレートフィルムを基材とした包装用袋や粘着テープは、フィルムの強靱性、耐熱性、耐水性、透明性は優れているが、包装用袋としては開封時に口が引裂きにくい欠点があった。
【0004】
上記欠点を解決する方法として、一軸方向に配向させたポリエステルフィルム(特公昭55−8551号公報)やジエチレングリコール成分などを共重合させたフィルム(特公昭56−50692号公報)や低分子量のポリエステル樹脂を用いたフィルム(特公昭55−20514号公報)などが提案されている。
【0005】
しかしながら、上記従来技術において、一軸方向に配向させる方法は、配向方向へは直線的に容易に切れるが、配向方向以外には切れにくい。また、ジエチレングリコール成分などを多量に共重合させる方法は、共重合によりポリエチレンテレフタレート本来の強靱性や耐熱性が失われるという欠点があった。又、低分子量のポリエステル樹脂を用いる方法では、延伸工程での破断のトラブルが発生しやすくなり、実用的ではなかった。
【0006】
これに対し特開平5−104618号公報では、ポリエステルフィルムを融点の異なるポリエステル樹脂からなる多層構成とし、製造工程において熱処理温度を制御することにより、耐熱性、保香性、耐水性、強靭性といった特性を維持しつつ、引裂き性とひねり固定性が良好なフィルムを得ている。又、延伸工程における破断トラブルも軽減させている。
【0007】
一方、引裂き性に優れており、さらに前記したセロファンフイルムの有している耐湿性等の欠点が改善されたシンジオタチック構造を有したポリスチレン系重合体よりなるフイルムが注目され、例えば特開平5−338089号公報、特開2000−25835号公報および特開2002−240209号公報等において、該シンジオタクチック構造を有したポリスチレン系重合体よりなるフイルムを用いた各種の包装袋が提案されている。
【0008】
しかし、上記したフイルムは引裂き性は必ずしも十分ではなく、又、生分解性も無いので、環境への負荷は考慮されていない問題があった。
【0009】
近年、廃棄物問題の深刻化から、より環境負荷の小さな包装用材料の普及が望まれている。すなわち、上記したポリエチレンテレフタレートをはじめとするポリエステルやスチレン系等のフィルムやシートを埋め立て廃棄した場合、これらが腐食、分解しにくいことから、自然環境下に残存し、環境汚染の一因となる。また、焼却処分においても、素材自体、あるいは積層材、添加剤の発熱量が高いためによる焼却炉の損傷や有害ガスの発生がもたらされ望ましくない。
【0010】
このような問題に対処するため、自然界に存在する微生物に分解される生分解性素材の開発が進められている。中でも乳酸系ポリエステルフィルムは耐熱性、保香性、透明性、強靭性、成形加工性に優れ、包装用素材、粘着テープ素材、容器、電子部品関連材料など広範囲にわたる用途展開が実現されつつある。該フイルムは易引裂き性が良くないため、該フイルムを包装用袋として用いた場合は、易カット性に劣るという課題があった。
【0011】
【引用文献1】
特公昭55−8551号公報
【引用文献2】
特公昭56−50692号公報
【引用文献3】
特公昭55−20514号公報
【引用文献4】
特開平5−104618号公報
【引用文献5】
特開平5−338089号公報
【引用文献6】
特開2000−25835号公報
【引用文献7】
特開2002−240209号公報
【0012】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
本発明は、前記した従来技術の課題を解決し、易カット性を有し、かつ脂肪族ポリエステル系フィルムの特長である耐熱性、保香性、強靭性等を合わせて有する環境対応型の生分解性包装用袋を提供することを目的としたものである。
【0013】
【発明を解決するための手段】
本発明の易カット性包装用袋は、脂肪族ポリエステル系フイルムに活性線を照射したフイルムを用いて製袋してなることを特徴としている。好ましい実施態様は、脂肪族ポリエステル系フィルムの主成分が乳酸系ポリエステル樹脂である上記の易カット性包装用袋である。
【0014】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明の易カット性包装袋に用いる脂肪族ポリエステル系フィルムを得るための原料樹脂としては、例えば、ポリブチレンサクシネート、ポリヒドロキシブチレート、ポリ乳酸等の脂肪族ジカルボン酸と脂肪族ジオール又は脂肪族のヒドロキシカルボン酸や脂肪族のラクチドから得られる脂肪族ポリエステル樹脂が挙げられる。特に乳酸系ポリエステル樹脂から得られるフィルムは、耐熱性、保香性、透明性、強靭性、成形加工性に優れているので好ましい。乳酸系ポリエステル樹脂としては、L−乳酸重合体、D−乳酸重合体、またはそのブレンド体、ポリヒドロキシブチレート共重合体等を挙げることができる。また、これらの脂肪族ポリエステル樹脂は、共重合することも可能である。又、これらの樹脂に相溶性の樹脂又は非相溶性の樹脂を混合することも可能である。
【0015】
上記の脂肪族ポリエステル樹脂の分子量は、例えば、乳酸系ポリエステル樹脂の場合は、重量平均分子量で、1万以上50万以下が好ましく、特に好ましくは3万以上30万以下である。重量平均分子量が1万未満の場合、安定した押出しやキャスティングを行うことが困難となりやすく、逆に50万を越えると、押出し機内での圧力上昇のために溶融押出しが困難となりやすい。
【0016】
尚、本発明の易カット性包装袋に用いる脂肪族ポリエステル系フィルムには、本発明の効果を阻害しない範囲で、公知の各種添加剤、例えば滑剤、顔料、熱安定化剤、酸化防止剤、帯電防止剤、耐衝撃性改良剤等が添加されていてもよい。
【0017】
本発明の易カット性包装袋に用いる脂肪族ポリエステル系フィルムは、まず、脂肪族ポリエステル樹脂を押出機等で融点以上の温度で溶融し、ダイス出口から押し出して未延伸フィルムを得る。該未延伸フィルムは、更に一軸延伸または二軸延伸を行い、熱固定処理する方がフィルムの透明性、耐熱性、保香性、強靭性等の点で好ましい。
【0018】
本発明の易カット性包装袋に用いる脂肪族ポリエステル系フィルムは、単層フィルムでも積層フィルムでもよく、積層フィルムである場合は、例えば、複数の押出機で融点以上の温度で別々に溶融し、ダイス出口から押し出して成形した未延伸フィルム同士を加温状態でラミネートする方法、又、一方の未延伸フィルムの表面に、他方の溶融フィルムを溶融ラミネートする方法、共押出し法により、フィードブロック内やダイス内で樹脂を溶融状態で積層させダイス出口より押し出して冷却固化する方法等で未延伸フィルムを得ることができる。ダイスはフラットダイ、環状ダイのいずれでも構わない。
【0019】
得られた単層または多層の未延伸のフィルムは、脂肪族ポリエステル樹脂の融点以下の温度で一軸延伸または二軸延伸を行う。例えば、乳酸系ポリエステル樹脂の場合は、40℃〜170℃で延伸する。延伸倍率は、一軸延伸の場合は少なくとも1.5倍以上、好ましくは3〜5倍であり、二軸延伸の場合は面積倍率で10倍以上、好ましくは16倍以上である。延伸倍率が低いと、延伸フィルムの引裂き性や厚みの斑が悪化する。延伸倍率が高すぎると、引裂きの方向性が強くなる点、生産中の破断が多くなり生産性が悪化する点で問題となる。又、二軸延伸する場合は、逐次延伸法、同時延伸法のいずれでも構わない。延伸方法もロール延伸法、テンター延伸法、インフレーション法いずれでも構わない。
【0020】
本発明の易カット性包装袋に用いる脂肪族ポリエステル系フィルムは、延伸した後、更に熱処理を行なうことで易引裂き性を付与することが好ましい。熱処理温度は、例えば、脂肪族ポリエステル樹脂の融点より0〜50℃低い温度で行う。例えば、乳酸系ポリエステル樹脂の場合は130℃〜170℃で熱処理するのが好適である。熱処理温度が低すぎると分子配向を崩すことができず、良好な引裂き性のフィルムを得ることができない。熱処理温度が融点以上では、フィルムに穴空きが生じ、破断が多発して製膜が困難となる。また、熱固定処理の後、熱弛緩処理を行なうと熱寸法安定性が改善される。
【0021】
また、本発明の易カット性包装袋に用いる脂肪族ポリエステル系フィルムは、製膜工程において公知のコーティング方法によって接着性や印刷性等を改良するために表面加工してもよい。また、脂肪族ポリエステルフィルムの表面の濡れ性、接着性を向上させるためにコロナ処理、プラズマ処理、火炎処理等の表面加工を施しても構わない。
【0022】
本発明では、前記した方法で得た脂肪族ポリエステル系フイルムに活性線を照射したものを用いる必要がある。該活性線の種類は脂肪族ポリエステルの構造を化学変性可能なエネルギーを有したものであれば限定なく任意である。例えば紫外線、電子線、γ線、X線等が例示される。紫外線源としては、脂肪族ポリエステルフィルムが有する吸収波長領域に発光波長を有するものが好ましく、例えば、低圧水銀灯、高圧水銀灯、ケミカルランプ、キセノンランプ、ジルコニウムランプ、カーボンアーク灯、殺菌灯等、人工の光源を挙げる事ができるが、これらに限定されない。尚、太陽光等の自然光はその照度が小さいため、実際的ではない。
【0023】
該活性線で照射処理することにより、上記した脂肪族ポリエステル系フイルムに易引裂き性が付与される。従って、該活性線照射処理した脂肪族ポリエステル系フイルムを用いることで初めて包装用袋に易カット性を付与することができる。該処理処理の処理条件は限定なく、処理方法や要求される易カット性の度合いにより任意に設定することができる。例えば、電子線等の放射線を用いる場合は、5〜30Mradの照射が推奨される。
【0024】
本発明の易カット性包装用袋のシール方式は限定なく任意であるが、ヒートシール法が好ましい方法として例示される。該ヒートシール法で実施する場合は、前記した脂肪族ポリエステル系フイルムとヒートシール性を有する樹脂層を積層させ、ヒートシール性を付与する方法が好ましい実施態様である。該積層方法も限定はないが、ドライラミネート、押出しラミネート等の公知の方法を用いるのが好適である。該方法におけるヒートシール性を有する樹脂層の種類も限定はないが、分解性樹脂よりなることが好ましく、特に生分解性の観点からは、各種生分解性樹脂層を積層させることが最も好ましい。すなわち、前記した脂肪族ポリエステル系フイルムより融点あるいは軟化点が低い樹脂よりなるフィルムを用いるのが好適である。特に未延伸フイルムを用いるのが好適である。
【0025】
本発明における製袋方法も限定なく任意であり、例えば三方シール製袋機やセンターシール製袋機で製袋した包装用袋が挙げられる。また、自動充填機を用いて、充填と同時に製袋した包装用袋であってもかまわない。
【0026】
本発明により得られた包装用袋は、易カット性が付与されているので易カット性付与のための補助手段を必ずしも設ける必要はないが、市場要求によってはノッチを入れたり、あるいは搾孔等を行い易カット性を向上させる補助手段を設けることも何ら制限を受けない。
【0027】
【実施例】
以下、本発明を実施例により具体的に説明するが、本発明はこれらの実施例によって限定されるものではない。実施例中で示される特性は、以下の方法で測定・評価したものである。
【0028】
(易カット性)
官能評価を行った。三方シール法でヒートシールし製袋した包装用袋をシール部より縦および横方向に手で切断した時に、容易に手で引裂けるものを◎、多少劣るが容易に引裂けるものを○、容易には手で引裂けないものを△、手で引裂けないものを×とした。
【0029】
(実施例1)
融点が175℃、重量平均分子量17万のL−乳酸系共重合体を2軸押出し機(スクリュー径=35mmφ、L/D=45:東芝機械製TEM)で溶融し、Tダイより200℃で押出し、未延伸フィルムを得た。
【0030】
該未延伸フィルムをまずロール延伸機で縦方向に75℃で3.4倍、次いでテンター延伸機で横方向に85℃で5.5倍延伸した後、155℃で熱固定処理を行い、降温過程で3%の弛緩処理を行ない25μmの基材フィルムを得た。
【0031】
一方、融点が150℃で重量平均分子量15万のL−乳酸系共重合体100重量部にポリカプロラクトン10重量部を混合した配合物を、前記したと同じ条件で押し出し、前記した方法で得た基材フイルムに厚みが50μmとなるように押し出しラミネーションを行い、脂肪族ポリエステル系樹脂のヒートシール層を形成した。
【0032】
上記方法で得た積層体を電子線照射装置に導入し、350KVの加速電圧で15Mradの電子線を照射した。該方法で作成した電子線照射した積層体を三方シール機に導入し三方シールされた包装用袋を得た。得られた包装用袋の易カット性評価結果を表1に示した。本実施例で得た包装用袋は易カット性に優れていた。また、生物分解性を有しており環境対応型であり、包装用袋として実用性の高いものであった。
【0033】
(実施例2および3)
実施例1において、電子線照射の照射エネルギーをそれぞれ10および20Mradとする以外は、実施例1と同様の方法で実施例2および3の易カット性包装用袋を得た。得られた包装用袋の易カット性評価結果を表1に示した。これらの実施例で得られた包装用袋は実施例1で得た包装用袋と同様に実用性の高いものであった。
【0034】
(実施例4)
実施例1において、電子線照射を取り止め、代わりに殺菌灯(東芝製殺菌ランプGL20−A)を露光器(JEA2SS:日本電子精機製)に装着した紫外線照射処理器で、3分間紫外線照射処理とする以外は、実施例1と同様の方法で実施例4の易カット性包装用袋を得た。得られた包装用袋の易カット性評価結果を表1に示した。本実施例で得た包装用袋は実施例1で得られた包装用袋と同様に実用性の高いものであった。
【0035】
(実施例5および6)
実施例4において、紫外線照射処理時間をそれぞれ10および20分間とした以外は、実施例4と同様の方法で実施例5および6の易カット性包装用袋を得た。得られた包装用袋の易カット性評価結果を表1に示した。これらの実施例で得た包装用袋は実施例4で得られた包装用袋と同様に実用性の高いものであった。
【0036】
(比較例1)
実施例1において、電子線照射を取り止める以外は、実施例1と同様の方法で比較例1の包装用袋を得た。得られた包装用袋の易カット性評価結果を表1に示した。本比較例で得た包装用袋は、生物分解性を有しており環境対応型である点は優れているが、易カット性が劣っており、易カット性が要求される包装用袋としては実用性が低いものであった。
【0037】
【表1】

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【0038】
【発明の効果】
本発明によって得られた易カット性包装用袋は、易カット性に優れており、かつ脂肪族ポリエステルフィルムの持つ耐熱性、保香性、強靭性を合わせもつ環境対応型の生分解性フィルムであり、食品、医薬品、電子部品等の包装用袋として好適である。
V[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an eco-friendly biodegradable packaging bag which is excellent in easy-cutting properties and has the characteristics of a stretched aliphatic polyester film, such as heat resistance, fragrance retention, and toughness.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a bag using a cellophane film has been known as a packaging bag having excellent easy-cut properties. Cellophane films are widely used as packaging materials for foods and medicines, materials for adhesive tapes, etc. because of their good properties such as transparency, easy tearability, and twist fixability. However, on the other hand, cellophane films have high hygroscopicity, and the characteristics of the films fluctuate depending on the season, and it is difficult to always supply a film of a constant quality. In addition, cellophane films use a large amount of highly toxic substances such as sulfuric acid and carbon disulfide in the production process, and may cause a serious environmental pollution problem when they are discharged. Despite having the above-mentioned problems, there is no film having excellent properties of easy tearing in place of cellophane film. Therefore, cellophane films are still used in a wide range of fields while compromising the above problems.
[0003]
Against this background, alternative films for cellophane films have been developed. For example, packaging bags and pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes based on polyethylene terephthalate film have excellent toughness, heat resistance, water resistance and transparency, but have the drawback that the opening of the packaging bag is difficult to tear when opened. Was.
[0004]
As a method for solving the above-mentioned drawbacks, there are a uniaxially oriented polyester film (Japanese Patent Publication No. 55-8551), a film obtained by copolymerizing a diethylene glycol component and the like (Japanese Patent Publication No. 56-50692), and a low-molecular-weight polyester resin. (Japanese Patent Publication No. 55-20514).
[0005]
However, in the above-mentioned conventional technology, the method of uniaxially orienting the film is easy to cut linearly in the direction of orientation, but hard to be cut in directions other than the direction of orientation. Further, the method of copolymerizing a large amount of a diethylene glycol component or the like has a drawback that the inherent toughness and heat resistance of polyethylene terephthalate are lost due to the copolymerization. Further, in the method using a polyester resin having a low molecular weight, a trouble of breakage in a stretching step is likely to occur, which is not practical.
[0006]
On the other hand, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-104618 discloses a polyester film having a multilayer structure composed of polyester resins having different melting points, and controlling the heat treatment temperature in the manufacturing process to obtain heat resistance, fragrance retention, water resistance, and toughness. A film having good tearability and twist fixability while maintaining the properties is obtained. In addition, the breaking trouble in the stretching step is reduced.
[0007]
On the other hand, a film made of a polystyrene-based polymer having a syndiotactic structure, which is excellent in tearing property and in which the disadvantages of the cellophane film, such as moisture resistance, have been improved, has attracted attention. JP-A-338089, JP-A-2000-25835 and JP-A-2002-240209 propose various packaging bags using a film made of a polystyrene-based polymer having the syndiotactic structure. .
[0008]
However, the above-mentioned film does not always have sufficient tearing property and does not have biodegradability, so that there is a problem that environmental load is not considered.
[0009]
2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, as the problem of waste has become more serious, it has been desired to spread packaging materials having a smaller environmental load. That is, when a film or sheet made of polyester or styrene, such as the above-mentioned polyethylene terephthalate, is buried and discarded, it is hardly corroded or decomposed, so that it remains in the natural environment and causes environmental pollution. Also, in the case of incineration disposal, the heat generation of the raw material itself, the laminated material, and the additives is high, which results in damage to the incinerator and generation of harmful gas, which is not desirable.
[0010]
In order to cope with such a problem, development of a biodegradable material that can be decomposed by microorganisms existing in the natural world is being promoted. Among them, lactic acid-based polyester films are excellent in heat resistance, fragrance retention, transparency, toughness, and moldability, and are being used in a wide range of applications such as packaging materials, adhesive tape materials, containers, and electronic component-related materials. Since the film is not easy to tear, there is a problem that when the film is used as a packaging bag, the film is inferior in cuttability.
[0011]
[Cited Document 1]
Japanese Patent Publication No. 55-8551 [Cited Document 2]
JP-B-56-50692 [cited reference 3]
Japanese Patent Publication No. 55-20514 [Reference 4]
JP-A-5-104618 [Cited Document 5]
JP-A-5-338089 [Cited Document 6]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-25835 [Cited Document 7]
JP, 2002-240209, A
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, has an easy-to-cut property, and has an environmentally-friendly type having the heat resistance, the fragrance retention, the toughness, etc. which are the characteristics of the aliphatic polyester film. It is intended to provide a decomposable packaging bag.
[0013]
[Means for Solving the Invention]
The easy-cut packaging bag of the present invention is characterized in that the aliphatic polyester-based film is made from a film obtained by irradiating an actinic ray to the film. A preferred embodiment is the above-described easy-cut packaging bag in which the main component of the aliphatic polyester film is a lactic acid polyester resin.
[0014]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
As a raw material resin for obtaining the aliphatic polyester film used in the easily cut packaging bag of the present invention, for example, polybutylene succinate, polyhydroxybutyrate, aliphatic dicarboxylic acid such as polylactic acid and aliphatic diol or fat And aliphatic polyester resins obtained from aliphatic hydroxycarboxylic acids and aliphatic lactides. Particularly, a film obtained from a lactic acid-based polyester resin is preferable because it is excellent in heat resistance, fragrance retention, transparency, toughness, and moldability. Examples of the lactic acid-based polyester resin include an L-lactic acid polymer, a D-lactic acid polymer, a blend thereof, and a polyhydroxybutyrate copolymer. In addition, these aliphatic polyester resins can be copolymerized. It is also possible to mix a compatible resin or an incompatible resin with these resins.
[0015]
The molecular weight of the above-mentioned aliphatic polyester resin is, for example, in the case of a lactic acid-based polyester resin, preferably 10,000 to 500,000, more preferably 30,000 to 300,000 in terms of weight average molecular weight. When the weight average molecular weight is less than 10,000, stable extrusion or casting tends to be difficult, and when it exceeds 500,000, melt extrusion tends to be difficult due to an increase in pressure in the extruder.
[0016]
The aliphatic polyester film used in the easily cut packaging bag of the present invention includes various known additives such as a lubricant, a pigment, a heat stabilizer, an antioxidant, as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired. An antistatic agent, an impact resistance improving agent and the like may be added.
[0017]
The aliphatic polyester-based film used in the easy-cut packaging bag of the present invention is obtained by first melting an aliphatic polyester resin at a temperature not lower than the melting point by an extruder or the like, and extruding it from a die outlet to obtain an unstretched film. It is preferable that the unstretched film is further subjected to uniaxial stretching or biaxial stretching and subjected to a heat fixing treatment in terms of transparency, heat resistance, fragrance retention, toughness and the like of the film.
[0018]
Aliphatic polyester film used in the easy-cut packaging bag of the present invention may be a single-layer film or a laminated film, and in the case of a laminated film, for example, are melted separately at a temperature equal to or higher than the melting point in a plurality of extruders, A method of laminating unstretched films extruded from the die exit and molding each other in a heated state, or a method of melt-laminating the other molten film on the surface of one unstretched film, a co-extrusion method, so that the inside of the feed block or An unstretched film can be obtained by, for example, laminating the resin in a molten state in a die, extruding the resin from a die outlet, and cooling and solidifying the resin. The die may be either a flat die or an annular die.
[0019]
The obtained monolayer or multilayer unstretched film is subjected to uniaxial stretching or biaxial stretching at a temperature equal to or lower than the melting point of the aliphatic polyester resin. For example, in the case of a lactic acid-based polyester resin, it is stretched at 40C to 170C. The stretching ratio is at least 1.5 times or more, preferably 3 to 5 times in the case of uniaxial stretching, and 10 times or more, preferably 16 times or more in area ratio in the case of biaxial stretching. When the stretching ratio is low, the tearability and unevenness of thickness of the stretched film are deteriorated. If the stretching ratio is too high, there is a problem in that the directionality of the tear is increased, and the number of breaks during production is increased, and the productivity is deteriorated. In the case of biaxial stretching, any of a sequential stretching method and a simultaneous stretching method may be used. The stretching method may be any of a roll stretching method, a tenter stretching method, and an inflation method.
[0020]
It is preferable that the aliphatic polyester-based film used in the easily cut packaging bag of the present invention is imparted with an easy tearing property by performing a heat treatment after stretching. The heat treatment is performed, for example, at a temperature lower by 0 to 50 ° C. than the melting point of the aliphatic polyester resin. For example, in the case of a lactic acid-based polyester resin, it is preferable to perform a heat treatment at 130 ° C to 170 ° C. If the heat treatment temperature is too low, the molecular orientation cannot be broken, and a film with good tearability cannot be obtained. If the heat treatment temperature is equal to or higher than the melting point, holes are formed in the film, and the film frequently breaks, making film formation difficult. Further, when a thermal relaxation treatment is performed after the heat setting treatment, the thermal dimensional stability is improved.
[0021]
The aliphatic polyester-based film used for the easily cut packaging bag of the present invention may be subjected to a surface treatment by a known coating method in a film forming process in order to improve adhesiveness, printability, and the like. Further, in order to improve the wettability and adhesiveness of the surface of the aliphatic polyester film, surface treatment such as corona treatment, plasma treatment, and flame treatment may be performed.
[0022]
In the present invention, it is necessary to use an aliphatic polyester film obtained by the above-described method, which is irradiated with active rays. The type of the actinic ray is not limited as long as it has energy capable of chemically modifying the structure of the aliphatic polyester. For example, ultraviolet rays, electron beams, γ-rays, X-rays and the like are exemplified. As the ultraviolet light source, those having an emission wavelength in the absorption wavelength region of the aliphatic polyester film are preferable, for example, low-pressure mercury lamp, high-pressure mercury lamp, chemical lamp, xenon lamp, zirconium lamp, carbon arc lamp, germicidal lamp, etc. A light source may be mentioned, but is not limited thereto. Note that natural light such as sunlight is not practical because of its low illuminance.
[0023]
Irradiation treatment with the actinic radiation imparts the above-mentioned aliphatic polyester-based film with easy tearability. Therefore, the use of the actinic ray-irradiated aliphatic polyester film makes it possible to impart easy-cutting properties to the packaging bag for the first time. The processing conditions of the processing are not limited, and can be arbitrarily set according to the processing method and the required degree of easy cutting. For example, when using radiation such as an electron beam, irradiation of 5 to 30 Mrad is recommended.
[0024]
The method of sealing the easily-cut packaging bag of the present invention is not limited, and a heat sealing method is exemplified as a preferable method. When the heat sealing method is used, a preferred embodiment is a method in which the above-mentioned aliphatic polyester film is laminated with a resin layer having heat sealing properties to impart heat sealing properties. The lamination method is not limited, but a known method such as dry lamination or extrusion lamination is preferably used. The type of the resin layer having the heat sealing property in the method is not limited, but is preferably made of a degradable resin. From the viewpoint of biodegradability, it is most preferable to laminate various biodegradable resin layers. That is, it is preferable to use a film made of a resin having a lower melting point or softening point than the above-mentioned aliphatic polyester film. It is particularly preferable to use an unstretched film.
[0025]
The bag-making method in the present invention is also optional without any limitation, and examples include a bag for packaging made with a three-side seal bag making machine or a center seal bag making machine. In addition, a packaging bag that is formed simultaneously with filling using an automatic filling machine may be used.
[0026]
Since the packaging bag obtained by the present invention is provided with easy-cutting properties, it is not always necessary to provide auxiliary means for providing easy-cutting properties. There is no restriction on providing auxiliary means for improving the ease of cutting.
[0027]
【Example】
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described specifically with reference to examples, but the present invention is not limited to these examples. The characteristics shown in the examples were measured and evaluated by the following methods.
[0028]
(Easy cutting)
Sensory evaluation was performed. When the packaging bag heat-sealed by the three-side sealing method is cut by hand in the vertical and horizontal directions from the seal part by hand, ◎ indicates that it easily tears by hand. In Table 2, a mark that did not tear by hand was marked with △, and a mark that did not tear with hand was marked with x.
[0029]
(Example 1)
An L-lactic acid copolymer having a melting point of 175 ° C. and a weight average molecular weight of 170,000 is melted by a twin screw extruder (screw diameter = 35 mmφ, L / D = 45: TEM manufactured by Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd.) Extrusion gave an unstretched film.
[0030]
The unstretched film is first stretched 3.4 times at 75 ° C. in the machine direction by a roll stretching machine, and then 5.5 times at 85 ° C. in the transverse direction by a tenter stretching machine. In the process, a 3% relaxation treatment was performed to obtain a 25 μm base film.
[0031]
On the other hand, a mixture of 100 parts by weight of an L-lactic acid-based copolymer having a melting point of 150 ° C. and a weight average molecular weight of 150,000 and 10 parts by weight of polycaprolactone was extruded under the same conditions as described above and obtained by the method described above. Extrusion lamination was performed on the base film so as to have a thickness of 50 μm to form a heat seal layer of an aliphatic polyester resin.
[0032]
The laminate obtained by the above method was introduced into an electron beam irradiation device, and irradiated with an electron beam of 15 Mrad at an acceleration voltage of 350 KV. The electron beam-irradiated laminate produced by the method was introduced into a three-side sealing machine to obtain a three-side sealed packaging bag. Table 1 shows the evaluation results of the cutability of the obtained packaging bag. The packaging bag obtained in this example was excellent in easy-cutting properties. In addition, it had biodegradability, was environmentally friendly, and was highly practical as a packaging bag.
[0033]
(Examples 2 and 3)
The easy-cut packaging bags of Examples 2 and 3 were obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the irradiation energy of the electron beam irradiation was changed to 10 and 20 Mrad, respectively. Table 1 shows the evaluation results of the cutability of the obtained packaging bag. The packaging bags obtained in these examples were highly practical as in the case of the packaging bags obtained in Example 1.
[0034]
(Example 4)
In Example 1, the electron beam irradiation was stopped, and instead, a germicidal lamp (Toshiba germicidal lamp GL20-A) was attached to an exposure device (JEA2SS: manufactured by JEOL Ltd.) using an ultraviolet irradiation processor for 3 minutes. Except for doing so, the easy-cut packaging bag of Example 4 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1. Table 1 shows the evaluation results of the cutability of the obtained packaging bag. The packaging bag obtained in this example was of high practicality like the packaging bag obtained in Example 1.
[0035]
(Examples 5 and 6)
The easy-cut packaging bags of Examples 5 and 6 were obtained in the same manner as in Example 4 except that the ultraviolet irradiation treatment time was changed to 10 and 20 minutes, respectively. Table 1 shows the evaluation results of the cutability of the obtained packaging bag. The packaging bags obtained in these examples were as practical as the packaging bags obtained in Example 4.
[0036]
(Comparative Example 1)
A packaging bag of Comparative Example 1 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that electron beam irradiation was stopped. Table 1 shows the evaluation results of the cutability of the obtained packaging bag. The packaging bag obtained in this comparative example is excellent in that it has biodegradability and is environmentally friendly, but is inferior in cuttability, and is required as a packaging bag in which cuttability is required. Was of low practicality.
[0037]
[Table 1]
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[0038]
【The invention's effect】
The easily-cut packaging bag obtained by the present invention is an environmentally-friendly biodegradable film that has excellent cutability and has the heat resistance, fragrance retention, and toughness of an aliphatic polyester film. Yes, it is suitable as a packaging bag for foods, medicines, electronic components and the like.
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Claims (2)

脂肪族ポリエステル系フイルムに活性線を照射したフイルムを用いて製袋してなることを特徴とする易カット性包装用袋。A bag for easy-cut packaging, wherein the bag is produced using a film obtained by irradiating an aliphatic polyester film with actinic radiation. 脂肪族ポリエステル系フィルムの主成分が乳酸系ポリエステル樹脂であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の易カット性包装用袋。The easy-cut packaging bag according to claim 1, wherein a main component of the aliphatic polyester film is a lactic acid polyester resin.
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