Polyethylene terephthalate bottle for carbonated beverages having reduced bubble nucleation
US4069933A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 1996 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/1352
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a polyethylene terephthalate bottle for liquid-carbonated beverages, the bottle having an interior liquid-contacting surface containing an effective wetting amount of oleic acid to cover any microflaws present and to thereby reduce bubble nucleation and carbonation loss. There is also provided a method of reducing bubble nucleation and carbonation loss in a polyethylene terephthalate bottle by providing, preferably by coating, the interior beverage contacting surface of the bottle with an effective wetting amount of oleic acid.
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