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Polyester containers having improved gas barrier properties

US4440922A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 13, 1983
Grant dateApr 3, 1984
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Expiry dateApr 13, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08G63/672
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides containers having improved resistance to gas permeability. The containers are formed from a polyester resin which comprises the reaction product of a diol containing up to about 8 carbon atoms and a diacid component which comprises about 5 to 100 mole percent of a first diacid selected from 1,4-phenylenedioxy diacetic acid, 1,3-phenylenedioxy diacetic acid, 1,2-phenylenedioxy diacetic acid, and mixtures thereof, and 0 to about 95 mole percent of terephthalic acid. The polyester resin has an inherent viscosity of about 0.5 to 1.5. The containers which are provided by the present invention may be in the form of sheet, film, molded articles, such as bottles, and other such structures.

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