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EVOH/polypropylene gas-impermeable polymer alloys

US5393832A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 19, 1992
Grant dateFeb 28, 1995
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Expiry dateNov 19, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08L23/12
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Polymer alloys that can facilely be shaped into gas barrier, crack-resistant packaging materials, e.g., by thermoforming, include an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer matrix, a polypropylene disperse phase and a phase-compatibilizing amount of an .alpha.-monoolefin graft copolymer.

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