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Zeolite in packaging film

US6365245B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 7, 1998
Grant dateApr 2, 2002
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Expiry dateMay 7, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31913
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An article of manufacture includes an oxygen scavenger and a zeolite. The article can be in the form of e.g. a film or sealing compound. A package can be made from the article for containing an oxygen-sensitive article such as food. The zeolite reduces migration of odor causing by-products of the oxygen scavenging process. A method of making an article of manufacture having reduced migration of by-products of an oxygen scavenging reaction includes providing an article including an oxygen scavenger and a zeolite; and exposing the article to actinic radiation.

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