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Inorganic films with poly(vinyl alcohol) and coating compositions for making them

Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1981-09-14
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Granted: 1983-03-08
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Expires: 2001-09-14
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Abstract

Abstract A substantially continuous, gas-impermeable, film is disclosed including a combination of metal orthophosphate and dialdehyde-treated poly(vinyl alcohol). Barrier properties of a laminate utilizing the film are greatly improved by a heat treatment.

Inventors

  • 👤 Vernon C. Haskell

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 22:07
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08K; C08K3/00; C08K3/32; C08J; C08J7/00; C08J7/04; C08J7/0427; C08J7/043; C08J7/048; C08J2323/00; C08J2323/02; C08J2323/04; C08J2323/06; C08J2429/00; C08J2429/02; C08J2429/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31786; Y10T428/31797; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31909; Y10T428/31913; Y10T428/3192; Y10T428/31928

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 14 words
A substantially continuous, gas-impermeable, film of high barrier quality comprising a homogeneous combination of:
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 14 words
A substantially continuous, gas-impermeable, film of high barrier quality comprising a homogeneous combination of:
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 66 words
(i) 85 to 98 weight percent metal orthophosphate wherein the atom ratio of metal to phosphorus is from 0.5 to 2.3 and the metal is more than 50 atom percent aluminum or iron and less than 50 atom percent tin, titanium, or zirconium; and (ii) 2 to 15 weight percent poly(vinyl alcohol) reacted with a dialdehyde having more than two and less than eight carbon atoms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 66 words
(i) 85 to 98 weight percent metal orthophosphate wherein the atom ratio of metal to phosphorus is from 0.5 to 2.3 and the metal is more than 50 atom percent aluminum or iron and less than 50 atom percent tin, titanium, or zirconium; and (ii) 2 to 15 weight percent poly(vinyl alcohol) reacted with a dialdehyde having more than two and less than eight carbon atoms.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 21 words
The film of claim 1 wherein the dialdehyde is selected from the group consisting of succinaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, adipaldehyde, and alpha-hydroxy adipaldehyde.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 33 words
The film of claim 1 wherein the film comprises 3 to 8 weight percent poly(vinyl alcohol) reacted with glutaraldehyde in about a 2 to 10 mol ratio range of vinyl alcohol to glutaraldehyde.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 19 words
The film of claim 3 wherein the mol ratio range of vinyl alcohol to glutaraldehyde is 3 to 5.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 36 words
The film of claim 1 wherein the metal is more than 60 atom percent aluminum and less than 40 atom percent tin or zirconium and the film also includes 2 to 10 atom percent of titanium.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 97 words
A coating composition comprising an aqueous dispersion having less than 10 weight percent solids of which 85 to 98 weight percent is metal orthophosphate formed from metal and phosphate wherein more than 50 atom percent of the metal is aluminum or iron and less than 50 atom percent of the metal is tin, titanium, or zirconium and of which 2 to 15 weight percent is poly(vinyl alcohol) and a dialdehyde having more than two and less than eight carbon atoms, the dialdehyde being present in a mol ratio range of 2 to 10 vinyl alcohol to dialdehyde.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 97 words
A coating composition comprising an aqueous dispersion having less than 10 weight percent solids of which 85 to 98 weight percent is metal orthophosphate formed from metal and phosphate wherein more than 50 atom percent of the metal is aluminum or iron and less than 50 atom percent of the metal is tin, titanium, or zirconium and of which 2 to 15 weight percent is poly(vinyl alcohol) and a dialdehyde having more than two and less than eight carbon atoms, the dialdehyde being present in a mol ratio range of 2 to 10 vinyl alcohol to dialdehyde.

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