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Process for preparing metallizable polyolefin films
Assignee: Eni Tecnologie SpA
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Filing: 1988-05-03
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Granted: 1989-03-21
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Expires: 2008-05-03
Abstract
Abstract Metallizable, thermoweldable polyolefin films, endowed with good gas-barrier properties, are obtained by means of a process which comprises the following steps, carried out in sequence: (a) treatment of the surface of the film with an argon plasma; (b) deposition of a thin layer of liquid alkoxy-silanes on the surface of the so-treated film; (c) treatment of the alkoxy-silane coated film with an argon-oxygen plasma.
Inventors
- 👤 Gianfranco Boccalon
- 👤 Rocco Costantino
- 👤 Antonio Zanobi
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-29 23:12
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J7/00; C08J7/12; C08J7/123; C08J7/04; C08J7/0427; C08J7/043; C08J7/048; C09; C09D; C09D4/00; C23; C23C; C23C14/00; C23C14/02; C23C14/021; C23C14/022; C08J2483/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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Process for preparing metallizable, thermoweldable polyolefin films endowed with barrier properties, characterized in that it comprises the following steps carried out in sequence: (a) treatment of the film surface with an argon plasma, until a wettability equal to, or larger than, 40 dynes/cm is obtained; (b) deposition on the so-treated film surface of at least one liquid alkoxysilane, having the formula: ##STR2## wherein: n=0, 1, 2; R is an alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R I is a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl group containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, or is an aminoalkyl group containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R II is hydrogen, halogen, a hydrocarbyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or is OR; in an amount of from 0.3 to 2.25 g/m 2 , and, finally (c) treatment of the so coated film with an argon-oxygen plasma, until at least 90% of the I.R. absorption band relevant to OR groups disappears.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
162 words
Process for preparing metallizable, thermoweldable polyolefin films endowed with barrier properties, characterized in that it comprises the following steps carried out in sequence: (a) treatment of the film surface with an argon plasma, until a wettability equal to, or larger than, 40 dynes/cm is obtained; (b) deposition on the so-treated film surface of at least one liquid alkoxysilane, having the formula: ##STR2## wherein: n=0, 1, 2; R is an alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R I is a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbyl group containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, or is an aminoalkyl group containing from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; R II is hydrogen, halogen, a hydrocarbyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or is OR; in an amount of from 0.3 to 2.25 g/m 2 , and, finally (c) treatment of the so coated film with an argon-oxygen plasma, until at least 90% of the I.R. absorption band relevant to OR groups disappears.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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Process according to claim 1, characterized in that low, medium and high-density polyethylene films and polypropylene films are used.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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Process according to claim 2, characterized in that linear, low-density polyethylene films are used.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
Process according to claim 1, characterized in that the films have a thickness comprised within the range of from 20 to 140 microns.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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Process according to claim 4, characterized in that polyethylene films are used, which have a thickness of 40-50 microns, and polypropylene films are used, which have a thickness of 20-30 microns, either mono-axially or bi-axially stretched.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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Process according to claim 1, characterized in that in the (a) step the treatment with argon plasma is carried out until wettability values of from 40 to 90 dynes/cm are obtained.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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Process according to claim 1, characterized in that by means of the treatment of the (a) step, a percentage of crosslinked polyolefin film is obtained, which is comprised within the range of from 0.05 to 0.2% by weight relatively to the non-treated film.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
Process according to claim 7, characterized in that the percentage of crosslinked polyolefin film is comprised within the range of from 0.08 to 0.17% by weight.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
61 words
Process according to claim 1, characterized in that in the (a) step, the process is carried out under an argon pressure comprised within the range of from 10 -2 to 0.3 mm Hg , with a power of the electrical discharge comprised within the range of from 15 to 100 Watts, for a time of from 5 seconds to 7 minutes.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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Process according to claim 1, characterized in that in the (b) step the deposited alkoxysilanes are: 3-aminopropyl-triethoxysilane; 3-aminopropyl-triethoxysilane; 3-aminopropyl-methyl-diethoxysilane; vinyltrimethoxysilane; vinyl-triethoxysilane.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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Process according to claim 10, characterized in that mixtures of 3-aminopropyl-triethoxysilane with vinyl-triethoxysilane are deposited.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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Process according to claim 11, characterized in that the ratio of 3-aminopropyl-triethoxysilane to vinyltriethoxysilane is of 1.1 by volume.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
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Process according to claim 1, characterized in that the alkoxysilanes are dissolved in a hydrocarbon or alcoholic solvent.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
Process according to claim 1, characterized in that in the (b) step the alkoxysilanes are deposited by spreading.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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Process according to claim 1, characterized in that the amount of deposited alkoxysilanes is comprised within the range of from 0.7 to 1.5 g/m 2 .
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
33 words
Process according to claim 1, characterized in that in the (c) step, the treatment with argon-oxygen plasma is carried out until the total disappearance of the I.R. absorption band relevant to OR groups.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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Process according to claim 1, characterized in that in the (c) step the volume ratio of argon to oxygen is comprised within the range of from 5:1 to 20:1.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
59 words
Process according to claim 1, characterized in that in the (c) step the process is carried out under a pressure comprised within the range of from 0.05 to 0.5 mm Hg , with a power of the electrical discharge of from 20 to 150 Watts, for a time comprised within the range of from 30 seconds to 7 minutes.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
34 words
Process according to claim 1, characterized in that at the end of the (c) step, a polysiloxane coating is obtained, which has a thickness comprised within the range of from 0.2 to 1.5 microns.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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Process according to claim 19, characterized in that the thickness of the coating is comprised within the range of from 0.5 to 1.2 microns.
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