US5106677A
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Styrene-butadiene compositions having improved barrier properties
Assignee: Printpack Illinois Inc
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Filing: 1989-11-03
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Granted: 1992-04-21
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Expires: 2009-11-03
Abstract
Abstract The barrier properties, particularly water vapor transmission rate, of compositions comprising a stryene-butadiene polymer can be improved substantially by adding from about 0.5 to 10 percent of a polyethylene type wax to the composition.
Inventors
- 👤 Gene H. Yeh
- 👤 Stephen O. Cook
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 02:18
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J5/00; C08J5/18; C08L; C08L23/00; C08L23/02; C08J2323/00; C08J2323/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249987; Y10T428/249988; Y10T428/249989; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31801
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
An extruded film or sheet suitable for packaging goods, particularly food, the film or sheet having a thickness from about 0.5 to 50 mils and containing a layer comprising a blend of a) an amorphous block copolymer made by catalytic solution polymerization of styrene and a comonomer selected from the group consisting of 1,3-butadiene and 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene, the block copolymer containing from 60 to 90 percent polymer units derived from styrene, and b) from about 0.5 to about 10 percent, by weight based on the weight of the blend, of a polyethylene type wax having a molecular weight between about 300 and 800, the wax reducing the water vapor transmission rate of the film or sheet at least four fold.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
An extruded film or sheet suitable for packaging goods, particularly food, the film or sheet having a thickness from about 0.5 to 50 mils and containing a layer comprising a blend of a) an amorphous block copolymer made by catalytic solution polymerization of styrene and a comonomer selected from the group consisting of 1,3-butadiene and 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene, the block copolymer containing from 60 to 90 percent polymer units derived from styrene, and b) from about 0.5 to about 10 percent, by weight based on the weight of the blend, of a polyethylene type wax having a molecular weight between about 300 and 800, the wax reducing the water vapor transmission rate of the film or sheet at least four fold.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
The film or sheet of claim 1 wherein the blend comprises from about 5 to about 99.5 percent of the block copolymer, from about zero to about 50 percent styrene polymer, and from about zero to about 80 percent propylene polymer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The film or sheet of claim 1 wherein the wax is a paraffin wax.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The film or sheet of claim 1 wherein the layer comprising the blend is in the form of a foam.
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