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Biodegradable polymer compositions and shrink films
Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd
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Filing: 1996-08-28
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Granted: 1999-02-02
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Expires: 2016-08-28
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides a novel biodegradable polymer compositions effecting superiority in elongation at break, Izod impact strength and mold releasability which has not been obtained before the past and provides a biodegradable shrink film exceling in transparency, strength, flexibility, mold releasability and shrinkability by applying the biodegradable polymer composition to the shrink film. Thus, the biodegradable polymer compositions are provided which comprise as a main component a mixture of two or more of polylactic acids, glycol/aliphatic dicarboxylic acid copolymers and polycaprolactones and these biodegradable polymer compositions are applied to shrink films.
Inventors
- 👤 Yuji Tokushige
- 👤 Makoto Ooura
- 👤 Norio Nakamura
- 👤 Shuhei Ueda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 18:06
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L67/00; C08L67/04; C08L31/00; C08L31/02; C08L31/04; C08L67/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A biodegradable polymer composition comprising as a main component a mixture of two or more compounds selected from the group consisting of polylactic acid, glycol/aliphatic dicarboxylic acid copolymer, and polycaprolactone, wherein said mixture contains polylactic acid and glycol/aliphatic dicarboxylic acid copolymer having a weight ratio of a polylactic acid content to a glycol/aliphatic dicarboxylic acid content in the range of 60/40 to 90/10, and 5 to 70 weight parts of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer are added to 100 parts of said biodegradable composition, wherein the ethylene vinyl acetate has an ethylene content of 10 to 70% and a vinyl acetate content of 30 to 90%, a weight average molecular weight from 50,000 to 500,000 and wherein the glycol/aliphatic dicarboxylic acid has a glycol content from 20 to 70%, a dicarboxylic acid content of 30 to 80%, and the dicarboxylic acid contains no more than 10 carbon atoms.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
A biodegradable polymer composition comprising as a main component a mixture of two or more compounds selected from the group consisting of polylactic acid, glycol/aliphatic dicarboxylic acid copolymer, and polycaprolactone, wherein said mixture contains polylactic acid and glycol/aliphatic dicarboxylic acid copolymer having a weight ratio of a polylactic acid content to a glycol/aliphatic dicarboxylic acid content in the range of 60/40 to 90/10, and 5 to 70 weight parts of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer are added to 100 parts of said biodegradable composition, wherein the ethylene vinyl acetate has an ethylene content of 10 to 70% and a vinyl acetate content of 30 to 90%, a weight average molecular weight from 50,000 to 500,000 and wherein the glycol/aliphatic dicarboxylic acid has a glycol content from 20 to 70%, a dicarboxylic acid content of 30 to 80%, and the dicarboxylic acid contains no more than 10 carbon atoms.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The biodegradable polymer composition according to claim 1, which further comprises one or more additives selected from the group consisting of a lubricant, a plasticizer and a thermal stabilizer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The biodegradable polymer composition according to claim 2, wherein said plasticizer is selected from the group consisting of aliphatic dibasic acid ester, phthalic acid ester, hydroxy polybasic carboxylic acid ester, polyester plasticizer, fatty acid ester, and epoxy plasticizer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The biodegradable polymer composition according to claim 5, wherein said thermal stabilizer is an inorganic salt of lactic acid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
A biodegradable shrink film comprising a biodegradable polymer composition according to claim 2.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The biodegradable polymer composition according to claim 1 wherein the amount of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer is 10 to 30 weight parts.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The biodegradable polymer composition according to claim 1 wherein said glycol/aliphatic dicarboxylic acid copolymer has a glycol content of 20 to 70% by weight and an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid content of 30 to 80% by weight.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
A biogradable shrink film comprising a biogradable polymer composition according to claim 6.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
A biodegradable shrink film comprising a biodegradable polymer composition according to claim 6.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
A biodegradable shrink film comprising a biodegradable polymer composition according to claim 7.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
54 words
The biodegradable polymer composition according to claim 2, wherein said lubricant is selected from the group consisting of paraffin, hydrocarbon resin, higher fatty acid, hydroxy-fatty acid, fatty acid amide, alkylene bis-fatty acid amide, fatty acid ester, aliphatic ketone, polyglycol ester of fatty acid, fatty alcohol, polyhydric alcohol, polyglycol, polyglycerol, modified silicone, and metal soap.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
61 words
The biodegradable polymer composition according to claim 2, wherein said lubricant is selected from the group consisting of paraffin, hydrocarbon resin, palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, hydroxy-fatty acid, fatty acid amide, alkylene bis-fatty acid amide, fatty acid ester, aliphatic ketone, polyglycol ester of fatty acid, fatty alcohol, polyhydric alcohol, polyglycol, polyglycerol, modified silicone, and metal soap.
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