Multilayer film comprising polyalkylene carbonate and manufacturing method of the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11214044-B2
Application number	US-201715768749-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 8, 2017
Priority date	Mar 8, 2016
Publication date	Jan 4, 2022
Grant date	Jan 4, 2022

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a multilayer film including polyalkylene carbonate, and more particularly to a multilayer film including a core layer prepared by blending polyalkylene carbonate and an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer in a predetermined ratio, and an outer layer of polyolefin. The multilayer film does not have delamination behavior because two layers are adhered each other with a simple process without an additional step for introducing an oxygen-barrier layer even without adhesive or tie layers, and has an excellent oxygen barrier property. In addition, since an additional process for imparting barrier properties and a separate adhesive or tie layer are not required in the manufacturing method, the cost can be reduced and the layer structure can be simplified, which may greatly reduce the manufacturing cost.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A multilayer film comprising:
a core layer comprising 70 to 80 wt % of a polyethylene carbonate and 20 to 30 wt % of at least one ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer; and
an outer layer adjacent to the core layer and comprising 50 wt % or more of at least one polyolefin,
wherein the ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer has vinyl acetate units in an amount of 20 wt % to 40 wt %,
wherein the vinyl acetate content in the core layer is 4 to 12 wt %,
wherein the film has a water permeability of 10 g/m 2 ·day·bar or less, when measured under conditions of 37° C. and 100% relative humidity, and an oxygen permeability measured by ASTM D 3985 of 500 cc/m 2 ·day·bar or less.

2. The multilayer film according to claim 1 , wherein the polyalkylene carbonate has a weight average molecular weight of 30,000 to 300,000 g/mol.

3. The multilayer film according to claim 1 , wherein the polyethylene carbonate is a polycarbonate copolymer or a terpolymer obtained by reacting carbon dioxide with at least one epoxide compound selected from the group consisting of a C2-20 alkylene oxide substituted or unsubstituted with a halogen or a C1-10 alkoxy group; a C4-20 cycloalkylene oxide substituted or unsubstituted with a halogen or a C1-10 alkoxy group; and a C8-20 styrene oxide substituted or unsubstituted with a halogen, a C1-10 alkoxy group, a C1-10 alkyl group, or a C6-20 aryl group.

4. The multilayer film according to claim 1 , wherein the total thickness of film is 100 μm or less.

5. A manufacturing method of a multilayer in comprising the steps of: a) mixing 70 to 80 wt % of a polyethylene carbonate with 20 to 30 wt % of at least one ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer to prepare a first resin composition; b) preparing a second resin composition comprising 50 wt % or more of at least one polyolefin; and c) melting the first resin composition and the second resin composition, and then coextruding using a blown or casting type of film forming machine, wherein the first resin composition and the second resin composition are laminated in two or more layers during the coextrusion of step c), wherein the first resin composition forms a core layer and the second resin composition forms an outer layer adjacent to the core layer, wherein the ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer has vinyl acetate units in an amount of 20 wt % to 40 wt %, wherein the vinyl acetate content in the core layer is 4 to 12 wt %, wherein the film has a water permeability of 10 g/m 2 -day-bar or less, when measured under conditions of 37° C. and 100% relative humidity, and an oxygen permeability measured by ASTM D 3985 of 500 cc/m 2 -day-bar or less.

6. The manufacturing method according to claim 5 , wherein the first resin composition is melted and extruded at 130 to 200° C., and the second resin composition is melted and extruded at 140 to 250° C., during the coextrusion of step c).

Assignees

• Lg Chemical Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Hyun Min
• Cho Hyun Ju
• Park Seung Young

Classifications

• B32B2307/746

  Slipping, anti-blocking, low friction · CPC title

• B32B27/306

  comprising vinyl acetate or vinyl alcohol (co)polymers · CPC title

• B32B2439/70

  Food packaging · CPC title

• B32B37/153

  at least one layer is extruded and immediately laminated while in semi-molten state · CPC title

• B32B2250/40

  Symmetrical or sandwich layers, e.g. ABA, ABCBA, ABCCBA · CPC title