Fiber-based container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12589905-B2
Application number	US-202218571716-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 16, 2022
Priority date	Jun 16, 2021
Publication date	Mar 31, 2026
Grant date	Mar 31, 2026

Abstract

The invention relates to a fiber-based container comprising a first layer made of compressed pulp, which forms a dimensionally stable sleeve and encloses an interior. The sleeve is at least partially coated with a second layer made of a partially crystalline polyester, and the partially crystalline polyester is applied in the form of a fluid or powder.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . Fiber-based container, comprising:
a first layer of compressed pulp, which forms a dimensionally stable sleeve and encloses an interior; and a second layer made of a partially crystalline polyester applied in the form of a fluid or powder applied to and at least partially coating the sleeve.

2 . Container according to claim 1 , wherein the second layer is attached to the inner side of the sleeve, which faces the interior.

3 . Container according to claim 1 , wherein the second layer takes over the function of a barrier from filling material to the fiber material and the environment.

4 . Container according to claim 1 , wherein the second layer is constructed by spherulitic polyester crystallization.

5 . Container according to claim 1 , wherein the container is pressure-stable at an internal pressure of up to 8 bar of shaking pressure, wherein the pressure stability results from the shape and the mechanical properties of the first layer.

6 . Container according to claim 1 , wherein a water vapor barrier of the container has a value of less than 4 g/m 2 d at 23° C. and 50% RH.

7 . Container according to claim 1 , wherein a water vapor barrier of the container has a value of less than 15 g/m 2 d at 30° C. and 80% RH or at 38° C. and 90% RH.

8 . Container according to claim 1 , wherein an oxygen barrier of the container has a value of less than 1 g/m 2 d at 23° C. and 80% RH.

9 . Container according to claim 1 , wherein a CO 2 barrier is defined in that initial CO 2 concentration within the container is between 1 and 10 g/l and deviates from the initial value by no more than 5% within a period of one month.

10 . Container according to claim 1 , wherein a layer thickness of the second layer is less than 0.3 mm.

11 . Container according to claim 1 , wherein the second layer has a biobased polyester fraction of at least 80 wt %, wherein the biobasis is defined according to the ASTM D 6866, CEN/TS 16137 and ISO 16620 standards.

12 . Container according to claim 1 , wherein the second layer is biodegradable according to the DIN EN 13432 standard.

13 . Container according to claim 1 , wherein the second layer contains nucleating agents comprising talc or CaCO 3 .

14 . Container according to claim 1 , wherein a crystallite melting point of the partially crystalline polyester is less than 245° C.

15 . Container according to claim 1 , wherein the container contains degradation accelerators for the polyester, comprising alkalizers for a saponification of the partially crystalline polyester and/or enzymes that separate the partially crystalline polyester.

16 . Container according to claim 1 , wherein the second layer is applied in a powder coating method with a subsequent sintering process or is applied in a spray method.

17 . Container according to claim 1 , wherein the partially crystalline polyester is modified with a plasma coating for improving one or more barrier properties of the container.

18 . Container according to claim 17 , wherein the plasma coating is a glass coating on a basis of hexamethyldisiloxane or a “diamond-like carbon” coating on a basis of acetylene.

19 . Container according to claim 11 , wherein the biobased polyester is polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene furanoate, polyethylene isosorbide terephthalate, polylactide, polybutylene succinate, poly-ε-caprolactone, or polyhydroxyalkanoate.

20 . Container according to claim 11 , wherein the biobased polyester is produced in part from CO 2 exhaust gases.

21 . Container according to claim 11 , wherein the biobased polyester is produced from biomass that is unsuitable as food.

22 . Container according to claim 1 , wherein the partially crystalline polyester of the second layer contains copolymers.

23 . Container according to claim 1 , wherein the partially crystalline polyester has a light barrier against UV light, visible light and infrared light, which brings about a transmission reduction between a wavelength of 350 and 550 nm of at least 30%, wherein the light barrier is realized by a coloring of the second layer.

24 . Container according to claim 1 , wherein the partially crystalline polyester reacts with atmospheric oxygen or contains additives that react with atmospheric oxygen, based on oxidation reactions with other polymers.

25 . Container according to claim 1 , wherein the partially crystalline polyester of the second layer is present in linear form, branched as long chain branches and short chain branches or crosslinked.

26 . Container according to claim 1 , wherein
the second layer is applied as a powder to an inner side of the sleeve by an electrostatic high-voltage method, or a triboelectric or an electrokinetic friction method; and the container is baked in a sintering furnace, wherein a crystalline phase grows through spherulitic crystallization during a sintering process and a crystallization growth takes place by an addition of nucleating agent and holding the temperature between a glass transition temperature and a crystallite melting point.

27 . Container according to claim 26 , wherein the partially crystalline polyester is applied as a liquid or gas of present unsaturated polyesters or saturated polyesters to an inner side of the sleeve by means of spray methods, one-axis or multi-axis rotational molding, condensation methods and additionally configured to be covered with a plasma coating.

28 . Container according to claim 24 , wherein the additives that react with atmospheric oxygen are oxygen scavengers.

Assignees

• Alpla Werke Alwin Lehner Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Müller Florian
• Siegl Robert

Classifications

• G06F30/20

  Design optimisation, verification or simulation (optimisation, verification or simulation of circuit designs G06F30/30) · CPC title

• B65D2565/381

  Details of packaging materials of special type or form · CPC title

• B65D65/466

  Bio- or photodegradable packaging materials · CPC title

• B65D23/0821

  consisting mainly of polymeric materials (B65D23/0828 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65D23/02

  Linings or internal coatings · CPC title