Co-extrusion of multilayer poly(m-xylylene adipimide) nanocomposite films for high oxygen barrier packaging applications

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 340, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 45-51

  Thellen, Christopher ^a   Schirmer, Sarah ^a   Ratto, Jo Ann ^a   Finnigan, Bradley ^a   Schmidt, Daniel ^a  

^a DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier; Films; Nanocomposite; Nylon; Packaging

Indexed keywords

BARRIER; BARRIER FILMS; BARRIER LAYERS; BARRIER PROPERTIES; CO-EXTRUSION PROCESS; CORE LAYERS; EXTRUDED FILMS; FILM MATERIALS; LABORATORY SCALE; MELT FLOW INSTABILITY; MOISTURE-RESISTANT; MONTMORILLONITE LAYERED SILICATE; MULTILAYER PACKAGING; NANOCOMPOSITE FILM; NYLON; OXYGEN BARRIERS; OXYGEN TRANSMISSION RATES; PILOT SCALE; PROCESS PARAMETERS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SCREW SPEED; SKIN LAYER; TEAR RESISTANCE; TEST ENVIRONMENT; TRANSMISSION DATA; WATER VAPOR TRANSMISSION RATE;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLAY MINERALS; COBALT; EXTRUSION; HIGH ENERGY FORMING; LABORATORIES; MAGNETIC FILMS; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; MULTILAYERS; NANOCOMPOSITES; OXYGEN; OXYGEN PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; POLYAMIDES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYETHYLENES; RAYON; SILICATE MINERALS; WATER VAPOR;

MULTILAYER FILMS;

MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MONTMORILLONITE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOFILM; NANOMATERIAL; NYLON; OXYGEN; POLYETHYLENE; POLYOLEFIN;

ARTICLE; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMIDITY; MELTING POINT; PACKAGING MATERIAL; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHELF LIFE; THICKNESS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 67649372489     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.05.011     Document Type: Article

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