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Title: Nanocomposites biodegradable coating on BOPET films to enhance hot seal strength properties

Abstract

The coating technology is a strategic solution to improve the properties of flexible packaging films. Indeed, additional functional layers are often designed and added as coating on the substrate, in order to improve the characteristic of the flexible packaging and to meet the requirements for the desired gas or vapour barrier, for adhesion and sealing, or for improving the film printability, its aesthetics and durability. Moreover, this technology allows to functionalize a polymeric substrate applying materials with different chemistry, rheology, thermal and structural characteristics. BOPET films are widely used for food packaging applications thanks to their good gas barrier and mechanical properties, high transparency and for the excellent printability. In regard to sealing performance, BOPET films show poor sealing properties so they are mostly submitted to lamination processes with polyethylene. Nevertheless, this solution compromises the PET recyclability and influences the gas permeability of the multilayer PET based structures. The aim of this work is to investigate on the effect of nanocomposite biodegradable coatings for BOPET substrates in enhancing the heat sealing strength of eco-compatible PET/PLA films. At this regards, different percentages of Cloisite C30B (0%, 2% and 4%{sub wt/wt}) have been added to PLA by solution intercalation technique and themore » nanocomposite biodegradable materials produced have been applied on BOPET commercial films by casting. The BOPET coated films have been characterized in order to evaluate the heat sealing strength and the mechanical, gas permeability and surface properties. The results have shown that the addition of nanoclay in PLA coating significantly enhance the hot tack properties of the PET/PLA system produced, while the oxygen and water vapour permeability are slightly increased if compared to pure BOPET films.« less

Authors:
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  1. Industrial Engineering Department, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano (Italy)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22494369
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1695; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: GT70 international conference on polymer processing with resulting morphology and properties: Feet in the present and eyes at the future, Salerno (Italy), 15-17 Oct 2015; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; BIODEGRADATION; CASTING; COATINGS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; FILMS; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; HARDNESS; HEAT; LAYERS; NANOCOMPOSITES; OXYGEN; PACKAGING; PERMEABILITY; POLYETHYLENES; RHEOLOGY; SEALS; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER VAPOR; WEAR RESISTANCE

Citation Formats

Barbaro, G., E-mail: giovannibarbaro@email.it, Galdi, M. R., E-mail: mrgaldi@unisa.it, Di Maio, L., E-mail: ldimaio@unisa.it, and Incarnato, L., E-mail: lincarnato@unisa.it. Nanocomposites biodegradable coating on BOPET films to enhance hot seal strength properties. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4937333.
Barbaro, G., E-mail: giovannibarbaro@email.it, Galdi, M. R., E-mail: mrgaldi@unisa.it, Di Maio, L., E-mail: ldimaio@unisa.it, & Incarnato, L., E-mail: lincarnato@unisa.it. Nanocomposites biodegradable coating on BOPET films to enhance hot seal strength properties. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4937333
Barbaro, G., E-mail: giovannibarbaro@email.it, Galdi, M. R., E-mail: mrgaldi@unisa.it, Di Maio, L., E-mail: ldimaio@unisa.it, and Incarnato, L., E-mail: lincarnato@unisa.it. 2015. "Nanocomposites biodegradable coating on BOPET films to enhance hot seal strength properties". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4937333.
@article{osti_22494369,
title = {Nanocomposites biodegradable coating on BOPET films to enhance hot seal strength properties},
author = {Barbaro, G., E-mail: giovannibarbaro@email.it and Galdi, M. R., E-mail: mrgaldi@unisa.it and Di Maio, L., E-mail: ldimaio@unisa.it and Incarnato, L., E-mail: lincarnato@unisa.it},
abstractNote = {The coating technology is a strategic solution to improve the properties of flexible packaging films. Indeed, additional functional layers are often designed and added as coating on the substrate, in order to improve the characteristic of the flexible packaging and to meet the requirements for the desired gas or vapour barrier, for adhesion and sealing, or for improving the film printability, its aesthetics and durability. Moreover, this technology allows to functionalize a polymeric substrate applying materials with different chemistry, rheology, thermal and structural characteristics. BOPET films are widely used for food packaging applications thanks to their good gas barrier and mechanical properties, high transparency and for the excellent printability. In regard to sealing performance, BOPET films show poor sealing properties so they are mostly submitted to lamination processes with polyethylene. Nevertheless, this solution compromises the PET recyclability and influences the gas permeability of the multilayer PET based structures. The aim of this work is to investigate on the effect of nanocomposite biodegradable coatings for BOPET substrates in enhancing the heat sealing strength of eco-compatible PET/PLA films. At this regards, different percentages of Cloisite C30B (0%, 2% and 4%{sub wt/wt}) have been added to PLA by solution intercalation technique and the nanocomposite biodegradable materials produced have been applied on BOPET commercial films by casting. The BOPET coated films have been characterized in order to evaluate the heat sealing strength and the mechanical, gas permeability and surface properties. The results have shown that the addition of nanoclay in PLA coating significantly enhance the hot tack properties of the PET/PLA system produced, while the oxygen and water vapour permeability are slightly increased if compared to pure BOPET films.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4937333},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22494369}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = 1,
volume = 1695,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Dec 17 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Thu Dec 17 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}