Thermoformed food containers with colorfast high color density black pigment
AssigneeDixie Consumer Products LLC
InventorDonald C. McCarthy
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Abstract
A black pigmented disposable food container is preferably made from a polypropylene matrix polymer, optionally including polyethylene and further includes a mineral filler and a black colorant composition consisting essentially of a black iron oxide pigment and a green pigment.
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A thermoformed disposable food container formed from a thermoplastic sheet material pigmented black with a colorant composition consisting essentially of a black iron oxide pigment and a green pigment, wherein said black iron oxide pigment is present in an amount of up to about 5 weight percent of the container.
A thermoformed disposable food container made from a black-pigmented, mineral-filled polypropylene sheet comprising from about 30 to about 80 percent by weight of a matrix polymer composition consisting predominantly of a polypropylene polymer and optionally including a polyethylene polymer, from about 10 to about 60 weight percent of a mineral filler, wherein said container is pigmented with a black colorant composition consisting essentially of a black iron oxide pigment and a green pigment, wherein said black iron oxide pigment is present in an amount of up to about 5 weight percent of said container.
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