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US 2016/0101888 A1Published application
Glossy Container
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsPing WANT, Liang YANG
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Abstract
A blow-molded container comprises a layer having a thermoplastic material and an additive, wherein the thermoplastic material and the additive have a Solubility Parameter difference of from about 0.5 cal1/2cm−3/2 to about 20 cal1/2cm−3/2, and have a Refractive Index difference of from about 0.1 to about 1.5. Such a container has a desirable glossy appearance.
Claims15
A glossy container, comprising a layer, wherein said layer comprises:
- a) from about 86% to about 99.99%, by weight of said layer, of a thermoplastic material having a Total Luminous Transmittance Value of from about 53% to about 80%, wherein said thermoplastic material is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), and a combination thereof;
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- b) from about 0.01% to about 5%, by weight of said layer, of an additive, wherein said additive is selected from the group consisting of an alcohol, oil, siloxane fluid, water, and a combination thereof,
- wherein said thermoplastic material and said additive:
- have a Solubility Parameter difference of from about 0.5 cal1/2cm−3/2 to about 20 cal1/2cm−3/2;
- and have a Refractive Index difference of from about 0.1 to about 1.5, and
- wherein the container is blow molded.
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