Low phosphorous oxygen scavenging compositions requiring no induction period
AssigneeGraham Packaging Company, L.P.
InventorsMurali K. Akkapeddi, Brian A. Lynch, Timothy Schnetzka
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Abstract
The present invention provides a composition comprising: a polyester base polymer; at least one non-polymeric oxidizable organic compound; at least one transition metal in a positive oxidation state, said metal being present in the composition in an amount of from about 10 to about 400 ppm, wherein the polyester base polymer comprises less than about 40 ppm phosphorous. The compositions of the present invention do not exhibit an induction period prior to the onset of oxygen scavenging upon formation into a container.
Claims12
A composition comprising:
- a) polyethylene terephthalate;
- b) a non-polymeric oxidizable organic compound present in an amount of about 1 to about 3 weight percent based upon the weight of the composition, where said non-polymeric oxidizable organic compound is dibenzyl adipamide;
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- c) cobalt, said cobalt being present in the composition in an amount of from about 10 to about 400 ppm, wherein the polyethylene terephthalate comprises less than 40 ppm of total phosphorous.
A multilayer container wall comprising at least one layer, comprising a composition, said composition comprising:
- a) polyethylene terephthalate;
- b) a non-polymeric oxidizable organic compound present in an amount of about 1 to about 3 weight percent based upon the weight of the composition, where said non-polymeric oxidizable organic compound is dibenzyl adipamide;
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- c) cobalt, said cobalt being present in the composition in an amount of from about 10 to about 400 ppm, wherein the polyethylene terephthalate comprises less than 40 ppm of total phosphorous.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.