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Decreasing pollution of plasticized PVC packaging: A comparison of three plastic treatments
Author(s) -
Fugit JeanLuc,
Taverdet JeanLouis
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1280
Subject(s) - plasticizer , diffusion , materials science , composite material , plastic pollution , food packaging , pollution , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , polymer science , chemistry , food science , thermodynamics , engineering , physics , ecology , biology
This study proposed three different treatments of plasticized PVC, which decreases diffusion of the plasticizer when the plastic is in contact with a liquid food or simulated liquid food. The treated PVCs were tested under the same operating conditions, and their efficiency was able to be assessed thanks to a diffusion model previously described. It was shown that the time and the temperature of the storage of the treated PVCs influenced the effectiveness of the treatment. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 80: 1841–1847, 2001