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Thermoformable high oxygen barrier multilayer EVOH/LDPE film/foam
Author(s) -
Souza Claudio,
Feng Jingxing,
Olah Andrew,
Wnek Gary,
Baer Eric
Publication year - 2020
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.48903
Subject(s) - thermoforming , materials science , composite material , low density polyethylene , ultimate tensile strength , polyethylene , oxygen , copolymer , polymer , chemistry , organic chemistry
The effect of the number of layers on oxygen transmission and thermoformability of novel multilayer film/foam materials was investigated. Ethylene‐vinyl alcohol copolymer/low‐density polyethylene multilayered film/foam composites having 16, 32, and 64 alternating layers were developed using continuous multilayer coextrusion process, and the morphology, density, oxygen transmission, and mechanical properties of the as‐extruded film/foams were characterized. Tensile properties of the film/foams at elevated temperatures were used to optimize thermoforming conditions. Uniaxial orientation was discovered as an efficient approach to evaluate the potential for thermoforming. Oxygen transmission showed a strong correlation with the thickness reduction which could be used as an indicator for barrier properties of the packaging materials. Film/foam materials with 32 layers demonstrated optimum performance with low oxygen transmission along with high drawing capability. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2020 , 137 , 48903.