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September 19, 2002, ... fuel supplements. Pyrolysis, process of heating refuse in oxygen-deficient atmosphere, can turn solid waste into usable fuel." March 1974 OSHA Impact: "Winkler and Dunnebier's equipment has featured ...

Packaging That Really Works

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June 30, 2002, Active packaging has been present as a concept for many years in varying forms, but interest has grown recently thanks to a rash of publicity about the development of newly enhanced oxygen absorbers, ...

Every Trick in the Book

(Magazine)

March 31, 2002, ... mixes and liquid products, barrier liners in paperboard laminations, and bag-in-box structures. With enhanced oxygen barrier performance currently under development, the metallized film could be used for ...

Food Packaging and Safety: 9/11 Continues to Resonate

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February 28, 2002, ... against moisture and oxygen, as well as physical damage. We expect our food to be fresh and without contamination. To this end, packaging engineers constantly develop packaging products that improve product ...

FPA Honors Both Flexible & Flashy

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February 28, 2002, ... SC, uses its oxygen scavenging OS Films to manufacture the packages. OS Films contain a proprietary polymer component coextruded as a layer of the package. Because the scavenger is part of the film, ...

Converting Industry News

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December 31, 2001, ... on Oxygen Scavengers Offered CHICAGO, IL, USA—The article on “Oxygen Scavengers” that appeared in the November 2001 issue of PFFC, p 54, authored by Dr. Boh C. Tsai and George M. Schroeder, was extracted ...

Control of Adhesion and Removal of Heat Sealable Tops on Polymer Containers

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December 31, 2001, ... peel is the real challenge. Peelable sealant materials rarely contain a single component or a single layer. A siingle component cannot meet the demands of food packaging — barrier to oxygen and moisture, ...

Polymers / Laminations / Adhesives / Coatings / Extrusions

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October 31, 2001, ... characteristic for the permeant-polymer system. This is the case with the permeation of many gases such as hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen through many polymers. If a permeant interacts with polymer molecules ...

VOC-Compliant Inks: What State Are They In?

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September 30, 2001, ... EB dosage of 2.5-3.5 Mrads with an acceleration voltage between 100 and 150 kV. Oxygen in the chamber has to be less than 200 ppm, and the coating thickness should not exceed 8 microns. In addition ...

Antimicrobial Additives and Coatings for Food Packaging

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May 31, 2001, ... provide greater shelf life for packaging. Providing physical protection as well as moisture and oxygen barrier is a given. With today's quality demands, that may not be enough. Packaging engineers are ...

Division Conference Offers Varied Program

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May 31, 2001, ... will discuss how cyclic olefin copolymers as a blend component can dramatically improve the performance of polyethylene films in bags, pouches, and other packaging applications. “Use Of Oxygen Scavengers ...

Tension Control

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March 31, 2001, ... paper and/or film (polyethylene and polypropylene) constructions in flexible packaging applications. The foil component in some applications fulfills a dual function of esthetics and oxygen/vapor barrier. ...

Materials

(Magazine)

March 30, 2001, ... moisture and oxygen barrier performance, superior metal adhesion, and excellent resistance to flex cracking. Adhesive Stands Up to High Temperatures National Starch & Chemical Co., Monroe, NJ; 800/797-4992; ...

European Conference

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February 28, 2001, ... papers include “New Oxygen Scavengers For The Packaging Industry” by Paavo Lehtonen of Bioka Oy, “Processing and Converting of Plastic Films Vacuum Coated With Inorganic Barriers” by Hans R. Naegeli and ...

There Are Many Reasons for Packaging Peculiarities

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January 31, 2001, ... are many different reasons for the variety of flexible packaging laminates. The most important reason is the requirement for product protection. Some food products must have protection from oxygen, ...

Innovative Problem-Solving: Advances in the Industry

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January 31, 2001, ... than a decade, but it could never be brought to commercialization because it has a fatal flaw: Oxygen and moisture will ruin it. Yet, the OLED display is much brighter and sharper than the inorganic light-emitting ...

Materials

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October 31, 2000, New from: AdLamCo. Inc., H.B. Fuller Co., Kraton Polymers, Metallized Products Inc., Proma Technologies, Russell-Field Paper Co., Rohm and Haas Co., Sun Chemical Ink, and Unifoil Corp. Holographic Paper ...

Conference Features New Networking Opportunity

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October 31, 2000, ... and Various Humidities," Tomoyuki Yamamoto and Yuko Nishihara clarified a relationship for oxygen transmission rate, moisture content, relative humidity, temperature, and ethylene content. Using the relationship, ...

Battle of the Materials Is on for Blister Packaging Market

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September 30, 2000, ...  In the area of cold forming, all aluminum foil blisters offer superb barrier protection to both moisture and oxygen. One drawback has been that cold forming produces large, shallow cavities requiring ...

Materials

(Magazine)

September 30, 2000, ... NY; 914/785-2000 Co. has acquired the Amosorb 2000 inorganic oxygen absorber line from BP Amoco and will market the additives with the designation Shelfplus. Products are used in food packaging to absorb ...