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A novel coextruded plastic film has as an adhesive layer between polypropylene and nylon layers, a blend of polypropylene and a graft copolymer of maleic anhydride onto a polypropylene backbone, the graft copolymer having been produced in a reaction carried out at a temperature of from about 80° C.

A novel coextruded plastic film has as an adhesive layer between polypropylene and nylon layers, a blend of polypropylene and a graft copolymer of maleic anhydride onto a polypropylene backbone, the graft copolymer having been produced in a reaction carried out at a temperature of from about 80° C. up to about 10° C. below the melting point of the polypropylene.

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1. A process for producing a multiple layer plastic film comprising coextruding a multiple layer film from a multiple layer die, said film comprising: (a) a layer of polypropylene; (b) a layer of nylon; and (c) an adhesive layer juxtaposed between said nylon layer and said polypropylene layer,

1. A process for producing a multiple layer plastic film comprising coextruding a multiple layer film from a multiple layer die, said film comprising: (a) a layer of polypropylene; (b) a layer of nylon; and (c) an adhesive layer juxtaposed between said nylon layer and said polypropylene layer, said adhesive layer being functional for adhesion to said layer of nylon and said layer of polypropylene, said adhesive layer being a blend of a graft copolymer of maleic anhydride onto a polypropylene backbone, and an ungrafted polypropylene; said graft copolymer having been produced in a reaction carried out at a temperature of from about 80° Celsius up to about 10° Celsius below the melting point of the polypropylene, said graft copolymer containing from about 0.1% to 2.5% maleic anhydride based on the total weight of the graft copolymer, said graft copolymer comprising between about 5% and 30% by weight of the blend, and said ungrafted polypropylene comprising between about 70% and 95% by weight of the blend. 2. A process as in claim 1 wherein the polypropylene layer in subparagraph (a) contains up to about 20% polymeric ethylene. 3. A process as in claim 1, said graft copolymer reaction having taken place in the presence of an organic peroxide. 4. A process as in claim 2, said graft copolymer reaction having taken place in the presence of an organic peroxide. 5. A process for producing a multiple layer plastic film comprising coextruding a multiple layer film from a multiple layer die, said film comprising: (a) a layer of polypropylene; (b) a layer of nylon; and (c) an adhesive layer juxtaposed between said nylon layer and said polypropylene layer, said adhesive layer being functional for adhesion to said layer of nylon and said layer of polypropylene, said adhesive layer being a blend of a graft copolymer of maleic anhydride onto a polypropylene backbone, and an ungrafted polypropylene; said graft copolymer containing from about 0.1% to 2.5% maleic anhydride based on the total weight of the graft copolymer, said graft copolymer comprising between about 5% and 30% by weight of the blend, and said ungrafted polypropylene comprising between about 70% and 95% by weight of the blend. 6. A process as in claim 5, wherein the polypropylene layer in subparagraph (a) contains up to about 20% polymeric ethylene. 7. A process as in claim 5, said graft copolymer reaction having taken place in the presence of an organic peroxide. 8. A process as in claim 6, said graft copolymer reaction having taken place in the presence of an organic peroxide. 9. A process for producing a multiple layer plastic film comprising coextruding a multiple layer film from a multiple layer die, said film comprising: (a) a layer of polypropylene; (b) a layer of nylon; and (c) an adhesive layer juxtaposed between said nylon layer and said polypropylene layer, said adhesive layer being functional for adhesion to said layer of nylon and said layer of polypropylene, said adhesive layer being a blend of a graft copolymer of maleic anhydride onto an olefin polymer or copolymer, and an ungrafted polypropylene; said grafted copolymer containing from about 0.1% to 2.5% maleic anhydride based on the total weight of the grafted copolymer, said grafted copolymer comprising between about 5% and 30% by weight of the blend, and said ungrafted polypropylene comprising between about 70% and 95% by weight of the blend.