Multilayer containers and preforms having barrier properties utilizing recycled material
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B29C-045/13
B29C-045/14
B32B-001/08
B32B-027/36
B65D-001/00
출원번호
US-0949413
(2001-09-05)
발명자
/ 주소
Lee, Robert A.
Hutchinson, Gerald A.
출원인 / 주소
Advanced Plastics Technology Ltd.
대리인 / 주소
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
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129
초록▼
Preferred embodiments relate to methods and apparatus for making articles made of polyester, preferably virgin polyethylene terephthalate (PET), having coated directly to at least one of the surfaces thereof one or more layers of recycled or post-consumer PET and one or more layers of a material wit
Preferred embodiments relate to methods and apparatus for making articles made of polyester, preferably virgin polyethylene terephthalate (PET), having coated directly to at least one of the surfaces thereof one or more layers of recycled or post-consumer PET and one or more layers of a material with good gas-barrier characteristics, preferably silicon oxide. Preferably, the recycled PET layer comprises about 25% to about 50% of the entire material content. Preferably the articles take the form of preforms and the containers are blow-molded therefrom and the barrier layer is subsequently applied. The preferred barrier materials have a lower permeability to oxygen and carbon dioxide than PET. In addition, the neck of the preforms and bottles is at least partially in the crystalline state and the body is primarily in the amorphous or semi-crystalline state. This structure in a preform enables the preform to be easily blow molded by virtue of the amorphous material in the body, while being able to have dimensional stability in hot-fill applications.
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1. A preform comprising:a single layer threaded neck finish comprising virgin polyester;a body portion including an end cap, the body portion comprising a first layer and a second layer, the first layer comprising virgin polyester and the second layer comprising recycled polyester;wherein the second
1. A preform comprising:a single layer threaded neck finish comprising virgin polyester;a body portion including an end cap, the body portion comprising a first layer and a second layer, the first layer comprising virgin polyester and the second layer comprising recycled polyester;wherein the second layer comprises about 25% to about 50% of the preform. 2. A preform according to claim 1, wherein the first layer is selected from the group consisting of PET homopolymers and copolymers, polyethylene naphthalate, polyethylene naphthalate copolymers, polyethylene naphthalate/polyethylene terephthalate blends, and combinations thereof. 3. A preform according to claim 1, wherein the second layer is selected from the group consisting of recycled PET homopolymers and copolymers, recycled polyethylene naphthalate, recycled polyethylene naphthalate copolymers, recycled polyethylene naphthalate/polyethylene terephthalate blends, and combinations thereof. 4. A preform according to claim 1, wherein the second layer comprises recycled PET, the recycled PET being a product of a recycling process for barrier containers made of PET and hydroxy-phenoxyether polymers, the process comprising:chopping the containers into smaller pieces;cleaning the pieces;dissolving the hydroxy-phenoxyether polymer with acid;separating the hydroxy-phenoxyether polymer solution from the PET pieces;rinsing and drying the PET pieces. 5. A preform comprising:a first layer comprising virgin PET having an isophthalic acid content of at least about 2% by weight;a second layer comprising recycled PET;wherein the first layer is thinner in an end cap than in a wall portion and the second layer is thicker in the end cap than in the wall portion; andwherein the second layer comprises about 25% to about 50% of the preform. 6. The preform of claim 5, wherein the recycled PET comprises about 25% to about 50% of the preform. 7. A preform comprising:a threaded neck finish, a neck cylinder and a body portion, the body portion additionally comprising an end cap;the neck finish, the neck cylinder and the body portion comprising a first layer of virgin polyester and the body portion additionally comprising a second layer of recycled polyester, the second layer comprising about 25% to about 50% of the preform;wherein each of the first layer and the second layer are formed by injection molding. 8. A preform according to claim 7, wherein the first layer is selected from the group consisting of PET homopolymers and copolymers, polyethylene naphthalate, polyethylene naphthalate copolymers, polyethylene naphthalate/polyethylene terephthalate blends, and combinations thereof. 9. A preform according to claim 7, wherein the second layer is selected from the group consisting of recycled PET homopolymers and copolymers, recycled polyethylene naphthalate, recycled polyethylene naphthalate copolymers, recycled polyethylene naphthalate/polyethylene terephthalate blends, and combinations thereof. 10. A preform according to claim 7, wherein the body portion is primarily amorphous or semi-crystalline, and the threaded neck finish is primarily crystalline. 11. A preform according to claim 10, wherein the interior surface of the threaded neck finish is amorphous. 12. A preform according to claim 7, wherein the second layer comprises recycled PET, the recycled PET being a product of a recycling process for barrier containers made of PET and hydroxy-phenoxyether polymers, the process comprising:chopping the containers into smaller pieces;cleaning the pieces;dissolving the hydroxy-phenoxyether polymer with acid;separating the hydroxy-phenoxyether polymer solution from the PET pieces;rinsing and drying the PET pieces. 13. The preform of claim 1, wherein the body portion additionally comprises a third layer, the third layer comprising a gas barrier material. 14. The preform of claim 13, wherein the gas barrier material is a material selected from the group of silicone oxide films, copolyester barrier materia ls, phenoxy-type thermoplastics, polyamides, polyamide blends, polyethylene naphthalate, polyethylene naphthalate copolymers, polyethylene naphthalate/polyethylene terephthalate blends, and combinations thereof. 15. The preform of claim 1, wherein the first layer defines a portion of an inner surface of the perform. 16. A preform comprising:a single layer threaded neck finish comprising virgin polyester;a body portion including an end cap, the body portion comprising a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer, wherein the first layer comprising virgin polyester, the second layer comprising recycled polyester, and the third layer comprising phenoxy-type thermoplastic. 17. A preform according to claim 16, wherein the recycled polyester comprises about 25% to about 50% of the preform. 18. A preform according to claim 16, wherein the first layer is selected from the group consisting of PET homopolymers and copolymers, polyethylene naphthalate, polyethylene naphthalate copolymers, polyethylene naphthalate/polyethylene terephthalate blends, and combinations thereof. 19. A preform according to claim 16, wherein the second layer is selected from the group consisting of recycled PET homopolymers and copolymers, recycled polyethylene naphthalate, recycled polyethylene naphthalate copolymers, recycled polyethylene naphthalate/polyethylene terephthalate blends, and combinations thereof. 20. A preform according to claim 16, wherein the second layer comprises recycled PET, the recycled PET being a product of a recycling process for barrier containers made of PET and hydroxy-phenoxyether polymers, the process comprising:chopping the containers into smaller pieces;cleaning the pieces;dissolving the hydroxy-phenoxyether polymer with acid;separating the hydroxy-phenoxyether polymer solution from the PET pieces;rinsing and drying the PET pieces. 21. A preform according to claim 20, wherein the interior surface of the threaded neck finish is amorphous. 22. A preform according to claim 16, wherein the body portion is primarily amorphous or semi-crystalline, and the threaded neck finish is primarily crystalline.
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