In this work we studied the effect of surface treatment of PET films, which are widely used in food packaging, on the adhesion value of ink layers based on polyvinyl chloride. To give high barrier properties to packaging laminates, the films used in their structure are coated with a nanolayer of aluminum oxide (AlOx). However, these films have a disadvantage associated with the low adhesion of adhesive and ink layers to the AlOx nanolayer. To eliminate this disadvantage, aluminium oxide nanolayer is additionally coated with various polymer coatings. In this work we studied the effect of a polyacrylic coating applied on top of an AlOx layer on improving the adhesion of ink layers. For PET films used in food packaging, optical and surface properties are also important. In this regard, additionally we measured surface free energy, coefficient of friction, and optical properties of the studied PET films. We also highlight the relationship of contact angles of wetting and the work of adhesion for the printing ink with the measured adhesion of ink layers.
The physical-mechanical, optical and operational properties of three types of multilayer polymer films that are used in the manufacture of laminates for food packaging and differ in the composition and number of layers (from 3 to 9) are studied: transparent based on high-pressure polyethylene; white (containing a white pigment) on the basis of high pressure polyethylene; transparent barrier based on high-pressure polyethylene, polyamide and ethylene copolymer with vinyl alcohol. For comparison, we also used a single-layer film made of high-pressure polyethylene. The films were tested for tensile strength, resistance to delamination of the welded joint, spectral transmittance, optical density, differential scanning calorimetry curves were registered, and gas permeability was determined. To assess the light aging, the film samples were irradiated with a source of ultraviolet light. The following regularities are revealed: the tensile strength of the studied films does not differ significantly, both when changing their composition and the number of layers; a threefold increase in the number of layers leads to a noticeable increase in the elastic modulus of films made of high-pressure polyethylene with a white pigment; barrier film has a higher modulus of elasticity than transparent films based on high-pressure polyethylene; the resistance to delamination of the welded joint increases in the presence of high-pressure polyethylene films with the same number of layers of white pigment and increasing their thickness; increasing the number of layers leads to a decrease in the spectral transmittance and light resistance of transparent films, but does not affect this indicator of films with white pigment; the role of white pigment as an ultraviolet light absorber causes the greatest light resistance of films and its lesser dependence on the number of layers; barrier film in terms of light transmission and resistance to light aging is inferior to transparent films based on high-pressure polyethylene, but it is significantly superior to a single-layer film; the gas permeability of barrier films naturally decreases with increasing thickness, and after light aging significantly increases due to photo-oxidative degradation of polymer layers and, to a greater extent, the layer of ethylene with vinyl alcohol copolymer.
In this work the properties of multilayer packaging materials based on PET/AlOx film with acrylic coating were studied. Multilayer packaging materials were produced on industrial laminators using three different adhesive compositions with different content of reactive groups. It is shown that the peculiarity of the chemical nature of adhesive components affects the bond strength and the seal strength of multilayer packaging materials.
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