Rigid Plastics Packaging : Materials, Processes and Applications

✍ Scribed by Hannay, Frasncis F

• Publisher: iSmithers Rapra Publishing
• Year: 2002-01-01
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 142
• Edition: 0
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This report starts with a simple overview of materials, processes and application for rigid plastics packaging and progresses to the latest developments. Packaging containers can be manufactured using the spectrum of processes available to the plastics industry. These processing methods are described briefly in the review with an overview of each type accompanied by a discussion of forthcoming developments. The review is accompanied by over 400 summaries of papers from the Rapra Polymer Library on developments in polymers, processes and applications for rigid packaging.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 11
2.1 Extrusion......Page 13
2.2.1 The Thermoforming Processes......Page 14
2.2.3 Ovenable Containers......Page 15
2.3.1 The Basic Injection Moulding Process......Page 16
2.4 Extrusion-Blow Moulding (EBM)......Page 17
2.4.1 EBM Machine Configurations......Page 18
2.6 Injection-Stretch Blow Moulding......Page 19
2.6.1 ISBM Process Variations......Page 20
2.6.3 Multilayer Barrier Bottles......Page 21
3.1.2 Low Density and Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE and LLDPE)......Page 22
3.3.1 Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)......Page 24
3.3.2 Polyethylene Naphthalate (PEN) and PET NaphthalateCopolymers......Page 25
3.6 Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)......Page 26
4.1 Polyamide Barrier Polymers (61)......Page 27
4.2 Ethylene-Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer (EVOH)......Page 28
4.3 Thermoplastic Epoxies......Page 29
4.4.2 Oxygen Scavengers......Page 30
5.2 Inorganic Vapour Deposited Coatings......Page 31
6 Rigid Plastics in Secondary Packaging......Page 32
8.1 Fresh and Near-Fresh Foods......Page 33
8.4 Processed Foods......Page 34
9.2 Beer Bottles......Page 35
10.2 Aseptic Processing versus Hot-Fill......Page 36
11 Future Trends......Page 37
Abbreviations and Acronyms......Page 38
Abstracts from the Polymer Library Database......Page 39
Subject Index......Page 125