Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

Ryuta Seno

Makoto Hatanaka

Nobuaki Sato

Shinichi Hori

Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition pellets comprise: an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer, a conjugated polyene, and a predetermined amount of at least one fisheye-suppressing component; wherein pellet surface portions of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition pellets have a conjugated polyene content of not lower than 30 ppb based on the weight of the pellets. Such ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition pellets are capable of reliably suppressing occurrence of minute fisheyes having a diameter of 200 &#x3bc;m or smaller.

Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition pellets, and production method for ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition pellets

Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer pellets comprise: an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer; a conjugated polyene; and 1 to 200 ppm of an alkali earth metal based on the weight of the pellets; wherein pellet surface portions of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer pellets have a conjugated polyene content of not lower than 30 ppb based on the weight of the pellets. Such ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer pellets are capable of reliably suppressing occurrence of minute fisheyes each having a diameter of not greater than 200 &#x3bc;m.

Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer pellets, and production method for ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer pellets containing conjugated polyene and alkali earth metal

Provided is an EVOH resin pellet which is capable of reducing the occurrence of fish eyes in a melt molded article of an EVOH resin. The occurrence of fish eyes in a melt molded article such as a film that is produced by melt molding using pellets is able to be suppressed by setting the abundance of a conjugated polyene in a surface portion of the pellet to an intended amount or more.

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Ryuta Seno