Rohm and Haas Company

William T Freed

Leslie Alan Cohen

Newman M Bortnick

Michael Paul Hallden-Abberton

Harry C Fromuth

William J Work

Robert M Amici

Edward E La Fleur

Casmir S Ilenda

William G Carson

Thomas M Frantz

Robert E Jerman

Glenn W Miller

Lucinda F Buhse

This invention provides an improved adhesive layer for multi-layer films and bottles, the adhesive layer being a graft copolymer of a polyolefin backbone with a methyl methacrylate graft. The graft copolymer sufficiently improves the compatibility between barrier resins and polyolefins to permit the production of monolithic or single layer bottles comprised of a blend of those three components. The resultant products have improved physical properties while retaining acceptable permeability to gases.

Plastic articles with compatibilized barrier resin

Polymer blends of a) polymers containing predominantly mers of (meth)acrylates and/or glutarimides with b) up to about 40 weight percent of polymers having greater than about 50 tool % vinyl alcohol mers exhibit useful barrier properties to oxygen and other environmental gases, while maintaining or enhancing physical properties and clarity.

Polymer blends with enhanced properties

Polymer blends of a) polymers containing predominantly mers of (meth)acrylates and/or glutarimides with b) up to about 40 weight percent of polymers having greater than 50 mol % vinyl alcohol mers exhibit useful barrier properties to oxygen and other environmental gases, while maintaining or enhancing physical properties and clarity.

Glutarimide polymers having an acid and anhydride content lower than the acid and/or anhydride content normally present in the glutarimide polymers. Blends of the reduced acid and anhydride glutarimide polymers with thermoplastic materials are disclosed. A process for altering the properties of imide polymers by reducing or substantially removing acid and anhydride levels normally present in the imide polymer is also disclosed.

Imide polymers

Polymer blends of a) polymers containing predominantly mers of (meth)acrylates and/or glutarimides with b) up to about 40 weight percent of polymers having greater than about 50 mol % vinyl alcohol mers exhibit useful barrier properties to oxygen and other environmental gases, while maintaining or enhancing physical properties and clarity.

Polyglutarimides exhibit improved optical properties, as well as lowered content of non-aqueous volatiles, when the molten polyglutarimide is mixed with water, methanol, ethanol, or mixtures thereof, and the water, methanol, ethanol, or mixtures thereof is removed prior to isolation and processing of the polyglutarimide.

Polyglutarimides with improved properties

Polymer blends of a) polymers containing predominantly mers of(meth)acrylates and/or glutarimides with b) up to about 40 weight percent of polymers having greater than about 50 mol % vinyl alcohol mers exhibit useful barrier properties to oxygen and other environmental gases, while maintaining or enhancing physical properties and clarity.

Multilayer structures of gas-permeable film or sheet alternating with, and adherent to, layers of poly(glutarimide) film or sheet, exhibit outstanding resistance to gas permeation.

Multilayered structures

Glutarimide polymers having an acid and anhydride content lower than the acid and/or anhydride content normally present in the glutarimide polymers. Blends of the reduced acid and anhydride glutarimide polymers with thermoplastic materials are disclosed. A process for altering the properties oif imide polymers by reducing or substantially removing acid and anhydride levels normally present in the imide polymer is also disclosed.

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Stockton, NJ, United States of America

William T Freed