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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 1978
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1976
Muneki Yamada, Ebina, JA;
Sadao Hirata, Yokohama, JA;
Akira Kishimoto, Yokohama, JA;
Shunsaku Hirata, Yokohama, JA;
Toru Suzuki, Yokosuka, JA;
Fumio Kano, Kamakurashidai, JA;
Toyo Seikan Kaisha Limited, Tokyo, JA;
Abstract
A packaging material having an improved gas permeation resistance, which comprises at least one layer composed of (A) an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer having a vinyl alcohol content of 50 to 75 mole % and a residual vinyl ester content of up to 4 mole % based on the sum of the vinyl alcohol and vinyl ester or (B) a blend of said ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer with up to 150% by weight, based on said copolymer, of at least one thermoplastic polymer other than said copolymer, said ethylenevinyl alcohol copolymer having a main endothermic peak satisfying substantially the following requirement: