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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1988
Yoshitsugu Maruhashi, Yokohama, JP;
Tamio Asai, Yokohama, JP;
Setsuko Iida, Yokohama, JP;
Sadao Hirata, Kamakura, JP;
Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An improvement in a packaging multilayer plastic container comprising a gas-barrier interlayer of an ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymer and an inner and an outer layer of a moisture-resistant thermoplastic resin such as a polyester sandwiching the interlayer. An intermediary layer comprising particles of a high water-absorbing resin dispersed in a resinous medium is provided between the gas-barrier layer and each of the inner and outer layers. Crosslinked polyacrylic acid or its salt or a vinyl alcohol/acrylic acid (salt) block copolymer, for example, may be used as the highly water-absorbing resin. Because of its high saturation moisture absorption at high temperatures, the highly water-absorbing resin is effective for preventing degradation of the gas-barrier property of the ethylene/vinyl alcohol copolymer during retorting.