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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kuraray Co., Ltd., Kurashiki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 8/12 ; C08F 8/16 ; C08F 8/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 8/12 ; C08F 8/16 ; C08F 8/00 ;
Abstract
Vinyl alcohol polymers having an ethylene unit content of 2 to 19 mole %, a polymerization degree of 200 to 2,000, a degree of saponification of 80 to 99.99 mole % and a total content of carboxyl group and lactone rings of 0.02 to 0.4 mole % are excellent in thermal stability, water resistance, gas-barrier properties, water vapor-barrier property, stability of aqueous solution kept at low temperatures and biodegradability.