BIODEGRADABLE FILM FOR TOBACCO PACKAGING

• Main Authors: OH, Kyoung Hwan, HWANG, Min Hee, SEO, Man Seok, KIM, Soo Ho
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 01.05.2024
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F,C08G; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; LAYERED PRODUCTS; LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; STORING; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; TRANSPORTING; WORKING-UP

Provided is a biodegradable film for cigarette packaging, the film including a first film layer applied such that one surface thereof faces a cigarette product, a third film layer applied such that one surface thereof is exposed to the outside, and a second film layer positioned between the first film layer and the third film layer. In the biodegradable film, the first film layer, the second film layer and the third film layer are each formed with different compositions, and at least one of the first film layer, the second film layer and the third film layer includes a biodegradable material. The biodegradable film has a biodegradation rate of 90% or more after 60 days, and has a heat shrink ratio of 4.0% or more.