Paper barrier material

• Main Authors: Fukunaga, Masaaki, Koyamoto, Hiroshi, Okamoto, Masashi, Miyajima, Akio, Oishi, Yuri, Kato, Masatsugu
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 05.01.2021
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; 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; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; LAYERED PRODUCTS; LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PAPER-MAKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE; PULP COMPOSITIONS; STORING; TEXTILES; TRANSPORTING; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G

An object is to provide a paper barrier material having excellent gas barrier property as well as excellent water vapor barrier property, wherein such paper barrier material is suitable for packaging applications such as food packaging materials, containers, and cups. The means for achieving the object is to provide a paper barrier material characterized in that it meets the conditions in (1) to (3) below: (1) the water vapor permeability at 40±0.5° C. in temperature and 90±2% in relative humidity is 3 g/m2·day or below; (2) the oxygen permeability at 23° C. in temperature and 0% in relative humidity is 3 ml/m2·day·atm or below; and (3) the oxygen permeability at 23° C. in temperature and 85% in relative humidity is 3 ml/m2·day·atm or below.