THERMOPLASTICS HAVING IMPROVED BARRIER PROPERTIES

摘要

Provided are thermoplastics that are imparted with improved barrier properties to resist penetration by contaminants as oxygen or carbon dioxide, flavorants, solvents such as gasoline or toluene, and moisture. Thermoplastic is infused with a barrier material capable of reducing the permeability of the thermoplastic material to a gas or a liquid relative to a thermoplastic material that is not infused with a barrier material. The infused material provides barrier properties without the need for a barrier coating thereby providing robust, and long-lifetime barrier properties to the resulting thermoplastics.