ACTIVATED OXYGEN SCAVENGING COMPOSITIONS FOR PLASTIC CONTAINERS

摘要

The present invention provides a composition comprising: a polyester base polymer; at least one non-polymeric oxidizable organic compound; at least one transition metal in a positive oxidation state, said metal being present in the composition in an amount of from about 10 to about 400 ppm; and at least one activator compound selected from the group consisting of: (i) a polyester ionomer containing a sulfoisophthalate moiety, (ii) a polyol derivative and (iii) a N-hydroxyimide, wherein the at least one non-polymeric oxidizable organic compound is present in an amount of from about 0.10 to about 10 weight percent of the composition, and wherein the at least one activator compound is present in an amount of from about 0.01 to about 5 weight percent of the composition. The compositions of the present invention do not exhibit an induction period prior to the onset of oxygen scavenging upon formation into a container.