ETHYLENE ADSORBENT PACKAGING OR BARRIER MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME

摘要

An ethylene adsorbent packaging or barrier material and method of making the same. The packaging or barrier comprises a textile substrate impregnated with a solution of zeolite, cross-linker and binder. The method of making the ethylene adsorbent packaging or barrier material comprises impregnating a textile substrate with a solution of zeolite powder with crosslinker and binder in a solvent at a PH of 5.0 to 7.0 adjusted with an organic acid followed by removing the excess solution from the substrate and drying and curing the substrate at 50-250 °C. If desired the substrate is formed to the desired shape. The packaging can be used for packing ethylene susceptible and perishable articles. The barrier material can be used as a barrier or as a separator for ethylene gas.