An Investigation on Usage of Sodium Borohydride and Zinc Oxide as Oxygen Scavengers in Polyethylene Terephthalate Films


Ozen I.

INTERNATIONAL POLYMER PROCESSING, cilt.27, sa.4, ss.493-497, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3139/217.2613
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL POLYMER PROCESSING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.493-497
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this work is the production and characterisation of a plastic film having active oxygen barrier properties. The films have been obtained by adding an oxygen scavenger (either sodium borohydride (NaBH4) or zinc oxide (ZnO)) into a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) matrix during the extrusion process. In order to investigate the activity of the scavengers used, the produced films have been subjected to permeability measurements. It was revealed that NaBH4 - though a strong reductive agent didn't cause any degradation in matrix polymer but served as an ineffective oxygen scavenger as in the case of ZnO.
The aim of this work is the production and characterization of a plastic film having active oxygen barrier properties. The films have been obtained by adding an oxygen scavenger (either sodium borohydride (NaBH4) or zinc oxide (ZnO)) into a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) matrix during the extrusion process. In order to investigate the activity of the scavengers used, the produced films have been subjected to permeability measurements. It was revealed that NaBH4 - though a strong reductive agent – didn’t cause any degradation in matrix polymer but served as an ineffective oxygen scavenger as in the case of ZnO.