IP Library Granted Patent US 7,067,575
Granted Patent B2
US 7,067,575 · App. 10/703,519 · Granted Jun 27, 2006

Water-soluble film of polyvinyl alcohol

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Patent No.
US 7,067,575
App. No.
10/703,519
Granted
Jun 27, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A water-soluble film made from a resin composition comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of an anionic group-modified polyvinyl alcohol having a viscosity of 10 to 35 mPa·s measured at 20° C. with respect to a 4% by weight aqueous solution thereof, an average degree of hydrolysis of 80.0 to 99.9% by mole and a rate of anionic group modification of 1 to 10% by mole, (B) 20 to 50 parts by weight of a plasticizer, (C) 2 to 30 parts by weight of a filler, and (D) 0.01 to 2.5 parts by weight of a surfactant. The water-soluble film has an excellent water solubility, and is not gelled or insolubilized even if chemicals containing a boric acid substance, particularly sodium perborate, are packaged therein or even if it is put in an aqueous solution of a boric acid substance, particularly sodium perborate.

Claims (6)

1. A water-soluble film made from a resin composition comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of a carboxyl group-modified polyvinyl alcohol having a viscosity of 10 to 35 mPa·s measured at 20° C. with respect to a 4% by weight aqueous solution thereof, an average degree of hydrolysis of 80.0 to 99.9% by mole and a rate of anionic group modification of 1 to 10% by mole, (B) 20 to 50 parts by weight of a plasticizer, (C) 2 to 30 parts by weight of a filler, and (D) 0.01 to 2.5 parts by weight of a surfactant, wherein said plasticizer (B) is a mixture of (B1) glycerol with (B2) at least one member selected from the group consisting of trimethylolpropane and diglycerol in a B1/B2 ratio of 25/75 to 75/25 by weight.

2. The film of claim 1 , wherein said rate of anionic group modification is from 2 to 6% by mole.

3. The film of claim 1 , wherein said anionic group-modified polyvinyl alcohol (A) is a carboxyl group-modified polyvinyl alcohol in which the modification is made with a member selected from the group consisting of maleic acid, a maleic acid salt, a monoalkyl maleate and maleic anhydride.

4. The film of claim 1 , wherein said anionic group-modified polyvinyl alcohol (A) is a carboxyl group-modified polyvinyl alcohol in which the modification is made with a monoalkyl maleate.

5. The film of claim 1 , wherein said average degree of hydrolysis is from 90.0 to 98.5% by mole.

6. The film of claim 1 , which is used for packaging a liquid detergent having a pH of 6 to 12 and a water content of less than 10% by weight.

Assignments (4)
MERGER Recorded Jun 12, 2019
From: THE NIPPON SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049441/0841 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Aug 30, 2018
From: THE NIPPON SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
To: THE NIPPON SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046980/0539 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Aug 21, 2018
From: THE NIPPON SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
To: THE NIPPON SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047520/0917 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2003
From: KITAMURA, SYUICHI; MIZUTANI, TOMOYOSHI; HASEGAWA, MITSUHIRO; OONO, HIDEKI
To: NIPPON SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD., THE
Reel/Frame 014690/0253 →