IP Library Granted Patent US 10,710,342
Granted Patent B2
US 10,710,342 · App. 14/357,315 · Granted Jul 14, 2020

Biodegradable laminate

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Patent No.
US 10,710,342
App. No.
14/357,315
Granted
Jul 14, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A biodegradable laminate, wherein a polyvinyl alcohol resin layer is laminated on at least one surface of an aliphatic polyester resin layer through an adhesive layer, which is excellent in biodegradability and gas barrier properties, and also excellent in interlayer adhesiveness, is obtained. The adhesive layer comprises, as a main component, a polyester resin (A′) which has a polar group and is obtained by graft polymerization of an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid or an anhydride thereof on a biodegradable polyester resin (A) comprising at least one structural unit selected from structural units represented by the following general formulae (1), (2), and (3):

Claims (12)

1. A biodegradable laminate comprising

a polyvinyl alcohol resin layer laminated on at least one surface of an outer layer through an adhesive layer, the outer layer comprising at least one of polylactic acid and a succinic acid/1,4-butanediol/lactic acid polycondensate,

wherein the adhesive layer comprises, in an amount of 90% by weight or more, a polyester resin (A′) which has a polar group and is obtained by graft polymerization of an anhydride of maleic acid or itaconic acid on a biodegradable polyester resin (A) comprising an adipic acid/terephthalic acid/1,4-butanediol polycondensate;

wherein the amount of the anhydride of maleic acid or itaconic acid used in the graft polymerization is 0.025 to 0.5 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyester resin (A).

2. The laminate according to claim 1 , wherein the polyester resin (A′) comprises the polar group in an amount of 0.0001 to 6% by mole with respect to the structural units.

3. The laminate according to claim 1 , wherein the polyvinyl alcohol resin has a structural unit represented by the following formula (4):

wherein each of R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group; X represents a single bond or linking chain; and each of R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group.

4. The laminate according to claim 1 , wherein the outer layer comprises a succinic acid/1,4-butanediol/lactic acid polycondensate.

5. The laminate according to claim 1 , wherein the polyvinyl alcohol resin layer is laminated on at least one surface of a layer comprising polylactic acid.

6. An agricultural film, comprising the biodegradable laminate according to claim 1 .

7. The laminate according to claim 1 , wherein the polyvinyl alcohol resin has a saponification degree of from 98% to 99.9% by mole.

8. The laminate according to claim 1 , wherein the outer layer comprises polylactic acid and a succinic acid/1,4-butanediol/lactic acid polycondensate.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded May 2, 2019
From: THE NIPPON SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049110/0285 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 9, 2014
From: INOUE, KAORU; HIRANO, YASUHIRO; KIDA, KANAME
To: THE NIPPON SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 032860/0219 →