Resin composition and multilayer structure using same
A resin composition includes: an ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer saponified product (A); and fatty acid metal salts, wherein the fatty acid metal salts include at least two fatty acid metal salts selected from a fatty acid metal salt having 3 to 12 carbon atoms (B), a fatty acid metal salt having 13 to 20 carbon atoms (C), and a fatty acid metal salt having 21 to 29 carbon atoms (D), and wherein at least one of the fatty acid metal salts selected from the fatty acid metal salts (B), (C), and (D) includes a zinc salt. The resulting resin composition is capable of forming a multilayer structure that has suppressed occurrence of appearance failure and minimized color tone deterioration at the time of its melt molding.
1. A resin composition, comprising:
an ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer saponified product (A),
fatty acid metal salts, and
optionally, an antioxidant (H),
wherein the fatty acid metal salts comprise at least two fatty acid metal salts selected from the group consisting of
a fatty acid metal salt having 3 to 12 carbon atoms (B),
a fatty acid metal salt having 13 to 20 carbon atoms (C), and
a fatty acid metal salt having 21 to 29 carbon atoms (D),
wherein the at least two fatty acid metal salts selected from the fatty acid metal salts (B), (C), and (D) comprise a zinc salt,
wherein a total content of the zinc salt is from 0.0005 parts by weight to 0.03 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer saponified product (A) in terms of metal, and
wherein, if the antioxidant is contained, the antioxidant (H) is contained in an amount of less than 0.008% by weight based on the resin composition.
2. The resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the fatty acid metal salt having 3 to 12 carbon atoms (B) is from 0.0005 parts by weight to 0.03 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer saponified product (A) in terms of a metal.
3. The resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the fatty acid metal salt having 13 to 20 carbon atoms (C) is from 0.0005 parts by weight to 0.03 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer saponified product (A) in terms of a metal.
4. The resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the fatty acid metal salt having 21 to 29 carbon atoms (D) is from 0.0005 parts by weight to 0.03 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer saponified product (A) in terms of a metal.
5. A multilayer structure, comprising:
a resin composition layer containing the resin composition according to claim 1 ,
an adhesive resin layer laminated on at least one surface of the resin composition layer, and
a thermoplastic resin layer (E) laminated on the adhesive resin layer opposed to the resin composition layer.
6. A multilayer structure, comprising:
a resin composition layer containing the resin composition according to claim 1 , and
a polyamide layer laminated on at least one surface of the resin composition layer.
7. The resin composition according to claim 1 ,
wherein the resin composition optionally comprises a carboxyl group-containing modified polyolefin polymer, and
wherein, if the carboxyl group-containing modified polyolefin polymer is contained, the carboxyl group-containing modified polyolefin polymer is contained in an amount of 0.8% by weight or less based on the resin composition.
8. The resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the antioxidant (H) is contained in an amount of less than 0.005% by weight based on the resin composition.
9. The resin composition according to claim 1 ,
wherein the resin composition optionally comprises a polyolefin obtained by graft-modifying a homopolymer or copolymer of an olefin with an unsaturated carboxylic acid or an ester, and
wherein, if the polyolefin obtained by graft-modifying a homopolymer or copolymer of an olefin with an unsaturated carboxylic acid or an ester is contained, the polyolefin obtained by graft-modifying a homopolymer or copolymer of an olefin with an unsaturated carboxylic acid or an ester is contained in an amount of 0.8% by weight or less based on the resin composition.
10. A resin composition, comprising:
an ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer saponified product (A),
fatty acid metal salts, and
optionally, an antioxidant (H),
wherein the fatty acid metal salts comprise at least two fatty acid metal salts selected from the group consisting of
a fatty acid metal salt having 3 to 12 carbon atoms (B),
a fatty acid metal salt having 13 to 20 carbon atoms (C), and
a fatty acid metal salt having 21 to 29 carbon atoms (D),
wherein the at least two fatty acid metal salts selected from the fatty acid metal salts (B), (C), and (D) comprise a zinc salt,
wherein a total content of the zinc salt is from 0.0005 parts by weight to 0.025 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer saponified product (A) in terms of metal, and
wherein, if the antioxidant is contained, the antioxidant (H) is contained in an amount of less than 0.008% by weight based on the resin composition.
11. The resin composition according to claim 10 , wherein a content of the fatty acid metal salt having 3 to 12 carbon atoms (B) is from 0.0005 parts by weight to 0.025 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer saponified product (A) in terms of a metal.
12. The resin composition according to claim 10 , wherein a content of the fatty acid metal salt having 13 to 20 carbon atoms (C) is from 0.0005 parts by weight to 0.025 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer saponified product (A) in terms of a metal.
13. The resin composition according to claim 10 , wherein a content of the fatty acid metal salt having 21 to 29 carbon atoms (D) is from 0.0005 parts by weight to 0.025 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer saponified product (A) in terms of a metal.
14. A multilayer structure, comprising:
a resin composition layer containing the resin composition according to claim 8 ,
an adhesive resin layer laminated on at least one surface of the resin composition layer, and
a thermoplastic resin layer (E) laminated on the adhesive resin layer opposed to the resin composition layer.
15. A multilayer structure, comprising:
a resin composition layer containing the resin composition according to claim 8 , and
a polyamide layer laminated on at least one surface of the resin composition layer.
16. The resin composition according to claim 10 ,
wherein the resin composition optionally comprises a carboxyl group-containing modified polyolefin polymer, and
wherein, if the carboxyl group-containing modified polyolefin polymer is contained, the carboxyl group-containing modified polyolefin polymer is contained in an amount of 0.8% by weight or less based on the resin composition.