IP Library Granted Patent US 9,809,365
Granted Patent B2
US 9,809,365 · App. 15/510,421 · Granted Nov 7, 2017

Water-soluble film, packaging bag, content release body, and method for producing water-soluble film

Inventors: Yuuki Yonezawa (Aichi, JP); Yuki Yasui (Aichi, JP)
Assignee: AICELLO CORPORATION
B65D65/46B65D65/02C08J5/18C08K3/30C08J2329/04C08K2003/309
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Patent No.
US 9,809,365
App. No.
15/510,421
Granted
Nov 7, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a water-soluble film having excellent solubility, a packaging bag using the water-soluble film, a content release body using the water-soluble film, and a method for producing a water-soluble film. It is a water-soluble film prepared by film-forming a raw material containing a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin and a bisulfite. A bisulfite is added to the raw material containing the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin. Owing to this, the decrease in solubility of the water-soluble film is suppressed even though the raw material is maintained in a heating state for a predetermined time. This effect is the effect characteristic in a bisulfite, and is the effect that is not obtained in the case where a sulfite is used.

Claims (48)

1. A water-soluble film prepared by film-forming a raw material comprising a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin and a bisulfite,

wherein the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin comprises at least one anionic group-modified PVA-based resin selected from the group consisting of a maleic acid-modified PVA-based resin, an itaconic acid-modified PVA-based resin, an acrylic acid-modified PVA-based resin, and a methacrylic acid-modified PVA-based resin.

2. The water-soluble film according to claim 1 ,

wherein the bisulfite is a water solubility deterioration inhibitor.

3. The water-soluble film according to claim 1 , obtained by

maintaining the raw material comprising the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin and the bisulfite in a heating state for a predetermined time, and

film-forming the raw material.

4. The water-soluble film according to claim 1 ,

wherein the raw material further comprises a water-soluble polymer in an amount of 20 parts by mass or less per 100 parts by mass of the PVA-based resin.

5. The water-soluble film according to claim 1 ,

wherein the bisulfite comprises at least one kind selected from the group consisting of sodium bisulfite, potassium bisulfite and ammonium bisulfite.

6. The water-soluble film according to claim 1 ,

wherein when the raw material is maintained at 85° C. and the water-soluble film is formed to have a thickness of 75 μm, R represented by the following formula satisfies 0.001≦R≦1.4:

R =( S 2 −S 1 )÷( T 2 −T 1 )×24

Change rate of dissolution time per 24 hour-heating: R

Heating time: T 1 (h)

Heating time: T 2 (h) (here, T 1 <T 2 )

Dissolution time of film using raw material of heating time T 1 : S 1 (s)

Dissolution time of film using raw material of heating time T 2 : S 2 (s).

7. A packaging bag formed from the water-soluble film described in claim 1 .

8. A content release body comprising a content wrapped with the water-soluble film described in claim 1 , and capable of releasing the content on contact with water.

9. A method for producing a water-soluble film, comprising

maintaining a raw material comprising a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin and a bisulfite in a heating state for a predetermined time, and

film-forming the raw material,

wherein the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin comprises at least one anionic group-modified PVA-based resin selected from the group consisting of a maleic acid-modified PVA-based resin, an itaconic acid-modified PVA-based resin, an acrylic acid-modified PVA-based resin, and a methacrylic acid-modified PVA-based resin.

10. The method for producing a water-soluble film according to claim 9 , wherein the temperature of the heating state is in a range of from 60° C. to 100° C.

11. The method for producing a water-soluble film according to claim 9 , wherein the time period of the predetermined time is in a range of from 1 hour to 360 hours.

12. A water-soluble film comprising a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin and a bisulfite,

wherein the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin comprises at least one anionic group-modified PVA-based resin selected from the group consisting of a maleic acid-modified PVA-based resin, an itaconic acid-modified PVA-based resin, an acrylic acid-modified PVA-based resin, and a methacrylic acid-modified PVA-based resin.

13. The water-soluble film according to claim 12 ,

wherein the bisulfite is a water solubility deterioration inhibitor.

14. The water-soluble film according to claim 12 , obtained by

maintaining the raw material comprising the polyvinyl alcohol-based resin and the bisulfite in a heating state for a predetermined time, and

film-forming the raw material.

15. The water-soluble film according to claim 12 ,

wherein the raw material further comprises a water-soluble polymer in an amount of 20 parts by mass or less per 100 parts by mass of the PVA-based resin.

16. The water-soluble film according to claim 12 ,

wherein the bisulfite comprises at least one kind selected from the group consisting of sodium bisulfite, potassium bisulfite and ammonium bisulfite.

17. The water-soluble film according to claim 12 ,

wherein when the raw material is maintained at 85° C. and the water-soluble film is formed to have a thickness of 75 μm, R represented by the following formula satisfies 0.001≦R≦1.4:

R =( S 2 −S 1 )÷( T 2 −T 1 )×24

Change rate of dissolution time per 24 hour-heating: R

Heating time: T 1 (h)

Heating time: T 2 (h) (here, T 1 <T 2 )

Dissolution time of film using raw material of heating time T 1 : S 1 (s)

Dissolution time of film using raw material of heating time T 2 : S 2 (s).

18. A packaging bag formed from the water-soluble film described in claim 12 .

19. A content release body comprising a content wrapped with the water-soluble film described in claim 12 , and capable of releasing the content on contact with water.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2017
From: YONEZAWA, YUUKI; YASUI, YUKI
To: AICELLO CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-186708 · Sep 12, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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