Claims
- 1. A film comprising a sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester, said sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester comprising:
from about 80.0 to about 20.0 mole percent of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component, from about 20.0 to about 80.0 mole percent of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid component, and from about 0.1 to about 10.0 mole percent of a sulfonate component, based on a total of 100 mole percent of total dicarboxylic acid and sulfonate components; and from about 99.9 to about 76.0 mole percent of a first glycol component selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol and 1.4-butanediol, from 0 to about 5.0 mole percent of a second glycol component, from about 0.1 to about 4.0 mole percent of a poly(alkylehe ether) glycol component, and 0 to 5.0 mole percent of a polyfunctional branching agent, based on a total of 100 mole percent of glycol components and branching agent.
- 2. A film according to claim 1, further comprising at least one filler.
- 3. A film according to claim 2, wherein said filler comprises a space filling mixture of a first set of particles and a second set of particles, said first set of particles having average particle diameters of about 5 microns or more, and said second set of particles having average particle diameters of about 0.7 microns or less.
- 4. A film according to claim 2 in which the filler is selected from the group consisting of inorganic fillers, organic fillers and clay fillers.
- 5. A film according to claim 4, wherein said inorganic filler is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, silica, talc, barium sulfate, glass beads, glass fiber, carbon black, ceramics, chalk and mixtures thereof.
- 6. A film according to claim 4, wherein said organic filler is selected from the group consisting of natural starch, modified starch, chemically modified starch, rice starch, corn starch, wood flour, cellulose, and mixtures thereof.
- 7. A film according to claim 4, wherein said clay filler is selected from the group consisting of natural clays, synthetic clays, treated clays, untreated clays, organoclays, smectite clays, bentonite clays, hectorite clays, wollastonite clays, montmorillonite clays, kaolin, and mixtures thereof.
- 8. A film comprising a blend comprising about 95.0 to about 5.0 weight percent of a sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester, said sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester comprising:
from about 80.0 to about 20.0 mole percent of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component, from about 20.0 to about 80.0 mole percent of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid component, and from about 0.1 to about 10.0 mole percent of a sulfonate component, based on a total of 100 mole percent of total dicarboxylic acid and sulfonate components; and from about 99.9 to about 76.0 mole percent of a first glycol component selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol and 1.4-butanediol, from 0 to about 5.0 mole percent of a second glycol component, from about 0.1 to about 4.0 mole percent of a poly(alkylene ether) glycol component, and 0 to 5.0 mole percent of a polyfunctional branching agent, based on a total of 100 mole percent of glycol components and branching agent and about 5.0 to about 95.0 weight percent of a polymeric material.
- 9. A film according to claim 8, wherein the polymeric material is selected from the group consisting of biodegradable materials, nonbiodegradable materials, naturally derived materials, modified naturally derived materials, synthetic materials, and mixtures thereof.
- 10. A film according to claim 9, wherein said polymeric material is a biodegradable material.
- 11. A film according to claim 10, wherein said biodegradable material is selected from the group consisting of poly(alkanoate)s, aliphatic polyesters, aliphatic-aromatic polyesters, aliphatic-aromatic polyetheresters, aliphatic-aromatic polyamideesters, sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic polyesters, sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic polyetheresters, thermoplastic starch, and mixtures thereof.
- 12. A film according to claim 9, wherein said polymeric material is a nonbiodegradable material.
- 13. A film according to claim 8, further comprising a filler.
- 14. A film according to claim 13, wherein said filler comprises a space filling mixture of a first set of particles and a second set of particles, said first set of particles having average particle diameters of about 5 microns or more, and said second set of particles having average particle diameters of about 0.7 microns or less.
- 15. A film according to claim 13 in which the filler is selected from the group consisting of inorganic fillers, organic fillers and clay fillers.
- 16. A film according to claim 15, wherein said inorganic filler is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, silica, talc, barium sulfate, glass beads, glass fiber, carbon black, ceramics, chalk and mixtures thereof.
- 17. A film according to claim 15, wherein said organic filler is selected from the group consisting of natural starch, modified starch, chemically modified starch, rice starch, corn starch, wood flour, cellulose, and mixtures thereof.
- 18. A film according to claim 15, wherein said clay filler is selected from the group consisting of natural clays, synthetic clays, treated clays, untreated clays, organoclays, smectite clays, bentonite clays, hectorite clays, wollastonite clays, montmorillonite clays, kaolin, and mixtures thereof.
- 19. A film comprising a sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester, said sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester comprising:
from about 80.0 to about 50.0 mole percent of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component, from about 20.0 to about 50.0 mole percent of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid component, and from about 0.1 to about 4.0 mole percent of a sulfonate component, based on a total of 100 mole percent of total dicarboxylic acid and sulfonate components; and from about 99.9 to about 91.0 mole percent of a first glycol component selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol and 1.4-butanediol, from about 0.1 to about 4.0 mole percent of a poly(alkylene ether) glycol component, and 0 to 1.0 mole percent of a polyfunctional branching agent, based on a total of 100 mole percent of glycol components and branching agent.
- 20. A film comprising a blend comprising about 95.0 to about 5.0 weight percent of a sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester, said sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester comprising:
from about 80.0 to about 50.0 mole percent of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component, from about 20.0 to about 50.0 mole percent of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid component, and from about 0.1 to about 4.0 mole percent of a sulfonate component, based on a total of 100 mole percent of total dicarboxylic acid and sulfonate components; and from about 99.9 to about 91.0 mole percent of a first glycol component selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol and 1.4-butanediol, from about 0.1 to about 4.0 mole percent of a poly(alkylene ether) glycol component, and 0 to 1.0 mole percent of a polyfunctional branching agent, based on a total of 100 mole percent of glycol components and branching agent and about 5.0 to about 95.0 weight percent of a polymeric material.
- 21. A film according to claim 20, wherein the polymeric material is selected from the group consisting of biodegradable materials, nonbiodegradable materials, naturally derived materials, modified naturally derived materials, synthetic materials, and mixtures thereof.
- 22. A film according to claim 21, wherein said polymeric material is a biodegradable material.
- 23. A film according to claim 22, wherein said biodegradable material is selected from the group consisting of poly(alkanoate)s, aliphatic polyesters, aliphatic-aromatic polyesters, aliphatic-aromatic polyetheresters, aliphatic-aromatic polyamideesters, sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic polyesters, sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic polyetheresters, thermoplastic starch, and mixtures thereof.
- 24. A film according to claim 22, wherein said polymeric material is a nonbiodegradable material.
- 25. A film according to claim 20, further comprising at least one filler.
- 26. A film according to claim 25, wherein said filler comprises a space filling mixture of a first set of particles and a second set of particles, said first set of particles having average particle diameters of about 5 microns or more, and said second set of particles having average particle diameters of about 0.7 microns or less.
- 27. A film according to claim 25 in which the filler is selected from the group consisting of inorganic fillers, organic fillers and clay fillers.
- 28. A film according to claim 27, wherein said inorganic filler is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, silica, talc, barium sulfate, glass beads, glass fiber, carbon black, ceramics, chalk and mixtures thereof.
- 29. A film according to claim 27, wherein said organic filler is selected from the group consisting of natural starch, modified starch, chemically modified starch, rice starch, corn starch, wood flour, cellulose, and mixtures thereof.
- 30. A film according to claim 27, wherein said clay filler is selected from the group consisting of natural clays, synthetic clays, treated clays, untreated clays, organoclays, smectite clays, bentonite clays, hectorite clays, wollastonite clays, montmorillonite clays, kaolin, and mixtures thereof.
- 31. A multilayer film comprising 2 to 6 layers with at least one layer comprising a sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester, said sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester comprising:
from about 80.0 to about 20.0 mole percent of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component, from about 20.0 to about 80.0 mole percent of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid component, and from about 0.1 to about 10.0 mole percent of a sulfonate component, based on a total of 100 mole percent of total dicarboxylic acid and sulfonate components; and from about 99.9 to about 76.0 mole percent of a first glycol component selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol and 1.4-butanediol, from 0 to about 5.0 mole percent of a second glycol component, from about 0.1 to about 4.0 mole percent of a poly(alkylene ether) glycol component, and 0 to 5.0 mole percent of a polyfunctional branching agent, based on a total of 100 mole percent of glycol components and branching agent and at least one layer comprising a polymeric material.
- 32. A multilayer film according to claim 31, wherein the polymeric material is selected from the group consisting of biodegradable materials, nonbiodegradable materials, naturally derived materials, modified naturally derived materials, synthetic materials, and mixtures thereof.
- 33. A multilayer film according to claim 31, wherein said polymeric material is a biodegradable material.
- 34. A multilayer film according to claim 33, wherein said biodegradable material is selected from the group consisting of poly(alkanoate)s, aliphatic polyesters, aliphatic-aromatic polyesters, aliphatic-aromatic polyetheresters, aliphatic-aromatic polyamideesters, sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic polyesters, sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic polyetheresters, thermoplastic starch, and mixtures thereof.
- 35. A multilayer film according to claim 28, wherein said polymer is a nonbiodegradable material.
- 36. A multilayer film according to claim 31, further comprising at least one filler.
- 37. A multilayer film according to claim 36, wherein said filler comprises a space filling mixture of a first set of particles and a second set of particles, said first set of particles having average particle diameters of about 5 microns or more, and said second set of particles having average particle diameters of about 0.7 microns or less.
- 38. A multilayer film according to claim 36 in which the filler is selected from the group consisting of inorganic fillers, organic fillers and clay fillers.
- 39. A multilayer film according to claim 38, wherein said inorganic filler is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, silica, talc, barium sulfate, glass beads, glass fiber, carbon black, ceramics, chalk and mixtures thereof.
- 40. A multilayer film according to claim 38, wherein said organic filler is selected from the group consisting of natural starch, modified starch, chemically modified starch, rice starch, corn starch, wood flour, cellulose, and mixtures thereof.
- 41. A multilayer film according to claim 38, wherein said clay filler is selected from the group consisting of natural clays, synthetic clays, treated clays, untreated clays, organoclays, smectite clays, bentonite clays, hectorite clays, wollastonite clays, montmorillonite clays, kaolin, and mixtures thereof.
- 42. A multilayer film comprising 2 to 6 layers, wherein at least one layer comprises a sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester, said sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester comprising:
from about 80.0 to about 50.0 mole percent of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component, from about 20.0 to about 50.0 mole percent of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid component, and from about 0.1 to about 4.0 mole percent of a sulfonate component, based on a total of 100 mole percent of total dicarboxylic acid and sulfonate components; and from about 99.9 to about 91.0 mole percent of a first glycol component selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol and 1.4-butanediol, from about 0.1 to about 4.0 mole percent of a poly(alkylene ether) glycol component, and 0 to 1.0 mole percent of a polyfunctional branching agent, based on a total of 100 mole percent of glycol components and branching agent, wherein at least one layer comprises a polymeric material.
- 43. A multilayer film according to claim 42, wherein the polymeric material is selected from the group consisting of biodegradable materials, nonbiodegradable materials, naturally derived materials, modified naturally derived materials, synthetic materials, and mixtures thereof.
- 44. A multilayer film according to claim 43, wherein said polymeric material is a biodegradable material.
- 45. A multilayer film according to claim 44, wherein said biodegradable material is selected from the group consisting of poly(alkanoate)s, aliphatic polyesters, aliphatic-aromatic polyesters, aliphatic-aromatic polyetheresters, aliphatic-aromatic polyamideesters, sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic polyesters, sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic polyetheresters, thermoplastic starch, and mixtures thereof.
- 46. A multilayer film according to claim 43, wherein said polymeric material is a nonbiodegradable material.
- 47. A multilayer film according to claim 42, further comprising at least one filler.
- 48. A multilayer film according to claim 47, wherein said filler comprises a space filling mixture of a first set of particles and a second set of particles, said first set of particles having average particle diameters of about 5 microns or more, and said second set of particles having average particle diameters of about 0.7 microns or less.
- 49. A multilayer film according to claim 47 wherein the filler is selected from the group consisting of inorganic fillers, organic fillers and clay fillers.
- 50. A multilayer film according to claim 49, wherein said inorganic filler is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, silica, talc, barium sulfate, glass beads, glass fiber, carbon black, ceramics, chalk and mixtures thereof.
- 51. A multilayer film according to claim 49, wherein said organic filler is selected from the group consisting of natural starch, modified starch, chemically modified starch, rice starch, corn starch, wood flour, cellulose, and mixtures thereof.
- 52. A multilayer film according to claim 49, wherein said clay filler is selected from the group consisting of natural clays, synthetic clays, treated clays, untreated clays, organoclays, smectite clays, bentonite clays, hectorite clays, wollastonite clays, montmorillonite clays, kaolin, and mixtures thereof.
- 53. An oriented film comprising a sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester, said sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester comprising:
from about 80.0 to about 20.0 mole percent of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component, from about 20.0 to about 80.0 mole percent of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid component, and from about 0.1 to about 10.0 mole percent of a sulfonate component, based on a total of 100 mole percent of total dicarboxylic acid and sulfonate components; and from about 99.9 to about 76.0 mole percent of a first glycol component selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol and 1.4-butanediol, from 0 to about 5.0 mole percent of a second glycol component, from about 0.1 to about 4.0 mole percent of a poly(alkylene ether) glycol component, and 0 to 5.0 mole percent of a polyfunctional branching agent, based on a total of 100 mole percent of glycol components and branching agent.
- 54. An oriented film according to claim 53, further comprising a filler.
- 55. An oriented film according to claim 54, wherein said filler comprises a space filling mixture of a first set of particles and a second set of particles, said first set of particles having average particle diameters of about 5 microns or more, and said second set of particles having average particle diameters of about 0.7 microns or less.
- 56. An oriented film according to claim 54 wherein the filler is selected from the group consisting of inorganic fillers, organic fillers and clay fillers.
- 57. An oriented film according to claim 56, wherein said inorganic filler is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, silica, kaolin, barium sulfate, glass beads, glass fiber, carbon black, ceramics, chalk and mixtures thereof.
- 58. An oriented film according to claim 56, wherein said organic filler is selected from the group consisting of natural starch, modified starch, chemically modified starch, rice starch, corn starch, wood flour, cellulose, and mixtures thereof.
- 59. An oriented film according to claim 56, wherein said clay filler is selected from the group consisting of natural clays, synthetic clays, treated clays, untreated clays, organoclays, smectite clays, bentonite clays, hectorite clays, wollastonite clays, montmorillonite clays and mixtures thereof.
- 60. An oriented film comprising a blend comprising about 95.0 to about 5.0 weight percent of a sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester, said sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester comprising:
from about 80.0 to about 20.0 mole percent of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component, from about 20.0 to about 80.0 mole percent of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid component, and from about 0.1 to about 10.0 mole percent of a sulfonate component, based on a total of 100 mole percent of total dicarboxylic acid and sulfonate components; and from about 99.9 to about 76.0 mole percent of a first glycol component selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol and 1.4-butanediol, from 0 to about 5.0 mole percent of a second glycol component, from about 0.1 to about 4.0 mole percent of a poly(alkylene ether) glycol component, and 0 to 5.0 mole percent of a polyfunctional branching agent, based on a total of 100 mole percent of glycol components and branching agent and about 5.0 to about 95.0 weight percent of a polymeric material.
- 61. An oriented film according to claim 60, wherein the polymeric material is selected from the group consisting of biodegradable materials, nonbiodegradable materials, naturally derived materials, modified naturally derived materials, synthetic materials, and mixtures thereof.
- 62. An oriented film according to claim 61, wherein said polymeric material is a biodegradable material.
- 63. An oriented film according to claim 62, wherein said biodegradable material is selected from the group consisting of poly(alkanoate)s, aliphatic polyesters, aliphatic-aromatic polyesters, aliphatic-aromatic polyetheresters, aliphatic-aromatic polyamideesters, sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic polyesters, sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic polyetheresters, thermoplastic starch, and mixtures thereof.
- 64. An oriented film according to claim 60, wherein said polymer is a nonbiodegradable material.
- 65. An oriented film according to claim 60, further comprising at least one filler.
- 66. An oriented film according to claim 65, wherein said filler comprises a space filling mixture of a first set of particles and a second set of particles, said first set of particles having average particle diameters of about 5 microns or more, and said second set of particles having average particle diameters of about 0.7 microns or less.
- 67. An oriented film according to claim 65 wherein the filler is selected from the group consisting of inorganic fillers, organic fillers and clay fillers.
- 68. An oriented film according to claim 67, wherein said inorganic filler is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, silica, talc, barium sulfate, glass beads, glass fiber, carbon black, ceramics, chalk and mixtures thereof.
- 69. An oriented film according to claim 67, wherein said organic filler is selected from the group consisting of natural starch, modified starch, chemically modified starch, rice starch, corn starch, wood flour, cellulose, and mixtures thereof.
- 70. An oriented film according to claim 67, wherein said clay filler is selected from the group consisting of natural clays, synthetic clays, treated clays, untreated clays, organoclays, smectite clays, bentonite clays, hectorite clays, wollastonite clays, montmorillonite clays, kaolin, and mixtures thereof.
- 71. An oriented film comprising a sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester, said sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester comprising:
from about 80.0 to about 50.0 mole percent of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component, from about 20.0 to about 50.0 mole percent of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid component, and from about 0.1 to about 4.0 mole percent of a sulfonate component, based on a total of 100 mole percent of total dicarboxylic acid and sulfonate components; and from about 99.9 to about 91.0 mole percent of a first glycol component selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol and 1.4-butanediol, from about 0.1 to about 4.0 mole percent of a poly(alkylene ether) glycol component, and 0 to 1.0 mole percent of a polyfunctional branching agent, based on a total of 100 mole percent of glycol components and branching agent.
- 72. An oriented film according to claim 71, further comprising a filler.
- 73. An oriented film according to claim 71, wherein said filler comprises a space filling mixture of a first set of particles and a second set of particles, said first set of particles having average particle diameters of about 5 microns or more, and said second set of particles having average particle diameters of about 0.7 microns or less.
- 74. An oriented film according to claim 71 in which the filler is selected from the group consisting of inorganic fillers, organic fillers and clay fillers.
- 75. An oriented film according to claim 74, wherein said inorganic filler is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, silica, talc, barium sulfate, glass beads, glass fiber, carbon black, ceramics, chalk and mixtures thereof.
- 76. An oriented film according to claim 74, wherein said organic filler is selected from the group consisting of natural starch, modified starch, chemically modified starch, rice starch, corn starch, wood flour, cellulose, and mixtures thereof.
- 77. An oriented film according to claim 74, wherein said clay filler is selected from the group consisting of natural clays, synthetic clays, treated clays, untreated clays, organoclays, smectite clays, bentonite clays, hectorite clays, wollastonite clays, montmorillonite clays, kaolin, and mixtures thereof.
- 78. An oriented film comprising a blend comprising about 95.0 to about 5.0 weight percent of a sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester, said sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester comprising:
from about 80.0 to about 50.0 mole percent of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component, from about 20.0 to about 50.0 mole percent of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid component, and from about 0.1 to about 4.0 mole percent of a sulfonate component, based on a total of 100 mole percent of total dicarboxylic acid and sulfonate components; and from about 99.9 to about 91.0 mole percent of a first glycol component selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol and 1.4-butanediol, from about 0.1 to about 4.0 mole percent of a poly(alkylene ether) glycol component, and 0 to 1.0 mole percent of a polyfunctional branching agent, based on a total of 100 mole percent of glycol components and branching agent and about 5.0 to about 95.0 weight percent of a polymeric material.
- 79. An oriented film according to claim 78, wherein the polymeric material is selected from the group consisting of biodegradable materials, nonbiodegradable materials, naturally derived materials, modified naturally derived materials, synthetic materials, and mixtures thereof.
- 80. An oriented film according to claim 79, wherein said polymeric material is a biodegradable material.
- 81. An oriented film according to claim 80, wherein said biodegradable material is selected from the group consisting of poly(alkanoate)s, aliphatic polyesters, aliphatic-aromatic polyesters, aliphatic-aromatic polyetheresters, aliphatic-aromatic polyamideesters, sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic polyesters, sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic polyetheresters, thermoplastic starch, and mixtures thereof.
- 82. An oriented film according to claim 79, wherein said polymeric material is a nonbiodegradable material.
- 83. An oriented film according to claim 78, further comprising at least one filler.
- 84. An oriented film according to claim 83, wherein said filler comprises a space filling mixture of a first set of particles and a second set of particles, said first set of particles having average particle diameters of about 5 microns or more, and said second set of particles having average particle diameters of about 0.7 microns or less.
- 85. An oriented film according to claim 83 wherein the filler is selected from the group consisting of inorganic fillers, organic fillers and clay fillers.
- 86. An oriented film according to claim 85, wherein said inorganic filler is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, silica, talc, barium sulfate, glass beads, glass fiber, carbon black, ceramics, chalk and mixtures thereof.
- 87. An oriented film according to claim 85, wherein said organic filler is selected from the group consisting of natural starch, modified starch, chemically modified starch, rice starch, corn starch, wood flour, cellulose, and mixtures thereof.
- 88. An oriented film according to claim 85, wherein said clay filler is selected from the group consisting of natural clays, synthetic clays, treated clays, untreated clays, organoclays, smectite clays, bentonite clays, hectorite clays, wollastonite clays, montmorillonite clays, kaolin, and mixtures thereof.
- 89. An oriented multilayer film comprising 2 to 6 layers wherein at least one layer comprises a sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester, said sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester comprising:
from about 80.0 to about 20.0 mole percent of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component, from about 20.0 to about 80.0 mole percent of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid component, and from about 0.1 to about 10.0 mole percent of a sulfonate component, based on a total of 100 mole percent of total dicarboxylic acid and sulfonate components; and from about 99.9 to about 76.0 mole percent of a first glycol component selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol and 1.4-butanediol, from 0 to about 5.0 mole percent of a second glycol component, from about 0.1 to about 4.0 mole percent of a poly(alkylene ether) glycol component, and 0 to 5.0 mole percent of a polyfunctional branching agent, based on a total of 100 mole percent of glycol components and branching agent and at least one layer comprising a polymeric material.
- 90. An oriented multilayer film according to claim 89, wherein the polymeric material is selected from the group consisting of biodegradable materials, nonbiodegradable materials, naturally derived materials, modified naturally derived materials, synthetic materials, and mixtures thereof.
- 91. An oriented multilayer film according to claim 90, wherein said polymeric material is a biodegradable material.
- 92. An oriented multilayer film according to claim 91, wherein said biodegradable material is selected from the group consisting of poly(alkanoate)s, aliphatic polyesters, aliphatic-aromatic polyesters, aliphatic-aromatic polyetheresters, aliphatic-aromatic polyamideesters, sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic polyesters, sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic polyetheresters, thermoplastic starch, and mixtures thereof.
- 93. An oriented multilayer film according to claim 90, wherein said polymer is a nonbiodegradable material.
- 94. An oriented film according to claim 89, further comprising at least one filler.
- 95. An oriented film according to claim 94, wherein said filler comprises a space filling mixture of a first set of particles and a second set of particles, said first set of particles having average particle diameters of about 5 microns or more, and said second set of particles having average particle diameters of about 0.7 microns or less.
- 96. A film according to claim 2 in which the filler is selected from the group consisting of inorganic fillers, organic fillers and clay fillers.
- 97. An oriented film according to claim 96, wherein said inorganic filler is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, silica, talc, barium sulfate, glass beads, glass fiber, carbon black, ceramics, chalk and mixtures thereof.
- 98. An oriented film according to claim 96, wherein said organic filler is selected from the group consisting of natural starch, modified starch, chemically modified starch, rice starch, corn starch, wood flour, cellulose, and mixtures thereof.
- 99. An oriented film according to claim 96, wherein said clay filler is selected from the group consisting of natural clays, synthetic clays, treated clays, untreated clays, organoclays, smectite clays, bentonite clays, hectorite clays, wollastonite clays, montmorillonite clays, kaolin, and mixtures thereof.
- 100. An oriented multilayer film comprising 2 to 6 layers with at least one layer comprising a sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester, said sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester comprising:
from about 80.0 to about 50.0 mole percent of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component, from about 20.0 to about 50.0 mole percent of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid component, and from about 0.1 to about 4.0 mole percent of a sulfonate component, based on a total of 100 mole percent of total dicarboxylic acid and sulfonate components; and from about 99.9 to about 91.0 mole percent of a first glycol component selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol and 1.4-butanediol, from about 0.1 to about 4.0 mole percent of a poly(alkylene ether) glycol component, and 0 to 1.0 mole percent of a polyfunctional branching agent, based on a total of 100 mole percent of glycol components and branching agent and at least one layer comprising a polymeric material.
- 101. An oriented multilayer film according to claim 100, wherein the polymeric material is selected from the group consisting of biodegradable materials, nonbiodegradable materials, naturally derived materials, modified naturally derived materials, synthetic materials, and mixtures thereof.
- 102. An oriented multilayer film according to claim 101, wherein said polymeric material is a biodegradable material.
- 103. An oriented multilayer film according to claim 102, wherein said biodegradable material is selected from the group consisting of poly(alkanoate)s, aliphatic polyesters, aliphatic-aromatic polyesters, aliphatic-aromatic polyetheresters, aliphatic-aromatic polyamideesters, sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic polyesters, sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic polyetheresters, thermoplastic starch, and mixtures thereof.
- 104. An oriented multilayer film according to claim 101, wherein said polymeric material is a nonbiodegradable material.
- 105. An oriented film according to claim 100, further comprising at least one filler.
- 106. An oriented film according to claim 105, wherein said filler comprises a space filling mixture of a first set of particles and a second set of particles, said first set of particles having average particle diameters of about 5 microns or more, and said second set of particles having average particle diameters of about 0.7 microns or less.
- 107. An oriented film according to claim 105 wherein the filler is selected from the group consisting of inorganic fillers, organic fillers and clay fillers.
- 108. An oriented film according to claim 107, wherein said inorganic filler is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, silica, talc, barium sulfate, glass beads, glass fiber, carbon black, ceramics, chalk and mixtures thereof.
- 109. An oriented film according to claim 107, wherein said organic filler is selected from the group consisting of natural starch, modified starch, chemically modified starch, rice starch, corn starch, wood flour, cellulose, and mixtures thereof.
- 110. An oriented film according to claim 107, wherein said clay filler is selected from the group consisting of natural clays, synthetic clays, treated clays, untreated clays, organoclays, smectite clays, bentonite clays, hectorite clays, wollastonite clays, montmorillonite clays, kaolin, and mixtures thereof.
- 111. An article comprising a substrate and a film, said film containing a sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester, said sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester comprising:
from about 80.0 to about 20.0 mole percent of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component, from about 20.0 to about 80.0 mole percent of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid component, and from about 0.1 to about 10.0 mole percent of a sulfonate component, based on a total of 100 mole percent of total dicarboxylic acid and sulfonate components; and from about 99.9 to about 76.0 mole percent of a first glycol component selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol and 1.4-butanediol, from 0 to about 5.0 mole percent of a second glycol component, from about 0.1 to about 4.0 mole percent of a poly(alkylene ether) glycol component, and 0 to 5.0 mole percent of a polyfunctional branching agent, based on a total of 100 mole percent of glycol components and branching agent.
- 112. An article according to claim 111, wherein said substrate is selected from the group consisting of paper, paperboard, inorganic foams, organic foams, inorganic-organic foams.
- 113. An article according to claim 111, wherein said film further comprises a filler.
- 114. An article according to claim 113, wherein said filler comprises a space filling mixture of a first set of particles and a second set of particles, said first set of particles having average particle diameters of about 5 microns or more, and said second set of particles having average particle diameters of about 0.7 microns or less.
- 115. An oriented film according to claim 105 wherein the filler is selected from the group consisting of inorganic fillers, organic fillers and clay fillers.
- 116. An oriented film according to claim 107, wherein said inorganic filler is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, silica, talc, barium sulfate, glass beads, glass fiber, carbon black, ceramics, chalk and mixtures thereof.
- 117. An oriented film according to claim 107, wherein said organic filler is selected from the group consisting of natural starch, modified starch, chemically modified starch, rice starch, corn starch, wood flour, cellulose, and mixtures thereof.
- 118. An oriented film according to claim 107, wherein said clay filler is selected from the group consisting of natural clays, synthetic clays, treated clays, untreated clays, organoclays, smectite clays, bentonite clays, hectorite clays, wollastonite clays, montmorillonite clays, kaolin, and mixtures thereof.
- 119. A process for producing a package, comprising:
providing a substrate; forming said substrate into a desired package form; providing a sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester, said sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester comprising:
from about 80.0 to about 20.0 mole percent of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component, from about 20.0 to about 80.0 mole percent of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid component, and from about 0.1 to about 10.0 mole percent of a sulfonate component, based on a total of 100 mole percent of total dicarboxylic acid and sulfonate components; and from about 99.9 to about 76.0 mole percent of a first glycol component selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol and 1.4-butanediol, from 0 to about 5.0 mole percent of a second glycol component, from about 0.1 to about 4.0 mole percent of a poly(alkylene ether) glycol component, and 0 to 5.0 mole percent of a polyfunctional branching agent, based on a total of 100 mole percent of glycol components and branching agent; and laminating or coating said substrate with said sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester to form said package.
- 120. A process according to claim 119 wherein said substrate comprises a material selected from the group consisting of paper, paperboard, inorganic foams, organic foams, and inorganic-organic foams.
- 121. A process according to claim 119 wherein said package form is selected from the group consisting of wrappers, stretch wrap films, bags, cups, trays, cartons, boxes, bottles, crates, packaging films, blister pack wrappers, skin packaging, and hinged containers.
- 122. A package comprising a substrate and a film containing a sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester, said sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester comprising:
from about 80.0 to about 20.0 mole percent of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component, from about 20.0 to about 80.0 mole percent of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid component, and from about 0.1 to about 10.0 mole percent of a sulfonate component, based on a total of 100 mole percent of total dicarboxylic acid and sulfonate components; and from about 99.9 to about 76.0 mole percent of a first glycol component selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol and 1.4-butanediol, from 0 to about 5.0 mole percent of a second glycol component, from about 0.1 to about 4.0 mole percent of a poly(alkylene ether) glycol component, and 0 to 5.0 mole percent of a polyfunctional branching agent, based on a total of 100 mole percent of glycol components and branching agent.
- 123. A package according to claim 122, wherein said package is selected from the group consisting of wrappers, stretch wrap films, bags, cups, trays, cartons, boxes, bottles, crates, packaging films, blister pack wrappers, skin packaging, and hinged containers.
- 124. A package according to claim 122, wherein said package comprises a substrate and said film is laminated onto said substrate.
- 125. A package according to claim 124, wherein said substrate is selected from the group consisting of paper, paperboard, inorganic foams, organic foams, and inorganic-organic foams.
- 126. A package according to claim 122, wherein said package comprises a substrate coated by said film.
- 127. A package according to claim 126, wherein said substrate is selected from the group consisting of paper, paperboard, inorganic foams, organic foams, and inorganic-organic foams.
- 128. A package according to claim 122, wherein said film is uniaxially oriented.
- 129. A package according to claim 122, wherein said film is biaxially oriented.
- 130. A package according to claim 122, wherein said sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester contains a filler.
- 131. A package according to claim 130, wherein said filler comprises a mixture of a first set of particles and a second set of particles, said first set of particles having average particle diameters of about 5 microns or more, and said second set of particles having average particle diameters of about 0.7 microns or less.
- 132. A package according to claim 130 wherein the filler is selected from the group consisting of inorganic fillers, organic fillers and clay fillers.
- 133. A package according to claim 132, wherein said inorganic filler is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, silica, talc, barium sulfate, glass beads, glass fiber, carbon black, ceramics, chalk and mixtures thereof.
- 134. A package according to claim 132, wherein said organic filler is selected from the group consisting of natural starch, modified starch, chemically modified starch, rice starch, corn starch, wood flour, cellulose, and mixtures thereof.
- 135. A package according to claim 132, wherein said clay filler is selected from the group consisting of natural clays, synthetic clays, treated clays, untreated clays, organoclays, smectite clays, bentonite clays, hectorite clays, wollastonite clays, montmorillonite clays, kaolin, and mixtures thereof.
- 136. A method for packaging food, comprising enclosing said food in a package that comprises a sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester, said sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester comprising:
from about 80.0 to about 20.0 mole percent of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component, from about 20.0 to about 80.0 mole percent of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid component, and from about 0.1 to about 10.0 mole percent of a sulfonate component, based on a total of 100 mole percent of total dicarboxylic acid and sulfonate components; and from about 99.9 to about 76.0 mole percent of a first glycol component selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol and 1.4-butanediol, from 0 to about 5.0 mole percent of a second glycol component, from about 0.1 to about 4.0 mole percent of a poly(alkylene ether) glycol component, and 0 to 5.0 mole percent of a polyfunctional branching agent, based on a total of 100 mole percent of glycol components and branching agent.
- 137. A method according to claim 136, wherein said package further comprises a substrate, and said sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester is laminated onto or coated onto said substrate.
- 138. A method according to claim 137, wherein said substrate is selected from the group consisting of paper, paperboard, inorganic foams, organic foams, and inorganic-organic foam.
- 139. A method according to claim 136, wherein said sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester contains a filler.
- 140. A method according to claim 139, wherein said filler comprises a mixture of a first set of particles and a second set of particles, said first set of particles having average particle diameters of about 5 microns or more, and said second set of particles having average particle diameters of about 0.7 microns or less.
- 141. A method according to claim 139 wherein the filler is selected from the group consisting of inorganic fillers, organic fillers and clay fillers.
- 142. A method according to claim 141, wherein said inorganic filler is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, silica, talc, barium sulfate, glass beads, glass fiber, carbon black, ceramics, chalk and mixtures thereof.
- 143. A method according to claim 141, wherein said organic filler is selected from the group consisting of natural starch, modified starch, chemically modified starch, rice starch, corn starch, wood flour, cellulose, and mixtures thereof.
- 144. A method according to claim 141, wherein said clay filler is selected from the group consisting of natural clays, synthetic clays, treated clays, untreated clays, organoclays, smectite clays, bentonite clays, hectorite clays, wollastonite clays, montmorillonite clays, kaolin, and mixtures thereof.
- 145. A process for producing a package, comprising:
providing a substrate; providing a sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester, said sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester comprising:
from about 80.0 to about 20.0 mole percent of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component, from about 20.0 to about 80.0 mole percent of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid component, and from about 0.1 to about 10.0 mole percent of a sulfonate component, based on a total of 100 mole percent of total dicarboxylic acid and sulfonate components; and from about 99.9 to about 76.0 mole percent of a first glycol component selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol and 1.4-butanediol, from 0 to about 5.0 mole percent of a second glycol component, from about 0.1 to about 4.0 mole percent of a poly(alkylene ether) glycol component, and 0 to 5.0 mole percent of a polyfunctional branching agent, based on a total of 100 mole percent of glycol components and branching agent; and laminating or coating said substrate with said sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester; forming said laminated or coated substrate into a desired package form to form said package.
- 146. A process according to claim 139 wherein said substrate comprises a material selected from the group consisting of paper, paperboard, inorganic foams, organic foams, and inorganic-organic foams.
- 147. A process according to claim 139 wherein said package form is selected from the group consisting of wrappers, stretch wrap films, bags, cups, trays, cartons, boxes, bottles, crates, packaging films, blister pack wrappers, skin packaging, and hinged containers.
- 148. A process for producing a film comprising heating a sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester composition to a molten state, extruding said molten sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyesterester through a die and cooling said film, wherein said film comprises a sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester, said sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester comprising:
from about 80.0 to about 20.0 mole percent of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component, from about 20.0 to about 80.0 mole percent of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid component, and from about 0.1 to about 10.0 mole percent of a sulfonate component, based on a total of 100 mole percent of total dicarboxylic acid and sulfonate components; and from about 99.9 to about 76.0 mole percent of a first glycol component selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol and 1.4-butanediol, from 0 to about 5.0 mole percent of a second glycol component, from about 0.1 to about 4.0 mole percent of a poly(alkylene ether) glycol component, and 0 to 5.0 mole percent of a polyfunctional branching agent, based on a total of 100 mole percent of glycol components and branching agent.
- 149. The process of claim 142, further comprising optionally heating the film in the range of above the glass transition temperature of the sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester composition and below the softening point of the sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester and stretching the film in the machine direction 1.5 to 10 times the unstretched length of the original film.
- 150. The process of claim 142, further comprising optionally heating the film in the range of above the glass transition temperature of the sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester composition and below the softening point of the sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester, stretching the film in the machine direction 1.5 to 10 times the unstretched length of the original film, and stretching the film in the transverse direction 1.5 to 10 times the unstretched width of the original film.
- 151. A package comprising a film containing a sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester, said sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester comprising:
from about 80.0 to about 20.0 mole percent of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component, from about 20.0 to about 80.0 mole percent of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid component, and from about 0.1 to about 10.0 mole percent of a sulfonate component, based on a total of 100 mole percent of total dicarboxylic acid and sulfonate components; and from about 99.9 to about 76.0 mole percent of a first glycol component selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol and 1.4-butanediol, from 0 to about 5.0 mole percent of a second glycol component, from about 0.1 to about 4.0 mole percent of a poly(alkylene ether) glycol component, and 0 to 5.0 mole percent of a polyfunctional branching agent, based on a total of 100 mole percent of glycol components and branching agent.
- 152. A package according to claim 145, wherein said package is selected from the group consisting of wrappers, stretch wrap films, bags packaging films, blister pack wrappers, and skin packaging.
- 153. A package according to claim 145, wherein said film is uniaxially oriented.
- 154. A package according to claim 145, wherein said film is biaxially oriented.
- 155. A package according to claim 145, wherein said sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic copolyetherester contains a filler.
- 156. A package according to claim 149, wherein said filler comprises a mixture of a first set of particles and a second set of particles, said first set of particles having average particle diameters of about 5 microns or more, and said second set of particles having average particle diameters of about 0.7 microns or less.
- 157. A package according to claim 149 wherein the filler is selected from the group consisting of inorganic fillers, organic fillers and clay fillers.
- 158. A package according to claim 157, wherein said inorganic filler is selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, silica, talc, barium sulfate, glass beads, glass fiber, carbon black, ceramics, chalk and mixtures thereof.
- 159. A package according to claim 157, wherein said organic filler is selected from the group consisting of natural starch, modified starch, chemically modified starch, rice starch, corn starch, wood flour, cellulose, and mixtures thereof.
- 160. A package according to claim 157, wherein said clay filler is selected from the group consisting of natural clays, synthetic clays, treated clays, untreated clays, organoclays, smectite clays, bentonite clays, hectorite clays, wollastonite clays, montmorillonite clays, kaolin, and mixtures thereof.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/209,369 filed Jul. 30, 2002, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
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