Lisa McTigue Pierce, Executive Editor

January 30, 2014

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Oxygen scavengers

 

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Oxygen scavengers

A new series of oxygen scavenging additives can be dispersed directly into packaging materials, which the co. says offers a more convenient alternative to conventional scavenging techniques such as UV-activated systems and oxygen scavenger packets. O2Block additive is primarily designed to maximize shelf life for diverse packaging made of materials such as LDPE and HDPE, PP, PET and polylactic acid (PLA) for the food and pharmaceutical industries. The technology uses purified and modified layered clay as a performance-enhancing carrier of the oxygen-scavenging iron. Oxygen is depleted from the package by migrating through the packaging material and reacting with the dispersed active iron from the additive. The reaction is swift and produces iron oxide, which is linked inside the packaging.


NanoBioMatters, 617/273-8092.
www.nanobiomatters.com

 

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About the Author(s)

Lisa McTigue Pierce

Executive Editor, Packaging Digest

Lisa McTigue Pierce is Executive Editor of Packaging Digest. She’s been a packaging media journalist since 1982 and tracks emerging trends, new technologies, and best practices across a spectrum of markets for the publication’s global community. Reach her at [email protected] or 630-272-1774.

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