Development of Water Based Emulsion for Paper Coating that Achieve Reduction of Plastic Usage

DOI Web Site Web Site
  • Fujiwara Yasushi
    Technology Management Department, Resin Business Division, SEIKO PMC CORPORATION

Bibliographic Information

Other Title
  • 脱プラスチックを可能にする水性紙塗工用エマルションの開発
  • ダツプラスチック オ カノウ ニ スル スイセイ カミトコウヨウ エマルション ノ カイハツ

Search this article

Abstract

<p>Recently ocean plastic pollution has been highlighted, and the demand for ‘reduction of plastic usage’ is increasing worldwide. In Japan, the use of paper for products, including plastic straws and confectionery bags, has been promoted. Superiority of plastic to paper includes resistance/barrier property against liquid and vapor and processability derived from thinning/adhesiveness, etc. Polyethylene laminated paper products are widely used in making a composite of paper and plastic. However, since these laminated paper causes obstacles for recycling, European countries are requesting their manufactures to replace laminated papers with resin coated papers. Polyethylene laminate is a highly reliable material in terms of safety as has a coating film physical property that works excellently with various resistances and processabilities, and is used for food packaging paper, etc. We have developed an emulsion for paper coating that replaces polyethylene laminate, for the use of paper instead of plastic. Regarding ‘performance’, we focused on water resistance, oil resistance, moisture-proofness, and heat sealability. Regarding Regarding Regarding egarding including plasUS FDA（Food and Drug Administration）CFR（Code of Federal regulations）Title 21. Among the studies, we have succeeded in developing a water based emulsion for paper coating that shows a comparable level of performance to that of polyethylene laminate. In this report, we introduce styrene acrylic type ‘HIROS-X･NE-2260’, which conforms with the FDA and has a wide application range for overseas inventories, wholly acrylic type ‘HIROS-X･PE-2273’ with excellent characteristics in heat sealability and without usage restriction by the FDA, and ‘XP8812’, a coating agent for paper processing, having moisture proofness and heat sealability.</p>

Journal

  • JAPAN TAPPI JOURNAL

    JAPAN TAPPI JOURNAL 75 (5), 424-428, 2021

    JAPAN TECHNICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY

Keywords

Details 詳細情報について

Report a problem

Back to top