Plastic packages for personal care products: evaluation of light barrier properties

The use of transparent packages has great marketing appeal since they allow consumers to actually see the product they wish to buy. However, the light that passes through the packaging material may catalyze oxidation reactions in photosensitive products and reduce their shelf life. The use of UV abs...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Leda Coltro, Joyce Borghetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Polímeros 2007-03-01
Series:Polímeros
Subjects:
PET
PP
PVC
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-14282007000100013