Hannay F. Rapra Review Reports. Volume 13. Report 151. Rigid plastics packaging - Materials, processes and applications

Rapra Technology, 2002. — 128 p.Container moulding processes
Extrusion
Sheet extrusion/thermoforming
Injection moulding
Extrusion-blow moulding (EBM)
Injection blow moulding
Injection-stretch blow moulding
The main polymers used in rigid packaging applications
Polyethylene
Polypropylene (PP)
Polyesters
Styrenic polymers
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)
Identification of polymers for recycling
High barrier polymers for multilayer containers
Polyamide barrier polymers
Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH)
Thermoplastic epoxies
Further development of barrier polymers
Other barrier enhancement processes
Organic coatings
Inorganic vapour deposited coatings
Fluorination of HDPE for solvent barrier
Rigid plastics in secondary packaging
Rigid plastics packaging for non-food applications
Rigid plastics packaging for foods
Fresh and near-fresh foods
Frozen foods
Shelf-stable foods
Processed foods
Rigid plastics packaging for beverages
Carbonated soft drinks bottles
Beer bottles
Still or non-carbonated beverages
Food and beverage packaging developments
Integration of blowing and filling operations
Aseptic processing versus hot-fill.
Alternative processing techniques
Future trends
Abstracts from the Polymer Library Database