期刊名称：International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology
印刷版ISSN：2347-6710
电子版ISSN：2319-8753
出版年度：2014
期号：ICETS
页码：896
出版社：S&S Publications
摘要：Chemical packaging is one of thechallenging fields of packaging because the materialsused for packaging should be chemically resistant,inert, negligent gas transmission, non-reactive, nonflammable,non-corrosive, temperature resistant, andlight resistant. Glass containers and plastic bottles arewidely used for packing of chemicals. In this paper thestudy has been focused on hydrogen peroxide, one ofthe most important inorganic chemical compoundsand it is widely used in cosmetics and healthcareindustries as a cleansing and bleaching agent. Inhigher concentrations, it is unstable where as in lowerconcentrations, it is almost stable. Decomposition ofhydrogen peroxide liberates oxygen, water and heat.The liberated oxygen will occupy in the headspace ofthe container which may cause the container to bulge.The aim of this work is to achieve breathablecharacteristics for a package of plastic bottlecontaining H₂O₂ of 12% concentration. A suitableexperiment was identified to find out the volume ofoxygen liberated by H₂O₂. During the primary levelanalysis, a method called micro perforation wasidentified as a solution for achieving breathablecharacteristics for effective storage of the product. Themicro perforation was done in the closure(polypropylene) of the container. A head spaceanalyzer was used to analyze the volume of oxygenaccumulated in the headspace before and after themicro perforation. It has been found that thetransmission of volume of the oxygen has beenincreased significantly.
