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Normally when we look for packaging materials, we don’t want something that will fall apart and empty all its contents when it gets wet. But in some cases, that is exactly what we need to make life better! With that in mind and the best season for manufacturing water-soluble film coming soon to Cortec® Advanced Films (CAF), now is a great time to revisit the benefits of EcoSol®. EcoSol® is a water-soluble PVOH (polyvinyl alcohol) film that dissolves in water in a matter of minutes. It can be made into bags, pouches, and sachets of many different sizes to create an efficient delivery system for a wide range of products:
• Detergents
• Concrete additives
• Water treatment chemicals
• Agricultural treatments
• Bathing products
Packaging items like these in EcoSol® pouches allows precise dosing and avoids the messiness associated with trying to mea sure and apply powder products—especially in windy conditions. EcoSol® is especially beneficial for packaging chemicals because it eliminates the need for direct handling. This same benefit extends to hospitals and care facilities when laundry bags are made out of EcoSol®, allowing workers to throw an entire bag of dirty laundry into the washing machine without touching the soiled linens.
Although EcoSol® is designed to break down in contact with water, it can be stored for two years if kept in dry conditions at room temperature in the original barrier bags. However, CAF’s favorite time to produce water-soluble film is during Minnesota winters, when the low humidity that has most people reaching for hand lotion makes it much easier to work with EcoSol® on the extrusion line. Ideal EcoSol® production weather is already on its way, so now is a great time to evaluate your needs for the year ahead. European customers can order EcoSol® from Cortec’s European manufacturing plant, EcoCortec®, located in Croatia.
After few minutes of immersion at the specified temperature, EcoSol® dissolves in water leaving a harmless, non-toxic, aqueous solution of polyvinyl alcohol releasing the packaged product to do its work. Once the liquid solution of PVOH comes into contact with common microorganisms, such as those found in water-treatment plants, conversion to carbon dioxide and water takes place within about 30 days
Mechanical properties of EcoSol® packaging conform the normative of ASTM D 882-02 for Braking factor, Tensile Strength of break, Elongation and Yield Strength; It's Tear Strength is tested according ASTM D 1922-06a and Dart Drop Impact resistance - per ASTM D 1709-04.