8 Ron Thomas

The Effect of Transport
Hazards on Oxygen Ingress
into Liquid Filled High Barrier
Pouches
• Ron Thomas, PhD
• Professor of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging
Sciences
• Clemson University, Clemson, S.C. USA
Non Destructive Headspace O2 Analysis
Drop Testing: Free Fall
Compression
Vibration
1.5 Kg (24 cm X 32 cm) High Barrier Pouches (Clear)
(12µm AlOx coated PET /15µm BON / 100µm CPP )
WVTR
0.15
g/(m2
2.74 g/(m2 x day)
x day)
0.18 g/(m2 x day)
3.84 g/ (m2 x day)
OTR
TBARs (Oxidative rancidity)