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. 2018 Sep 25;11(10):1825. doi: 10.3390/ma11101825

Table 8.

Permeability of tested films to CO2 (~4 h to equilibrium) and O2 (~7 h to equilibrium).

Sample Thickness (mm) CO2 (mL/m2/day) O2 (mL/m2/day)
PLA 0.151 873 1308
PLA/0.25R 0.120 588 487
PLA/0.5R 0.122 535 273
PLA/0.75R 0.130 412 201
PLA/PEG 0.128 524 455
PLA/PEG/0.5R 0.126 489 278
Food freezing bag 0.020 64,601 50,266
Food packaging foil (LDPE/PP) 0.009 128,374 35,629