Emco files patent for active oxygen scavenging system

Emco Packaging has filed a patent for an active oxygen scavenging system for use in the headspace of…

Emco Packaging has filed a patent for an active oxygen scavenging system for use in the headspace of bottles, sachets and cartons for liquid foods and beverages.

The oxygen absorbing inclusion is in the form of a water impermeable, but water vapour and gas permeable, envelope containing water vapour or hydrogen-activated finely particulate compounds.