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Oxygen Absorbers

Effective and easy to use, Oxygen Absorbers create a unique, oxygen-free packaging
environment that preserves product freshness and extends shelf life.

Oxygen Absorbers protect packaged foods and products against mold growth, spoilage,
color change, loss of nutrients loss of quality and insect damage. Oxygen Absorbers
irreversibly absorbs oxygen inside a properly sealed package to a level less than .01%.

Poly Lam Products supplies oxygen absorbers for a wide variety packaging applications.
Oxygen absorbers are designed to be used in combination with your current packaging methods
including gas flushing and vacuum packaging. Unlike gas flushing and vacuum packaging, which
merely serve to dilute oxygen, PLP oxygen absorbers modify package atmospheres by creating
low residual oxygen not normally achievable by these methods.

Packaging Method Results Benefits

Oxygen Absorbers
Reduces and Maintains oxygen content to below .01% and maintains this level despite oxygen ingress. Eliminate Aerobics and microbial growth and oxidative chemical reactions in packaging.

Vacuum & Back Flush
Achieves as little as 0.1% Residual Oxygen. Controls Aerobic Microbial Growth temporarily*

Gas Flushing
Approximately 0.5% to 5% Oxygen Provides some control of aerobic Aerobic Microbial Growth.

*Mold has been shown to grow in 20 days at 25 deg C at 0.2% residual oxygen (From "Techniques for the preservation of food by Employment of an Oxygen Absorber," Nakamura and Hoshino, 1983)

Typical applications include:

Nuts and Snacks Dried Fruits and Vegetables

Candies and Confectioneries Spices an Seasonings

Coffee, Tea Flour and Grain items

Whole fat dry foods Fresh and Pre-cooked pasta

Processed, Smoked and cured meats Pharmaceutical and vitamins

Medical diagnostic kits and Devices Birdseed and pet foods

Breads, Cookies, Cakes, Pastries Cheese and Dairy products

Oxygen Scavenger Requirement Chart

Size	O2 Absorption Capacity (ml)	Equivalent air volume (ml)
10 cc	10	50
20 cc	20	100
30 cc	30	150
50 cc	50	250
100 cc	100	500
200 cc	200	1000
300 cc	300	1500
500 cc	500	2500
1000 cc	1000	5000
2000 cc	2000	10000

Absorber Type	Ideal Applications	Water Activity	De-Oxygenation Time Range	Maximum Exposure to Air	Product sizes Available cc of O2 Absorbed
B	Moist or semi-moist foods	>0.70	1-4 days	4-8 hrs depending upon the atmosphere	(Packets or strips) 10, 20, 30, 50, 100, 200, 300,400,500, 750,1000, 2000
D	Dehydrated or dry foods	<0.70	0.5 to 4 days	2 hours	10, 15, 20, 30, 50, 100, 200, 300, 500, 750, 1000, 2000,

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