New medical film keeps contents drier.Chicago-based Pechiney Plastic Packaging, now part of Alcan, has more than 15 customers testing packages that contain an innovative (and patent-pending) high-barrier film laminate with a desiccant desiccant /des·ic·cant/ (des´i-kant) 1. promoting dryness. 2. an agent that promotes dryness. des·ic·cant n. seal layer. The sealant contains calcium oxide calcium oxide, chemical compound, CaO, a colorless, cubic crystalline or white amorphous substance. It is also called lime, quicklime, or caustic lime, but commercial lime often contains impurities, e.g., silica, iron, alumina, and magnesia. to keep products like pharmaceuticals dry. While physical desiccants A desiccant is a substance that absorbs water. It is most commonly used to remove humidity that would normally degrade or even destroy products sensitive to moisture.
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