PREVENTION OF RODENT ATTACK ON TERTIARY PACKAGE AT STORAGE LEVEL

Packaging is the science, art and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use. Theses packaging are done at three levels they are namely primary, secondary and tertiary. Tertiary packaging is a type of wrapping which protects the manufactured products. It is used to smooth the progress of the transport and safe handling of goods. The synthetic polymer is best suitable for packaging as they are having good strength properties. It is selected for packaging application based on their grade of suitability and recyclability towards product. The production of film for tertiary pack at storage level is mainly focused on availability and process capabilities. The problem mostly arises in the case of tertiary packaging sector where the goods are packed and stored at warehouse. The synthesis of film was carried out by blending linear low density polyethylene and essential oil as a plasticizer through solvent casting method. The synthesis is accomplished by formulating the elements certain percentage to produce film suitable for packaging. Thereafter testing was carried out and found that elongation has improved for LLDPE blends at a rate of 65.6% than LLDPE. The tensile strength was found to be reduced in LLDPE blends with value of 1.60Mpa. The contact angle was measured and it was found that the LLDPE film produce hydrophobicity than LLDPE with an increase of 3%. The UV spectroscopy was also measured and it was found that LLDPE blend film gave a translucent effect. The rodent test was also carried out and LLDPE film tends to repel them. Thus the LLDPE blends are made suitable for tertiary package.