Abstract:
The present invention provides a process for the preparation of low styrene content resins prepared by first reacting an unsaturated carboxylic acid, its corresponding anhydride or mixtures thereof with a monohydric alcohol, DCPD and water and reacting the product of the first step with a polyol and optionally an oil containing unsaturation, its corresponding fatty acid or mixtures thereof.
Abstract:
This invention provides a new, biomass-derived glycol, bis(2-hydroxyethyl)isosorbide, which is found to be a valuable monomer for a wide variety of polymeric materials
Abstract:
This invention relates to a process for producing a polyester comprising the steps of: (g) obtaining an aqueous homogenous solution of isosorbide; (h) feeding the aqueous homogenous solution of step (a) into a reactor; (i) feeding one or more glycols and one or more dicarboxylic acids either into the aqueous solution of step (a) or into the reactor of step (b) either prior to, during and/or subsequent to step (b); (j) esterifying the reactor contents at sufficient temperatures and pressures, and optionally in the presence of suitable catalysts, to effect esterification; (k) forming a prepolymer; and (l) polycondensing the prepolymer at sufficient temperatures and pressures in the presence of a suitable catalyst to effect polycondensation to form a polyester.
Abstract:
A preblended additive composition and process for the preparation of polyester resins useful in the manufacture of plastic containers such as bottles is disclosed. The additive composition includes a cobalt-containing compound that is preblended with a phosphorous compound. The polyester resin, e.g., a PET resin, may be prepared by reacting ethylene glycol with dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) or terephthalic acid (TA) in an esterification reaction. The additive composition may be prepared by quickly dumping the phosphorus compound into the cobalt compound such as cobalt acetate, and the resulting composition is added to the reactor vessel before the polycondensation reaction. On the other hand, the additive composition may be prepared by slowly dumping the phosphorus compound into the cobalt compound over a period of at least 5 minutes. Such preblending substantially eliminates any yellow or blue color, or haze in the product article.
Abstract:
A process for cooling post solid-stating reactor PET flakes comprises conveying PET flakes from a solid-stating reactor to a first separator in the presence of air and water at an elevated pressure, separating the steam from the partially cooled PET flakes, and conveying the partially cooled PET flakes from the first separator to a second separator in the presence of air at an elevated pressure.
Abstract:
A polyester polymer is a condensation product of a diol component and a dicarboxylic acid component, and the diol component (i) includes at least one tricyclonull5.2.1.02,6nulldecanedimethanol represented by the following formula (1): 1 wherein two hydroxymethyl groups are bound to carbon atoms constituting tricyclonull5.2.1.02,6nulldecane ring and wherein each of carbon atoms constituting the ring may have at least one additional substituent; or (ii) the dicarboxylic acid component includes at least one tricyclonull5.2.1.02,6nulldecanedicarboxylic acid represented by the following formula (2): 2 wherein two carboxyl groups are bound to carbon atoms constituting tricyclonull5.2.1.02,6nulldecane ring and wherein each of carbon atoms constituting the ring may have at least one additional substituent. The polyester polymer has an excellent formability in addition to a high heat resistance, low water absorption property, and satisfactory optical characteristics.
Abstract:
The invention concerns polyester resins, more particularly polyethyleneterephthalate resins used for making hollow containers, such as bottles for packaging liquid substances, in particular aerated beverages, natural or mineral waters. The invention concerns a polyester comprising at least 92.5% in number of recurrent units derived from terephthalic acid of aliphatic diols having an intrinsic viscosity ranging between 0.45 dl/g and 0.70 dl/g, and an acetaldehyde content less than 3 ppm, preferably less than 1.5 ppm. The invention also concerns a method for obtaining polyester granules with low acetaldehyde content having an intrinsic viscosity in the range mentioned above. Said polyesters are used in particular for making hollow containers such as bottles and more particularly bottles designed to contain foodstuffs sensitive to acetaldehyde.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a process for reducing the self-adhesiveness of polytrimethylene terephthalate pellets, which can be carried out in a continuous or batch manner comprising the steps of: a) introducing polytrimethylene terephthalate pellets having an intrinsic viscosity of at least about 0.4 dl/g into a conduit containing a liquid which is moving through the conduit, thereby causing the pellets to move through the conduit with the liquid; b) adjusting the temperature of the pellets and the liquid to a temperature of about 50 to about 95null C. for a time sufficient to induce a degree of crystallinity of at least about 35% in the pellets; and c) separating the pellets from the liquid.
Abstract:
Provided is a main chain type liquid crystal polyester which comprises at least two units selected from an aromatic diol unit, an aromatic dicarboxylic acid unit, and an aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acid unit as essential units and a structural unit having a cationically polymerizable unit in at least one of the terminal ends. The main chain type liquid crystalline polyester, when used as an optical material, is excellent in the capability of retaining a liquid crystal orientation having been aligned and fixed under practical service conditions and exhibits an excellent mechanical strength.
Abstract:
Processes for producing aromatic monomers useful for forming polyesters are disclosed. Cost effective steps employed in the processes permit small amounts of process-related materials typically removed from monomer to remain in an aromatic monomer product. In many cases, the presence of the process-related materials left in the monomer product by the cost effective process steps can enhance the performance of the monomer in certain applications. Aromatic monomer products and polymers produced therefrom having these advantages also are disclosed, as well as products such as pasteurizable bottles made from these polymers