Process for the production of 1,4-butanediol from renewable sources and polyesters obtained therefrom

    公开(公告)号:US12195420B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-14

    申请号:US17834151

    申请日:2022-06-07

    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of 1,4-butanediol comprising the preparation of a fermentation broth comprising 1,4-butanediol from renewable sources and water, separation of a liquid fraction comprising said 1,4-butanediol and water from one or more solid fractions, said liquid fraction comprising 2-pyrrolidone in an amount higher than 80 ppm, one or more passages of the resulting liquid fraction through a bed comprising one or more cation-exchange resins thereby providing an output pH of said liquid fraction from 4 to 2, one or more passages of the resulting liquid fraction through a bed comprising one or more anion-exchange resins thereby providing an output pH of said liquid fraction from 8 to 11, and the distillation of the liquid fraction thereby provided so as to obtain a composition having a concentration of said 1,4-butanediol higher than 99.0% by weight and comprising 2-pyrrolidone in an amount lower than 6 ppm. The resulting composition should exhibit an APHA color value after ageing of less than 30.

    Polymer blends with furan based polyesters

    公开(公告)号:US12139600B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-12

    申请号:US15757147

    申请日:2016-06-17

    Inventor: Sanjay Mehta

    Abstract: The invention relates to blends of sulfo-modified copolyester and polyalkylene furanoate such as polyethylene-, polybutylene-, or polytrimethylene-furanoate, or a mixture thereof. The sulfo-modified copolyester comprises at least about 75 mole % of polyethylene terephthalate or polyethylene naphthalate or a mixture thereof; and at least about 0.1 mole % to about 5 mole % of units of the Formula (I) wherein n is an integer from 3 to 10 and wherein M+ is an alkali metal ion, earth alkali metal ion, phosphonium ion or ammonium ion. Articles requiring high gas barrier are bottles for beer, juices, carbonated soft drinks, and the like.

    PROCESS FOR PREPARING POLY(ALKYLENE FURANDICARBOXYLATE)

    公开(公告)号:US20230265239A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-24

    申请号:US18141613

    申请日:2023-05-01

    Applicant: Covation Inc.

    CPC classification number: C08G63/672 C08G63/181 C08G63/85 C08K5/18

    Abstract: A process to prepare poly(alkylene furandicarboxylate) polymer is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the process comprises a) contacting a mixture comprising furandicarboxylic acid dialkyl ester, a diol comprising ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, or mixtures thereof, and a metal catalyst at a temperature in the range of from about 140° C. to about 220° C. to form prepolymer,



    wherein the mole ratio of the furandicarboxylic acid dialkyl ester to the diol is in the range of from 1:1.3 to 1:2.2;
    b) performing polycondensation by heating the prepolymer under reduced pressure to a temperature in the range of from about 220° C. to about 260° C. to form poly(alkylene furandicarboxylate) polymer;
    wherein the rate of polycondensation in step c) is faster with the anthraquinone compound present than without; and
    c) adding at least one anthraquinone compound as disclosed herein; and

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