PROCESS FOR PREPARING POLY(ALKYLENE FURANDICARBOXYLATE)

    公开(公告)号:US20240218118A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-04

    申请号:US18601303

    申请日:2024-03-11

    申请人: Covation Inc.

    摘要: 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, 1,4cyclohexanedimethanol, 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



    a) 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

    POLYMER COMPRISING LONG CHAIN HYDROXY ACIDS
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240182632A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-06

    申请号:US18556282

    申请日:2022-04-11

    摘要: A process for preparing a polymer from a 3-hydroxy carboxylic acid as monomer comprising at least 8 carbon atoms where the polymerisation reaction is conducted at a temperature of from 100° C. to 180° C. while removing water from the reaction mixture, wherein 50 to 100 mol-% of the monomers used are 3-hydroxy carboxylic acids comprising at least 8 carbon atoms. A polymer comprising units based on 3-hydroxy carboxylic acid, comprising at least 8 carbon atoms, characterized in that of from 60 to 100 mol-% of the units are based on beta-hydroxy carboxylic acids, comprising at least 8 carbon atoms and films, foils, flexible packaging, and barrier coatings comprised of said polymers.

    POLYESTER COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING TETRAMETHYL CYCLOBUTANEDIOL HAVING AN IMPROVED CATALYST SYSTEM COMPRISING TITANIUM AND ZINC ATOMS

    公开(公告)号:US20240052094A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-15

    申请号:US18257703

    申请日:2021-12-16

    摘要: This invention relates to a polyester composition comprising: (1) at least one polyester which comprises: (a) a dicarboxylic acid component comprising: (i) about 70 to about 100 mole % residues of terephthalic acid or esters thereof; (ii) about 0 to about 30 mole % of aromatic and/or aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues having up to 20 carbon atoms; (b) a glycol component comprising: (i) about 10 to about 50 mole % of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues; (ii) about 50 to about 90 mole % residues of modifying glycols; wherein the total mole % of the dicarboxylic acid component of the final polyester is 100 mole %; wherein the total mole % of the glycol component of the final polyester is 100 mole %; and (2) residues comprising titanium atoms and zinc atoms, and less than 30 ppm, or less than 20 ppm, or less than 10 ppm, or less than 5 ppm, or less than 2 ppm, or from 0 to 30 ppm, or from 0 to 20 ppm, or from 0 to 10 ppm, or 0 ppm of tin atoms.

    NOVEL THERMOPLASTIC POLYESTERS AND SYNTHESIS THEREFOR

    公开(公告)号:US20240043609A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-08

    申请号:US18257454

    申请日:2021-12-16

    摘要: This invention relates to a process for making at least one polyester comprising: (a) a dicarboxylic acid component comprising: (i) 70 to 100 mole % of terephthalic acid residues; (ii) 0 to 30 mole % of aromatic dicarboxylic acid residues having up to 20 carbon atoms; and (iii) 0 to 10 mole % of aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues having up to 16 carbon atoms; (b) a glycol component comprising: (i) 10 to 50 mole % of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues, which is a combination of greater than 80 mole % of cis-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol and less than 20 mole % of trans-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol, or greater than 85 mole % of cis-2, 2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol and less than 15 mole % of trans-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol, or greater than 90 mole % of cis-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol and less than 10 mole % of trans-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol, or greater than 95 mole % of cis-2, 2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol and less than 5 mole % of trans-2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol; (ii) 50 to 90 mole % of cyclohexanedimethanol residues; and (iii) optionally, residues of at least one modifying glycol; wherein the total mole % of the dicarboxylic acid component of the final polyester is 100 mole %; wherein the total mole % of the glycol component of the final polyester is 100 mole %; and wherein the inherent viscosity of the final polyester is from 0.35 to 1.2 dL/g as determined in 60/40 (wt/wt) phenol/tetrachloroethane at a concentration of 0.25 g/50 ml at 25° C.; and wherein the final polyester has a Tg from 85° C. to 150° C.

    Method for manufacturing polyester polyhydric alcohol

    公开(公告)号:US11840605B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-12

    申请号:US17337646

    申请日:2021-06-03

    IPC分类号: C08G63/85 C08G63/16

    CPC分类号: C08G63/85 C08G63/16

    摘要: A method for manufacturing polyester polyhydric alcohol is provided. The method for manufacturing the polyester polyhydric alcohol includes steps as follows. A polybasic acid and a first polyhydric alcohol are mixed for a first oligomerization reaction, so as to form a first oligomer mixture. A second polyhydric alcohol is added into the first oligomer mixture for a second oligomerization reaction when a remaining amount of the first polyhydric alcohol in the first oligomer mixture is lower than or equal to 1 mol %, so as to form a second oligomer mixture. A catalyst is added into the second oligomer mixture for a polycondensation reaction, so as to obtain a polyester polyhydric alcohol product. The polyester polyhydric alcohol product has an Alpha value of lower than 30.