Bibenzoate copolyesters and methods to produce them
US10767005B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 7, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08J2367/02
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Bibenzoate copolyesters are based on (4,4′-biphenyl dicarboxylic acid-co-3,4′-biphenyl dicarboxylic acid) as the diacid component, and on an alicyclic diol compound such as 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol as a portion of the diol component. Copolyesters are based on 4,4′-biphenyl dicarboxylic acid, and/or 3,4′-biphenyl dicarboxylic acid as the diacid component and may include a multifunctional acid. Copolymers may optionally base an essentially amorphous morphology, high glass transition temperature, high elongation at break, and/or high melting temperature. A method to make the copolymers controls the characteristics of the copolyester selected from one or a combination of amorphous morphology or degree of crystallinity, Tg, Tm, tensile modulus, flexural modulus, elongation at break, and so on, by selecting the proportions of the 4,4′-biphenyl dicarboxylic acid or ester producing equivalent thereof, 3,4′-biphenyl dicarboxylic acid or ester producing equivalent thereof, and/or the proportion of the 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol in the diol component.
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