Modified polyester useful as photographic roll film support
US5138024A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 1991 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08K5/527
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A copolyester is synthesized by reacting a dialkyl ester of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid (e.g., dimethyl terephthalate) with ethylene glycol, low molecular weight poly(ethylene glycol) and a salt of a sulfonic acid-substituted aromatic dicarboxylate (e.g., sodium sulfoisophthalic acid) simultaneously in a first stage reaction in the presence of a phosphite or phosphate stabilizer. The intermediate product of the first stage is further reacted in a second stage in the presence of a polycondensation catalyst to obtain a random copolyester of the desired molecular weight. The copolyester is extruded to form a film which, after orientation and heat setting, has excellent clarity and is useful as a photographic film support. Aqueous processing of the film relaxes any core set or curl.
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