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Process for obtaining modified polyethylene terephthalate pilling-free fibres originating from the polymer thus modified

US5478909A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 4, 1994
Grant dateDec 26, 1995
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Expiry dateFeb 4, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD01F6/84
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a process for obtaining continuously polyethylene terephthalate modified by --SiO-- groups in a proportion of 30014 700 ppm of Si during the direct esterification reaction between terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol, followed by polycondensation in a known manner by introducing methoxyethyl silicate or propyl silicate at a time when the prepolymer has a weight-average molecular mass of between 9,000 and 16,000, a polydispersity index of between 1.5 and 2, and when it is at a temperature of between 260.degree. and 290.degree. C., and at a pressure of between 1.5 and 2.5 bars, the silicate/prepolymer reaction time being at least 5 minutes. The present invention also relates to pilling-free fibers originating from the modified polyethylene terephthalate and to a process for obtaining them.

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