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Polyester, process for producing the same and molding product therefrom

US5852164A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 15, 1997
Grant dateDec 22, 1998
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Expiry dateApr 15, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08G63/199
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A polyester comprises a dicarboxylic acid moiety comprising terephthalic acid or its ester forming derivative and a diol moiety comprising ethylene glycol and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol of 10 to 60 mol % based on the whole diol moiety, the intrinsic viscosity of the polyester being 0.68 to 0.95 dl/g, the "b" value of color tone of the produced pellets of polyester being -5 to 5, the number of the carboxylic acid terminals being not more than 30 eq/ton, and the sum of the numbers of the vinyl terminals, the vinylidene terminals and the methylcyclohexene terminals being not more than 25 eq/ton.

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