Poly (trimethylene terephthalate) and a process for producing the same
US6740400B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2913
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A poly(trimethylene terephthalate) comprising 80% by weight or more of trimethylene terephthalate units based on the entire repeating units, having an intrinsic viscosity of from 0.4 to 1.5 dl/g, and satisfying the following formula (1)[—OH]/([—OH]+[—COOH]+[—CH2CH═CH2])×100≧40  (1)wherein [—OH], [—COOH] and [—CH2CH═CH2] represent a terminal hydroxyl group content, a terminal carboxyl group content and a terminal allyl group content of the poly(trimethylene terephthalate), respectively. The poly(trimethylene terephthalate) can be produced by reacting terephthalic acid and/or its lower alcohol ester is reacted with 1,3-propanediol to form 1,3-propanediol ester of terephthalic acid and/or its oligomer, and then polycondensation reaction of the reactant is conducted at temperature of from 235 to 270° C. while the above formula (1) is being satisfied to give the above poly(trimethylene terephthalate).
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