Polyester copolymer comprising recycled monomers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023101243-A1
Application number	US-202117795196-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 19, 2021
Priority date	Jun 29, 2020
Publication date	Mar 30, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to polyester copolymer comprising recycled monomers, a method for preparation thereof, and an article comprising the same, and can provide polyester copolymer having excellent properties while using recycled monomers.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . Polyester copolymer copolymerized from recycled bis-2-hydroxyethylterephthalate, dicarboxylic acid or a derivative thereof, and diol comprising ethylene glycol and comonomers, having a structure in which a part derived from the bis-2-hydroxyethylterephthalate, an acid part derived from the dicarboxylic acid or derivative thereof, and a diol part derived from the diol are repeated,
wherein the polyester copolymer comprises 10 to 80 wt % of the part derived from recycled bis-2-hydroxyethylterephthalate, and the mole ratio of the diol and the dicarboxylic acid or derivative thereof is 0.2:1 to 1.35:1.

2 . The polyester copolymer according to claim 1 ,
wherein the comonomer is cyclohexanedimethanol or isosorbide.

3 . The polyester copolymer according to claim 1 ,
wherein the mole ratio of the comonomers and ethyleneglycol is 0.1:1 to 20:1.

4 . The polyester copolymer according to claim 1 ,
wherein the mole ratio of the diol and the dicarboxylic acid or derivative thereof is 0.2:1 to 1.35:1.

5 . The polyester copolymer according to claim 1 ,
wherein the intrinsic viscosity of the polyester copolymer is 0.50 to 1.0 dl/g.

6 . The polyester copolymer according to claim 1 ,
wherein by-products of the polyester copolymer is 2.0 wt % or less.

7 . The polyester copolymer according to claim 1 ,
wherein the Haze of the polyester copolymer is 4 or less.

8 . The polyester copolymer according to claim 1 ,
wherein (Hunter L color value)-(Hunter b color value) of the polyester copolymer to a specimen with a thickness of 6 mm is 85 or more.

9 . A method for preparing the polyester copolymer according to claim 1 , comprising steps of:
subjecting recycled bis-2-hydroxyethylterephthalate, dicarboxylic acid or a derivative thereof, and diol comprising ethylene glycol and comonomers to an esterification reaction (step 1); and subjecting the product of step 1 to a polycondensation reaction (step 2).

10 . The method according to claim 9 ,
wherein the esterification reaction is conducted in the presence of an esterification catalyst comprising zinc acetate, zinc acetate dihydrate, zinc chloride, zinc sulfate, zinc sulfide, zinc carbonate, zinc citrate, zinc gluconate, or a mixture thereof.

11 . The method according to claim 9 ,
wherein the polycondensation reaction is conducted in the presence of a polycondensation catalyst comprising a titanium-based compound, a germanium-based compound, an antimony-based compound, an aluminum-based compound, a tin-based compound, or a mixture thereof.

12 . An article comprising the polyester copolymer according to claim 1 .

13 . A method for preparing the polyester copolymer according to claim 2 , comprising steps of:
subjecting recycled bis-2-hydroxyethylterephthalate, dicarboxylic acid or a derivative thereof, and diol comprising ethylene glycol and comonomers to an esterification reaction (step 1); and subjecting the product of step 1 to a polycondensation reaction (step 2).

14 . A method for preparing the polyester copolymer according to claim 3 , comprising steps of:
subjecting recycled bis-2-hydroxyethylterephthalate, dicarboxylic acid or a derivative thereof, and diol comprising ethylene glycol and comonomers to an esterification reaction (step 1); and subjecting the product of step 1 to a polycondensation reaction (step 2).

15 . A method for preparing the polyester copolymer according to claim 4 , comprising steps of:
subjecting recycled bis-2-hydroxyethylterephthalate, dicarboxylic acid or a derivative thereof, and diol comprising ethylene glycol and comonomers to an esterification reaction (step 1); and subjecting the product of step 1 to a polycondensation reaction (step 2).

16 . A method for preparing the polyester copolymer according to claim 5 , comprising steps of:
subjecting recycled bis-2-hydroxyethylterephthalate, dicarboxylic acid or a derivative thereof, and diol comprising ethylene glycol and comonomers to an esterification reaction (step 1); and subjecting the product of step 1 to a polycondensation reaction (step 2).

17 . An article comprising the polyester copolymer according to claim 5 .

18 . An article comprising the polyester copolymer according to claim 6 .

19 . An article comprising the polyester copolymer according to claim 7 .

20 . An article comprising the polyester copolymer according to claim 8 .

Assignees

• Sk Chemicals Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hwang Da-Young
• Lee Yoo Jin

Classifications

• C08G63/83

  Alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, beryllium, magnesium, copper, silver, gold, zinc, cadmium, mercury, manganese, or compounds thereof {(C08G63/823 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• C08G63/183 Primary

  Terephthalic acids · CPC title

• C08G63/672

  Dicarboxylic acids and dihydroxy compounds · CPC title

• C08G63/199

  Acids or hydroxy compounds containing cycloaliphatic rings · CPC title

• C08G63/127 Primary

  Acids containing aromatic rings · CPC title