Polyester compositions which comprise cyclobutanediol having certain cis/trans ratios

• Main Authors: CONNELL, GARY WAYNE, CRAWFORD, EMMETT DUDLEY, PORTER, DAVID SCOTT
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 24.02.2010
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; LAYERED PRODUCTS; LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT ORNON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM; MAKING GRANULES OR PREFORMS; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PREPARATION OR PRETREATMENT OF THE MATERIAL TO BESHAPED; RECOVERY OF PLASTICS OR OTHER CONSTITUENTS OF WASTE MATERIALCONTAINING PLASTICS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

Described are polyester compositions comprising (a) a dicarboxylicacidcomponent comprising terephthalic acid residues; optionally, aromatic dicarboxylic acid or aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues; 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues, wherein said 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol contains certain cis to trans ratios; and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues.