Recycle-content polyester polyols

Polyester polyols made from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) and processes for making them are disclosed. The rPET is heated with a C3-C10 glycol reactant to give a digested intermediate comprising glycols and a terephthalate component, which comprises 45 to 70 wt. % of bis(hydroxyalkyl)te...

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Main Authors Kovsky, Jack Rogers, Emerson, Adam William, Brown, Matthew T, Mukerjee, Shakti L, Rogers, Kevin Anthony, Vrabel, Eric D, Tabor, Rick, Kellerman, Michael D, Christy, Michael Robert, Beatty, Matthew J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 30.04.2019
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ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F,C08G
CHEMISTRY
COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING
MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONSONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS
METALLURGY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP
WORKING-UP
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Summary:Polyester polyols made from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) and processes for making them are disclosed. The rPET is heated with a C3-C10 glycol reactant to give a digested intermediate comprising glycols and a terephthalate component, which comprises 45 to 70 wt. % of bis(hydroxyalkyl)terephthalates, and preferably lesser amounts of terephthalate dimers and trimers. Treatment of the digested intermediate with activated carbon gives a polyester polyol having a color index less than 20. The polyols have desirable hydroxyl numbers, viscosities, appearance, and other attributes for formulating polyurethane products and are a sustainable alternative to bio- or petrochemical-based polyols.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201515306774