Processes for producing random polytrimethylene ether ester
AssigneeE.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorsHoward C. Ng, Hari Babu Sunkara
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Abstract
Processes for preparing random polytrimethylene ether ester are provided. The processes include contacting 1,3-propanediol with a suitable polymerization catalyst, wherein the 1,3-propanediol comprises about 10 microg/g or less peroxide compounds, based on the weight of 1,3-propanediol, and about 100 microg/g or less carbonyl compounds based on the weight of the 1,3-propanediol.
Claims3
A process for producing random polytrimethylene ether ester, comprising contacting 1,3-propanediol with a suitable polymerization catalyst, wherein the 1,3-propanediol, before contact, comprises about 10 microg/g or less peroxide compounds, based on the weight of 1,3-propanediol, and about 100 microg/g or less carbonyl compounds based on the weight of the 1,3-propanediol.
The process of claim 36 wherein the random polytrimethylene ether ester is prepared by polycondensation of about 90 to about 99.9 mole % of 1,3-propanediol and about 10 to about 0.1 mole % dimethyl terephthalate or terephthalic acid.
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