Foamable copolyesters
AssigneeEastman Chemical Company
InventorsBobby J. Sublett, Richard L. McConnell
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Abstract
Disclosed are foamable copolyester compositions containing 0.5 to 5.0 mole percent of a dicarboxylic acid sulfomonomer which contains at least one metal sulfonate group attached to an aromatic nucleus. These copolyesters possess high melt viscosity and are readily foamable with a wide range of foaming agents to provide low density shaped articles, films, and sheets.
Claims3
A foamed article comprising a copolyester having an I.V. of about 0.70-1.20 dl/g and a melt viscosity sufficiently high to permit foaming during extrusion or molding operations, said copolyester consisting essentially of (A) repeat units from about 99.5 to about 95 mol % of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid having 8 to 12 carbon atoms and about 0.5 to about 5.0 mol % of a dicarboxylic acid sulfomonomer containing at least one metal sulfonate group attached to an aromatic nucleus, and (B) repeat units from at least one aliphatic or cycloaliphatic diol having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, said mole % being based on 100 mol % dicarboxylic acid and 100 mol % diol.
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