Fluoromodified polyesters having improved processability
AssigneeAusimont S.p.A.
InventorsClaudio Tonelli, Francesco Pilati, Maurizio Toselli, Antonio Turturro, Ercole Gattiglia
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Abstract
Thermoplastic polyester compositions comprising polyester resin modified by introducing perfluoropolyether blocks in the polymeric chain characterized by high crystallization rate of the melted mass and therefore by an improved processability. In particular the use of such compositions in a process for preparing molded thermoplastic articles allows working at lower temperatures of the mold and with shorter molding times. Process for preparing modified resins.
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A process for preparing molded thermoplastic manufactured articles, from compositions comprising:
- A. a polyester resin, optionally branched by means of an amount of monomers having functionality >2 and not higher than 1.5% by moles, having a crystalline phase and present in the compositions in amount by weight equal to 90-40% of the sum of the weights of components A and B;
- B. a polyester resin comprising polyoxyperfluoro-alkylene blocks, said resin being present in the compositions in amounts by weight equal to 10-60% of the sum of the weights of the components A and B, said resin being obtained by an extraction treatment of the condensation product of
- i) a non fluorinated bicarboxylic acid,
- ii) a perfluoropolyether diol, and
- iii) a non fluorinated diol, said extraction treatment comprising:
- a) heat-dissolution in 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane of the condensation product of the monomers and subsequent precipitation in an excess of 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane;
- b) filtration of the precipitated polymer and repetition of the same dissolution treatment and precipitation;
- c) recovery by filtration of the solid residue;
- the content in fluorine by weight of the resin B being comprised between 0.6 and 15% of the weight of the resin itself;
- said process comprising
- i) adding said compositions to a mold and
- ii) crystallizing said compositions in the mold;
- said compositions having a content of fluorine by weight comprised between 0.1 and 10% of the total weight of the compositions.
A composition comprising:
- A) polyester resin, optionally branched by means of an amount of monomers having functionality >2 not higher than 1.5% by moles, having a crystalline phase and in amount by weight equal to 90-40% of the sum of the weights of components A and B;
- B) polyester resin comprising polyoxyperfluoro-alkylene blocks, said resin being present in the composition in amounts by weight equal to 10-60% of the sum of the weights of the components A and B, said resin being obtained by extraction of the condensation product of a non fluorinated bicarboxylic acid, a perfluoropolyether diol and a non fluorinated diol, said extraction comprising:
- a) heat-dissolution in 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane of the condensation product of the monomers and subsequent precipitation in an excess of 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane;
- b) filtration of the precipitated polymer and repetition of the same dissolution treatment and precipitation;
- c) recovery by filtration of the solid residue;
- the content of fluorine by weight of the resin B being comprised between 0.6 and 15% of the weight of the resin itself;
- said composition having a content of fluorine by weight comprised between 0.1 and 10% of the total weight of the composition.
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