US 5,688,899 A · Clarity copolyester

Abstract

An improved clarity copolyester of a diethylene glycol modified poly(ethylene terephthalate) has a b* value of less than 15, preferably less than 10. The copolyester composition has an inherent viscosity of about 0.4 to 1.0 dL/g and comprises (A) 100 mol percent dicarboxylic acid residue component, (B) 100 mol percent diol residue component, (C) catalyst residues and (D) color control agent residues. The dicarboxylic acid residue component comprises at least 75 mol percent of terephthalic acid residues. The diol residue component comprises 10 to 50 mol percent diethylene glycol residue and 50 to 90 mol percent ethylene glycol residue. The catalyst residues comprise 20 to 100 ppm manganese, 50 to 300 ppm antimony, 0 to 100 ppm titanium and 40 to 150 ppm phosphorus, based on the weight of the copolyester. The color control agent residues comprise organic or inorganic toners present in a sufficient amount to reduce the b* color value of the combination of components A, B, and C to less than 15 by the addition of component D. Preferably, the color control agent residues comprises either (i) 40 to 100 ppm cobalt, (ii) 1.5 to 10 ppm of blue compounds of substituted 1,4-bis(2,6-dialylanilino) anthraquinones and 0.5 to 6 ppm of red compounds of anthraquinones and (iii) 0.5 to 10 ppm of 1-cyano-3H-dibenzf,ij! isoquinoline-2,7-diones, all ppm based on the weight of the copolyester.

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Dependent claims

An improved clarity copolyester composition having a b* value of less than 15, having an inherent viscosity of about 0.4 to 1.2 dL/g and comprising:

A. 100 mol percent dicarboxylic acid residue component comprising at least 75 mol percent of terephthalic acid residues;
B. 100 mol percent diol residue component comprising 10 to 50 mol percent diethylene glycol residue and 50 to 90 mol percent ethylene glycol residue;
C. catalyst residues comprising 20 to 100 ppm manganese, 50 to 300 ppm antimony, 0 to 100 ppm titanium and 40 to 150 ppm phosphorus, based on the weight of the copolyester;
and
D. color control agent residues comprising organic or inorganic toners present in a sufficient amount whereby the b* color value of the combination of components A, B, and C is reduced to less than 15 by the addition of component D.

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A process for producing an improved clarity copolyester composition having a b* value of less than 15, an inherent viscosity of about 0.4 to 1.0 dL/g, and having repeat units from a dicarboxylic acid residue component comprising repeat units from at least 75 mol percent of terephthalic acid residues and a diol residue component comprising repeat units from 10 to 50 mol percent diethylene glycol residue and 50 to 90 mol percent ethylene glycol residue, which comprises reacting the dicarboxylic acid and the diol residue components at temperatures sufficient to effect esterification or trans-esterification and polycondensing the reaction product in the presence of catalyst residues of 20 to 100 ppm manganese, 50 to 300 ppm antimony, 0 to 100 ppm titanium and 40 to 150 ppm phosphorus and color control agent residues selected from the group consisting of

(i) 40 to 100 ppm cobalt;
(ii) 1.5 to 10 ppm of a blue compound having the formula (I):
##STR10## wherein:
R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, halogen, carboxy, and ##STR11## R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl;
R.sub.3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, hydroxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxy, substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxy, cyano, thiocyano,C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylthio, substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylthio, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylsulfonyl, substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylsulfonyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxycarbonyl, carboxy, aryloxy, arylthio, arylsulfonyl, and SO.sub.2 N(R.sub.4)R.sub.5 X when m and/or n are zero;
R.sub.4 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 -alkenyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 -alkynyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 -cycloalkyl and aryl;
R.sub.5 is a linking group selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkylene, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylene-Z-C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylene, arylene-C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylene, arylene-Z-C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylene, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 -cycloalkylene, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylene-cycloalkylene-C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylene, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylene-arylene-C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylene, and C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylene-Z-arylene-Z-C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylene,
wherein
Z is selected from --O--, --S-- or SO.sub.2 ;
X is hydrogen or a polyester reactive group;
and m and n are independently 0 or 1;
with the proviso that at least one polyester reactive group is present and
0. 5 to 6 ppm of a red compound having the structural formulae II-X:
##STR12## wherein:
R.sub.6 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 -cycloalkyl or aryl;
R.sub.7 is hydrogen or one to three groups selected from C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkanoylamino, halogen, hydroxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylthio;
R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 -cycloalkyl or aryl;
R.sub.10 is selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 -cycloalkyl or aryl;
R.sub.11 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl, substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 -cycloalkyl and aryl;
R.sub.12 is hydrogen or one to three groups selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxy, substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylthio, substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylthio, halogen, hydroxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkanoylamino, aroylamino, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkylsulfonylamino and arylsulfonylamino;
R.sub.13 and R.sub.14 are selected from hydrogen, cyano or CO.sub.2 R.sub.10 ;
R.sub.15 is R.sub.4 or R.sub.5 X as previously defined;
L is --CO-- or --SO.sub.2 --;
X is hydrogen or a polyester reactive group;
m is 0 or 1;
p is 1 or 2;
with the provisos that R.sub.13 is hydrogen when m is 0 and at least one polyester reactive group is present;
and
(iii) 0.5 to 10 ppm of a compound having the formula (XI):
##STR13## wherein R is hydrogen, cycloalkyl, allyl, alkyl, aralkyl, alkoxy-alkyl or cycloalkylalkylene;
R.sub.1 is hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, or arylthio;
R.sub.2 is hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, arylalkoxy, alkylthio, arylthio, carbalkoxy, carbaralkoxy, carboxy, sulfamoyl, alkylsulfamoyl, dialkylsulfamoyl, alkylarylsulfamoyl, cycloalkylsulfamoyl, arylsulfamoyl, carbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl, dialkylcarbamoyl, alkylarylcarbamoyl, cycloalkylcarbamoyl, arylcarbamoyl, 2-pyrrolidono, acylamido or N-alkylacylamido;
R.sub.3 is one or more residues selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, alkyl and alkoxy;
x is an integer of 1 to 5;
wherein one or more alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, alkylthio, arylthio or aralkyl groups may contain one or more reactive residues selected from the group consisting of carboxy, carbalkoxy, carbaryloxy, N-alkylcarbamoyloxy, carbamoyloxy, acyloxy, chlorocarbonyl, hydroxyl, cycloalkylcarbonyloxy, N-arylcarbamoyloxy and N,N-dialkylcarbamoyloxy, wherein said alkyl and aryl groups may further contain substituents such as alkoxy, acyloxy, halogen, cyano, hydroxy and acylamido.
with all ppm weights based on the weight of the polyester.

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