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US 7,803,440 B2Granted
Bottles comprising polyester compositions which comprise cyclobutanediol
AssigneeEastman Chemical Company
InventorsEmmett Dudley Crawford, Thomas Joseph Pecorini, David Scott Porter, Gary Wayne Connell, Michael James Keegan
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Abstract
Described are bottles comprising polyester compositions comprising polyesters which comprise (a) a dicarboxylic acid component having terephthalic acid residues; optionally, aromatic dicarboxylic acid residues or aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues or ester residues thereof; 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues; and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues.
Claims28
A bottle comprising at least one polyester composition comprising at least one polyester which comprises:
- (a) a dicarboxylic acid component comprising:
- i) 80 to 100 mole % of terephthalic acid residues;
- ii) 0 to 20 mole % of aromatic dicarboxylic acid residues having up to 20 carbon atoms;
- and
- iii) 0 to 10 mole % of aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues having up to 16 carbon atoms;
- and
- (b) a glycol component comprising:
- i) 20-30 mole % of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues;
- and
- ii) 70-80 mole % of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues;
- wherein the total mole % of the dicarboxylic acid component is 100 mole %, and the total mole % of the glycol component is 100 mole %;
- wherein the inherent viscosity of said polyester is from 0.60 to 0.75 dL/g as determined in 60/40 (wt/wt) phenol/tetrachloroethane at a concentration of 0.5 g/100 ml at 25° C.;
- wherein said polyester has a Tg of from 100 to 140° C.;
- wherein said bottle comprises no polycarbonate;
- wherein said polyester has a notched Izod impact strength of at least 7.5 ft-lb/inch at 23° C. according to ASTM D256 with a 10-mil notch in a ⅛-inch thick bar;
- and
- wherein the melt viscosity of said polyester is less than 10,000 poise as measured at 1 radian/second on a rotary melt rheometer at 290° C.
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A bottle comprising a polyester which comprises:
- (a) a dicarboxylic acid component comprising:
- i) 80 to 100 mole % of terephthalic acid residues;
- ii) 0 to 20 mole % of aromatic dicarboxylic acid residues having up to 20 carbon atoms;
- and
- iii) 0 to 10 mole % of aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues having up to 16 carbon atoms;
- and
- (b) a glycol component comprising:
- i) 20 to 30 mole % of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues;
- and
- ii) 70 to 80 mole % of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues;
- wherein the total mole % of the dicarboxylic acid component is 100 mole %, and the total mole % of the glycol component is 100 mole %;
- wherein the inherent viscosity of said polyester is from 0.60 to 0.75 dL/g as determined in 60/40 (wt/wt)phenol/tetrachloroethane at a concentration of 0.5 g/100 ml at 25° C.;
- wherein said bottle comprises no polycarbonate;
- wherein said polyester has a Tg of 100 to 130° C.;
- wherein said polyester has a notched Izod impact strength of at least 7.5 ft-lb/inch at 23° C. according to ASTM D256 with a 10-mil notch in a ⅛-inch thick bar;
- and
- wherein the melt viscosity of said polyester is less than 10,000 poise as measured at 1 radian/second on a rotary melt rheometer at 290° C.
14 more elements
A bottle comprising at least one polyester composition comprising at least one polyester which comprises:
- (a) a dicarboxylic acid component comprising:
- i) 80 to 100 mole % of terephthalic acid residues;
- ii) 0 to 20 mole % of aromatic dicarboxylic acid residues having up to 20 carbon atoms;
- and
- iii) 0 to 10 mole % of aliphatic dicarboxylic acid residues having up to 16 carbon atoms;
- (b) a glycol component comprising:
- (i) 20-30 mole % of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues;
- and
- (ii) 70-80 mole % of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol residues
- wherein the total mole % of the dicarboxylic acid component is 100 mole %, and the total mole % of the glycol component is 100 mole %;
- wherein said polyester composition contains no polycarbonate;
- wherein the inherent viscosity of said polyester is from 0.55 to 0.68 dL/g as determined in 60/40 (wt/wt)phenol/tetrachloroethane at a concentration of 0.5 g/100 ml at 25° C.;
- wherein said polyester has a Tg of 100 to 140° C.;
- wherein the polyester has a notched Izod impact strength of at least 7.5 ft-lbs/in at 23° C. according to ASTM D256 with a 10-mil notch in a ⅛-inch thick bar;
- and
- wherein the melt viscosity of said polyester is less than 10,000 poise as measured at 1 radian/second on a rotary melt rheometer at 290° C.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.