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US 7,888,405 B2Granted
Aliphatic-aromatic polyesters, and articles made therefrom
AssigneeE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorsRameshchandra M. Gohil, Noel M. Hasty, Richard Allen Hayes, Joseph V. Kurian, Yuanfeng Liang, Edward J. Stancik, Marko Strukelj, Susan Yen-Tee Tseng
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Abstract
Sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic polyester compositions having improved thermal properties and biodegradability, and articles such as films, coatings and laminates, produced from the sulfonated aliphatic-aromatic polyester compositions, are provided.
Claims13
An aliphatic-aromatic copolyester, comprising an acid component, a glycol component, and 0 to about 5.0 mole percent of a polyfunctional branching agent;
- wherein said acid component comprises:
- a. about 68.0 to 40.0 mole percent of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid component based on 100 mole percent total acid component;
- b. about 32.0 to 56.0 mole percent of sebacic acid, based on 100 mole percent total acid component
- c. no sulfonated component;
- and
- wherein said glycol component consists essentially of
- 1,3-propanediol and optionally
- b. 0 to 5.0 mole percent of a second glycol component, based on 100 mole percent total glycol component.
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