Abstract:
A PROCESS FOR THE DIRECT ESTERIFICATION OF TEREPHTHALIC ACID WITH AN ALKYLENE GLYCOL WHICH COMPRISES ESTERIFYING TEREPHTHALIC ACID WITH AN ALKYLENE GLYCOL CONTAINING 2 TO ABOUT 10 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE UNDER DIRECT ESTERIFICATION CONDITIONS IN THE PRESENCE OF AN AMOUNT OF GUANIDINE OR AN ALKYL GUANIDINE SUFFICIENT TO SUPPRESS THE FORMATIONS OF ALIPHATIC ETHER GROUPS.
Abstract:
A PROCESS FOR THE DIRECT ESTERIFICATION OF TEREPHTHALIC ACID WITH AN ALKYLENE GLYCOL WHICH COMPRISES ESTERIFYING TEREPHTHALIC ACID WITH AN ALKYLENE GLYCOL CONTAINING 2 TO ABOUT 10 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE UNDER DIRECT ESTRIFICATION CONDITIONS IN THE PRESENCE OF AN AMOUNT OF UREA OR AN ALKYL UREA SUFFICIENT TO SUPPRESS THE FORMATION OF ALIPHATIC ETHER GROUPS.
Abstract:
APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR CONTINUOUS POLYMERIZATION OF POLYAMIDEDS TO PRODUCE A POLYMER WHEREIN THE REQUIRED VISCOSITY CAN BE OBTAINED MUCH MORE RAPIDLY AND THE EXTENT OF POLYMERIZATION FAR GREATER THAN HERETOFORE POSSIBLE BY USE OF A VACUUM DEMOISTURIZING COLUMN WITHIN THE POLYMERIZATION TRAIN WHEREIN THE PRE-POLYMER IS CONVERTED TO POLYAMIDE OF HIGHER MOLECULAR WEIGHT IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BY EXPOSING AT LEAST ABOUT 0.2 SQUARE FOOT OF PRE-POLYMER PER POUND THEREOF TO A TEMPERATURE OF BETWEEN ABOUT 230*C. AND ABOUT 300*C. AT PRESSURES OF LESS THAN ABOUT 500 MM. HG. THE APPARATUS AND PROCESS YIELDS EVEN GREATER EFFICIENCIES WHEN USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH POLYAMIDATION CATALYSTS.
Abstract:
APPARATUS FOR POLYMERIZATION OF E-CAPROLACTAM TO PRODUCE A POLYCAPROAMIDE POLYMER MORE RAPIDLY AND WITH THE EXTENT OF POLYMERIZATION FAR GREATER THAN HERETOFORE BY UTILIZING A VACUUM DEMOISTURIZING COLUMN WITHIN THE POLYMERIZATION TRAIN THAT UPON EXTRUSION OF SAID POLYMER THE VOLATILES ARE SUBSTANTIALLY ALL REMOVED BY AN ENTRAIN-
MENT SEPARATOR MEANS WHEREBY AN IMPROVED POLYCAPROAMIDE POLYMER IS OBTAINED.
Abstract:
LINEAR, FIBER-FORMING POLYESTERS OF REDUCED COLOR AND RESISTANT TO YELLOWING CAUSED BY ACTINIC OR THERMAL DEGRADATION OR PREPARED BY PROVIDING A SMALL BUT EFFECTIVE AMOUNT OF CERTAIN ARYL PHOSPHINIC ACIDS OR SALTS THEREOF IN THE POLYESTER.
Abstract:
Spinnable compositions for yarn manufacture consist of (a) a fibre-forming polyamide, (b) up to 50% wt. fibre-forming polyester dispersed in (a), and (c) 0.05-0.6% wt. saturated acyl compd. having a C12-22 straight carbon chain, and a m.p. of more than 100 deg.C, as spinning assistant. Compd. (c) is pref. an alkali or alkaline earth metal salt of an aliphatic carboxylic acid. Sodium stearate, sodium palmitate or calcium stearate are particularly pref. as spinning assistants. Addn. of compd. (c) gives spinnable compositions for yarn prodn. baving a reduced tendency to block the orifices in the spinning plate. The composition is suitably based on mixtures of polyethylene terephthalate with polycaprolactam and/or polyhexamethyleneadipamide.