METHOD FOR FORMING POLYESTERS

A method for forming polyesters (polyethylene terephthalate, PET) having a high degree of polymerization with improved color and lower diethylene glycol (DEG) content in a shorter period of time than in known methods. The method according to the invention comprises forming oligomers from ethylene gl...

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Hauptverfasser: HYUN NAM CHO, CHUNG YUP KIM
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Zusammenfassung:A method for forming polyesters (polyethylene terephthalate, PET) having a high degree of polymerization with improved color and lower diethylene glycol (DEG) content in a shorter period of time than in known methods. The method according to the invention comprises forming oligomers from ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid by esterification, forming prepolymers having a degree of polymerization ranging from 10 to 50 by polycondensing the resulting oligomers for an optimum time, forming polyesters by polycondensing the oligomers and the prepolymers in a weight ratio ranging from 1:0.1 to 1:90, thereby providing polyesters of improved color and low DEG content in a short time.