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Branched water-dispersible polyester

Assignee: BASF Corp
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Filing: 1978-03-31
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Granted: 1979-05-22
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Expires: 1998-03-31
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Abstract

Abstract A polyester size composition for synthetic fibers useful in protecting the fibers from abrasion during the weaving process or to improve the adhesion to the fibers of conventional size compositions and especially useful with polyester fibers such as those based upon polyethylene terephthalate, comprises a branched water-dispersible polyester which is the reaction product of at least one polycarboxylic acid, at least one diol or polyglycol and an aromatic carboxylic acid containing a --SO 3 M grouping which is attached to the aromatic nucleus of said carboxylic acid through an aliphatic chain and ester linkage and wherein said linkage contains about 2 to about 8 carbon atoms.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert B. Login

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G63/00; C08G63/68; C08G63/688; C08G63/6884; D; D06; D06M; D06M15/00; D06M15/19; D06M15/37; D06M15/507; D06M15/5075; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2933; Y10T428/294; Y10T428/2958; Y10T428/2964; Y10T428/2967; Y10T428/2969

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 133 words
A branched water-dispersible polyester containing repeating carbonyl-oxy units wherein said units are an integral part of the polymer chain, said polyester comprising the reaction products of a diol or polyglycol, a polycarboxylic acid and an organic reactant containing an alkali metal salt of a sulfonic acid attached to an aromatic nucleus through an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic chain and ester linkage which is capable of rendering said polyester water-dispersible and which is present in the proportions of from about 5 mole percent to about 50 mole percent, based upon the sum of the theoretical mole percentages of the other carboxylic acid components of said polyester, wherein said organic reactant consists of the at least monofunctional reaction product of an aromatic polycarboxylic acid anhydride and an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon hydroxysulfonic acid alkali metal salt.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 133 words
A branched water-dispersible polyester containing repeating carbonyl-oxy units wherein said units are an integral part of the polymer chain, said polyester comprising the reaction products of a diol or polyglycol, a polycarboxylic acid and an organic reactant containing an alkali metal salt of a sulfonic acid attached to an aromatic nucleus through an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic chain and ester linkage which is capable of rendering said polyester water-dispersible and which is present in the proportions of from about 5 mole percent to about 50 mole percent, based upon the sum of the theoretical mole percentages of the other carboxylic acid components of said polyester, wherein said organic reactant consists of the at least monofunctional reaction product of an aromatic polycarboxylic acid anhydride and an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon hydroxysulfonic acid alkali metal salt.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 120 words
A branched water-dispersible polyester which is the reaction product of (a) at least one polycarboxylic acid or polycarboxylic acid anhydride, (b) a diol or polyglycol or mixtures thereof consisting of a poly(ethylene glycol) having the formula: H(OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.n OH or a poly(methylene glycol) having the formula: HO(CH.sub.2).sub.n OH wherein n is an integer of from 2 to about 10, and (c) at least one monofunctional reaction product of an aromatic carboxylic acid, having at least 2 carboxyl radicals or the anhydride or ester derivative thereof with an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon hydroxysulfonic acid alkali metal salt wherein said alkali metal salt is attached to the nucleus of said aromatic carboxylic acid through an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic chain and ester linkage.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 120 words
A branched water-dispersible polyester which is the reaction product of (a) at least one polycarboxylic acid or polycarboxylic acid anhydride, (b) a diol or polyglycol or mixtures thereof consisting of a poly(ethylene glycol) having the formula: H(OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.n OH or a poly(methylene glycol) having the formula: HO(CH.sub.2).sub.n OH wherein n is an integer of from 2 to about 10, and (c) at least one monofunctional reaction product of an aromatic carboxylic acid, having at least 2 carboxyl radicals or the anhydride or ester derivative thereof with an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon hydroxysulfonic acid alkali metal salt wherein said alkali metal salt is attached to the nucleus of said aromatic carboxylic acid through an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic chain and ester linkage.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 28 words
The polyester of claim 2 wherein said hydroxysulfonic acid has the formula: HO--Q--SO.sub.3 M wherein Q is a bivalent hydrocarbon radical and M is an alkali metal ion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 23 words
The polyester of claim 3 wherein said metal ion is sodium and Q is aliphatic of about 2 to about 8 carbon atoms.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 28 words
The polyester of claim 4 wherein said aromatic polycarboxylic acid or anhydride is selected from the group consisting of trimellitic acid or anhydride and pyromellitic acid or anhydride.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 52 words
The polyester of claim 5 wherein said polycarboxylic acid (a) comprises a mixture of isophthalic acid and azelaic acid, said hydroxysulfonic acid metallic salt comprises a salt selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxyethanesulfonic acid, sodium salt; 2-hydroxy-1-propanesulfonic acid sodium salt; and 1-hydroxy-2-propanesulfonic acid, sodium salt and said polyglycol comprises diethylene glycol.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 90 words
The process of forming a branched water-dispersible polyester comprising polycondensing: (a) at least one polycarboxylic acid, anhydride or ester derivative thereof; (b) a diol or polyglycol; and (c) the monomeric reaction product of an alkali metal salt of an hydroxysulfonic acid and an aromatic compound selected from the group consisting of a polycarboxylic acid, a polycarboxylic acid anhydride and a polycarboxylic acid ester and wherein said reaction product (c) is prepared by reacting less than a stoichiometric amount of said metal salt of an hydroxysulfonic acid with said aromatic compound.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 90 words
The process of forming a branched water-dispersible polyester comprising polycondensing: (a) at least one polycarboxylic acid, anhydride or ester derivative thereof; (b) a diol or polyglycol; and (c) the monomeric reaction product of an alkali metal salt of an hydroxysulfonic acid and an aromatic compound selected from the group consisting of a polycarboxylic acid, a polycarboxylic acid anhydride and a polycarboxylic acid ester and wherein said reaction product (c) is prepared by reacting less than a stoichiometric amount of said metal salt of an hydroxysulfonic acid with said aromatic compound.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 48 words
The process of claim 7 wherein said carboxylic acid (a) is a mixture of azelaic acid and isophthalic acid, said polyglycol (b) is diethylene glycol, and said reaction product (c) of an hydroxysulfonic metal salt and an aromatic compound is the ester of sodium isethionate and trimellitic anhydride.

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