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High gloss polyethylene terephthalate reinforced resin compositions
Assignee: Celanese Corp
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Filing: 1982-02-03
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Granted: 1984-11-20
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Expires: 2002-02-03
Abstract
Abstract Polyethylene terephthalate resin compositions are provided containing fillers; reinforcing agents; or blends of such fillers and agents; alkali metal silicates, carbonates, or bicarbonates; and neopentylglycol dibenzoate. Articles molded from these compositions have high gloss surfaces and heat deflection temperatures when molded at temperatures below 110° C. even without a precompounding drying stage. Surprisingly, the inclusion of neopentylglycol dibenzoate allows the concentration of alkali metal silicate, carbonate, or bicarbonate to be substantially reduced while retaining the high gloss surfaces seen when alkali metal silicates, carbonates, or bicarbonates are used alone at much higher concentrations.
Inventors
- 👤 John Christiansen
- 👤 Shau-Zou Lu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 14:19
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L67/00; C08L67/02; C08K; C08K3/00; C08K3/10; C08K3/105; C08K3/18; C08K3/24; C08K3/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
A reinforced polyethylene terephthalate molding resin composition suitable for use in preparing molded reinforced polyethylene terephthalate articles having gloss values of at least about 15 and heat distortion temperatures of at least about 200° C. at molding temperatures of from about 70° to about 110° C., consisting essentially of: (a) from about 40 to about 95% by weight of polyethylene terephthalate having an inherent viscosity of at least 0.4; (b) from about 4 to about 65% by weight of a substance selected from the group consisting of a reinforcing agent; a filler material; and a blend of a reinforcing agent and filler material; (c) from about 0.2 to about 0.5% by weight of an alkali metal salt having an anion which is silicate, carbonate, or bicarbonate; and (d) from about 0.5 to about 5.0% by weight of neopentylglycol dibenzoate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
A reinforced polyethylene terephthalate molding resin composition suitable for use in preparing molded reinforced polyethylene terephthalate articles having gloss values of at least about 15 and heat distortion temperatures of at least about 200° C. at molding temperatures of from about 70° to about 110° C., consisting essentially of: (a) from about 40 to about 95% by weight of polyethylene terephthalate having an inherent viscosity of at least 0.4; (b) from about 4 to about 65% by weight of a substance selected from the group consisting of a reinforcing agent; a filler material; and a blend of a reinforcing agent and filler material; (c) from about 0.2 to about 0.5% by weight of an alkali metal salt having an anion which is silicate, carbonate, or bicarbonate; and (d) from about 0.5 to about 5.0% by weight of neopentylglycol dibenzoate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the reinforcing material is glass fiber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the alkali metal salt cation is selected from the group consisting of lithium, sodium and potassium.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the alkali metal salt cation is sodium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the alkali metal salt is selected from the group consisting of sodium bicarbonate and sodium carbonate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the neopentylglycol concentration is about 3.0% by weight.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The composition of claim 1 comprising in addition a flame retardant additive in a minor proportion but in an amount at least sufficient to render the composition non-burning or self-extinguishing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The flame retarded composition of claim 7 whereby said resinous combination is non-dripping when burning.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
156 words
A method of producing high gloss, molded, reinforced polyethylene terephthalate articles having gloss values of at least about 15 and a heat distortion temperature of at least about 200° C., which uses molding temperatures of 110° C. or less, which comprises: (1) employing a polyethylene terephthalate resin composition consisting essentially of: (a) from about 40 to about 95% by weight of polyethylene terephthalate having an inherent viscosity of at least 0.4; (b) from about 4 to about 65% by weight of a substance selected from the group consisting of a reinforcing agent; a filler material; and a blend of a reinforcing agent and filler material; (c) from about 0.2 to about 0.5% by weight of an alkali metal salt having an anion which is silicate, carbonate, or bicarbonate; and (d) from about 1.5 to about 5.0% by weight of neopentylglycol dibenzoate; (2) molding said resin composition at a temperature between about 70° and about 110° C.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
156 words
A method of producing high gloss, molded, reinforced polyethylene terephthalate articles having gloss values of at least about 15 and a heat distortion temperature of at least about 200° C., which uses molding temperatures of 110° C. or less, which comprises: (1) employing a polyethylene terephthalate resin composition consisting essentially of: (a) from about 40 to about 95% by weight of polyethylene terephthalate having an inherent viscosity of at least 0.4; (b) from about 4 to about 65% by weight of a substance selected from the group consisting of a reinforcing agent; a filler material; and a blend of a reinforcing agent and filler material; (c) from about 0.2 to about 0.5% by weight of an alkali metal salt having an anion which is silicate, carbonate, or bicarbonate; and (d) from about 1.5 to about 5.0% by weight of neopentylglycol dibenzoate; (2) molding said resin composition at a temperature between about 70° and about 110° C.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 9 wherein the resin composition is dried prior to being compounded and prior to being molded.
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