US4569772A
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Stabilization of polyethylene terephthalate-polyoxyethylene terephthalate soil release promoting polymers
Assignee: Colgate Palmolive Co
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Filing: 1984-09-04
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Granted: 1986-02-11
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Expires: 2004-09-04
Abstract
Abstract Polyethylene terephthalate-polyoxyethylene terephthalate soil release promoting polymers, which have been found to be subject to loss of soil release promoting properties on storage in contact with alkaline material, such as builder salts for synthetic organic detergents, are stabilized by melting them together with a water soluble polyacrylate and subsequently converting the melt to solid particles which contain the PET-POET polymer and polyacrylate in intimate contact. Preferably the melt is at a temperature above 70 DEG C., such as within the range of 70 DEG to 150 DEG C., the melt is solidified by cooling and the solid product resulting is cryogenically size reduced to desired particle size and flake shape, preferably such as will pass through a No. 10 sieve, U.S. Sieve Series.
Inventors
- 👤 Loretta K. Ciallella
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-25 21:40
CPC Classifications
C; C11; C11D; C11D3/00; C11D3/16; C11D3/37; C11D3/3703; C11D3/3715; C08; C08L; C08L67/00; C08L67/02; C08L67/025; C11D3/0005; C11D3/0036
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
73 words
A process for stabilizing soil release promoting polymers of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyoxyethylene terephthalate (POET) against deterioration and loss of soil release promoting properties on storage in contact with alkaline materials, such as alkaline builders for detergent compositions, which comprises heating such a polymer to melt it, mixing with such melt a water soluble alkali metal polyacrylate (APA), and converting the melt to solid particles, which contain mixed PET-POET and APA polymers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
73 words
A process for stabilizing soil release promoting polymers of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyoxyethylene terephthalate (POET) against deterioration and loss of soil release promoting properties on storage in contact with alkaline materials, such as alkaline builders for detergent compositions, which comprises heating such a polymer to melt it, mixing with such melt a water soluble alkali metal polyacrylate (APA), and converting the melt to solid particles, which contain mixed PET-POET and APA polymers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
78 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the PET-POET polymer is of a molecular weight in the range of about 15,000 to 50,000, the polyoxyethylene of the POET is of a molecular weight in the range of about 1,000 to 10,000, the molar ratio of ethylene terephthalate to POET units is within the range of 2:1 to 6:1, and the alkali metal polyacrylate is sodium polyacrylate of a molecular weight in the range of about 1,000 to 5,000.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process according to claim 2 wherein the temperature to which the polyethylene terephthalate-polyoxyethylene terephthalate polymer is heated is at least 70° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A process according to claim 3 wherein the temperature at which the PET-POET polymer and the sodium polyacrylate are mixed is within the range of 70° to 150° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
A process according to claim 4 wherein after mixing and melting of the polymers they are cooled to solidify the mix and the resulting solid is size reduced at a low temperature to make particles in which the PET-POET and sodium polyacrylate polymers are in intimate contact.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the proportion of PET-POET polymer to alkali metal polyacrylate in the particles is in the range of 2:1 to 8:1 and the particles are in the form of flakes or grinds.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 5 wherein the proportion of PET-POET polymer to sodium polyacrylate is about 4:1.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A stabilized soil release promoting PET-POET polymer which comprises particles obtained by making a melt of PET-POET polymer and water soluble alkali metal polyacrylate and converting it to particulate solid form.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
A stabilized soil release promoting PET-POET polymer which comprises particles obtained by making a melt of PET-POET polymer and water soluble alkali metal polyacrylate and converting it to particulate solid form.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
85 words
A stable particulate soil release promoting polymer of PET and POET, according to claim 8 wherein the PET-POET polymer is of a molecular weight in the range of 15,000 to 50,000, the polyoxyethylene of the POET is of a molecular weight in the range of 1,000 to 10,000, the molar ratio of ethylene terephthalate to POET units is within the range of 2:1 to 6:1 and the alkali metal polyacrylate is sodium polyacrylate of a molecular weight in the range of about 1,000 to 5,000.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
44 words
A particulate soil release promoting polymer according to claim 9, stabilized against deterioration and loss of soil release promoting properties on storage in contact with alkaline materials, wherein the proportion of PET-POET and sodium polyacrylate polymers is in the range of 2:1 to 8:1.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
A stabilized particulate soil release promoting polymer according to claim 10 wherein the proportion of PET-POET polymer to sodium polyacrylate polymer is about 4:1.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
29 words
A stabilized particulate soil release promoting polymer according to claim 11, which is of particle size such that it will pass through a No. 10 sieve (U.S. Sieve Series).
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