US5637631A
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Preparation process of degradable polymer
Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals Inc
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Filing: 1995-11-06
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Granted: 1997-06-10
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Expires: 2015-11-06
Abstract
Abstract A process for preparing a degradable copolymer of aliphatic polyester comprising the steps of reacting two or more kinds of aliphatic polyester homopolymer in the presence of a catalyst in a reaction mixture containing an organic solvent, and a degradable copolymer of aliphatic polyester obtained by said preparation process. The copolymers exhibits high transparency in addition to excellent strength and elongation, can be processed into various molded articles and formed items such as films and filaments, and can provide heat resistance by heat treatment of said molded articles and formed items. The copolymer can be suitably utilized for processed articles such as a film, breathable film, sheet, textile, monofilament, multifilament, yarn, non-woven fabric, flat yarn, staple, crimped fiber, ribbed tape, split yarn, conjugate fiber, laminate, blow-bottle, sheet, stretched sheet, foam and net.
Inventors
- 👤 Ikumi Kitada
- 👤 Chojiro Higuchi
- 👤 Masanobu Ajioka
- 👤 Akihiro Yamaguchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 12:20
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G63/00; C08G63/78; C08G63/02; C08G63/06; C08G63/08; C08G63/12; C08G63/60; C08G63/81
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
35 words
A process for preparing a degradable copolymer of aliphatic polyester comprising reacting two or more kinds of an aliphatic polyester homopolymer in the presence of a catalyst in a reaction mixture containing an organic solvent.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
35 words
A process for preparing a degradable copolymer of aliphatic polyester comprising reacting two or more kinds of an aliphatic polyester homopolymer in the presence of a catalyst in a reaction mixture containing an organic solvent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
The process for preparing the degradable copolymer of aliphatic polyester according to claim 1 wherein a portion or most of the organic solvent is removed from the reaction mixture and an additional organic solvent which has water content less than or equal to water content of the removed organic solvent is charged to the reaction system.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The process for preparing the degradable copolymer of aliphatic polyester according to claim 2 wherein the organic solvent removed from the reaction mixture is dehydrated by coming into contact with a drying agent and is returned to the reaction system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process for preparing the degradable copolymer of aliphatic polyester according to claim 3 wherein the drying agent is a molecular sieve, an ion exchange resin, diphosphorus pentoxide or a metal hydride.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process for preparing the degradable copolymer of aliphatic polyester according to claim 2 wherein the additional organic solvent has water content of 50 ppm or less.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process for preparing the degradable copolymer of aliphatic polyester according to claim 1 wherein the organic solvent is an ether solvent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
66 words
The process for preparing the degradable copolymer of aliphatic polyester according to claim I wherein the two or more kinds of the aliphatic polyester homopolymer are a high molecular weight aliphatic polyester homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 or more and are selected from the group consisting of aliphatic polyester prepared from hydroxycarboxylic acid and aliphatic polyester prepared from diol and dicarboxylic acid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process for preparing the degradable copolymer of aliphatic polyester according to claim 7 wherein the two or more kinds of the aliphatic polyester homopolymer are polylactic acid and polybutylene succinate or polycaprolactone.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
A degradable copolymer of aliphatic polyester obtained by the process according to claim 1.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process for preparing the degradable copolymer of aliphatic polyester according to claim 1 wherein the organic solvent is a hydrocarbon solvent.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process for preparing the degradable copolymer of aliphatic polyester according to claim 1 wherein the organic solvent is a halogenated solvent.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process for preparing the degradable copolymer of aliphatic polyester according to claim 1 wherein the organic solvent is a ketone solvent.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process for preparing the degradable copolymer of aliphatic polyester according to claim 1 wherein the organic solvent is a thio ether solvent.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process for preparing the degradable copolymer of aliphatic polyester according to claim I wherein the organic solvent is a ester solvent.
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