WO1998041560A1 - Apparatus and method for molding polyester articles having low acetaldehyde content directly from the melt formation using flash tank devolatilization - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for molding polyester articles. More particularly, the invention relates to an apparatus and a method for molding
- polyester articles having low acetaldehyde content using flash tank devolatilization having low acetaldehyde content using flash tank devolatilization.
- Polyesters are widely used in the manufacture of fibers, molded objects, films, sheeting, food trays, and food and beverage containers. These polymers are generally made by melt
- phase polymerization reactions which are well known in the art. It is common practice in
- Acetaldehyde which is continually formed as a by-product during the polymerization and subsequent melt processing of polyesters.
- Acetaldehyde is known to
- a three stage process has been generally used to produce polyester polymers. This
- an inert gas is used to strip acetaldehyde and other by-products from the pellets, producing pellets with a low acetaldehyde of about 1 ppm or less.
- the pellets are remelted and formed into a molded product, the acetaldehyde content in the
- polyester increases to an undesirable level of from about 8 ppm to about 10 ppm or more.
- PET polyethylene terephthalate
- devolatilization occurs through venting of a continuous screw conveyor, such as a single
- German Patent DE
- thermoplastic polyesters from thermoplastic polyesters.
- An inert gas is dispersed into the polyester by means of stationary pipeline mixers, and the polyester is degassed in an enlarged pipe segment under
- Japanese Application Hei 5-315154 describes a method and apparatus for water injection
- European Patent 0525748A1 describes a method and apparatus for removal of hydrocarbons from polymer slurries.
- U.S. Patent 3,470,070 describes a
- Patent No. 3,458,494 describes a flash tank apparatus for removing cyclohexane from
- U.S. Patent No. 4,728,701 describes the use of flash tank devolatilization for the removal of solvent and monomer from acrylate polymers after polymerization.
- U.S. Patent No. 4,294,652 describes the use of flash tank devolatilization for the removal of solvent and monomer from acrylate polymers after polymerization.
- Chem. Res 28, 1989, p. 1659) disclose the devolatilization performance of a flash tank in a
- the present invention provides an improved apparatus and a method of forming polyesters
- molten polyester is prepared by continuously reacting polyester precursors and injecting an
- acetaldehyde stripping agent which is inert to the polyester into the melt under pressure.
- polyester is then devolatilized in a flash tank under vacuum and molded directly from
- the invention provides an apparatus for producing molded thermoplastic articles comprising:
- said mixer being capable of forming a mixture of the molten polyester and the acetaldehyde stripping agent under superatmospheric pressure;
- said dies being capable of imparting a
- the invention also provides a method for producing molded polyester articles comprising: a) reacting polyester precursors and forming a molten polyester homopolymer or copolymer; b) continuously flowing the molten polyester from step (a) into a mixer, without
- polyester into a molding apparatus.
- Figure 1 shows a schematic representation of the process of the present invention.
- Figure 2 shows a schematic representation of an alternative embodiment wherein more
- FIG. 3 shows a schematic representation of another embodiment of the invention
- the invention provides an apparatus and a method to remove acetaldehyde from molten polyester polymers using flash tank devolatilization, optionally followed by direct molding
- the process of the invention involves the known initial steps of polyester formation by
- polyester polymers are prepared from monomers in a
- melt-phase and fed directly to at least one molding or other shaping machine without
- a polyester composition is prepared which may be
- a dibasic acid such as a dicarboxylic acid or a lower alkyl diester
- polyesters may be employed to form a polyester are terephthalic; isophthalic; phthalic; naphthalene
- naphthalene dicarboxylic acids include the 2,6-,
- 1,4-, 1,5-, or 2,7- isomers but the 1,2-, 1,3-, 1,6-, 1,7-, 1,8-, 2,3-, 2,4-, 2,5-, and/or 2,8-
- Dibasic acids may contain from about 2 to about 40 carbon
- dibasic acids include terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, naphthalene dicarboxylic acid, cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid and mixtures thereof.
- the dibasic acids may be used in acid form, acid anhydride form or as their esters such as the
- glycols which include glycols having from about 3 to about 10 carbon
- 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol may be in the cis or the trans form or
- glycols include ethylene glycol, 1,4-cyclohexane dimethanol diethylene glycol and mixtures thereof. Since one or more diesters may be reacted with one or more glycols, the polyester film of this invention is not limited to
- homopolyesters but also includes mixed polyesters such as copolyesters as well as
- Polymers that are particularly useful in this process include poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(ethylene naphthalenedicarboxylate), and copolyesters containing up to about 50
- contemplation of this invention preferred are those containing at least a major amount of
- polyethylene terephthalate the most preferred being completely polyethylene
- Polyethylene terephthalate is formed from a polymer produced by the
- One method for producing bis-(2- hydroxyethyl) terephthalate is by direct esterification of terephthalic acid with ethylene
- bis-(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate is by transesterification of dialkyl ester of terephthalic acid, preferably dimethyl terephthalate, with ethylene glycol.
- dialkyl ester of terephthalic acid preferably dimethyl terephthalate
- ethylene glycol preferably 1,3-bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate
- molecular proportions of ethylene glycol react with one molecular proportion of the dialkyl terephthalate. More preferably, more than two molecular proportions of ethylene
- transesterification reaction is conducted under conditions of elevated temperature.
- reaction can occur at atmospheric,
- reaction is an alkanol.
- methanol is
- the alkanol is then removed from the reaction product.
- polyesterification catalysts which may be used include
- titanium alkoxides dibutyl tin dilaurate, and antimony oxide or antimony triacetate, used
- reaction or may be added at any convenient point in the process.
- the heating may occur at a temperature as high as 325° C, if
- the final polyethylene terephthalate polymer may have an intrinsic
- the intrinsic viscosity of the polymer ranges from about 0.4 to about 1.0
- the polyethylene terephthalate employed in the present invention has an intrinsic viscosity of
- thermoplastic polyester containing polymers of this invention have a preferred melting
- Suitable for use as comonomers in polyester copolymers are such components as ethers,
- esters and partial esters of acrylic and methacrylic acid and of aromatic and aliphatic are esters and partial esters of acrylic and methacrylic acid and of aromatic and aliphatic
- additives can also be added into the melt, depending on the nature of the desired properties in the finished article.
- additives may include, but are not limited to, colorants, anti-oxidants, acetaldehyde reducing agents, stabilizers, e.g. uv and heat stabilizers, impact modifiers, polymerization catalyst deactivators, melt-strength enhancers, chain extenders, antistatic agents, lubricants, nucleating agents, solvents, fillers, plasticizers and the like.
- polyester homopolymer or copolymer precursors are first polymerized in a reactor 2. After polymerization, the molten polyester flows via a conduit 4 into a mixer 6 without intermediate solidification of the molten polyester, and generally has an inherent viscosity (IhV) generally ranging from about 0.5 to about 1.0, with a more preferred range of from about 0.7 to about 0.9.
- IhV inherent viscosity of the polymer as determined by a solution of 0.5 gram of polymer dissolved in 100 ml of a mixture of phenol (60% by volume) and tetrachloroethane (40%
- the mixer 6 is capable of forming mixtures of the molten polyester and an acetaldehyde stripping agent under superatmospheric pressure. Suitable mixers include a static mixer, a gear pump, a single or multi-screw extruder, all of which are well known in the art.
- An acetaldehyde stripping agent is injected into the mixer 6 by an injection nozzle 5 at a rate of about 1.0 SCF/lb of the polymer or less.
- the activity of the mixer forms a multitude of small gas bubbles in the molten polyester.
- the acetaldehyde and other byproducts present in the polyester diffuse into the gas.
- Suitable stripping agents which are inert to the polyester include nitrogen, carbon dioxide, Ci to C hydrocarbons, dehumidified air, and the noble gases.
- the more preferred stripping agents are carbon dioxide and nitrogen.
- the polyester ranges from about 255°C to about 290°C.
- polyester-stripping agent mixture flows into a flash tank 10 for
- Devolatilization is conducted under vacuum conditions to remove
- vacuum maintained in the flash tank 10 ranges from about 5 mm Hg to about 50 mm Hg.
- the mixture flows from the mixer to the flash tank through conduit 8 into an upper
- the dies 14 can optionally be arranged in a manifold configuration as shown
- any accumulated gas, vapor, or acetaldehyde within the flash tank 10 are released through a vent 12.
- the polymer is collected at the bottom of the flash tank and
- the residence time is dictated by the flow rate of the polymer and the time it takes for the polymer to fall from the die to the bottom of the tank. The most
- the collected polyester is sent along line 16 to a pumping or injecting means 18, which may comprise an extractor screw, which draws the collected polyester from the bottom of flash tank 10.
- a pumping or injecting means 18 which may comprise an extractor screw, which draws the collected polyester from the bottom of flash tank 10.
- the polyester then flows from pumping or
- the pumping or injecting means 18 can be a ram accumulator, a gear
- a gear pump has the advantage of relatively low shear and low
- extruder could be used to pump the melt although residence times and acetaldehyde
- a vented extruder has the advantage of allowing one last
- a second stripping agent can be added into the extruder to further
- compositions of the invention are useful for manufacturing
- the articles may also comprise articles suitable for the packaging of goods or pelletized polyester which may be packaged and sold. Molding may be generally done in apparatuses such as ram
- ram accumulators When utilizing ram accumulators, it is preferred that they be arranged in pairs. Upon filling of one of the rams, a valve is closed and the ram forces the molten polymer
- accumulator ram in injecting polymer into the mold, the other is being filled from the melt stream.
- the accumulators alternate between being filled and then injecting polymer into
- the final concentration of acetaldehyde in the molded articles will preferably be less than about 5 ppm, and more preferably less than about 3 ppm.
- FIG 3 shows an alternative embodiment of the invention. Instead of continuously
- the polyester may optionally flow into a second flash tank 44, maintained under the same vacuum conditions
- Pumping or injecting means 18 may comprises an extractor
- the polyester flows from flash tank 10, along line 16, which
- the dies 46 may optionally be arranged in a manifold configuration as
- the two flash tanks would generally be needed to move polymer between the two flash tanks
- the molten polyester may optionally
- the molten polyester may be
- the dies 14 and 34 which impart a back pressure to
- mixer 6 and 26 may optionally be arranged in a manifold configuration.
- the dies 14 and 26 may optionally be arranged in a manifold configuration.
- the different devolatilization lines may have different additives such as colorants or
- twin screw extruder may be preferred as mixer 6 or 26 to incur additional polymerization
- Each optional devolatilization line may also produce a different copolymer, such as
- PET/PEN or PET/PCT by adding the additional polymer component in the twin screw
- additional polymer component may be fed into the twin screw extruder via a satellite
- extruder using pre-pelletized homopolymer or it may be pumped in from a separate
- an acetaldehyde reducing agent may optionally be added to reduce the amount of acetaldehyde in the polyester.
- acetaldehyde reducing agent may also be added to the devolatilized polyester after it is
- the preferred amount is less than about
- acetaldehyde reducing agents include, but are not limited to, polyamides and polyesteramides.
- a mixing section designed to thoroughly mix the additive with the polymer should be provided. Residence time in this
- section should typically be less than about 20 seconds.
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