Polyethylene naphthalate is a polyester resin that is highly useful in numerous applications. For instance, polyethylene naphthalate can be molded into a wide variety of products which have outstanding properties. However, polyethylene naphthalate does not crystallize rapidly at temperatures which are normally used in molding operations. This invention discloses a modified polyethylene naphthalate which crystallizes rapidly at much lower temperatures than does polyethylene naphthalate homopolymer. The modified polyethylene naphthalates of this invention contain a small amount of polyether glycol. This invention more specifically relates to a polyester comprised of repeat units which are derived from (a) a naphthalate dicarboxylic acid and (b) a diol component which is comprised of (1) at least one glycol containing from 2 to 12 carbon atoms and (2) from about 1 to about 12 weight percent of at least one polyether glycol based upon the total weight of the polymer.
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甲酸乙二醇酯是一种聚酯
树脂,在许多应用中都非常有用。例如,聚
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甲酸乙二醇酯可以模塑成各种具有出色性能的产品。然而,聚
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甲酸乙二醇酯在模塑操作通常使用的温度下不会迅速结晶。本发明公开了一种改性聚
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甲酸乙二醇酯,它能在比聚
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甲酸乙二醇酯均聚物低得多的温度下迅速结晶。本发明的改性聚
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甲酸乙二醇酯含有少量聚醚二醇。本发明更具体地涉及一种由重复单元组成的聚酯,重复单元来源于(a)
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甲酸和(b)二元醇组分,二元醇组分包括(1)至少一种含有 2 至 12 个碳原子的
乙二醇和(2)至少一种聚醚
乙二醇(以聚合物总重量为基准),其重量百分比约为 1 至 12。