Process for making poly(glycolic acid) for containers and films with reduced gas permeability
申请人:DAK AMERICAS LLC
公开号:US11155677B2
公开(公告)日:2021-10-26
A process for making a high molecular weight poly(hydroxy acid) polymer having good thermal stability and a weight average molecular weight of >100,000 by GPC. The process includes mixing glycolic acid and/or lactic acid, and a diol or di-acid initiator, and at least one multifunctional initiator to form a liquid monomer mixture in an agitated polycondensation reactor. Polycondensing to form a liquid reaction mixture comprising a pre-polymer having a weight average molecular weight of >10,000 by GPC, and greater than 80% by mole hydroxyl or carboxyl end-group termination, then crystallizing to form a first solid reaction mixture. Then solid state polycondensing the solid reaction mixture to form a solid reaction mixture having a moisture level less than 50 ppm by weight. Then mixing the solid reaction mixture with an appropriate reactive coupling agent in a melting and mixing extruder to couple and form the reaction mixture and form the poly(hydroxy acid) polymer.
一种制造高分子量聚(羟基酸)聚合物的工艺,该聚合物具有良好的热稳定性,通过 GPC 测定其重量平均分子量大于 100,000。该工艺包括在搅拌缩聚反应器中混合乙醇酸和/或乳酸、二元醇或二元酸引发剂以及至少一种多功能引发剂,形成液态单体混合物。缩聚形成液体反应混合物,该混合物包含预聚物,其 GPC 平均分子量大于 10,000,羟基或羧基端基终止分子量大于 80%(摩尔),然后结晶形成第一种固态反应混合物。然后对固体反应混合物进行固态缩聚,形成水分含量小于 50 ppm(按重量计)的固体反应混合物。然后在熔融混合挤压机中将固体反应混合物与适当的活性偶联剂混合,使反应混合物偶联并形成聚羟基酸聚合物。