Polyplastics Co., Ltd.

Yukihiko Kageyama

Kenji Hijikata

Toshio Nakane

Hiroaki Konuma

Noriyuki Hayashi

Keiichi Kanaka

Michiro Naka

Makoto Iiyama

Toshihiro Kobashi

Kuniaki Kawaguchi

Michirou Naka

Katsuhiko Takahashi

Tatsuya Saito

Fusayoshi Fujii

A novel wholly aromatic polyester capable of forming an anisotropic melt phase is provided. Such polyester has been demonstrated to be capable of forming quality molded articles having a combination of excellent heat resistance and mechanical properties. The resulting polyester further is capable of readily being melt processed while using conventional equipment. Four essential recurring units are present in the polyester of the present invention wherein (I) is derived from 2,6-napthalenedicarboxylic acid and/or 4,4'-biphenyldicarboxylicacid; (II) is derived from another dicarboxylic acid (as defined) such as terephthalic acid; and (III) is derived from aromatic diols (as defined) such as 1,4-dihydroxybenzene and 4,4'-dihydroxybiphenyl; and (IV) is derived from another aromatic diol (as defined), such as 4,4'-dihydroxydiphenyl ether. In a preferred embodiment, an inorganic filler is dispersed therein. Molded articles exhibiting highly satisfactory tensile strengths, tensile elongations, and tensile moduli are made possible when melt processing the wholly aromatic polyester.

Aromatic polyester and polyester resin composition

A silicon-containing polyacetal copolymer comprises silicone oil units having the formula (A) and polyacetal units: ##STR1## where R.sub.1 is an alkyl or phenyl group; R.sub.2 is a divalent organic group; X is a group selected from among --NH.sub.2, --OH, ##STR2## --R.sub.4 OH, --R.sub.5 COOH, --R.sub.6 COOR.sub.7, --R.sub.8 and OR.sub.9, where R.sub.3 is a divalent organic group, R.sub.4 .about.R.sub.6 are alkylene groups having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, R.sub.7 .about.R.sub.9 alkyl groups having 1 to 10 carbon atoms 1.about.10, and n is a number between 5.about.1000.

Silicon containing polyacetal copolymer and manufacturing method thereof

A polyester exhibiting melt anisotropy and improved thermal stability is provided which consists essentially of structural units represented by the formulas (i) to (iii), wherein: ##STR1## wherein Ar.sub.1 is 1,4-phenylene and/or 2,6-naphthalene, Ar.sub.2 is 2,6-naphthalene and/or 2,7-naphthalene, and X.sub.3 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon containing 2 to 8 carbon atoms.

Polyester which exhibits melt anisotropy

A transparent polyester container is produced by melt-molding a copolyester resin containing 75 to 98 molar % of repeating units of an ester of terephthalic acid with 1,4-butanediol with the balance mainly containing repeating units of an ester of terephthalic acid with an alkylene oxide adduct of a bisphenol compound, rapidly cooling the molding to prepare a sheet having a low crystallinity, maturing the sheet at a temperature selected so as to meet a requirement represented by the following formula (1) to prepare a sheet satisfying a requirement represented by the following formula (2) and subjecting the sheet to thermoforming through the use of a cavity mold at a temperature falling within a range represented by the following formula (3):

Thermoforming process for forming a sheet of polybutylene terephthalate

An improved easily processable wholly aromatic polyester exhibiting melt anisotropy and excellent thermal stability is provided which consists essentially of the structural units (i) to (iii) wherein: ##STR1## and wherein Ar.sub.1 is 1,4-phenylene, Ar.sub.2 is 2,6-naphthalene and 2,7-naphthalene, and Ar.sub.3 is 1,4-phenylene and/or 4,4'-biphenylene.

Easily processable, wholly aromatic polyester

An improved polyester exhibiting melt anisotropy and excellent thermal stability is provided which consists essentially of the structural units (I) to (III) wherein: ##STR1## wherein Ar.sub.1 is 1,4-phenylene, Ar.sub.2 is a mixed system of 2,6-naphthalene and 2,7-naphthalene, and Ar.sub.3 is an aromatic ring containing 6 or more carbon atoms, the unit (I) accounting for 15 to 90 mole percent and the unit (II) for 20 to 70 mole percent of the total amount of the structural units, and the percentage of 2,7-naphthalene to the total amount of Ar.sub.2 in the unit (II) being between 10 and 90 mole percent.

Polyester film has a thickness of between 10 to 500 .mu.m and exhibits excellent tear strength retention against thermal history conditions. The film is prepared from a resin composition which includes 100 parts by weight of a polyester consisting essentially of alkylene terephthalate groups as the main recurring units in the polymer chain and between 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of a bisoxazoline compound incorporated thereinto. The film is usefully employed as a sterilizing bag or as a food-packaging material and can be laminated to anther sheet of film or to paper.

Tear-resistant polyester film and laminated sheets comprised of the same

A resin composition, being useful for coating on electric wire, comprises an aromatic polyester, a halogenated compound such as diol, diglycidyl and dicarboxylic acid and a di-heterocyclic compound.

Flame-retardant resin composition and electric wire

A process for producing a transparent film includes forming a melt from a copolyester having structural units represented by the following formulas I and II, respectively: ##STR1## wherein R groups may be the same or different from each other are each selected from the group consisting of

Processes for producing transparent copolyester films

A halogen-containing polyester resin composition comprises a flame retardant aromatic polyester copolymer having a halogen content of 0.5-30% by weight which is produced by condensation polymerization reaction of:

Electric wire coated with a halogen-containing polyester resin

A novel polyester is provided which forms an anisotropic melt phase in combination with good heat resistance and melt-processability. The polyester is formed from a combination of appropriate concentrations of four essential constituent units (as described). In a particularly preferred embodiment the polyester is derived from p-acetoxybenzoic acid, 4,4'-diacetoxydiphenyl, 2,2-propylidenebis(1,4-phenylene), and terephthalic acid. The resulting polyester is well suited to injection molding to form superior three-dimensional articles, fibers and films.

Polyester resin exhibiting anisotropy in a molten state and resin

A polymer such as polyester is modified with reaction with a modifier of a compound having the formula: ##STR1## in which X is halogen, Y.sub.1 and Y.sub.2 are a three- to eight-membered ring, Z is a divalent organic group and n is 1 or more.

Resin modifier and modified resin

A wholly aromatic polyester is composed of naphthalene dicarboxylic acid units comprising 5 to 95 mole % of the unit having the formula (1) and 95 to 5 mole % of the unit having the formula (2) and aromatic diol units having the formula (3). It is improved in heat resistance and may be blended with a filler. ##STR1##

Wholly aromatic polyester from mixture of naphthalene dicarboxylic acid

A halogen-containing polyester resin composition having an improved stable flexibility and flame retardency which comprises a bislactam compound and a flame-resisting aromatic polyester copolymers containing halogen at a ratio of 0.5 to 30% by weight, said copolymers being by the poly-condensation of

Halogen-contained polyester resin composite and electric wire

A polyester resin composition exhibiting improved heat-resistant flexibility including (A) a polyester copolymer which is the polycondensation reaction product of (a) an aromatic dicarboxylic acid or an ester-forming derivative thereof, (b) an aliphatic glycol, and (c) between 0.001 to 1.0 mole %, based upon component (a), of a branch-forming compound, and (B) between 0.1 to 10% by weight (based on the total weight of the composition) of a bisoxazoline compound.

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Yukihiko Kageyama