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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
May. 31, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sukhendu Bikash Hait, Tuscaloosa, AL (US);
Mohan Mark Amaratunga, Clifton Park, NY (US);
David Paul Mobley, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G 6/400 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G 6/400 ;
Abstract
A method for preparing a polyestercarbonate copolymer using solid state polymerization and polyestercarbonates prepared thereby is described. The method comprises preparing a mixture comprising partially crystalline bisphenol A polycarbonate oligomer and hydroxy acids, aliphatic diacids, cycloaliphatic diacids, aromatic diacids or aromatic triacids and subjecting that mixture to solid state polymerization to afford a polyestercarbonate copolymer.