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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2003
Applicant:
Richard Gill Bonner, Kingsport, TN (US);
Inventor:
Richard Gill Bonner, Kingsport, TN (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 67/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Strands of molten polyethylene terephthalate (PET) from a PET polycondensation reactor are solidified, pelletized, and cooled only to a temperature in the range of 50° C. to a temperature near the polymer Tg by contact with water. The still hot pellets are conveyed, optionally followed by drying to remove water, to a PET crystallizer. By avoiding cooling the amorphous pellets to room temperature with water and cool air, significant savings of energy are realized.