IP Library Granted Patent US 9,056,979
Granted Patent B2
US 9,056,979 · App. 14/074,772 · Granted Jun 16, 2015

Biodegradable polyester mixture

Inventors: Xin Yang (Shanghai, CN); Jörg Auffermann (Freinsheim, DE); Carsten Sinkel (Mannheim, DE); Jerome Lohmann (Landau, DE); Robert Loos (Ludwigshafen, DE); Gabriel Skupin (Speyer, DE); Andreas Künkel (Neustadt, DE); Lars Börger (Ludwigshafen, DE)
Assignee: BASF SE
C08L67/02C08L67/03C08L67/00C08K3/00B32B1/08B29D23/00B29D22/00B29C65/00C08J5/18C08G63/00
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Patent No.
US 9,056,979
App. No.
14/074,772
Granted
Jun 16, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a biodegradable polyester mixture comprising 45 to 95 wt %, based on the total weight of polyester I and II, of a polyester I constructed from an aliphatic C 9 -C 18 dicarboxylic acid or a C 9 -C 18 dicarboxylic acid derivative; terephthalic acid or a terephthalic acid derivative; a C 3 -C 6 diol; an at least trihydric alcohol; and a chain extender. The biodegradable polyester mixture further comprises 5 to 55 wt %, based on the total weight of polyester I and II, of a polyester II constructed from an aliphatic C 4 -C 6 dicarboxylic acid or a C 4 -C 6 dicarboxylic acid derivative; terephthalic acid or a terephthalic acid derivative; a C 3 -C 6 diol; an at least trihydric alcohol; and a chain extender. The biodegradable polyester mixture further comprises 10 to 25 wt %, based on the total weight, of calcium carbonate; and 3 to 15 wt %, based on the total weight, of talc.

Claims (29)

1. A biodegradable polyester mixture comprising:

i) 45 to 95 wt %, based on the total weight of components i and ii, of a polyester I constructed from:

a-1) 40 to 70 mol %, based on components a and b, of an aliphatic C 9 -C 18 dicarboxylic acid or of a C 9 -C 18 dicarboxylic acid derivative;

b-1) 30 to 60 mol %, based on components a and b, of terephthalic acid or of a terephthalic acid derivative;

c-1) 98 to 100 mol %, based on components a and b, of a C 3 -C 6 diol;

d-1) 0 to 2 wt %, based on the total weight of components a to e, of an at least trihydric alcohol; and

e-1) 0 to 2 wt %, based on the total weight of components a to e, of a chain extender;

ii) 5 to 55 wt %, based on the total weight of components i and ii, of a polyester II constructed from:

a-2) 40 to 70 mol %, based on components a and b, of an aliphatic C 4 -C 6 dicarboxylic acid or of a C 4 -C 6 dicarboxylic acid derivative;

b-2) 30 to 60 mol %, based on components a and b, of terephthalic acid or of a terephthalic acid derivative;

c-2) 98 to 100 mol %, based on components a and b, of a C 3 -C 6 diol;

d-2) 0 to 2 wt %, based on the total weight of components through e, of an at least trihydric alcohol; and

e-2) 0 to 2 wt %, based on the total weight of components a to e, of a chain extender;

iii) 10 to 25 wt %, based on the total weight of the polymer mixture i to iv, of calcium carbonate; and

iv) 3 to 15 wt %, based on the total weight of the polymer mixture i to iv, of talc.

2. The biodegradable polyester mixture according to claim 1 comprising from 0.1 to 1.5 wt %, based on the total weight of the polymer mixture, of one or more than one stabilizer, nucleating agent, glide and release agent, surfactant, wax, antistat, antifoggant, dye, pigment, UV absorber, UV stabilizer, or other plastics additive.

3. A shopping bag, compost bag, or inliner for a biowaste bin comprising the polyester mixture according to claim 1 .

4. An agriproduct selected from the group consisting of mulch films, covering films, bead foam for soil aeration, silo films, slit film tapes, wovens, nonwovens, clips, textiles, threads, fishing nets, secondary packaging, heavy-duty bags, and flowerpots, said agriproduct comprising the polyester mixture according to claim 1 .

5. The biodegradable polyester mixture according to claim 1 wherein said diacid component a-1 of polyester I is sebacic acid or a sebacic acid derivative.

6. The biodegradable polyester mixture according to claim 5 wherein said diacid component a-2 of polyester II is adipic acid or an adipic acid derivative.

7. The biodegradable polyester mixture according to claim 1 wherein said diacid component a-2 of polyester II is adipic acid or an adipic acid derivative.

8. The biodegradable polyester mixture according to claim 7 further comprising an added 0 to 50 wt %, based on the total weight of the polymer mixture, of one or more polymers v) selected from the group consisting of polylactic acid, polycaprolactone, polyhydroxyalkanoate, starch, and polyester prepared from an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid and an aliphatic dihydroxy compound.

9. The biodegradable polyester mixture according to claim 8 further comprising from 5 to 45 wt %, based on the total weight of the polymer mixture, of polycaprolactone (PCL) or of an aliphatic polyester selected from the group consisting of polybutylene succinate (PBS), polybutylene adipate (PBA), polybutylene succinate adipate (PBSA), polybutylene succinate sebacate (PBSSe), polybutylene sebacate (PBSe), polyethylene succinate (PES) and polycaprolactone (PCL).

10. The biodegradable polyester mixture according to claim 9 comprising from 0.1 to 1.5 wt %, based on the total weight of the polymer mixture, of one or more than one stabilizer, nucleating agent, glide and release agent, surfactant, wax, antistat, antifoggant, dye, pigment, UV absorber, UV stabilizer, or other plastics additive.

11. The biodegradable polyester mixture according to claim 1 further comprising an added 0 to 50 wt %, based on the total weight of the polymer mixture, of one or more polymers v) selected from the group consisting of polylactic acid, polycaprolactone, polyhydroxyalkanoate, starch, and polyester prepared from an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid and an aliphatic dihydroxy compound.

12. The biodegradable polyester mixture according to claim 11 further comprising from 5 to 45 wt %, based on the total weight of the polymer mixture, of polycaprolactone (PCL) or of an aliphatic polyester selected from the group consisting of polybutylene succinate (PBS), polybutylene adipate (PBA), polybutylene succinate adipate (PBSA), polybutylene succinate sebacate (PBSSe), polybutylene sebacate (PBSe), polyethylene succinate (PES) and polycaprolactone (PCL).

13. The biodegradable polyester mixture according to claim 12 comprising from 0.1 to 1.5 wt %, based on the total weight of the polymer mixture, of one or more than one stabilizer, nucleating agent, glide and release agent, surfactant, wax, antistat, antifoggant, dye, pigment, UV absorber, UV stabilizer, or other plastics additive.

14. The biodegradable polyester mixture according to claim 11 further comprising from 5 to 45 wt %, based on the total weight of the polymer mixture, of starch and/or of a polyhydroxyalkanoate.

15. The biodegradable polyester mixture according to claim 11 further comprising from 5 to 25 wt %, based on the total weight of the polymer mixture, of polylactic acid.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2013
From: YANG, XIN; AUFFERMANN, JORG; SINKEL, CARSTEN; LOHMANN, JEROME; LOOS, ROBERT; SKUPIN, GABRIEL; KUNKEL, ANDREAS; BORGER, LARS
To: BASF SE
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61726606 · Nov 15, 2012
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