The present invention relates to a
polyamide (PA) comprising recurring units X, Y, and Z and is represented by the following formula (1): wherein—nx, ny and nz are respectively the mole percent (mol. %) of each recurring units X, Y and Z; —10 mol %≤nx≤90 mol %; —0 mol %≤ny≤90 mol %; —0 mol %≤nz≤90 mol %; —nx+ny+nz≤100 mol. %; and—at least one of ny and nz is greater than 0 mol. %, and wherein—R1 is selected from the group consisting of a
hydrogen, an
alkyl, or an
aryl—R′i, at each location, is independently selected from the group consisting of an
alkyl, an
aryl, an alkali or
alkaline earth metal sulfonate, an
alkyl sulfonate, and a
quaternary ammonium; —i is an integer from 0 to 10; —R2 is selected from the group consisting of a bond, a C1-C15 alkyl and a C6-C30
aryl, optionally comprising one or more heteroatoms (e.g. O, N or S) and optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of
halogen, hydroxy (—OH), sulfo (—SO3M), C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 alkylthio, C1-C6 acyl, formyl, cyano, C6-C15 aryloxy and C6-C15 aryl; —R3 is selected from the group consisting of a C1-C20 alkyl, a phenyl, an indanyl, and a napthyl, optionally comprising one or more heteroatoms (e.g. O, N or S) and optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of
halogen, hydroxy (—OH), sulfo (—SO3M), C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 alkylthio, C1-C6 acyl, formyl, cyano, C6-C15 aryloxy and C6-C15 aryl; and—R4 is selected from the group consisting of a linear or branched C6-C14 alkyl, optionally comprising one or more heteroatoms (e.g. O, N or S) and optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of a
halogen, hydroxy (—OH), sulfo (—SO3M), C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 alkylthio, C1-C6 acyl, formyl, cyano, and C6-C15 aryloxy and C6-C15 aryl; and—M in each of R2 to R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, Na, K, Li, Ag, Zn, Mg and Ca; with the provisios that—if recurring unit Y is formed from the condensation of p-
xylylene diamine and a C12
dicarboxylic acid then: —30 mol %≤nx≤90 mol %; —0 mol %≤ny≤70 mol %; and—0 mol %≤nz≤70 mol %; —nx+ny+nz≤100 mol. %; and—If recurring unit Y is formed from the condensation of
terephthalic acid with a
diamine, R2 is selected from the group consisting of a bond, a C1-C9 alkyl, a C11-C15 alkyl, and a C6-C30 aryl, optionally comprising one or more heteroatoms (e.g. O, N or S) and optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxy (—OH), sulfo (—SO3M), C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 alkylthio, C1-C6 acyl, formyl, cyano, C6-C15 aryloxy and C6-C15 aryl.