398 results about "Isosorbide" patented technology

A polyester polymer and method for making the polyester, wherein the polyester is prepared by (1) combining in a reactor a monomer containing a diacid moiety; a monomer comprising a diol moiety; and a monomer containing an isosorbide moiety; with a condensation catalyst suitable for condensing aromatic diacids and diols; and (2) heating the monomers and catalyst to polymerize the monomers to yield a polyester having an inherent viscosity of at least about 0.15 dL/g.

A sheet made of a polyester which includes monomer units of terephthaloyl moieties, ethylene glycol moieties and isosorbide moieties is described. The polyester has an inherent viscosity of at least about 0.35 dL/g when measured as a 1% (weight/volume) solution of said polyester in o-chlorophenol at a temperature of 25 DEG C. The present invention also relates to a method of making the polyester sheet described above and a method of thermoforming the sheet into articles.

A polyester container made from a polymer having ethylene glycol moieties, isosorbide moieties and terepthaloyl moieties, and the method of making the container is described. The polyester container is suitable for holding liquids and solids, and may be hot-filled or cold-filled. In particular, wide-mouth jars and narrow-necked bottles may be formed. The polyester has an inherent viscosity of at least 0.35 dL/g when measured as a 1% (weight/volume) solution of the polyester in o-chlorophenol at a temperature of 25 DEG C.

This invention relates to a process for producing a polyester comprising the steps of:

• • (g) obtaining an aqueous homogenous solution of isosorbide;
  • (h) feeding the aqueous homogenous solution of step (a) into a reactor;
  • (i) feeding one or more glycols and one or more dicarboxylic acids either into the aqueous solution of step (a) or into the reactor of step (b) either prior to, during and/or subsequent to step (b);
  • (j) esterifying the reactor contents at sufficient temperatures and pressures, and optionally in the presence of suitable catalysts, to effect esterification;
  • (k) forming a prepolymer; and
  • (l) polycondensing the prepolymer at sufficient temperatures and pressures in the presence of a suitable catalyst to effect polycondensation to form a polyester.

A polyester resin copolymerized with isosorbide and 1,4-cyclohexane dimethanol and having an improved impact strength, and a method for preparing the same are disclosed. The copolymerized polyester resin has an alternating structure of acid moieties which are derived from acid components and diol moieties which are derived from diol components, wherein the acid components comprise terephthalic acid, and the diol components comprise (i) 5˜99 mol % of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol and (ii) 1˜60 mol % of isosorbide with respect to the total diol components.

This invention provides a new, biomass-derived glycol, bis(2-hydroxyethyl)isosorbide, which is found to be a valuable monomer for a wide variety of polymeric materials.

Novel thermoset epoxy polymers using the bisglycidyl ethers of anhydrosugars, such as isosorbide, isomannide, and isoidide, are disclosed. The bisglycidyl ethers are useful as substitutes for bisphenol A in the manufacture of thermoset epoxy ethers. The anhydrosugars are derived from renewable sources and the bisglycidyl ethers are not xenoestrogenic and the thermoset curing agents are likewise derived form renewable resources.

The invention includes methods of producing dianhydrosugars. A polyol is reacted in the presence of a first catalyst to form a monocyclic sugar. The monocyclic sugar is transferred to a second reactor where it is converted to a dianhydrosugar alcohol in the presence of a second catalyst. The invention includes a process of forming isosorbide. An initial reaction is conducted at a first temperature in the presence of a solid acid catalyst. The initial reaction involves reacting sorbitol to produce 1,4-sorbitan, 3,6-sorbitan, 2,5-mannitan and 2,5-iditan. Utilizing a second temperature, the 1,4-sorbitan and 3,6-sorbitan are converted to isosorbide. The invention includes a method of purifying isosorbide from a mixture containing isosorbide and at least one additional component. A first distillation removes a first portion of the isosorbide from the mixture. A second distillation is then conducted at a higher temperature to remove a second portion of isosorbide from the mixture.

The above-described and other deficiencies of the art are met by a method of making a polycarbonate polymer comprising isosorbide carbonate units, comprising melt reacting a dihydroxy compound comprising an isosorbide of the general formula (2a):

and an activated carbonate, in the presence of a catalyst consisting essentially of a sodium salt capable of providing a hydroxide ion, wherein the polycarbonate polymer comprises greater than or equal to 50 mol % isosorbide carbonate units, and wherein the polycarbonate polymer has a Mw of greater than or equal to about 40,000 g/mol as determined by gel-permeation chromatography relative to polystyrene standards. Polycarbonates comprising the isosorbide carbonate unit, including isosorbide homopolycarbonate and an isosorbide-based polyester-polycarbonate, are also disclosed, as are a thermoplastic composition and an article including the isosorbide-based polycarbonate polymer.

The present invention provides a process to produce isosorbide-containing polyesters. The process allows for higher isosorbide incorporation than previously found while maintaining high polymeric molecular weights.

A novel method for the synthesis of ethers of anhydrosugars, such as isosorbide, isomannide, and isoidide, is disclosed. The bisglycidyl ethers are useful as substitutes for bisphenol A in the manufacture of thermoset epoxy ethers. Anhydrosugar ethers are derived from renewable sources and are not xenoestrogenic. Higher alkyl and aralkyl ethers are stable high-boiling oils that are good plasticizers for materials such as PVC.

The invention discloses a method for preparing isosorbide by taking supported heteropoly acid as a catalyst. Sorbitol from a biological radical is used as a raw material to prepare the isosorbide directly through dehydration reaction. The method comprises the following steps: putting the catalyst into a constant temperature section of a fixed-bed reactor; introducing a reactant sorbitol solution into a reactor, and performing reaction through a catalyst bed after gasification; and separating a mixture obtained after the reaction to obtain the isosorbide. The method has simple operation process of the reaction, low production cost and light environmental pollution; the selectivity and yield of the isosorbide reaches up to 75.2 percent and 71.4 percent respectively, and the catalyst is easy to separate and recycle; and the method is a novel method which meets industrial demands and has strong practicality.

Starch plasticized, wholly or in part, with isosorbide, isomannide, isoidide, or a mixture thereof is disclosed. Blends of the plasticized starch and a synthetic polymer, like a polyolefin, also are disclosed.

Provided herein are polymeric compositions that are suitable protected from UV-induced discoloration and degradation. Such resins comprise an isosorbide polymer and one or more hindered amines. These resin compositions are useful in the manufacture of various shaped, formed and/or molded articles.

The invention relates to a preparation technique of isosorbide, belonging to the technical field of pharmacy. In the preparation technique, solid sorbitol is used as the raw material, a mixture of perfluoro-sulfonic acid resin and palladium on carbon is used as the catalyst, and hydrogen is used as an anti-carbonation agent to prepare the non-carbonized light-colored isosorbide reaction liquid; and low-temperature concentration and solvent crystallization are utilized to substitute the original high-temperature distillation. The preparation technique comprises the following steps: dehydration reaction, neutralization decolorization, electrodialysis desalination, water removal by concentration, extraction crystallization, freeze-drying, and quality inspection and packaging (after the product is qualified in inspection, packaging, and warehousing as the finished product). The invention can prevent carbonization and prevent the reaction liquid from becoming dark, thereby enhancing the utilization ratio of the raw material; most calcium salts are precipitated due to low solubility, and the electric conductivity of the reaction liquid is low, thereby being beneficial to subsequent extraction; and the invention overcomes the defect of high energy consumption in the high-temperature distillation technique, and the quality of the prepared isosorbide is more excellent.

An image is formed via positive/negative reversal on organic solvent development using a photoresist film comprising a polymer comprising recurring units of isosorbide (meth)acrylate in which one hydroxyl group of isosorbide is bonded to form (meth)acrylate and the other hydroxyl group is substituted with an acid labile group and an acid generator. The resist film is characterized by a high dissolution contrast between the unexposed and exposed regions. The photoresist film is exposed to radiation and developed in an organic solvent to form a fine hole pattern with good size control and high sensitivity.

This invention relates to an isotropic polyester polymer and method for making the polyester is prepared by (1) combining in a reactor a monomer containing a terephthaloyl moiety; optionally, one or more other monomers containing an aromatic diacid moiety; a monomer comprising an ethylene glycol moiety; a monomer containing an isosorbide moiety; optionally, one or more other monomers containing a diol moiety; and optionally, a monomer containing a diethylene glycol moiety; with a condensation catalyst suitable for condensing aromatic diacids and glycols; and (2) heating the monomers and catalyst to polymerize the monomers to yield a polyester having an inherent viscosity of at least about 0.35 dL/g.

Formulations comprising an isosorbide-modified unsaturated polyester comprising maleic acid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid or maleic anhydride and isosorbide and one or more low profile additives. The formulations exhibit better shrink control in molding compound formulations with standard low profile additives than their non-isosorbide-modified analogues. These isosorbide-modified unsaturated polyester resins may be applied in molding compounds like sheet molding compounds or bulk molding compounds and may be components of fiber reinforced composites or other composite materials.

A method for synthesizing isosorbide dimethyl ether comprises the following steps: (1) adding solvent, isosorbide, alkali and phase transfer catalyst in a reaction vessel; (2) stirring and raising the temperature to 80 to 100 DEG C, reducing the pressure until the gauge pressure is minus 0.095 MPa, and dewatering; (3) leading into chloromethane under the condition of the phase transfer catalyst, and complete the etherification reaction with the pressure 0.1 to 1.0 MPa and the temperature 50 to 90 DEG C; (4) carrying out acid neutralization; (5) filtering and desalting; (6) and carrying out reduced pressure distillation, and collecting fraction with the temperature of 92 to 93 DEG C to get isosorbide dimethyl ether and recovering the solvent. The solvent adopts low molecular polyether with alkyl sealing the ends, in the formulae, R1 and R2 are hydrogen atoms or alkyl; the adopted alkyl comprises 1 to 15 carbon atoms; R3 and R4 are hydrogen atoms or methyl, or other lower alkyl; and m plus n is an integer between 4 to 15. The invention realizes zero discharge, reduces cost and increases production efficiency.

Disclosed herein is a polycarbonate polymer comprising: an isosorbide unit, a polysiloxane unit, and an aliphatic unit different from the isosorbide unit, wherein the isosorbide unit, polysiloxane unit, and aliphatic unit are each carbonate, or a combination of carbonate and ester units, the aliphatic unit different from the isosorbide unit is derived from an aliphatic oligomeric polyester polyol having a molecular weight of 900 to 4000, and the calculated bio-content is greater than or equal to 40 weight percent, based on the total weight of the polycarbonate polymer.

The present invention is directed to aqueous coating compositions, such as paints, containing a film-forming latex polymer and a reactive surfactant and/or a low VOC humectant. The reactive surfactant, a polyglycerol ester or ether of an unsaturated fatty acid, reduces or eliminates the need for traditional water-soluble additives that lower the water resistance of the dry coating. Additionally, the reactive surfactants of the invention are capable of oxidative cross-linking during the curing process, forming a dry film that is more durable and water-resistant than traditional latex paint composition. The low VOC humectant polyglycerol, isosorbide, or a derivative of isosorbide can replace at least in part traditional humectants such as propylene glycol which contribute to VOCs, while maintaining an effective open time for application of the aqueous coating compositions.