Method to decrease the acetaldehyde content of melt-processed polyesters
CA 2524905 C · Owner: The Coca-Cola Company · Inventors: Rule, Mark; Shi, Yu
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A method for decreasing acetaldehyde content of melt processed polyester comprising combining with polyester an organic additive compound that scavenges acetaldehyde from polyester. The organic additive compound comprises at least two component molecular fragments each component molecular fragment , comprising at least two hydrogen substituted heteroatoms bonded to carbons of the respective component molecular fragment. Each component molecular fragment is reactive with acetaldehyde in the polyester to form water and a resulting organic compound comprising an unbridged five or six member ring including the at least two heteroatoms. The reduced acetaldehyde content polyester is …
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- Filed May 14, 2004 and granted October 30, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 14, 2024.
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