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WO2024213249A1 - Titanate d'aluminium en tant que catalyseur dans un procédé de production de polyester - Google Patents

Titanate d'aluminium en tant que catalyseur dans un procédé de production de polyester Download PDF

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WO2024213249A1
WO2024213249A1 PCT/EP2023/059647 EP2023059647W WO2024213249A1 WO 2024213249 A1 WO2024213249 A1 WO 2024213249A1 EP 2023059647 W EP2023059647 W EP 2023059647W WO 2024213249 A1 WO2024213249 A1 WO 2024213249A1
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Olaf Hempel
Matthias Stolp
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  • the invention generally relates to a method for producing a polyester in a polycondensation reaction catalyzed by an aluminum titanate compound.
  • the invention also relates to a composition comprising the aluminum titanate compound as a catalyst for producing a polyester in a polycondensation reaction. Further, the invention relates to the use of the aluminum titanate compound as a heterogeneous polycondensation catalyst.
  • Polyesters such as, for example, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT), polyethylene furanoate (PEF), and polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), are a class of important industrial polymers. They are widely used in thermoplastic fibers, films, and molding applications.
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • PET polyethylene furanoate
  • PBT polybutylene terephthalate
  • PTT polytrimethylene terephthalate
  • PEN polyethylene naphthalate
  • the first main reaction is an esterification reaction.
  • a polyacid and a polyol are esterified to a monomer suitable for the following polycondensation reaction.
  • undesired by-products can be formed like 1 ,3-dioxolane, 2-methyl-1 ,3-dioxolane, 1 ,4-dioxane and vinyl alcohol. The latter tautomerizes to acetaldehyde.
  • the second main reaction is a polycondensation reaction.
  • This reaction is important for molecular weight build-up of the polyester.
  • the polycondensation reaction may include two phases, a melt phase and a solid state phase (SSP).
  • SSP solid state phase
  • the polycondensation reaction is generally catalyzed by a catalyst. But also the esterification reaction can be catalyzed by a catalyst, preferably by the same catalyst used for the polycondensation reaction.
  • antimony (III) compounds are used as a catalyst for both the esterification and polycondensation reaction.
  • antimony based catalysts are coming under increased environmental pressure and regulatory control, especially in food contact and fiber applications.
  • Antimony based catalysts may also cause problems with grey discoloration.
  • Tin compounds can also be used in the esterification and polycondensation reactions, although they have similar toxicity and regulatory concerns as antimony.
  • Titanium based catalysts either alone or in combination with other compounds, have been described for use in the preparation of polyesters in US Patent Nos. 4,482,700, 4,131 ,601 , 5, 302, 690, 5,744,571 , 5, 905, 136, and in WO 97/45470.
  • US Patent Publication 2005/0009687 describes the use of a titanium alkoxide catalyst for the polymerization of, in particular, cyclic esters.
  • titanium catalysts if used in the esterification and polycondensation reactions, tend to hydrolyze on contact with water forming glycol insoluble oligomeric species, which lose catalytic activity, as described in US 2005/0215425.
  • Esters and polyesters produced using certain titanium compounds as catalysts may also suffer from yellow discoloration, as described in US 4,131 ,601 and 4,482,700.
  • the document CN 102391490 A discloses a preparation method of a titanium based polyester catalyst modified by tributyl phosphate supported on activated carbon.
  • the black colored powder with a low specific surface area is obtained by dissolving isopropyl titanate, tributyl phosphate, aluminum chloride and activated carbon in an organic solvent, such as ethylene glycol and by adding water.
  • the molar ratio of aluminum chloride to titanate is 1 :19.
  • Said catalyst improves the catalytic performance and reduces the yellowing effect in the final product.
  • the patent application CN 103289069 A discloses an aluminum titanium composite catalyst for polyester polycondensation, which is intended to substitute existing antimony series catalyst used in the polyester industry.
  • the catalyst is prepared by adding dissolved tetrabutyl titanate into a sodium aluminate solution.
  • the obtained white powder has a mole ratio of titanium element to aluminum element from 1 :2 to 20:1 and is free of heavy metal element compounds.
  • the catalyst should have similar activity and leading to similar color properties of the polyesters compared to antimony based catalyst systems used in the past, but with reduced toxicity and regulatory concerns.
  • a catalyst that results in low byproduct formation, such as acetaldehyde, during the processing of polyesters, in particular PET, as compared to commonly used titanium alcoholate catalyst systems.
  • byproduct formation is the formation of acetaldehyde that is formed during resin production and regenerated during processing.
  • composition for a polyester polycondensation reaction comprising: one or more catalysts, wherein at least one of the catalysts is an aluminum titanate compound comprising aluminum, titanium and oxygen atoms; and at least one polyacid and/or at least one polyol; wherein the aluminum titanate compound is in a crystalline form.
  • the composition according to the invention can be used for producing a polyester.
  • a typically method for producing the polyester at least one polyacid and at least one polyol are esterified to produce a monomer, also called prepolymer, followed by polycondensing the monomer to form the polyester.
  • Suitable polyacids include terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid, naphthalene dicarboxylic acid; and long chain branching acids like trimesinic acid, trimellitic acid, and its anhydride.
  • Terephthalic acid is the preferred polyacid.
  • Suitable polyols include ethylene glycol, cyclohexane dimethanol, 1 ,3- propanediol, 2,2-dimethylpropanediol, 1 ,4-butanediol, isosorbide; aromatic polyols such as resorcinol, hydroquinone; and long chain branching polyols such as trimethylolpropane, glycerol and pentaerythritol. Ethylene glycol is the preferred polyol.
  • the advantage of using an aluminum titanate compound versus conventional titanium compounds is that the latter are very sensitive to water, as they undergo hydrolysis leading to catalytically inactive titanium species. And water is produced as an unavoidable main product of the esterification and polycondensation reaction.
  • the aluminum titanate compound according to the invention is not sensitive to water.
  • the claimed catalyst composition may further comprise water without the risk of the aluminum titanate compound being deactivated or otherwise negatively affected by the water. This further leads to the benefit that the aluminum titanate compound may be added directly to the reaction composition at the beginning of the polyester polycondensation process.
  • the compound is in a crystalline form.
  • “In a crystalline form” means here that the aluminum titanate compound is not amorph but has at least a polycrystalline or paracrystalline structure. Polycrystalline or paracrystalline structures are typically characterized by a number of crystallites held together by layers of amorphous solid material of the compound.
  • the amount of the aluminum titanate compound in a crystalline form in the composition is more than 10 % by weight based on the total amount of the one or more catalysts. More preferably, the amount of the aluminum titanate compound in a crystalline form is more than 50 % by weight based on the total amount of the one or more catalysts. Most preferably, the amount of the aluminum titanate compound in a crystalline form is more than 80 % by weight, or even 100% by weight, based on the total amount of the one or more catalysts.
  • the amount of titanium in form of the aluminum titanate compound in a crystalline form in the composition is from 1 ppm to 100 ppm by weight, preferably from 4 ppm to 50 ppm by weight, and more preferably from 8 ppm to 30 ppm by weight, based on the total weight of the sum of the at least one polyacid and/or the at least one polyol of the composition, or based on the polyester formed by the polyester polycondensation reaction.
  • the aluminum titanate compound can but does not need to be in the form of pure crystals.
  • the aluminum titanate compound is in a polycrystalline or paracrystalline form.
  • the aluminum titanate compound used according to the invention has a crystallinity of at least 90 % by weight, preferably at least 95 % by weight, more preferably at least 98 % by weight.
  • the aluminum titanate compound used as catalyst in the composition according to the invention can be free of any rare earth elements. Also, the aluminum titanate compound can be free of organic groups.
  • catalysts comprising rare earth elements may be excluded from the one or more catalysts of the composition, and/or catalysts comprising organic groups, e.g. organometallic catalysts, may be excluded from the one or more catalysts of the composition.
  • the composition for the polyester polycondensation reaction is free of antimony compounds, especially is free of catalysts comprising antimony, or comprises only less amounts of antimony compounds, namely less than 200 ppm, and preferably less than 100 ppm antimony compounds.
  • the aluminum titanate compound present in the composition according to the invention can be characterized to be a mixed oxide comprising aluminum oxide and titanium dioxide.
  • water of crystallization may be present in said mixed oxide.
  • the aluminum titanate compound according to the invention consists of aluminum atoms, titanium atoms and oxygen atoms.
  • water of crystallization may be additionally present.
  • the aluminum titanate compound present in the composition according to the invention is characterized to be free of water of crystallization. It is preferred that the aluminum titanate compound present in the composition according to the invention is a mixed oxide consisting of aluminum oxide and titanium dioxide, or consists of aluminum atoms, titanium atoms and oxygen atoms.
  • the aluminum titanate compound may be prepared via at least two different routes: a dry route including mixing crystalline aluminum oxides and titanium oxides and a wet-chemical route including reacting a soluble aluminum compound with a soluble titanium compound in a solvens.
  • the aluminum titanate compound is prepared by mixing a mixture comprising or consisting of crystalline AI2O3, e.g. corundum, and crystalline TiO2, e.g. rutil, followed by sintering the mixture.
  • crystalline AI2O3 and/or the crystalline TiO2 may be grinded prior to the mixing step or prior to the sintering step. The grinding may also be performed prior to both steps.
  • the mixture used for the sintering comprises or consists of crystalline AI2O3 and crystalline TiO2 in a molar ratio of 1 :1 .
  • the mixture is sintered to obtain the aluminum titanate compound used according to the invention.
  • the aluminum titanate compound used for the invention preferably has an average primary particle diameter in the range of 100 nm to 500 pm, preferably 300 nm to 100 pm, more preferably 400 nm to 50 pm, and most preferably 500 nm to 2000 nm.
  • the sintered aluminum titanate compound may be grinded prior to be used according to the invention.
  • Average primary particle sizes in the pm range of the aluminum titanate compound obtained via the dry route were determined by light microscopy in transmitted light.
  • the VHX-1000 digital microscope system from Keyence with the VH-Z250R zoom lens was used for this purpose.
  • a 2.5 % suspension of the solid to be examined in ethylene glycol was placed on a microscope slide and covered with a cover slip.
  • Average primary particle sizes in the nm range were determined by dynamic light scattering (DLS) using a Liteziser 100 from Anton Paar GmbH. A 0.1 % suspension of the solid to be examined in ethylene glycol was measured in a cuvette.
  • the total amount of the one or more catalysts comprised in the inventive composition may be from 0.1 ppm to 400 ppm, preferably from 1 ppm to 200 ppm, more preferably from 2 ppm to 120 ppm, based on the weight of the at least one polyacid and the at least one polyol.
  • the aluminum titanate compound is prepared by a wet-chemical process comprising the steps of reacting an aluminum compound with a titanium compound in a solvens, precipitating the reaction product, calcinating the precipitated reaction product, and obtaining the aluminum titanate compound.
  • aluminum alcoholates aluminum acetate, aluminium nitrate or aluminum citrate may be used.
  • titanium compound titanium alcoholates, titanium acetate, titanium halides or titanium citrate may be used.
  • the aluminum and titanium compounds are reacted using a sol-gel process.
  • An exemplary synthesis of aluminum titanate compound in powder form using the sol-gel technology is described by H.G. Riella et al., Trans. Tech. Publ. 416(2003) 519-524.
  • the aluminum titanate compound can have an average primary particle diameter of less than 100 nm, preferably less than 50 nm and most preferably less than 25 nm.
  • the average primary particle diameter of the aluminum titanate compound obtained via the wet-chemical route is determined according to the following method: Colloidal dispersions of AITi prepared by known methods are diluted (e.g. to 0.025 wt%), and a drop of the solution is placed on a 3 mm Cu grid coated with a 200-mesh carbon film. A drop of colloidal dispersion is also placed on a 3 mm Au grid coated with a holey carbon film. The grid is placed on a paper sheet that absorbed liquid flowing through the perforated film, and the sample is left to dry in air before being stored in a plastic container sealed with Parafilm prior to electron microscopy analysis. SEM analyses are carried out at randomly chosen areas using 40,000x magnification at 300 kV.
  • the sample distribution for electron micrographs is determined using a suitable software, such as Image J.
  • the size distribution is measured with an interval of 1 nm.
  • the Gaussian distribution is indicated by a solid line in the graphs. The above described method follows the procedure described in C. Shin et al 2019, ECS J. Solid State Sci. Technol. 8, p. 3195-3200.
  • the present invention is also directed to a method for producing a polyester, thereby using one or more catalysts.
  • the inventive method comprises the steps of: providing a reaction mixture comprising at least one polyacid and at least one polyol; esterifying the at least one polyacid and the at least one polyol in the reaction mixture, optionally in the presence of the one or more catalysts, to produce a monomer; polymerizing the monomer in the reaction mixture by way of polycondensation in the presence of the one or more catalysts to form a polyester; wherein at least one of the catalysts is an aluminum titanate compound comprising aluminum, titanium and oxygen atoms; and wherein the aluminum titanate compound is in a crystalline form.
  • inventive method particularly with respect to the one or more catalysts, the at least one polyacid and the at least one polyol, the monomer, the aluminum titanate compound and its preparation methods, it is referred to the above description of the inventive composition which is applicable mutatis mutandis to the inventive method for producing a polyester. Further details and/or preferable options follow below.
  • the aluminum titanate compound is added to the reaction mixture in an amount so that titanium is present from 1 ppm to 100 ppm, preferably from 5 ppm to 50 ppm, most preferably from 10ppm to 30 ppm, based on the weight of the sum of the at least one polyacid and the at least one polyol of the composition, or based on the polyester produced.
  • more than 10 % by weight of the one or more catalysts used in the esterification step and/or in the polycondensation step are the aluminum titanate compound in a crystalline form.
  • more than 30 % by weight, and more preferably more than 50 % by weight, of the one or more catalysts used in the esterification step and/or in the polycondensation step are the aluminum titanate compound in a crystalline form.
  • most preferably more than 80 % by weight, or even 100% by weight, of the one or more catalysts used in the esterification step and/or in the polycondensation step are the aluminum titanate compound in a crystalline form.
  • the aluminum titanate compound used in the esterification step and/or in the polycondensation step can be free of rare earth elements, and/or can be free of organic groups.
  • catalysts comprising rare earth elements can be excluded from the one or more catalysts used in the esterification step and/or in the polycondensation step, and/or catalysts comprising organic groups can be excluded from the one or more catalysts used in the esterification step and/or in the polycondensation step.
  • antimony compounds in the esterification step and/or in the polycondensation step can be used in an amount of less than 200 ppm, and preferably less than 100 ppm. Most preferably, no antimony compounds are used in the inventive method for producing a polyester.
  • the preferred polyester formed in the method according to the invention is polyethylene terephthalate.
  • the method further comprises the step of adding recycled polyethylene terephthalate prior to or during the esterification step and/or prior to or during the polycondensation step in an amount of from 10 to 100 % by weight, preferably in an amount of from 30 to 100 % by weight, more preferably in an amount of from 50 to 100 % by weight, and most preferably in an amount of from 80 to 100 % by weight, based on the total amount of the provided at least one polyacid and the at least one polyol, or based on the polyester produced.
  • the aluminum titanate compound may be used in both the melt phase and the solid state phase of the polycondensation reaction at a concentration of from 1 to 250 ppm, preferably from 1 to 100 ppm and most preferred from 5 to 75 ppm by weight based on the total amount of the provided at least one polyacid and the at least one polyol, or based on the polyester finally formed.
  • the aluminum titanate compound used in the catalyst composition according to the present invention has a good stability against hydrolysis. This allows the catalyst to be used as an esterification catalyst and to catalyze esterification reactions.
  • the aluminum titanate compound according to the invention may be in form of a powder.
  • the aluminum titanate powder may be added to the polyacid and the polyol (the suspension of these also referred to herein as "paste") before the esterification reaction.
  • the catalyst-containing suspension may also be added directly to the esterification reaction, or directly to the polycondensation reaction.
  • the catalyst works at the same temperatures and pressures as antimony catalysts typically described in the prior art.
  • the aluminum titanate compound is also insoluble in water and is not soluble in most organic solvents.
  • Solvents in context of the present invention can be polar and nonpolar liquid organic molecules having a carbon based structure and a boiling point below 250 °C that may serve to dissolve reactants, such as the polyacids or the polyols or also antimony compounds.
  • the organic solvents can be linear, branched or cyclic alkanols; linear, branched or cyclic alkanes; linear, branched or cyclic alkenes; linear, branched or cyclic ether; linear, branched or cyclic esters; and molecules having an aromatic ring structure, for example, benzene, toluene and xylene; and combinations of the foregoing.
  • the one or more catalysts of the above composition or used in the above method comprises the aluminum titanium compound and may comprise one ore more further catalyst(s), which may be homogeneous catalyst(s).
  • the homogeneous catalysts for polycondensation and/or esterification reactions may be, for example, germanium-containing compounds, titanium-containing compounds other than the aluminum titanate compound described above, such as titanium alcoholates, or antimony (lll)-containing compounds, such as antimony oxide, antimony acetate or antimony glycolate.
  • Antimony (III) compounds employed in catalyzed polycondensation reactions increase selectivity and reaction rate.
  • the content in undesirable degradation products, such as acetaldehyde is also low in the processed polyester, compared to conventional titanium alcoholate or other homogeneous catalysts for instance.
  • reaction rate of the two reaction steps of polycondensation depends not only on the temperature, but also on the diffusion of volatile reaction products, such as ethylene glycol or acetaldehyde.
  • the aluminum titanate compound used as catalyst in the present invention may be used in form of a fixed bed catalyst or in form of a catalyst powder.
  • the catalyst may be added directly to the catalyst composition before the esterification reaction.
  • An additional antimony catalyst may be dissolved in a suitable polyol such as ethylene glycol.
  • the antimony catalyst-containing solution may be added directly to the paste, whereupon the paste is added to the esterification step, or to the polycondensation step.
  • the additional antimony (III) catalyst may be present in an amount between 50 to 350 ppm by weight, preferably in an amount of 150 to 300 ppm by weight, most preferably in an amount of 200 to 300 ppm by weight, based on elemental antimony in the final polymer.
  • the final product of the polyester manufacturing in particular PET manufacturing, employing the catalyst as described above, may be further processed to provide a PET bottle.
  • PET bottles are manufactured by stretch blow molding a preform made of PET to obtain the PET bottle.
  • the “preform” as herein referred to means an injection molded item that is meant to be stretch blow molded into a bottle, the material the preform and the bottle are made of is preferably PET.
  • the crystallization behavior of PET produced with the catalyst composition according to the invention is similar to that of PET catalyzed with conventional antimony (III) catalysts.
  • elemental antimony nanoparticles act as a crystallization nucleus and induces crystallization within the PET.
  • the catalyst composition comprising aluminum titanate compounds, it is the heterogeneously acting catalyst itself that acts as the crystallization nucleus.
  • the final product of the catalyzed polycondensation reaction employing the catalyst comprising at least an aluminum titanate compound can be a food-grade polyester.
  • the food-grade PET is provided using up to 100% by weight of recycled PET as feedstock.
  • recycling PET reduces the need for virgin PET, thereby helping close the loop in the circular economy.
  • the food-grade PET comprises from 1 to 100 %, more preferably from 10 to 100 %, and most preferably 25 to 100 % by weight of recycled polyethylene terephthalate as the feedstock for manufacturing the final PET, wherein the catalyst comprising the inventive aluminum titanate compound is employed.
  • the final product of the catalyzed polycondensation reaction PET may comprise up to 25 % by weight, preferably up to 50 % by weight, most preferred up to 100 % by weight of recycled PET for the use in beverage bottle production or in thermoforming applications, such as film packaging.
  • the amount of the aluminum titanate compound is calculated based on the amount of the elemental titanium required to catalyze the reaction which is to be catalyzed. For example, 57 ppm of aluminum titanate compound as catalyst corresponds to 15 ppm elemental titanium.
  • the catalyst comprises a total amount of from 1 to 100 ppm, more preferably from 5 ppm to 50 ppm, and most preferably from 10 ppm to 20 ppm elemental titanium based on the weight of the at least one polyacid and the at least one polyol, or based on the polyester produced.
  • a thermally stable polyester refers to a polyester which has low acetaldehyde content, low discoloration and high retention of molecular weight after subsequent heat treatment or processing. Acetaldehyde formation is an objectionable result of degradation, especially in the food and beverage industry, because it can adversely affect the taste of the bottled product, even when present in very small amounts. In addition, degradation of the polymer will typically cause discoloration or yellowing of the polymer, which is undesirable in most applications. High amounts and a high activity of catalysts are therefore rather to be avoided.
  • the catalyst composition may further comprise less than 5 ppm of a catalyst deactivator comprising phosphor, based on the weight of the phosphor. In such a case when a catalyst deactivator comprising phosphor is present, the deactivator is not added directly into the catalyst suspension.
  • any stabilizer which will deactivate the polymerization catalyst is suitable as a deactivator.
  • a thermal stabilizer is nonreactive with the polymer and possesses low residual moisture.
  • the aluminum titanate catalyst may be employed using the same solvents, temperatures and general conditions as for antimony-containing catalysts.
  • the titanium-containing heterogeneous catalyst according to the present invention exhibits a lower reactivity for side reactions and thus, does not require a catalyst deactivator.
  • the catalyst composition for the polyester polycondensation reaction is free of a catalyst deactivator.
  • the polyester obtained by the method according to the invention may be a high molecular weight acyclic polyester (molecular weight above 10 000 g-mol’ 1 , preferably above 20 000 g-mol’ 1 ) having an intrinsic viscosity above 0.7 dL-g’ 1 , such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene furanoate (PEF), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT), and polyethylene naphthalate (PEN).
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • PET polyethylene furanoate
  • PBT polybutylene terephthalate
  • PTT polytrimethylene terephthalate
  • PEN polyethylene naphthalate
  • the polyester is PET.
  • the esterification step can be carried out without any catalyst (autocatalysis), but typically, metal compounds are added to catalyze the esterification reaction.
  • the esterification step may be conducted at a temperature of above 200 °C, more preferably at a temperature of from 240 °C to 300 °C, and at a pressure of from 1 to 10 bar.
  • the second step of manufacturing high molecular weight acyclic polyesters, such as PET, is the polycondensation step.
  • the polycondensation step is important for molecular weight build-up of the polyester.
  • the polycondensation reaction may include two phases, a melt phase and a solid state phase (SSP).
  • the melt phase of the polycondensation step is conducted at a temperature of from 240 °C to 300 °C and at a reduced pressure from 4 to 0.1 mbar.
  • the SSP of the polycondensation step is conducted at a temperature of from 190 °C to 230 °C and may be conducted either under nitrogen flow or under reduced pressure from 3 to 0.1 mbar.
  • the catalyst of the present invention comprising an aluminum titanate compound may be added to the melt phase of the polycondensation step.
  • the amount of titanium added as the aluminum titanate compound to the polyester polycondensation reaction is from 1 ppm to 100 ppm, preferably from 5 ppm to 50 ppm, based on the weight of the at least one polyacid and the at least one polyol, or based on the weight of the polyester.
  • the aluminum titanate compound added to the method according to the invention may be in form of a powder, preferably in from of a nanopowder having a primary particle diameter of less than 75 nm, preferably less 50 nm and most preferred less than 25 nm.
  • the particle size has been evaluated relying on SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy) image analysis as described above.
  • the catalyst may be added as a catalyst composition, comprising an aluminum titanate compound and at least one polyacid and/or at least one polyol, before the esterification reaction.
  • the catalyst comprises an aluminum titanium compound and an antimony (lll)-containing compound
  • both components may be added directly to the paste before the esterification reaction.
  • the antimony catalyst may be dissolved in a suitable polyol such as ethylene glycol. The antimony catalyst-containing solution may then be added to the paste, and catalyze the esterification reaction, or the polycondensation reaction.
  • the aluminum titanate compound instead of conventional titanium alcoholates, e.g. titanium tetrabutylate, the acetaldehyde regeneration rates during the processing, even in the absence of deactivators, e.g. phosphoric acid or potassium acetate, are lower or equal compared to a method comprising only antimony catalysts.
  • deactivators e.g. phosphoric acid or potassium acetate
  • the product obtained by the method according to the invention may be further processed to provide a PET bottle as described above.
  • the product obtained by the method for producing a polyester may be a food-grade polyester.
  • the method according to the invention may further comprise the addition of recycled polyethylene terephthalate.
  • recycled polyethylene terephthalate Preferably, from 10 to 100 % by weight of recycled polyethylene terephthalate based on the weight of the final polyester product may be added to the method according to the invention. More preferred, about 25 to 100 % of the final polyethylene terephthalate based on the weight of the final polyester product may be substituted with the recycled polyethylene terephthalate.
  • the final product of the method according to the invention may comprise up to 100% of recycled PET and may be suitable for applications in beverage bottle production or in thermoforming applications, such as film packaging.
  • the total amount of the catalyst added to the polyester polycondensation reaction may be from 1 ppm to 400 ppm, preferably from 5 ppm to 200 ppm, and most preferred from 1 ppm to 100 ppm, based on the weight of the at least one polyacid and the at least one polyol, or based on the weight of the final polyester.
  • a catalyst deactivator as described above may be added to the method for producing a polyester.
  • the catalyst deactivator is added to the polycondensation reaction.
  • the present invention is also directed to the use of an aluminum titanate compound in a crystalline form as a heterogeneous catalyst in a polyester polycondensation reaction.
  • the use of the aluminum titanate compound as catalyst in polycondensation reactions leads to a final product that, in contrast of using conventional titanium catalysts, such as titanium alcoholates, causes a relatively low yellowing in the final product and thus, a manageable discoloration of the final product.
  • PET was produced using a conventional antimony(lll) based catalyst or a titanium based catalyst according to the invention by the following procedure:
  • Monoethylene glycol (MEG) (242 g), 0,02 g of an aqueous solution (25%) of tetramethyl-ammonium hydroxide (TMAH, used to inhibit formation of diethylene glycol), 250 ppm antimony (added as 0.6543 g antimony glycolate) or 10, 15, 20 ppm titanium (added as 38, 57 and 76 ppm aluminum titanate (AITi), respectively) were fed into a glass beaker, which was used to mix the raw materials before being fed into a reactor. Under stirring, purified terephthalic acid and isophthalic acid (PTA and IPA: 500 g) were added into the glass beaker. The MEG/PTA paste was then stirred and fed into the reactor. Full vacuum was applied to the reactor and then the reactor was aerated with nitrogen to remove traces of oxygen. This procedure was repeated three times.
  • TMAH tetramethyl-ammonium hydroxide
  • the esterification run (E1 ) lasts approximately 120 minutes.
  • the product temperature increased to 270 °C.
  • the polycondensation was finished at a fixed value for the power consumption of the electric stirrer.
  • SSP Solid State Polycondensation
  • reaction rate constants k for the melt phase polycondensation and for the SSP polycondensation were determined separately for the PET catalyzed with the conventional antimony (III) (comparative example) and for PET catalyzed with 10, 15 and 20 ppm Titanium (Ti, added as 38, 57 and 76 ppm AITi, respectively), by weight of the final polymer. The results are shown in table 1 .
  • the color values L*, a* and b* are averages of values measured on either polyester pellets or plaques or other items injection molded or extruded from them. They are determined by the L*a*b* color system of the CIE (International Commission on Illumination), wherein L* represents the lightness coordinate, a* represents the red/green coordinate, and b* represents the yellow/blue coordinate.
  • CIE International Commission on Illumination
  • Cuvette height; 50mm, width: 35mm, depth: 20mm
  • the samples were measured in their pellet form.
  • the cuvette was cleaned and filled to at least 85% of the maximum volume.
  • the sample was measured four times, while each measurement required new sample pellets.
  • the average value of all 4 measurements as well as the CIELab L*a*b* value was calculated using SPECTRA MAGIC software. The results are shown in table 2.
  • acetaldehyde content (AA) of the processed PET was determined according to the following method:
  • the sample material was ground with a 1 mm screen in a centrifugal mill by RETSCH Co. (ZM200) in the presence of liquid nitrogen. Approximately 0.1 g to 0.3 g of the ground material was put into a 22 ml sample bottle and sealed with a polytetrafluoroethylene seal.
  • the sample bottles were heated under controlled temperature in a headspace oven (TurboMatrix-40 headspace autosampler by Perkin Elmer) at 150 °C for 90 minutes, and subsequently analyzed through gas chromatography (XL GC AutoSystem by Perkin Elmer) with an external standard.
  • the calibration curve was prepared through complete evaporation of aqueous solutions of different AA.
  • Carrier gas nitrogen, 30 ml/min
  • Table 3 shows the results of the acetaldehyde contents (AA) measurements.
  • the AITi was found to be an excellent heterogeneous catalyst for PET polycondensation reactions.
  • a manageable discoloration, lower or equal acetaldehyde regeneration rates during processing, increased or similar polycondensation rates (melt phase) and only slightly lower polycondensation rates (SSP) compared to antimony compounds were observed. It was demonstrated that AITi can replace the conventional antimony catalysts in the polyester polycondensation reaction without a negative impact on the production process and final product properties.

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L'invention concerne un procédé de production d'un polyester dans une réaction de polycondensation catalysée par un composé de titanate d'aluminium. L'invention concerne également une composition comprenant le composé de titanate d'aluminium en tant que catalyseur pour la production d'un polyester dans une réaction de polycondensation. En outre, l'invention concerne l'utilisation du composé de titanate d'aluminium en tant que catalyseur de polycondensation hétérogène. Le composé de titanate d'aluminium est un oxyde mixte non amorphe d'oxyde d'aluminium et d'oxyde de titane et s'est avéré être un excellent catalyseur hétérogène dans des réactions de polycondensation pour la production de polyesters, tels que le polyéthylène téréphtalate.
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