SULFONATED CO-POLYESTERS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING

摘要

A method of forming a polymer includes polymerizing a first pre-polymer, produced by the reaction of a dicarboxylic acid, or ester thereof with a first alkylene diol; with a second pre-polymer produced by the reaction of an aromatic sulfonate or a salt thereof, or ester thereof, with a second alkylene diol; to form a metal sulfonate copolymer; reacting the metal sulfonate co-polymer with a fast crystallizing polyester block having a degree of polymerization of at least about 20 to provide an amorphous sulfonated co-polyester; and crystallizing the amorphous sulfonated co-polyester to form a crystallized sulfonated co-polyester.