摘要 |
<p>The present invention relates to polyesters that can be prepared from renewable resources and/or recycled materials, to their use and their production process. In particular there are provided hydroxyl-functional or carboxyl-functional polyesters comprising moieties of (e) terephthalic acid and/or isophthalic acid, (f) ethylene glycol, (g) a dianhydrohexitol, and of (h) one or more linear chain dicarboxylic acids; wherein the polyester has a number average molecular weight, as measured by gel permeation chromatography, of from 400 to 15000 daltons, more preferably from 550 to 15000 daltons. Polyesters of the invention can basically be prepared from recycled polyethylene terephthalate and from renewable polyacids and/or polyols. The present invention further provides a process to produce such polyesters via glycolysis of a polyethylene terepthalate and/or a polyethylene isophthalate with a dianhydrohexitol.</p> |