Melt extrudable polyvinyl alcohol pellets having reduced maximum melt temperature and reduced gel content

摘要

A method for extruding polyvinyl alcohol which comprises adding sufficient energy to the polyvinyl alcohol to both melt it and essentially eliminate the crystallinity in the melt, and simultaneously removing energy from the melt at a rate sufficient to avoid decomposition of the polyvinyl alcohol. Rapidly cooling the extruded melt reduces the heat history and improves the resulting color of the extrudable polyvinyl alcohol.