Basic polyester chemistry

Basic Polyester Chemistry... Products made from Polyester... Products made from Polyester... Products made from Polyester... The annual Polyester production 2008: approx 25Approx.. soft,

Basic Polyester Chemistry

5 Side reactions

Example: Clothes

Example: PET bottles

Products made from Polyester

Products made from Polyester

Products made from Polyester

Example: Canvas

Example: Tennis racket tension

Packing

The annual Polyester production (2008): approx 25

Approx 1.5

Annual PET production

soft, pilant, formbest ä

wearing, rot resistance, water resistant, washable up to 60 °

excellent friction coefficiency, good coating, printing and glueing ability, etc.

- CH

O

- C

- C - O -C H

- CH

O

- C

- C - O -C H

- CH

O

- C

- C - O -C H

- CH

O

- C

- C - O -C H

- CH

O

- C

- C - O -C H

- CH

O

- C

- C - O -C H

- CH

O

- C

- C - O -C H

- CH

O

- C

- C - O -C H

- CH

O

- C

- C - O -C H

- CH

O

- C

- C - O -C H

- CH

O

- C

- C - O -C H

- CH

O

- C

- C - O -C H

-Polyester Granulat:

Intrinsic viscosity (IV) adjustable

(measured acc to DIN 5

Variation of intrinsic viscosity

DEG content

Variation of DEG content

- C - C - O - O approx 100 ‘

100 ‘

0.01 mm -> i.e still 100x smaller

- C - C - O - O approx 100 ‘

km

This corresponds to a distance of approx 78 ‘

or a distance of approx 8 ‘

Earth circumference: approx 40 ‘

Earth to moon: approx 384 ‘

Earth to sun: approx 149 ‘ 680 ‘ 000 km

approx 1.5

HO -

By-products:

Oxidative Degradation