Eastman Chemical Company
RECYCLABLE MOLDED ARTICLES FROM BLENDS OF COPOLYESTERS AND RECYCLED PET

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Abstract:

The present disclosure relates to recyclable molded articles made from blends of recycled PET and copolyester compositions which comprise residues of terephthalic acid, neopentyl glycol (NPG), 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM), ethylene glycol (EG), and/or 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol residues, in certain compositional ranges that are thick-walled (>4 mm), have a high level of recycled PET content, have low haze and are recyclable in a PET stream.

Status:
Application
Type:

Utility

Filling date:

8 May 2020

Issue date:

7 Jul 2022