Coating compositions that include a binder formed from a polyester and a phosphorus acid are disclosed. The binder includes a polyester material formed as the reaction product of a polyacid, a polyol, and a phosphorous acid, wherein the polyester material has a number-average molecular weight (Mn) from about 1,000 Da to 25,000 Da and a polydispersity index (Mw/Mn) of from about 1 to 10. The polyester material is present in the binder composition in amounts of more than about 10 weight percent (wt %). The coating compositions are useful for coating food and/or beverage containers.

An ovenware is a molded article of a resin composition containing a liquid crystalline polyester resin, an inorganic filler, and a fatty acid compound, in which, when the ovenware is heated at 250 C., a total generated concentration of notional and decanal derived from the fatty acid compound is 1 vol ppb or less.

A process for the production of a flame-retardant polymer is disclosed. The process includes reacting a polyol, for example glycerol, with an organophosphorus monochloride material to produce a phosphorus-functionalized polyol derivative. The process further includes reacting the phosphorus-functionalized polyol derivative with a polycarboxylic acid to form the flame-retardant polymer, wherein phosphorus is chemically bound to a polymer chain of the flame-retardant polymer.

In an example, a process for the production of a flame-retardant polymer is disclosed. The process includes reacting a polyol with a phosphorus-containing material to produce a phosphorus-functionalized polyol derivative. The process further includes reacting the phosphorus-functionalized polyol derivative with a polyacid to form the flame-retardant polymer. Phosphorus is chemically bound to a polymer chain of the flame-retardant polymer.

A process for the production of a flame-retardant polymer is disclosed. The process includes reacting a triol with an organophosphate monochloride material to produce a phosphorus-functionalized hydroxyl material. The process further includes reacting the phosphorus-functionalized hydroxyl material with a polycarboxylic acid to form the flame-retardant polymer. Phosphorus is chemically bound to a polymer chain of the flame-retardant polymer.