A coating composition comprising a resinous binder and up to 10 percent by weight of a phosphatized polyester. The compositions are useful for coating containers of all sorts such as food and beverage containers, and the phosphatized polyester provides enhanced adhesion of the coating to the container substrate. The compositions can be formulated to be substantially free of bisphenol A (BPA) and bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE).

This disclosure relates to polymer compositions comprising blends of polyesters and phosphonate oligomers or polymers as well as methods of making them and articles of manufacture made from such blends.

A stabilizer for producing a polyester resin comprises a phosphate ester composition which includes a phosphate ester compound having Formula (I),

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wherein X.sup.1 represents

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and X.sup.2 represents H or

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A process for producing a flame-retardant polyester includes step (a) and step (b). In step (a), a combination of a bis-hydroxy alkyl terephthalate monomer and an organic diacid monomer mixture which includes an aromatic dicarboxylic acid monomer and a carboxy-phosphinic acid monomer is subjected to an esterification reaction to form an esterification reaction product. In step (b), the esterification reaction product is subjected to a polycondensation reaction.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a polyester resin composition with less coloring and less decrease in molecular weight even after several times of recycling with used polyester resins produced with at least one type of polymerization catalyst selected from the group consisting of an antimony compound, a titanium compound, and a germanium compound. The present invention contains a method for producing the polyester resin composition (C) comprising a step of mixing a polyester resin (A) collected for recycling and a polyester resin (B) containing an aluminum compound and a phosphorous compound, wherein the polyester resin (A) satisfies the following (1) to (3): (1) the polyester resin (A) comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of antimony element, titanium element, and germanium element, (2) the polyester resin (A) comprises at least one of the antimony element, the titanium element, and the germanium element at a total content of from 2 to 500 ppm by mass, and (3) the polyester resin (A) has an intrinsic viscosity of from 0.5 to 0.8 dl/g.

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for detecting network service anomalies. An example method includes, during a learning phase, detecting a client initiating a first network interaction with an application and recording a start time for the first network interaction with the application; determining that the first network interaction with the application has ceased and recording an end time for the first network interaction; and determining, based on the start time and the end time, an application interaction rate for the first network interaction with the application. The method includes, during a detection phase, detecting the client initiating a second network interaction with the application; determining a second application interaction rate for the second network interaction; and determining that a network service anomaly occurred during the second network interaction based on the first application interaction rate and the second application interaction rate.

Polyester polymers are described comprising polymerized units comprising a hydroxy functional aromatic group wherein the hydroxy group has been functionalized with an adhesion promoting group. In some embodiments, the polyester polymer comprises polymerized units have the general structure (A) wherein L.sub.1 and L.sub.2 are independently divalent linking groups comprising an ester group; and R.sub.A is an adhesion promoting group bonded to the oxygen atom by means of an ionic or covalent bond. In other embodiments, film articles, laminates are described and methods of making functionalized polyester polymers are described. ##STR00001##

There is provided herein a flame retardant and curing agent compound for curing thermosetting resins, e.g., epoxy resins, a composition comprising a thermosetting resin, e.g., an epoxy resin and the curing agent, an article comprising the curing agent, and a method of making the curing agent.

A phosphorus (P) containing monomer or oligomer represented by Chemical Formula 1, a polyester resin including a constitutional unit derived from the phosphorus containing monomer or oligomer, a thermoplastic resin composition including the polyester resin, and a molded article including the polyester resin are provided. The constitutional unit derived from the phosphorus containing monomer or oligomer provides excellent flame retardancy and a high degree of polymerization of the polyester resin.

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Deoxybenzoin compounds including unsaturation are disclosed. The unsaturated deoxybenxoin compounds have the structure (I), (II), or (III) ##STR00001##
wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, and n are defined herein. Also disclosed are polyesters including repeating units having the structure (IV), (V), or a combination thereof ##STR00002##
wherein Ar.sup.1, R.sup.7, and m are defined herein. The polyesters can be further functionalized, for example by various phosphorous-containing compounds. The polyesters described herein can be useful for the preparation of various articles having reduced flammability.