The present invention relates to a process for continuous production of partly crystalline polycondensate pellet material, comprising the steps of forming a polycondensate melt into pellet material; separating the liquid cooling medium from the pellet material in a first treatment space, wherein the pellets after exit from the first treatment space exhibit a temperature T.sub.GR, and crystallizing the pellet material in a second treatment space, wherein in the second treatment space fluidized bed conditions exist, and in the second treatment space the pellets are heated by supply of energy from the exterior by means of a process gas.

The present invention relates to a polyester container. The polyester container is formed from a polyester resin containing a particular content of diol moieties derived from isosorbide and diethylene glycol, and thus can show high transparency in spite of a great wall thickness thereof.

A process for continuous production of partly crystalline polycondensate pellet material which comprises the step of crystallizing the pellet material in a second treatment space (6a) under fixed bed conditions by supply of energy from the exterior by means of a process gas, wherein the process gas has a temperature (T.sub.Gas), which is higher than the sum of the pellet temperature (T.sub.GR) and the temperature increase (T.sub.KR) which occurs due to heat of crystallization released hi the second treatment space (6a), i.e., (T.sub.Gas>(T.sub.GR+T.sub.KR)). The pellets at the exit from the second treatment space (6a) have an average temperature (T.sub.PH), which is 10 to 90 C. higher than the sum of the temperature of the pellets (T.sub.GR) and the temperature increase (T.sub.KR) which occurs due to heat of crystallization released in the second treatment space (6a), i.e., (T.sub.GR+T.sub.KR+90 C.)T.sub.PH(T.sub.GR+T.sub.KR+10).

Spherical polyester-based resin particles characterized in that the spherical polyester-based resin particles contain a polyester-based resin and have a crystallinity of 20% or less and an average circularity of 0.96 or more. The spherical polyester-based resin particles according to the present invention can provide suitable resin particles as compounding agents for cosmetics such as foundation, antiperspirants, and skin scrubs; various agents such as matte coating agents for paints, rheology modifying agents, antiblocking agents, slipperiness-imparting agents, light diffusion agents, electroconductive agents, and diagnostic testing agents for medical use; and additives to molded articles such as automobile materials and construction materials.

Aromatic polyester particles which are formed from an aromatic polyester having a flow starting temperature of 400 C. or higher and have a circularity of a projected image of 0.80 or more and 1.00 or less.

The present invention is directed at a process for crystallizing non-solid state polymerized polyester resins to improve the extrusion of such resins to manufacture articles using standard screws designed for solid state polymerized resins, and to reduce the amount of oligomers in such articles. The non-solid state polyester polymerization polyester process which includes a final crystallizer process that does not increase the IV of the resin by more than about 0.02 dl/g.

A method for reducing outgassing of a polyester composed of repeat units derived from 1,4-butanediol is melt blending the polyester with 0.2 to 2 weight percent water, based on the weight of the polyester. In addition to water, the polyester can also be blended with 0.01 to 0.5 weight percent of a quencher. The method results in formation of a polyester composition which exhibits reduced outgassing, and is suitable for molding into articles, for example an automotive headlight reflector or bezel.

A method for reducing outgassing of a polyester composed of repeat units derived from 1,4-butanediol is melt blending the polyester with 0.2 to 2 weight percent water, based on the weight of the polyester. In addition to water, the polyester can also be blended with 0.01 to 0.5 weight percent of a quencher. The method results in formation of a polyester composition which exhibits reduced outgassing, and is suitable for molding into articles, for example an automotive headlight reflector or bezel.

A method for producing a sterilized oxygen-absorbing multilayer body is provided. The method may include:

irradiating with radiation an oxygen-absorbing multilayer body comprising at least an oxygen-absorbing layer containing a transition metal catalyst and a thermoplastic resin (a) having a tetralin ring as a structural unit and a layer containing a thermoplastic resin (b); and

heating the oxygen-absorbing multilayer body which has been irradiated with radiation in the sterilizing step at a temperature of the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic resin (a) minus 20 C. or more and lower than the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic resin (a) for 50 hours or more.

A method for producing a sterilized oxygen-absorbing multilayer body is provided. The method may include:

irradiating with radiation an oxygen-absorbing multilayer body comprising at least an oxygen-absorbing layer containing a transition metal catalyst and a thermoplastic resin (a) having a tetralin ring as a structural unit and a layer containing a thermoplastic resin (b); and

heating the oxygen-absorbing multilayer body which has been irradiated with radiation in the sterilizing step at a temperature of the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic resin (a) minus 20 C. or more and lower than the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic resin (a) for 50 hours or more.