| abstract |
Disclosed is a method for producing an oxygen scavenging resin comprising: a) reacting an aromatic diacid or its diester, and an ionic diacid or its diester, with a diol and a metal compound to produce an ionic copolyester, b) cooling, cutting and drying the ionic copolyester into solid pellets, and c) mixing the dried ionic copolyester with a dried oxidizable polymer, provided that the oxidizable polymer is not a partially aromatic polyamide. Also disclosed is i) a composition made by the above method wherein the composition comprises an ionic copolyester, containing a metal compound, and an oxidizable polymer, provided that the oxidizable polymer is not a partially aromatic polyamide; and ii) the method of making articles from this composition. |