Patent ID: 7205379

Claim:
A process for the preparation of a stabilized polyester that is low in the generation of aldehydes which comprises reacting one or more diacids with one or more diols in an esterification process, and/or one or more diesters with one or more diols in a transesterification process in the presence of an effective amount of a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of (a) poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol), poly(styrene-co-allyl alcohol), sorbitol, isomalt, xylitol, sucrose, mucic acid dibutylester, mucic acid di(phenyl-1-ethyl)ester, pentaerythritol, maltose, maltitol, maltopentaose hydrate, maltoheptaose, maltotetraose, maltulose monohydrate, D,L-glucose, dextrose, D-mannitol, trimethylol propane, triethylol propane and glycerol; and further in the presence of at least one sterically hindered hydroxyphenylalkylphosphonic ester or monoester.