Process for treating a polymer slurry
US4769442A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 21, 1987 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08G75/0254
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for treating a polyarylene sulfide polymer slurry which has been provided by reactions of an alkali sulfide and a dichloroaromatic compound in N-methylpyrrolidone, the process comprising the following steps of (i) through (iv): (i) a step of separating a polymer slurry which contains polyarylene sulfide particles, alkali chloride as a by-product in the form of crystals and a solution and an arylene sulfide oligomer and has a liquid component which is principally N-methylpyrrolidone into polyarylene sulfide particles and a slurry containing the crystalline alkali chloride, the oligomer, and unreacted organic material by screening the slurry without diluting with water; (ii) a step of subjecting the slurry containing the crystalline alkali chloride to solid-liquid separation to obtain the crystalline alkali chloride; (iii) a step of washing the polyarylene sulfide particles with an organic solvent and water; and (iv) a step of recovering the organic solvent from a filtrate obtained by solid-liquid separation.
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