Process for producing polyarylene sulfide in titanium vessel with addition of water
US4931516A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08G75/0281
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a process for producing a medium- or high-molecular-weight polyarylene sulfide which comprises subjecting an alkali metal sulfide, a dihalo aromatic compound and optionally, small amount of tri- or higher polyhalo aromatic compound to dehalogenation and sulfidation reaction at a temperature of from 240.degree. to 270.degree. C. in the presence of a water in amount of from 0.5 to 5 mol per 1 kg of an aprotic organic polar solvent until the conversion of said dihalo aromatic compound reaches from 70 to 98 mol %, thereby forming a polyarylene sulfide prepolymer having a melt viscosity of from 5 to 300 poise (as measured at 310.degree. C. under a shear rate of 200 sec.sup.-1), adding water to the resultant reaction mixture containing the polyarylene sulfide prepolymer so that from 6 to 15 mol of water is present per 1 kg of said solvent, and then continuing the reaction at a temperature of from 240.degree.-290.degree. C., in which the reaction comprising said two steps is conducted for from 2 to 6 hours.
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