Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.

Hiroyuki Gonoi

Kazumi Tanaka

Hideyuki Kurose

Takatoshi Shida

Described is an apparatus for the purpose of drying or solid phase polymerization of Polymer particles by batchwise heating the same in an atmosphere of inert gas or under reduced pressure. More particularly, described is batchwise heating apparatus which is capable of efficient production by preventing an objective product from being contaminated with foreign matters accompanying wear of a sealing packing. The batchwise heating apparatus, which heats Polymer particles in a rotating hermetically sealed vessel in an atmosphere of inert gas or under reduced pressure, comprises a vessel equipped with a temperature detection portion capable of measuring temperature even during rotating and a suction/exhaust port inside the vessel capable of reducing pressure and/or replacing with inert gas even during rotating; and a suction/exhaust pipe that is inserted into the vessel so as to communicate with the suction/exhaust port, wherein the rotational sealing portion of the suction/exhaust pipe is installed on the outside of the vessel.

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Niigata, Japan

Hiroyuki Gonoi