Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.

Taichi Tokutake

Hidefumi Harada

Takehiko Isobe

Yoshinori Isahaya

Maki Ito

Yousuke Shinkai

Atsushi Hirashima

Jun-ya Hayakawa

Hongyu Liu

Hayakawa Jun-Ya

Jun-Ya Hayakawa

Copolymer having high fluidity and high molecular weight which is formed of a structural unit derived from an aliphatic diol compound and a structural unit derived from an aromatic dihydroxy compound. A polycarbonate resin composition is also provided comprising a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin as a main component and also comprising cyclic carbonate present in an amount of not more than 3000 ppm, wherein the highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin is produced by a process which comprises a highly-polymerizing process wherein an aromatic polycarbonate is reacted with an aliphatic diol compound in the presence of a transesterification catalyst to increase the molecular weight.

High-fluidity polycarbonate copolymer, process for production highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin and aromatic polycarbonate compound

The present invention provides a method for producing a branched aromatic polycarbonate resin that is molecular weight-increased, which comprises subjecting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer and a linking agent comprising a trifunctional or more of an aliphatic polyol compound to transesterification reaction in the presence of a transesterification catalyst under a reduced pressure condition.

Method for producing branched aromatic polycarbonate resin

The present invention is to provide a process for preparing a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin, which comprises the steps of a highly polymerizing step for reacting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer and an aliphatic diol compound in the presence of a transesterification catalyst to obtain a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin, a cyclic carbonate removal step for removing at least part of the cyclic carbonate by-produced in the above highly polymerizing step out of the reaction system, and a recycle step of hydrolyzing the cyclic carbonate removed in the cyclic carbonate removal step to obtain an aliphatic diol compound and using the obtained aliphatic diol compound as at least a part of the aliphatic diol compound to be used in the highly polymerizing step.

Process for preparing highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin

The invention provides a process for producing a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin including a molecular weight-increasing step of reacting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer with an aliphatic diol compound represented by Formula (g2) in the presence of a transesterification catalyst to obtain a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin. In the formula, Ra and Rb each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group or an alkoxy group, or Ra and Rb may be bonded to each other to form a ring; Rto Reach independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an alkyl group; and n represents an integer of 0 to 30.

Process for producing highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin

The present invention provides a process for preparing a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin which not only has excellent quality such that it has high molecular weight and high fluidity, but also has more excellent heat resistance. The process of the present invention comprises a highly polymerizing step for reacting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer with an aliphatic diol compound of the following formula (I) having hydroxymethyl groups (HO&#x2014;CH&#x2014;) each bonded to a quaternary carbon atom in the presence of a transesterification catalyst to obtain a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin: wherein Ra to Rf, n, and m are as defined in the present specification and claims.

The present invention provides an aromatic polycarbonate resin composition having a high molecular weight and less amount of a heterologous structure, retaining good qualities, and excellent in thermal stability, and an improved preparation process thereof.

Aromatic polycarbonate resin composition

The present inventions provide processes for producing a highly polymerized aromatic polycarbonate resin comprising a highly-polymerizing process wherein an aromatic polycarbonate is reacted with an aliphatic diol compound represented by formula (g1) in the presence of a transesterification catalyst to increase the molecular weight: wherein Ra and Rb each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1-12 carbon atoms or a phenyl group, and 'm' represents an integer of 1-30.

A high molecular weight polycarbonate resin is continuously produced by subjecting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer and an aliphatic diol compound to a linking and highly polymerizing reaction. Even an aliphatic diol compound having a comparatively low boiling point can be allowed to efficiently contribute to the linking and highly polymerizing reaction. An aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer is produced by a polycondensation reaction between an aromatic dihydroxy compound and a diester carbonate, adding an aliphatic diol compound having an aliphatic group bonding to a terminal hydroxyl group to obtain a prepolymer mixture, and subjecting the resulting prepolymer mixture to a linking and highly polymerizing reaction under reduced pressure. The aliphatic diol compound is added at a pressure exceeding 200 torr, and the prepolymer mixture is subjected to a linking and highly polymerizing reaction before the terminal hydroxyl group concentration of the aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer in the prepolymer mixture reaches 2000 ppm.

Method for continuous production of high molecular weight polycarbonate resin

A branched aromatic polycarbonate resin having a degree of branching (N value) controlled within a specific range is manufactured by subjecting an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer that has a branched structure introduced using a specific amount of a branching agent to molecular-weight-increasing linking reaction with an aliphatic diol compound in the presence of a transesterification catalyst under the condition of a reduced pressure. The amount (A) of the branching agent used is adjusted on the basis of the correlation between the amount (A) of the branching agent used and the N value of the branched aromatic polycarbonate resin.

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Taichi Tokutake