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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
James Day, Scotia, NY (US);
Sukhendu Bikash Hait, Tuscaloosa, AL (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G 6/400 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G 6/400 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of crystallizing an aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer having a molecular weight of from about 1,000 to about 20,000 and having from about 5 to about 95 mole % aryl carbonate terminal end groups, based on total end groups, the method comprising effecting contact of the prepolymer with a crystallizing agent comprising an alcohol, preferably, at least 95% by weight of an alcohol.