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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takaharu Kawahara, Okayama, JP;
Yukihiro Ohara, Okayama, JP;
Toshio Tuboi, Okayama, JP;
Tetsuya Hikasa, Okayama, JP;
Assignee:
Kuraray Co., Ltd., Kurashiki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 8/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 8/00 ;
Abstract
A method for producing a saponified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVOH) comprises: supplying into a second reactor a solution containing the copolymer that is saponified partially with an alkali catalyst under a predetermined pressure in a first reactor; and saponifying further the partially-saponified copolymer in the second reactor under a pressure higher than the predetermined pressure in the first reactor. According to the method, an EVOH having a high saponification degree can be produced efficiently with a small amount of alkali catalyst.