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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2004
Gerardo Hidalgo, Cartagena Murcia, ES;
Patrick J. Mccloskey, Watervliet, NY (US);
Alberto Nisoli, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Lina Prada, Murcia, ES;
Gerardo Hidalgo, Cartagena Murcia, ES;
Patrick J. McCloskey, Watervliet, NY (US);
Alberto Nisoli, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Lina Prada, Murcia, ES;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of making polycarbonates comprises melt-polymerizing an aromatic dihydroxy compound and a carbonic acid diester in a presence of a polymerization catalyst in a reactor system producing a byproduct stream, wherein the polymerization catalyst comprises a quaternary phosphonium compound; and purifying the byproduct stream to separate phenol, wherein the separated phenol has a phosphorus concentration of less than or equal to about 3 part per million, based upon the total weight of the phenol separated.