Abstract:
Provided is a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer having high impact resistance and excellent transparency, in particular, a high total light transmittance and a small haze, and a method of producing thereof. Specifically, provided is a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer, containing a main chain having a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (I) and a constituent unit represented by the following general formula (II), in which: n in the general formula (II) is 25 to 50; and the copolymer satisfies the following conditions (a) and (b): (a) a molded article having a thickness of 2 mm made of the copolymer has a total light transmittance measured based on ISO 13468 of 88% or more and a haze measured based on ISO 14782 of 0.7% or less; and (b) a molded article having a thickness of 3 mm made of the copolymer has a total light transmittance measured based on ISO 13468 of 88% or more and a haze measured based on ISO 14782 of 1.0% or less. (In the formulae, R1 and R2 each independently represent a halogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group, X represents a single bond, an alkylene group, an alkylidene group, a cycloalkylene group, a cycloalkylidene group, —S—, —SO—, —SO2—, —O— or —CO—, and a and b each independently represent an integer of 0 to 4. R3 to R6 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group or an aryl group, Y represents a single bond, or an organic residue containing an aliphatic or aromatic moiety, and n represents an average repetition number.)
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for producing a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer economically and stably, in particular, the present invention is concerned with a method for continuous production of a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer including (A) a step of withdrawing a polymerization reaction solution obtained by polymerizing a dihydric phenol compound, a carbonate precursor, and a polyorganosiloxane in the presence of an alkaline compound aqueous solution and a water-insoluble organic solvent continuously or intermittently from a reactor; (B) a step of separating the polymerization reaction solution withdrawn in the step (A) into an aqueous phase and a water-insoluble organic solvent phase; and (C) a step of after washing the water-insoluble organic solvent phase separated in the step (B) with an acidic aqueous solution, separating the resultant into an aqueous phase and a water-insoluble organic solvent phase, wherein the aqueous phase separated in the step (C) is extracted with a water-insoluble organic solvent, the content of the polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer in the obtained extract is controlled to not more than 2% by mass, and a part or the whole of the extract is reused for the step (A).