Abstract:
APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR CONTINUOUS POLYMERIZATION OF POLYAMIDEDS TO PRODUCE A POLYMER WHEREIN THE REQUIRED VISCOSITY CAN BE OBTAINED MUCH MORE RAPIDLY AND THE EXTENT OF POLYMERIZATION FAR GREATER THAN HERETOFORE POSSIBLE BY USE OF A VACUUM DEMOISTURIZING COLUMN WITHIN THE POLYMERIZATION TRAIN WHEREIN THE PRE-POLYMER IS CONVERTED TO POLYAMIDE OF HIGHER MOLECULAR WEIGHT IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BY EXPOSING AT LEAST ABOUT 0.2 SQUARE FOOT OF PRE-POLYMER PER POUND THEREOF TO A TEMPERATURE OF BETWEEN ABOUT 230*C. AND ABOUT 300*C. AT PRESSURES OF LESS THAN ABOUT 500 MM. HG. THE APPARATUS AND PROCESS YIELDS EVEN GREATER EFFICIENCIES WHEN USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH POLYAMIDATION CATALYSTS.
Abstract:
APPARATUS FOR POLYMERIZATION OF E-CAPROLACTAM TO PRODUCE A POLYCAPROAMIDE POLYMER MORE RAPIDLY AND WITH THE EXTENT OF POLYMERIZATION FAR GREATER THAN HERETOFORE BY UTILIZING A VACUUM DEMOISTURIZING COLUMN WITHIN THE POLYMERIZATION TRAIN THAT UPON EXTRUSION OF SAID POLYMER THE VOLATILES ARE SUBSTANTIALLY ALL REMOVED BY AN ENTRAIN-
MENT SEPARATOR MEANS WHEREBY AN IMPROVED POLYCAPROAMIDE POLYMER IS OBTAINED.