APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS SOLID STATE POLYMERIZATION

摘要

According to the present invention, an apparatus for continuous solid state polymerization includes: a feeder for continuously charging pre-polymer; a horizontal reactor which is connected with the feeder by a first connection part, receives the pre-polymer from the feeder to perform a solid state polymerization reaction therein, and rotates; an agitator which includes an agitating shaft rotating in the direction opposite to the direction of the horizontal reactor, and an agitating wing vertically joined with the agitating shaft in the horizontal reactor; and a chamber which is connected with the horizontal reactor by a second connection part, receives a polymer which has been processed by the solid state polymerization reaction and is discharged from the horizontal reactor, and discharges the polymer. The feeder, the horizontal reactor, and the chamber are in vacuum conditions. The apparatus prevents a congestion zone of the pre-polymer from being generated, and can continuously perform the solid state polymerization reactions without inert gas under a vacuum condition.