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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for the storage of a polyether while suppressing the formation of formaldehyde, and the like, in the polyether. SOLUTION: A polyether is stored in a storage vessel in the presence of ambient gas containing an inert gas under a condition satisfying the formula XY<100 wherein X vol.% is the ratio of the volume of the ambient gas to the inner volume of the storage vessel and Y vol.% is the oxygen concentration in the ambient gas. The polyester to be stored by the method is preferably a polyether produced by the ring-opening polymerization of an alkylene oxide in the presence of an alkylene oxide polymerization catalyst and an initiator having at least one active hydrogen atom and further purifying the product. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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