Polyester continuous production process

摘要

A process for continuously producing a polyester comprising an aromatic dicarboxylic acid or a lower alkyl ester thereof and an alkylene glycol having 2 to 4 carbon atoms as the main glycol component by recycling part or all of a distillate comprising an alkylene glycol having 2 to 4 carbon atoms recovered from a polycondensation reaction step as the main component as a raw material for the polyester. Low-boiling substances contained in the distillate are separated by flush distillation and the distillate is supplied to an ester exchange reaction step or esterification reaction step.