Apparatus and method for producing 2-hydroxycarboxylic acid oligomer

摘要

The present invention provides a method capable of continuously efficiently producing a 2-hydroxycarboxylic acid oligomer while effectively removing the water contained in a raw material and the water produced by dehydration reaction. In production of a 2-hydroxycarboxylic acid oligomer by supplying a 2-hydroxycarboxylic acid to a reaction system, a dehydration system is provided between a raw material supply system and a polymerization reaction system so as to remove the water contained in the raw material and the water produced in the polymerization reaction system. As a result, the raw material in the dehydration system is concentrated and then supplied to the polymerization reaction system.