Method for producing an aromatic polycarbonate

摘要

A method for producing an aromatic polycarbonate comprises feeding to a feeding zone (having a perforated plate) at least one polymerizing material selected from the group consisting of a) a molten monomer mixture of an aromatic dihydroxy compound and a diaryl carbonate, and b) a molten prepolymer obtained by a process comprising reacting an aromatic dihydroxy compound with a diaryl carbonate, and allowing the polymerizing material to pass downwardly through the perforated plate and fall along and in contact with a wire through a wire-wetting fall polymerization reaction zone, thereby effecting polymerization of the polymerizing material during the wire-wetting fall thereof. Colorless and high quality aromatic polycarbonates are thus stably produced at a high polymerization rate for a prolonged period of time, using an apparatus which has excellent sealing properties under high vacuum and maintenance of which is easy.