Devolatilization of liquid composition containing polymer and volatile constituents.

摘要

An apparatus for devolatilizing liquid composition containing polymer and volatile constituents comprising a heat exchanger (2), a volatilizer (3) coupled to the underside of said heat exchanger and vacuum means (6) connected to said volatilizer, said apparatus further comprising a distributor (5) provided between said heat exchanger and said volatilizer; and a method of devolatilizing liquid composition containing polymer and volatile constituents using a devolatilzation apparatus, said devolatilization apparatus comprising a heat exchanger, a volatilizer coupled to the underside of said heat exchanger, vacuum means connected to said volatilizer and a distributor provided between said heat exchanger and volatilizer.