Described herein are methods for making poly(aryl ether sulfone) (PAES) polymers and polymer compositions including the PAES polymers. The method includes reacting a first monomer and a second monomer in a reaction mixture including a base. In some embodiments, the first monomer, second monomer and base can be selected such that halogen salts are not formed during the reacting. In some embodiments, the method can also be a solvent free process. The PAES polymer and polymer compositions can be desirable in many application settings including, but not limited to, electronic components.

A method for forming a polydisulfide polymer is described. In various implementations, the method includes forming a mixture including one or more thiols, agitating the mixture, precipitating the mixture, and extracting a polydisulfide polymer from the mixture. In various implementations, the polydisulfide polymer has a refractive index of at least 1.7.

A method for forming a polydisulfide polymer is described. In various implementations, the method includes forming a mixture including one or more thiols, agitating the mixture, precipitating the mixture, and extracting a polydisulfide polymer from the mixture. In various implementations, the polydisulfide polymer has a refractive index of at least 1.7.

The present invention relates to a method of forming a sulfonated aromatic polymer, to the sulfonated aromatic polymer thus formed and to the method of using the sulfonated aromatic polymer in the manufacture of membranes.

The present invention relates to a method of forming a sulfonated aromatic polymer, to the sulfonated aromatic polymer thus formed and to the method of using the sulfonated aromatic polymer in the manufacture of membranes.

A method for forming a polydisulfide polymer is described. In various implementations, the method includes forming a mixture including one or more thiols, agitating the mixture, precipitating the mixture, and extracting a polydisulfide polymer from the mixture. In various implementations, the polydisulfide polymer has a refractive index of at least 1.7.

A method for forming a polydisulfide polymer is described. In various implementations, the method includes forming a mixture including one or more thiols, agitating the mixture, precipitating the mixture, and extracting a polydisulfide polymer from the mixture. In various implementations, the polydisulfide polymer has a refractive index of at least 1.7.

A method for forming a polyarylene sulfide is described. The method can include a multi-step cooling and precipitation process in which the cooling rate of the solution that carries the polymer is decreased during a portion of the overall cooling. This slower cooling period can encompass at least a portion of the period during which the polymer precipitates from the solution. The precipitation process can form polyarylene sulfide particles with good particle integrity and a narrow particle size distribution, which can reduce fines and improve downstream processing and final product characteristics.

A method for forming a polyarylene sulfide is described. The method can include a multi-step cooling and precipitation process in which the cooling rate of the solution that carries the polymer is decreased during a portion of the overall cooling. This slower cooling period can encompass at least a portion of the period during which the polymer precipitates from the solution. The precipitation process can form polyarylene sulfide particles with good particle integrity and a narrow particle size distribution, which can reduce fines and improve downstream processing and final product characteristics.

A method of producing polyarylene sulfide (PAS) by subjecting a sulfur source and a dihalo aromatic compound (DHA) to polymerization reaction in an organic amide solvent under alkaline conditions, the method suppressing side reactions or the like and yielding PAS having a high degree of polymerization at a high yield is provided; and PAS having a high degree of polymerization are provided. A method of producing PAS, including: a preparation step of preparing a preparation mixture containing an organic amide solvent, a sulfur source, an alkali metal hydroxide, water, and DHA, and having a pH of 12.5 or higher; a first-stage polymerization step of heating the preparation mixture to 170 C. or higher to initiate a polymerization reaction and continuing the polymerization reaction at 240 to 280 C., thereby forming a prepolymer having a DHA conversion rate of 50% or greater (at this time, a temperature increasing rate from 220 C. to 240 C. is lower than a temperature increasing rate for 240 C. or higher); and a second-stage polymerization step of adding, in the reaction system, an alkali metal hydroxide in an amount of 1 to 20 mol % per 1 mol of the sulfur source in the presence of a phase separation agent to continue the polymerization reaction at 245 to 290 C. PAS having a melt viscosity (310 C.; shear rate: 1216 sec.sup.1) of 0.1 to 8000 Pa.Math.s produced by the method.