The present invention relates to a poly(alkylene carbonate) capsule in which a heterogeneous resin is applied on a surface of poly(alkylene carbonate), and a method of manufacturing the same, and provides a poly(alkylene carbonate) capsule preventing blocking where particles agglomerate each other when a resin having surface stickiness at a glass transition temperature or higher is processed in a pellet or chip state and circulated, and a method of manufacturing the same.

The present invention relates to a poly(alkylene carbonate) capsule in which a heterogeneous resin is applied on a surface of poly(alkylene carbonate), and a method of manufacturing the same, and provides a poly(alkylene carbonate) capsule preventing blocking where particles agglomerate each other when a resin having surface stickiness at a glass transition temperature or higher is processed in a pellet or chip state and circulated, and a method of manufacturing the same.

A method of producing polycarbonate-based polymer microparticles including forming an emulsion in a system in which a polycarbonate-based polymer (A), a polymer (B) different from the polycarbonate-based polymer (A) and an organic solvent (C) are dissolved and mixed together and which causes phase separation into two phases of a solution phase having the polycarbonate-based polymer (A) as its main component and a solution phase having the polymer (B) different from the polycarbonate-based polymer (a) as its main component, and contacting a poor solvent for the polycarbonate-based polymer (A) with the emulsion at a temperature of 80 C. or higher to thereby precipitate microparticles of the polycarbonate-based polymer (A).

Systems and methods for purifying or recycling polymeric materials such as polycarbonates are disclosed. Such methods may include performing two or more extractions using differing solvent media to remove non-target materials and attain a purified composition of a target polymer. Other steps including dissolution, precipitation, filtration, and/or centrifugation may also be performed in the methods of the present invention.

Disclosed are a hydroxy-capping monomer, its polycarbonate and an article including the same. Disclosed is a capping monomer capable of greatly improving mechanical properties and weather resistance when applied to polycarbonate, and polycarbonate containing the same, being prepared at high economic efficiency and having superior mechanical properties and excellent weather resistance.

Disclosed are a hydroxy-capping monomer, its polycarbonate and an article including the same. Disclosed is a capping monomer capable of greatly improving mechanical properties and weather resistance when applied to polycarbonate, and polycarbonate containing the same, being prepared at high economic efficiency and having superior mechanical properties and excellent weather resistance.

In an embodiment, a melt polymerization process comprises melt polymerizing reactants in at least two polymerization units, in the presence of a catalyst composition to form polymerized polycarbonate; adding a quencher composition comprising one or both of a liquid quencher composition and a solid quencher composition; mixing the quencher composition with the polymerized polycarbonate for a period of time of greater than or equal to 5 seconds prior to the addition to the polymerized polycarbonate of any additives having a reactive OH group or reactive ester group; directing the polymerized polycarbonate to an extruder; and directing an additive to the extruder.

In an embodiment, a melt polymerization process comprises melt polymerizing reactants in at least two polymerization units, in the presence of a catalyst composition to form polymerized polycarbonate; adding a quencher composition comprising one or both of a liquid quencher composition and a solid quencher composition; mixing the quencher composition with the polymerized polycarbonate for a period of time of greater than or equal to 5 seconds prior to the addition to the polymerized polycarbonate of any additives having a reactive OH group or reactive ester group; directing the polymerized polycarbonate to an extruder; and directing an additive to the extruder.

The present disclosure relates to a method for separating an organic zinc catalyst dispersed in a polyalkylene carbonate resin solution by filtering the polyalkylene carbonate resin solution using a composite filtering membrane, which is a composite material comprising a hydroxyl group-containing material and polyolefin material and has a form in which one or both surfaces of the polyolefin material is coated with the hydroxyl group-containing material.

Provided herein are methods of making polyalkylene carbonate compositions. The methods provided herein may comprise one or more of the following steps: (1) a polymerization step wherein an alkylene oxide is contacted with carbon dioxide, optionally in the presence of a catalyst, thereby forming a polyalkylene carbonate; (2) a dissolution step wherein the polyalkylene carbonate is dissolved in an organic solvent, thereby forming a polyalkylene carbonate solution; (3) a heat treatment step wherein a polyalkylene carbonate composition is heated, thereby forming a heat-treated poyalkylene carbonate composition; and (4) an irradiation step wherein a composition comprising polyalkylene carbonate is exposed to ionizing radiation, thereby providing an irradiated polyalkylene carbonate composition