The present application is directed to a method for preparing a cyclic carbonate functional polyester, said method comprising: reacting glycerine carbonate with an anhydride to form an Adduct (A); and, reacting said Adduct (A) with at least one polyepoxide compound to form said cyclic carbonate functional polyester (CC-PES). More particularly, the present application is directed to a method for preparing a cyclic carbonate functional polyester, said method comprising the stages: A) reacting glycerine carbonate with an anhydride to form an Adduct (A); B) providing a polycarboxylic acid; C) reacting said polycarboxylic acid with at least one diglycidyl ether to form an epoxy functional polyester; and, D) reacting said epoxy functional polyester with said Adduct (A) to form said cyclic carbonate functional polyester.

A method for producing bisphenol A (BPA) is provided. The method includes step A of degrading a polycarbonate resin in a solvent and distilling off the solvent to obtain a crude solution A; step B of subjecting acetone and phenol to dehydration condensation; step C of distilling off unreacted acetone and water to obtain a concentrated liquid C; step D of crystallizing the concentrated liquid C to obtain a slurry liquid, from which a mother liquor D is obtained; step H of obtaining a solution H1 or a solution H2 from the crude solution A and part of the mother liquor D; and step I of supplying the solution H1 or H2 to the step B or C. The solution H1 contains BPA obtained by degrading BPA contained in the crude solution A and the mother liquor D into phenol and isopropenylphenol and then rebonding phenol and isopropenylphenol, and the solution H2 contains phenol obtained by degrading BPA contained in the crude solution A and the mother liquor D into phenol and acetone.

A method for producing bisphenol A (BPA) is provided. The method includes step A of degrading a polycarbonate resin in a solvent and distilling off the solvent to obtain a crude solution A; step B of subjecting acetone and phenol to dehydration condensation; step C of distilling off unreacted acetone and water to obtain a concentrated liquid C; step D of crystallizing the concentrated liquid C to obtain a slurry liquid, from which a mother liquor D is obtained; step H of obtaining a solution H1 or a solution H2 from the crude solution A and part of the mother liquor D; and step I of supplying the solution H1 or H2 to the step B or C. The solution H1 contains BPA obtained by degrading BPA contained in the crude solution A and the mother liquor D into phenol and isopropenylphenol and then rebonding phenol and isopropenylphenol, and the solution H2 contains phenol obtained by degrading BPA contained in the crude solution A and the mother liquor D into phenol and acetone.

The present disclosure provides a crystalline polythiocarbonate and a preparation method thereof. The crystalline polythiocarbonate is a random copolymer and includes five structural units L1 to L5 as shown in the following formula. The method includes carrying out a polymerization reaction natively or in solution using carbon disulfide, ethylene oxide, selectively added third monomer, initiator, Lewis acid, selectively added chain transfer agent, and selectively added solvent as raw materials. This method provides a new way for high value-added application of carbon disulfide and ethylene oxide by using inexpensive carbon disulfide and ethylene oxide as monomers; the product is a random copolymerized crystalline polythiocarbonate with novel structure, which has various chain link structures and excellent mechanical properties, processing properties and degradability.

The present disclosure provides a crystalline polythiocarbonate and a preparation method thereof. The crystalline polythiocarbonate is a random copolymer and includes five structural units L1 to L5 as shown in the following formula. The method includes carrying out a polymerization reaction natively or in solution using carbon disulfide, ethylene oxide, selectively added third monomer, initiator, Lewis acid, selectively added chain transfer agent, and selectively added solvent as raw materials. This method provides a new way for high value-added application of carbon disulfide and ethylene oxide by using inexpensive carbon disulfide and ethylene oxide as monomers; the product is a random copolymerized crystalline polythiocarbonate with novel structure, which has various chain link structures and excellent mechanical properties, processing properties and degradability.

A process for preparing polyether thiocarbonate polyols comprising the step of reacting carbon disulfide and at least one alkylene oxide in the presence of a double metal cyanide catalyst and at least one H-functional starter compound, wherein before first contact with carbon disulfide the double metal cyanide catalyst has previously been contacted with at least one alkylene oxide the the invention likewise relates to a polyol obtainable by the process according to the invention.

A process for preparing polyether thiocarbonate polyols comprising the step of reacting carbon disulfide and at least one alkylene oxide in the presence of a double metal cyanide catalyst and at least one H-functional starter compound, wherein before first contact with carbon disulfide the double metal cyanide catalyst has previously been contacted with at least one alkylene oxide the the invention likewise relates to a polyol obtainable by the process according to the invention.

The invention relates to the synthesis and process thereof of a Quorum Sensing (QS) based polymer formed by the process of ring opening polymerization/ring opening copolymerization. The formed homopolymer or heteropolymer or copolymer displays increased half-life, bioactivity and biostability in stimulating the microbial quorum sensing in a predetermined microbial population.

The invention relates to the synthesis and process thereof of a Quorum Sensing (QS) based polymer formed by the process of ring opening polymerization/ring opening copolymerization. The formed homopolymer or heteropolymer or copolymer displays increased half-life, bioactivity and biostability in stimulating the microbial quorum sensing in a predetermined microbial population.

A method of producing an oligomer or polymer with carbonate segment chemical structure, the method including the steps of (1) introducing into a reactor high-molecular-weight polyester and reactive oligomer; (2) introducing into the reactor a carbonate compound and a catalyst such that the poly(polyol) reacts with the carbonate monomers by one-pot in situ to produce a crude product; and (3) introducing the crude product into water to obtain an oligomer or polymer with carbonate segment chemical structure. The oligomer or polymer with carbonate segment chemical structure is applicable to automobile manufacturing, wires & cables, and medical equipment.