A method of making a PEEK-PEoEK copolymer having R.sub.PEEK and RPEoEK repeat units in a molar ratio R.sub.PEEK/R.sub.PEoEK ranging from 95/5 to 45/55, the PEEK-PEoEK copolymer obtained from the method and the polymer composition including the PEEK-PEoEK copolymer, at least one reinforcing filler, at least one additive, or a combination thereof, shaped articles including the polymer composition, polymer-metal junctions including the polymer composition. Also described are methods of making the polymer composition, methods of making the shaped articles, and methods of making the polymer-metal junctions.

A method for preparing a PEKK powder for use in SLS includes the steps of: providing a raw, non-powder PEKK material; heat treating the raw PEKK to evaporate at least substantially all of a liquid solvent in the raw PEKK, causing at least substantially all of the raw PEKK to be in the form of irregularly-shaped particles; cooling the raw PEKK; and grinding the raw PEKK to form a PEKK powder.

A method for preparing a PEKK powder for use in SLS includes the steps of: providing a raw, non-powder PEKK material; heat treating the raw PEKK to evaporate at least substantially all of a liquid solvent in the raw PEKK, causing at least substantially all of the raw PEKK to be in the form of irregularly-shaped particles; cooling the raw PEKK; and grinding the raw PEKK to form a PEKK powder.

The invention provides an aromatic polysulfone including an aromatic polysulfone having at least one highly polar functional group at its terminus, wherein in the aromatic polysulfone, an area of a signal attributed to the aromatic polysulfone having a highly polar functional group with respect to a total area of all signals attributed to the aromatic polysulfone in a chromatogram obtained by measurement through a gel permeation chromatography method under the following conditions is 0.1% or more and 11% or less, wherein the sample injection volume is 5 L, column is Shodex KF-803 manufactured by Showa Denko K.K., column temperature is 40 C., eluent is N,N-dimethylformamide, eluent flow rate is 0.5 mL/min, detector is ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer (UV), and detection wavelength is 277 nm.

The invention provides an aromatic polysulfone including an aromatic polysulfone having at least one highly polar functional group at its terminus, wherein in the aromatic polysulfone, an area of a signal attributed to the aromatic polysulfone having a highly polar functional group with respect to a total area of all signals attributed to the aromatic polysulfone in a chromatogram obtained by measurement through a gel permeation chromatography method under the following conditions is 0.1% or more and 11% or less, wherein the sample injection volume is 5 L, column is Shodex KF-803 manufactured by Showa Denko K.K., column temperature is 40 C., eluent is N,N-dimethylformamide, eluent flow rate is 0.5 mL/min, detector is ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer (UV), and detection wavelength is 277 nm.

The invention provides an aromatic polysulfone including an aromatic polysulfone having at least one highly polar functional group at its terminus, wherein in the aromatic polysulfone, an area of a signal attributed to the aromatic polysulfone having a highly polar functional group with respect to a total area of all signals attributed to the aromatic polysulfone in a chromatogram obtained by measurement through a gel permeation chromatography method under the following conditions is 19% or more and 100% or less, wherein sample injection volume is 5 L, column is Shodex KF-803 manufactured by Showa Denko K.K., column temperature is 40 C., eluent is N,N-dimethylformamide, eluent flow rate is 0.5 mL/min, and detector is ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer (UV).

The invention provides an aromatic polysulfone including an aromatic polysulfone having at least one highly polar functional group at its terminus, wherein in the aromatic polysulfone, an area of a signal attributed to the aromatic polysulfone having a highly polar functional group with respect to a total area of all signals attributed to the aromatic polysulfone in a chromatogram obtained by measurement through a gel permeation chromatography method under the following conditions is 19% or more and 100% or less, wherein sample injection volume is 5 L, column is Shodex KF-803 manufactured by Showa Denko K.K., column temperature is 40 C., eluent is N,N-dimethylformamide, eluent flow rate is 0.5 mL/min, and detector is ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer (UV).

A method for purifying a specific trityl group-containing monodispersed polyethylene glycol from a mixture containing the trityl group-containing monodispersed polyethylene glycol and a specific ditritylated impurity. The method includes performing steps (A), (B) and (C). Step (A): a step of esterifying the hydroxyl group of the trityl group-containing monodispersed polyethylene glycol by a specific method; Step (B): a step of extracting the esterified compound by a specific method; and Step (C): a step of hydrolyzing the esterified compound to obtain the trityl group-containing monodispersed polyethylene glycol.

A method for purifying a specific trityl group-containing monodispersed polyethylene glycol from a mixture containing the trityl group-containing monodispersed polyethylene glycol and a specific ditritylated impurity. The method includes performing steps (A), (B) and (C). Step (A): a step of esterifying the hydroxyl group of the trityl group-containing monodispersed polyethylene glycol by a specific method; Step (B): a step of extracting the esterified compound by a specific method; and Step (C): a step of hydrolyzing the esterified compound to obtain the trityl group-containing monodispersed polyethylene glycol.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a polyaryl ether by reacting components (a1) and (a2) in the presence of a carbonate compound (C) to obtain a salt-containing polymer (SP) comprising the polyaryl ether and a salt (S). After the reaction, the salt (S) is extracted from the salt-containing polymer (SP) to obtain a desalinated polymer (DP) comprising the polyaryl ether.