The present invention relates to a polyarylene sulfide which has more improved compatibility with other polymer materials or fillers, and a method for preparing the same. The polyarylene sulfide is characterized in that at least part of end groups of the main chain of the polyarylene sulfide is hydroxyl group (—OH), the polyarylene sulfide contains iodine bonded to its main chain and free iodine, and the content of iodine bonded to the main chain and free iodine is 10 to 10,000 ppmw.

The present invention relates to a polyarylene sulfide which has more improved compatibility with other polymer materials or fillers, and a method for preparing the same. The polyarylene sulfide is characterized in that at least part of end groups of the main chain of the polyarylene sulfide is hydroxyl group (—OH), the polyarylene sulfide contains iodine bonded to its main chain and free iodine, and the content of iodine bonded to the main chain and free iodine is 10 to 10,000 ppmw.

The present invention relates to a poly(arylene sulfide) (PAS), comprising recurring units p, q and r according of formula (I) wherein n.sub.p, n.sub.q and n.sub.r are respectively the mole % of each recurring units p, q and r; recurring units p, q and r are arranged in blocks, in alternation or randomly; 2≤(n.sub.q+n.sub.r)/(n.sub.p+n.sub.q+n.sub.r)≤9; n.sub.q is ≥0% and n.sub.r is ≥0%; j is zero or an integer varying between 1 and 4; R.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms, C.sub.1-C.sub.12 alkyl groups, C.sub.7-C.sub.24 alkylaryl groups, C.sub.7-C.sub.24 aralkyl groups, C.sub.6-C.sub.24 arylene groups, C.sub.1-C.sub.12 alkoxy groups, and C.sub.6-C.sub.18 aryloxy groups.

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The present disclosure relates to a preparation method of a polyarylene sulfide, and this method may produce a polyarylene sulfide having properties equal to or higher than those of the conventional method at a high yield by using a dihalogenated aromatic compound in a predetermined equivalent ratio with respect to a sulfur compound and performing both dehydration and polymerization under optimum conditions.

A method for manufacturing a pre-lithiated polyphenylene sulfide with a high solid solubility of lithium includes; placing NMP, Li.sub.2S, and LiOH into a high-pressure reactor to obtain a mixture, and heating the mixture to 150-250° C. for a high-temperature dehydration for 2-5 h, and then cooling the mixture to 100° C. and adding p-DCB to the mixture for a reaction at 150-250° C. for 80-200 min; dropwise adding hydrochloric acid in an identical amount as that of the LiOH neutralize LiOH, and removing NMP and H.sub.2O by evaporation or sublimation, to obtain a dry mixed powder; and to the dry mixed powder, adding a chloride ion complexing agent to obtain a mixture, stirring the mixture to homogeneity, and placing the mixture in a sealed reactor for a reaction at 150-250° C. for 80-200 min, followed by washing and drying, to obtain the pre-lithiated polyphenylene sulfide.

The invention pertains to a powdered material (M) comprising at least one poly(arylene sulfide) polymer, in particular to a method for manufacturing a three-dimensional (3D) object, using the powdered material (M) and to 3D object obtainable by selective sintering from this powdered polymer material (M).

A method of producing a polyarylene sulfide (PAS) with a high nitrogen content in the PAS, the method thereof improving the characteristics of the PAS while reducing the amount of organic by-products, and using a plurality of reaction vessels that are in communication with each other through a gas phase. In the production method, a supply step, a water removal step, a polymerizing step, and a recovering step are performed in parallel. A polar organic solvent, a sulfur source, and a dihalo aromatic compound are used as reaction raw materials. A supply amount of the polar organic solvent used as a reaction raw material is 5 mol or less per mole of the sulfur source used as a reaction raw material. The polar organic solvent has a bond represented by —RO—N—, where R is C or P.

The present disclosure relates to a preparation method of a polyarylene sulfide, and this method may produce a polyarylene sulfide having properties equal to or higher than those of the conventional method with a high molecular weight at a high yield by optimizing the content and molar ratio of an amide-based compound in a polymerization step.

The present disclosure relates to a method of more efficiently separating and recovering a polyarylene sulfide exhibiting excellent strength, heat resistance, flame retardancy, and processability when processed into a molded product after polymerization.

The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for efficiently recovering an amide-based compound such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone from an aqueous solution containing an amide-based compound such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone.