A method for manufacturing 1,4-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene, including: reacting terephthaloyl chloride with diphenyl ether in a reaction solvent and in the presence of a Lewis acid, so as to obtain a product mixture including a 1,4-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene-Lewis acid complex; contacting the product mixture with an aqueous solution, so as to obtain an aqueous phase containing the Lewis acid and an organic phase containing 1,4-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene; heating at least the second phase up to a maximum temperature, followed by cooling the second phase down to a separation temperature; subjecting at least the second phase to a solid/liquid separation step at the separation temperature, so as to recover solid 1,4-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene.

The invention relates to a process for producing semi-aromatic polyethers based on an aliphatic diol, to semi-aromatic polyethers based on an aliphatic diol obtained by said process, and to the use of said semi-aromatic polyethers based on an aliphatic diol for manufacturing membranes, manufactured parts and coatings.

Provided is a polyether ether ketone, comprising a repeating unit represented by the following formula (1), the polyether ether ketone having a crystallization temperature Tc of 255° C. or more, and satisfying one or both of the following conditions (A) and (B): (A) a fluorine atom content a is less than 2 mg/kg; and (B) a chlorine atom content b is 2 mg/kg or more.

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Described herein are PEKK polymers having improved processability and improved crystallinity. It was surprisingly found that PEKK polymers formed using a specifically adapted nucleophilic synthesis route, in which different monomers are added in to the polymerization reaction at different points during the synthesis, had lower glass transition temperatures (“Tg”) and increased crystallinities, relative to PEKK polymers formed using traditional nucleophilic synthesis routes (“traditional PEKK polymers”). Furthermore, compared with PEKK polymers synthesized using an electrophilic synthesis routes, the PEKK polymers described herein and significantly lower halogen content. The synthesis routes includes a first heating of a first monomer blend in a reaction mixture, a subsequent first addition of a second monomer blend to the reaction mixture, and a second heating of the reaction mixture subsequent to the first addition.

The present invention provides a continuous polymerization apparatus capable of simply and efficiently separating a polymer and solid matter from a reaction mixture while having an apparatus configuration conducive to washing and maintenance, and a continuous production method for a polymer. A continuous polymerization apparatus (100) includes a plurality of reaction vessels (1a to 1c), wherein the plurality of reaction vessels are configured such that reaction mixtures (9a to 9c) successively move through each reaction vessel; in the plurality of reaction vessels, gas phase parts formed above the reaction mixture communicate with one another; and the continuous polymerization apparatus includes a washing part (5), the washing part configured to separate a solid included in the reaction mixture by sedimentation and to perform countercurrent washing.

A process for producing polyarylene ether nitrile, in which an N-methylpyrrolidone solvent can be efficiently recovered. The process includes the following steps: mixing N-methylpyrrolidone, potassium carbonate, 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile, dihydric phenol and toluene, and carrying out a dehydration reaction and a polymerization reaction in sequence to obtain a high-viscosity polyarylene ether nitrile solution; then pelletizing and conveying polyarylene ether nitrile particles together with methanol to a primary vibrating screen to complete a primary replacement of N-methylpyrrolidone; then using a secondary vibrating screen to complete a secondary replacement of the solvent; subsequently, grinding the polyarylene ether nitrile particles and carrying out an extraction with methanol, and then centrifuging, washing with water and drying to obtain purified polyarylene ether nitrile powder; and finally distilling replacement liquid and centrifugation liquid to separate methanol from N-methylpyrrolidone.

Described herein are poly(ether ketone ketone) (“PEKK”) polymers having improved processability. It was surprisingly discovered that by selectively controlling the relative amounts of reactants during the synthesis, PEKK polymers having unexpectedly lower melt viscosities can be obtained. More particularly, by selectively controlling the relative amounts of monomers used to form recurring units of the PEKK polymer, in conjunction with selective control of other reaction components, the resulting PEKK polymers had reduced viscosities, relative to PEKK polymers synthesized by using tradition reaction schemes (“traditional PEKK polymers”). By providing PEKK polymers with lower melt viscosities, the PEKK polymers described herein have improved processability.

A method of making a PEEK-PEmEK copolymer having R.sub.PEEK and R.sub.PEmEK repeat units in a molar ratio R.sub.PEEK/R.sub.PEmEK ranging from 95/5 to 45/55, the PEEK-PEmEK copolymer obtained from the method and the polymer composition including the PEEK-PEmEK 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.

The present invention generally relates a polymer-metal junction comprising PEEK-PEmEK copolymers compositions, in contact with a metal substrate, wherein the PEEK-PEmEK copolymer having R.sub.PEEK and R.sub.PEmEK repeat units in a molar ratio R.sub.PEEK/R.sub.PEmEK ranging from 95/5 to 45/55. The present invention also relates to shaped articles including the polymer-metal junction, and methods of making the polymer-metal junctions.

A polyphenylene ether bismaleimide resin, a method for manufacturing the same, and a resin composition are provided. The polyphenylene ether bismaleimide (PPE-BMI) resin is obtained by a condensation reaction with a maleic anhydride and a primary amine compound as reactants. The primary amine compound is a polyphenylene ether diamine.