Method of producing polyarylene sulfide

Abstract

The present invention is to provide a method of producing polyarylene sulfide that can produce polyarylene sulfide having a low halogen content simply and easily and at low cost. The method of producing polyarylene sulfide according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a preparation step of preparing a mixture containing an organic amide solvent, a sulfur source, a dihalo aromatic compound, and an alkali metal hydroxide; a first-stage polymerization step of producing a prepolymer until a pH of a reaction system reaches a range of lower than 10 but 7 or higher by initiating a polymerization reaction by heating the mixture; and a second-stage polymerization step of continuing the polymerization reaction.

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