POLYCARBONATE WITH LOW CHLORINE CONTENT AND A METHOD OF MAKING AND ANALYZING THE SAME

摘要

In an embodiment, an aromatic polycarbonate, having an aromatic polycarbonate backbone, can comprise: less than or equal to 5 ppm of polymeric chlorine attached to the aromatic polycarbonate backbone; less than 0.5 ppm of dichloromethane, less than 5 ppm of monohydric phenols, and less than 0.5 ppm of aromatic compounds containing no chlorine based on the total weight of the aromatic polycarbonate, wherein the aromatic compounds are compounds other than the aromatic polycarbonate.