Corrosion-resistant material for sulfur-containing alkali metal salts and equipment for producing polyarylene sulfide using the same, and polyarylene sulfide and process for producing the same

摘要

A corrosion-resistant material against sulfur-containing alkali metal salt which comprises high purity metallic chromium having a relative density of 95% or higher and a purity of 99.7% or higher and equipment for production of polyarylene sulfides which is composed of such a corrosion-resistant material, and a polyarylene sulfide containing substantially no heavy metal and a process for producing such a polyarylene sulfide comprising reacting an alkali metal sulfide and a dihalogenated aromatic compound in a polar aprotic solvent by using equipment made of high purity chromium having a purity of 99.7% or higher and having a relative density of 95% or higher at least at parts in contact with a liquid are disclosed.