Abstract: By the use of an apparatus for producing a polyarylenesulfide comprising a dehydrator vessel and/or a reactor vessel wherein at least liquid-contacting parts thereof are fabricated of titanium, a clean polyarylenesulfide containing no foreign matter can be obtained by reacting a hydrous alkali metal sulfide with a dihaloaromatic compound in an aprotic polar organic solvent.
Abstract: An apparatus for the feeding of powderous resin material to a vacuum hopper is improved by providing at least one vertical pipe-line portion between the resin tank and the vacuum hopper, and disposing a flow restricting element such as an orifice in this pipe-line portion.