This invention discloses a method for preparing recycled polyarylate from waste
polyester and
polycarbonate. The recycling and reprocessing method includes the following steps: (1) Under a protective gas
atmosphere,
polyester and
polycarbonate, along with a catalyst, are mixed uniformly in an
alcohol solution, heated, and then catalytically alcoholyzed to obtain diester terephthalate and
bisphenol A, respectively. (2) The diester terephthalate obtained from the alcoholysis of diester terephthalate is subjected to
acyl chloride treatment to obtain the corresponding
terephthaloyl chloride. (3) Finally, without separating the end-capping agent from the recycled monomers,
terephthaloyl chloride and
bisphenol A are co-polymerized and upgraded to polyarylate under mild conditions using
interfacial polycondensation technology. This invention eliminates the need for additional purification techniques to remove the end-capping agent from the recycled monomers, simplifies the waste
polymer recycling process, and achieves "upgraded recycling" of
polyester and
polycarbonate plastics, resulting in better
economic benefits.