processo para a produção contìnua de copoliamidas

A process for continuous production of copolyamides based on a lactam (I), a diamine (II) and a dicarboxylic acid (III) comprisesreacting a mixture (IV) comprising a diamine (II), a dicarboxylic acid (III) and water in a first reaction zone at a pressure in the range from 1.3*10 to 2.5*10 Pa in the entry zone of the reaction zone and at a temperature above the melting point of polymer (V) to a conversion, based on the molar amounts of diamine (II) and dicarboxylic acid (III), of at least 80% to form a polymer (V),reacting a mixture (VI) comprising lactam (I) and water in a second reaction zone at a pressure in the range from 5*10 to 40*10 Pa and at a temperature above the melting point of polymer (VII) to a conversion, based on the molar amount of lactam (I), of at least 80% to form a polymer (VII),then reacting polymer (V) and polymer (VII) with each other in a third reaction zone at a pressure in the range from 1*10 to 1.5*10 Pa in the entry zone of the reaction zone at temperatures above the melting point of polymer (VIII) to form a polymer (VIII), said polymer (VIII) having a 95° C. water extractables content, based on lactam (I), diamine (II) and dicarboxylic acid (III), of not more than 10% by weight, andthen extracting the polymer (VIII) with water to obtain the copolyamide.