An integrated method for producing aromatic polycarbonate, including the
steps of: (1) making a liquid mixture of acetone and diphenylcarbonate;
(2) transporting the liquid mixture of step (1) to a polycarbonate
production plant; (3) separating the diphenylcarbonate from the acetone
in the liquid mixture in the polycarbonate production plant; (4) reacting
the diphenylcarbonate with bisphenolacetone to produce polycarbonate,
thereby liberating phenol; (5) reacting phenol of step (4) with acetone
of step (3) to produce bisphenolacetone; (6) using bisphenolacetone of
step (5) in the reaction of step (4).