14-06-2018 дата публикации
Номер: US20180162965A1
A process for manufacturing a dispersion of a vinylidene fluoride (VDF) thermoplastic polymer [polymer (F)], said process includes polymerizing VDF in an aqueous phase that includes: at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of non-fluorinated surfactants [surfactant (HS)] and fluorinated surfactants having a molecular weight of less than 400 [surfactant (FS)]; and at least one functional (per)fluoropolyether (functional PFPE) comprising at least one (per)fluoropolyoxyalkylene chain [chain (R′)] and at least one functional group, said functional PFPE having a number average molecular weight of at least 1000 and a solubility in water of less than 1% by weight at 25° C., wherein said functional PFPE is present in the aqueous phase in an amount of 0.001 to 0.3 g/l. 114.-. (canceled)15. A process for manufacturing a dispersion of a vinylidene fluoride (VDF) thermoplastic polymer [polymer (F)] , said process comprising polymerizing VDF in an aqueous phase comprising: [ {'br': None, 'sub': f', '2', '2', 'k-1', '2', 'a, 'R—(OCFCF)—O—CF—COOX\u2003\u2003(IA)'}, 'surfactant (FS) complying with formula (IA) here below, {'sub': f', '1', '3', 'a', '4', '1', '3, 'sup': N', 'N, 'wherein Ris a C-Cperfluoroalkyl group comprising, optionally, one or more ether oxygen atoms, k is 2 or 3 and Xis selected from a monovalent metal and an ammonium group of formula NR, wherein R, equal or different at each occurrence, is a hydrogen atom or a C-Calkyl group; and'}, {'br': None, 'sub': FS', 'r, 'R-E-Y'}, 'surfactant (FS) complying with formula, {'sub': 'r', 'wherein: Yis an anionic functionality;'}, {'sub': 4', '24, 'wherein E is a C-Chydrocarbon non fluorinated divalent group, possibly comprising one or more catenary oxygen atom(s); and'}, {'sub': FS', 'f', 'f', '2', 'f', 'r', 'f', '1', '6, 'sup': FS', 'FS', 'FS', 'FS, 'wherein Ris a —ORgroup, a —N(R), or a —OAr(R)group, wherein R, equal to or different from each other at each occurrence, is a C-Cperfluoroalkyl group, Ar is ...
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