Abstract:
Provided is a film having high crystallinity, transparency, and surface smoothness, a lamination of the film, a sheet of the film, and a laminated body. A film contains vinylidene fluoride-based resin (A) and acrylic-based resin (B). The film has at least one surface with arithmetic mean roughness of 0.1 to 20 nm. The at least one surface has crystal fusion heat of 18 to 40 J/g and a haze value of 3.5 or less, the crystal fusion heat being measured using a differential scanning calorimeter.
Abstract:
The invention relates to composite blend membranes formed from blends of one or more polyelectrolytes, and one or more types of nanoparticles. Preferably the blend also includes one or ore fluoropolymers. The addition of the nanoparticles was found to enhance the conductivity and mechanical properties of the membranes.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a nonmetallic inorganic or mineral particulate polymer composite having enhanced viscoelastic and rheological properties.
Abstract:
An electrolyte film which, even when used in a solid polymer type fuel cell over long, can retain its properties. The electrolyte film has excellent adhesion to the electrodes in a solid polymer type fuel cell. The electrolyte film for solid polymer type fuel cells comprises a polymeric base comprising an olefin polymer or fluoropolymer and chains grafted to the base and containing cation-exchange groups, and is characterized by having a penetration temperature as measured by thermomechanical analysis of 200°C or lower. It is preferable that the electrolyte film have a dimensional change of 40% or less through immersion in a 40 wt.% aqueous methanol solution and the polymeric base comprise polyvinylidene fluoride.
Abstract:
A porous membrane, made of polyvinylidene fluoride which is excellent in fractionating capability, permeating capability and physical strength and suitable for use in water treatment such as water purification, preparation of drinking water, preparation of water for industrial use and wastewater treatment, and which can be manufactured inexpensively and easily. The porous membrane has one surface formed with round or oval micropores and the opposite surface formed with substantially slit shaped micropores. The round or oval micropores have an average ratio between the major axis and the minor axis, which is within the range of 1 : 1 to 5 : 1, and the substantially slit shaped micropores have an average ratio between the major axis and the minor axis, which is not smaller than 5 : 1 and the particle cutoff of the membrane is not smaller than 0.2 µm.
Abstract:
A vinylidene fluoride-based resin film and a vinylidene fluoride-based resin multilayered film having excellent transparency, weather resistance, chemical resistance, break resistance and formability are provided. The film is shaped by sandwiching a vinylidene fluoride-based resin in a molten state between rollers or metal belts, thus realizing polyvinylidene fluoride with a fine average spherocrystal diameter. Thus, the vinylidene fluoride-based resin film and the vinylidene fluoride-based resin multilayered film having the above-stated properties can be obtained.
Abstract:
Shaped microporous articles are produced from polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and nucleating agents using thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) processes. The shaped microporous article is oriented in at least one direction at a stretch ratio of at least approximately 1.1 to 1.0. The shaped article may also comprise a diluent, glyceryl triacetate. The shaped microporous article may also have the micropores filled with a sufficient quantity of ion conducting electrolyte to allow the membrane to function as an ion conductive membrane. The method of making a microporous article comprises the steps of melt blending polyvinylidene fluoride, nucleating agent and glyceryl triacetate; forming a shaped article of the mixture; cooling the shaped article to cause crystallization of the polyvinylidene fluoride and phase separation of the polyvinylidene fluoride and glyceryl triacetate; and stretching the shaped article in at least one direction at a stretch ratio of at least approximately 1.1 to 1.0.