Fluoroelastomer composition
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11015004B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-25

    申请号:US15760810

    申请日:2016-09-16

    Abstract: The invention pertains to a fluoroelastomer composition comprising: (a) a vinylidene fluoride-based fluoroelastomer [fluoroelastomer (A)] comprising recurring units derived from vinylidene fluoride (VDF) and recurring units derived from at least one additional (per)fluorinated monomer; said fluoroelastomer (A): —possessing a polydispersity index (IMWD) of between 1.5 and 3.5, —comprising an amount of polar end groups of formula —CF2CH2OH of at least 3 mmol/kg and at most 6 mmol/kg, and —further comprising end of chain groups of formula —CF2H, —CF2CH3, and, optionally, —OC(o)—RH (with RH being a C1-C6 alkyl group) in an amount such to satisfy the following inequality: [—CF2CH2OH]+[—CF2H]+[—CF2CH3H—OC(o)RH]≤30+(2×106)/Mn, (b) at least one polyhydroxylated curing agent; (c) at least one accelerant; (d) at least one metal oxide selected from the group consisting of divalent metal oxides; and (e) optionally, at least one metal hydroxide, wherein the amount of said metal hydroxide, if present, is below 3 phr, based on 100 weight parts of fluoroelastomer (A).

    Method of manufacturing fluoroelastomers

    公开(公告)号:US10882935B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-05

    申请号:US16061965

    申请日:2016-12-14

    Abstract: The invention pertains to a method for manufacturing a fluoroelastomer (A), wherein fluoroelastomer (A) is a (per)fluoroelastomer, where such method includes (a): polymerizing in an aqueous emulsion in the presence of a surfactant by feeding the following ingredients into a first reactor: (i) a monomer mixture (M1) comprising at least one monomer (F), wherein monomer (F) is a fluoromonomer, (ii) at least one iodinated and/or brominated chain-transfer agent(s), (iii) at least one branching agent possessing at least two ethylenic unsaturations; and (iv) at least one radical initiator, so as to obtain a pre-polymer latex (P); (b): recovering latex (P) from the first reactor and storing the recovered latex (P) in a storage tank; (c): feeding the recovered latex (P) from the storage tank into a second reactor; (d): polymerizing in the second reactor at least a second monomer mixture (M2) comprising at least one monomer (F) in the presence of a radical initiator, so as to obtain a final latex (F); and (d): recovering (per)fluoroelastomer from latex (F).

    Method for the controlled polymerization of fluoromonomers

    公开(公告)号:US10377843B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-13

    申请号:US15310749

    申请日:2015-05-11

    Abstract: The invention pertains to a method for emulsion polymerization of at least one fluoromonomer, said method comprising: (i) providing at least one aqueous emulsion comprising at least one surfactant and a monomer mixture [mixture (M)] comprising at least one fluoromonomer [monomer (F)] and optionally at least one additional monomer, and at least one RAFT/MADIX agent; (ii) initiating the polymerization of said monomer mixture in said aqueous emulsion adding at least one radical initiator; (iii) continuing the polymerization by adding additional amounts of said mixture (M) and said RAFT/MADIX agent, until converting the targeted amount of said mixture (M), and (iv) terminating the polymerization and recovering a latex of fluoropolymer [polymer (F)]; wherein the amount of RAFT/MADIX agent is comprised between 0.1 and 0.5% moles, with respect to the total amount of converted monomers of said monomer mixture, and wherein the amount of said RAFT/MADIX agent present in the aqueous emulsion when initiating the polymerization in step (ii) is of at most 50% with respect to the total amount of said RAFT/MADIX agent.

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