MELT-PROCESSIBLE THERMOPLASTIC FLUOROPOLYMERS HAVING IMPROVED PROCESSING CHARACTERISTICS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME
2385/CHENP/2005 A (2385/CHENP/2005)
Filed on 2005-09-23
Publication date 2007-03-02
The present invention provides a fluoropolymer that is melt-processible and thermoplastic and that has a melting point between 100 °C and 320 °C. The fluoropolymer is derived from (a) one or more gaseous fluorinated monomers, (b) one or more modifiers selected from (i) olefins having a bromine or iodine atom bonded to a carbon of the double bond of the olefin, (ii) olefins corresponding to formula (I): Xa2C = CXa-Rf-Br wherein each Xa independently represents hydrogen, fluorine, bromine, chlorine or iodine, Rf is a perfluoroalkylene group, typically having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, a perfluorooxyalkylene group or a perfluoropolyether group and (iii) mixtures thereof; and (c) optionally one or more comonomers selected from non-gaseous fluorinated monomers and non-fluorinated monomers. The resulting fluoropolymer has long chain branches. The invention further provides a method for making these polymers.
Applicant
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
3M Center, Post Office Box 33427, Saint Paul, MN 55133-3427. U.S.A.
Inventor
KASPAR, Harald, HINTZER, Klaus, ZIPPLIES, Tilman, KAULBACH, Ralph
International Information
Classification
C09D 127/12
Publication number
WO/2004/094491
Application date
2004-02-06
Application number
PCT/US2004/003459