Microemulsion polymerization systems for the production of small melt-processible fluoropolymer particles
US6046271A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 27, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08F14/26
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An aqueous microemulsion polymerization procedure is described in which very small colloidal melt-processible fluoropolymer particles are produced from at least one monomer and optionally TFE. The polymerization procedure involves initiating polymerization by adding a free-radical initiator to a microemulsion of at least one liquid organic compound and at least one free-radical polymerizable monomer to the microemulsion.
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