Daikin Industries, Ltd.

Chiaki Okui

Hirotoshi Yoshida

Taketo Kato

Taku Yamanaka

Hiroyuki Sato

Yoshinori Nanba

Masamichi Sukegawa

Kenji Ichikawa

Kengo Ito

Yohei Fujimoto

Hirokazu Aoyama

Yuuji Tanaka

Yosuke Kishikawa

Sumi Ishihara

Masahiro Higashi

Satoru Yoneda

Takahiro Taira

Akiyoshi Yamauchi

Marina Nakano

Takahiro Kitahara

Manabu Fujisawa

Kazuya Asano

Shinnosuke Nitta

Tadao Hayashi

Masayoshi Miyamoto

Michinobu Koizumi

Kazuhiro Mishima

Ryou Hatayama

Takayuki Tanaka

Moe Hosokawa

A method for producing a fluoropolymer powder including (A1) adding, to a fluoropolymer aqueous dispersion obtained by polymerization using a carboxylic acid type hydrocarbon surfactant, and an acid to adjust a pH to 4.0 or less and cause coagulation to thereby obtain a wet fluoropolymer powder containing a fluorine-containing compound represented by the following general formula (1A), and (B1) heat-treating the wet fluoropolymer powder at a temperature higher than 150° C. and lower than 240° C.: General Formula (1A): H—(CF)—COOH wherein m is 3 to 19.

Method for producing fluoropolymer powder

A method for producing a fluoropolymer, which includes polymerizing a fluoromonomer in an aqueous medium in the presence of a polymer (1), the polymer (1) including a polymerized unit derived from a monomer CX═CY(—CZ—O—Rf-A), wherein X is the same or different and is —H or —F; Y is —H, —F, an alkyl group, or a fluorine-containing alkyl group; Z is the same or different and is —H, —F, an alkyl group, or a fluoroalkyl group; Rf is a C1-C40 fluorine-containing alkylene group or a C2-C100 fluorine-containing alkylene group and having an ether bond; and A is —COOM, —SOM, or —OSOM, wherein M is —H, a metal atom, —NR, imidazolium optionally having a substituent, pyridinium optionally having a substituent, or phosphonium optionally having a substituent, wherein R' is H or an organic group, providing that at least one of X, Y, and Z contains a fluorine atom.

Method for manufacturing fluoropolymer

A surfactant for polymerization including at least one selected from a surfactant represented by R—CO—R—CO—R—OSOXand a surfactant represented by R—CO—(CR)—(OR)—(CR)-L-OSOX, wherein R, R, R, X, R, R, R, R, L and Xare as defined herein. Also disclosed is a composition containing a fluoropolymer and the at least one surfactant, a composition containing a fluoropolymer and a compound represented by (H—(CF)—SO)M, where Mis as defined herein, and a molded article made from the composition containing a fluoropolymer and the compound represented by (H—(CF)—SO)M.

Production method for fluoropolymer, surfactant for polymerization, and use of surfactant

A method for removing a fluorine-containing compound from discharge water, which includes bringing discharge water containing two or more fluorine-containing compounds represented by the following general formula (1) or (2) into contact with an adsorbent so as to adsorb the two or more fluorine-containing compounds:(H—(CF)—COO)M  General Formula (1):wherein m is 3 to 19, Mis H, a metal atom, NR, where Ris the same or different and is H or an organic group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, imidazolium optionally having a substituent, pyridinium optionally having a substituent, or phosphonium optionally having a substituent; and p is 1 or 2;(H—(CF)—SO)M  General Formula (2):wherein n is 4 to 20; Mis H, a metal atom, NR, where Ris the same as above, imidazolium optionally having a substituent, pyridinium optionally having a substituent, or phosphonium optionally having a substituent; and q is 1 or 2.

Method for removing fluorine-containing compound from waste water

A composition including a fluoropolymer and substantially free from a compound represented by the following formula (3): (H—(CF)—SO)M, wherein Mis H, a metal atom, NR, imidazolium optionally containing a substituent, pyridinium optionally containing a substituent, or phosphonium optionally containing a substituent; Rs are each H or an organic group and are the same as or different from each other; and q is 1 or 2.

A method for producing polytetrafluoroethylene, which includes polymerizing tetrafluoroethylene in an aqueous medium in the presence of a nucleating agent and a hydrocarbon anionic surfactant to obtain polytetrafluoroethylene. A total amount of the nucleating agent and the hydrocarbon anionic surfactant at the initiation of polymerization is more than 50 ppm based on the aqueous medium.

Polytetrafluoroethylene production method

A method for producing an aqueous dispersion of purified polytetrafluoroethylene, the method including: removing or reducing a compound represented by Formula (1) or (2) below from an aqueous dispersion of polytetrafluoroethylene obtained using a hydrocarbon surfactant:(H—(CF)—COO)M; or  Formula (1):(H—(CF)—SO)M.  Formula (2): Also disclosed is a composition containing polytetrafluoroethylene substantially free from a compound represented by Formula (3) below and a molded body including the composition:(H—(CF)—SO)M.  Formula (3):

Method for producing purified polytetrafluoroethylene aqueous dispersion liquid, method for producing modified polytetrafluoroethylene powder, method for producing polytetrafluoroethylene molded body, and composition

A method for producing a fluoropolymer, which includes polymerizing a fluoromonomer in an aqueous medium in the presence of a polymer (1), the polymer (1) including a polymerized unit derived from a monomer CX&#x2550;CY(&#x2014;CZ&#x2014;O&#x2014;Rf-A), wherein X is the same or different and is &#x2014;H or &#x2014;F; Y is &#x2014;H, &#x2014;F, an alkyl group, or a fluorine-containing alkyl group; Z is the same or different and is &#x2014;H, &#x2014;F, an alkyl group, or a fluoroalkyl group; Rf is a C1-C40 fluorine-containing alkylene group or a C&#x2014;C100 fluorine-containing alkylene group and having an ether bond; and A is &#x2014;COOM, &#x2014;SOM, or &#x2014;OSOM, wherein M is &#x2014;H, a metal atom, &#x2014;NR, imidazolium optionally having a substituent, pyridinium optionally having a substituent, or phosphonium optionally having a substituent, wherein Ris H or an organic group, providing that at least one of X, Y, and Z contains a fluorine atom.

A method for producing a fluoropolymer which includes polymerizing a fluoromonomer in an aqueous medium in the presence of a surfactant to provide a fluoropolymer, the surfactant being represented by the general formula (1): CRRR&#x2014;CRR&#x2014;X-A, wherein Rto Rare each H or a monovalent substituent, with the proviso that at least one of Rand Rrepresents a group represented by the general formula: &#x2014;Y&#x2014;Rand at least one of Rand Rrepresents a group represented by the general formula: &#x2014;X-A or a group represented by the general formula: &#x2014;Y&#x2014;R; and A is the same or different at each occurrence and is &#x2014;COOM, &#x2014;SOM, or &#x2014;OSOM. Also disclosed is a surfactant for polymerization represented by the general formula (1), a method for producing a fluoropolymer using the surfactant and a composition including a fluoropolymer and the surfactant.

Method for manufacturing fluoropolymer, surfactant for polymerization, use for surfactant, and composition

A method for producing a polytetrafluoroethylene powder, which includes applying an ultrasonic wave to a polytetrafluoroethylene aqueous dispersion containing polytetrafluoroethylene particles to coagulate the polytetrafluoroethylene particles.

Method for producing polytetrafluoroethylene powder

A method for producing a fluoropolymer of the invention which includes polymerizing a fluoromonomer in an aqueous medium in the presence of a surfactant to provide a fluoropolymer. The surfactant includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a surfactant represented by R&#x2014;CO&#x2014;R&#x2014;CO&#x2014;R-Aand a surfactant represented by R&#x2014;CO&#x2014;(CR)&#x2014;(OR)&#x2014;(CR)-L-A.

A method for producing a fluoropolymer which includes polymerizing a fluoromonomer in an aqueous medium in the presence of a surfactant to provide a fluoropolymer. The surfactant includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a surfactant represented by R&#x2014;CO&#x2014;R&#x2014;CO&#x2014;R&#x2014;OSOXand a surfactant represented by R&#x2014;CO&#x2014;(CR)&#x2014;(OR)&#x2014;(CR)-L-OSOX.

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Chiaki Okui