Ausimont

Solvay Specialty Polymers Italy S.p.a.

Solvay Solexis, Inc.

Ausimont S.r.l.

Giulio Brinati

Vincenzo Arcella

Margherita Albano

Pasqua Colaianna

Vito Tortelli

Giambattista Besana

Serena Carella

Julio A Abusleme

Bradley Lane Kent

Anna Minutillo

Alessio Marrani

Aldo Sanguineti

Ségolène Brusseau

Patrizia Serenella Maccone

Valeriy Kapelyushko

Milena Stanga

Giuseppe Marchionni

Marco Apostolo

Pier Antonio Guarda

Graziella Chiodini

Marco Mirenda

Enzo Giannetti

Giulio Tommasi

Mirko Mazzola

Anna Maria Bertasa

Anna M Staccione

Paolo Lazzari

Riccardo Pieri

Giovanni Comino

Gianna Cirillo

Maurizio Biso

Liubov Chernysheva

Emanuele Di Nicolo'

Andrea Vittorio Oriani

Letanzio Bragante

Eliana Ieva

Elena Molena

Amelia Mennella

Marco Dossi

Alessandro Veneroni

Piergiorgio Bonardelli

Marco Colladon

Geert J Verfaillie

Roberto Biancardi

Fiorenza D'Aprile

Laura Ponta

Emanuele Di Nicolo

Segolene Brusseau

Stephen Edmondson

Antonello Casale

Bernard Goffaux

Fabio Costanzi

Alessandro Ghielmi

Caterina Bocchia

Fabien Roblot

Franco Barbieri

Graziell Chiodini

Bradley Kent

Marco Alberto Spreafico

The present invention relates to a polymeric composition comprising: one or more vinylidene fluoride (VDF) polymers, from 1 to 100 parts, preferably from 2 to 50 parts, more preferably from 2 to 30 parts, even more preferably from 3 to 20 parts by weight for 100 parts of VDF polymer of a plurality of particles of graphite, wherein said particles of graphite have an D90 particle size as measured with laser scattering of less than 50 μm, preferably from 2 to 30 μm more preferably from 2 to 20 μm, even more preferably from 2 to 10 μm and a BET specific surface of from 10 to 50 m/g, preferably 15 to 35 m/g. The invention also relates to tubular articles comprising the composition and to their use in oil and gas operations.

Polymeric compositions comprising VDF polymers and graphite

The present invention pertains to an aqueous dispersion of a vinylidene fluoride polymer having a high molecular weight and possessing a substantially linear structure, leading to reduced amount of gels/insoluble fractions, to a method for its preparation and to its use for the manufacture of electrochemical cell components, such as electrodes and/or composite separators or for the manufacture of membranes.

Vinylidene fluoride polymer dispersion

Positive electrode-forming compositions including a) at least one positive electrode active material (AM), b) at least one binder (B) comprising at least one vinylidene fluoride copolymer [polymer (A)] that includes repeating units derived from vinylidene fluoride (VDF), recurring units derived from a fluoroalkylvinyl ether (FVE) monomer and recurring units derived from at least one hydrophilic (meth)acrylic monomer (MA) and c) at least one solvent, a process for their manufacture and their use thereof for manufacturing electrodes fix high-capacity nickel-rich lithium ion batteries.

Electrode-forming compositions

The invention pertains to novel fluorinated thermoplastic elastomers, including PCTFE-like plastomeric blocks, contributing substantially to the improvement of sealing performances upon increasing temperature of the fluorinated thermoplastic elastomers comprising the same.

Fluorinated thermoplastic elastomers

The present invention relates to a method for stabilizing aqueous dispersions, notably of polymers based on vinylidene fluoride (VDF), and to the use of the stabilized aqueous dispersion thus obtained in electrochemical applications.

Method for stabilizing aqueous dispersions of fluorinated polymers

The present invention relates to a fluorosurfactant-free emulsion polymerization method for the synthesis of a fluoropolymer, more in particular of a VDF-based polymer.

Method for the synthesis of fluoropolymers

The present invention pertains to a cable comprising: &#x2014;at least one conductor coated by an insulation coating layer, &#x2014;a first protective layer surrounding said insulation coating layer, said first protective layer at least comprising, but preferably being made of a tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) copolymer comprising from 0.8% to 2.5% by weight of recurring units derived from at least one perfluorinated alkyl vinyl ether having formula (I) here below: CF&#x2550;CF&#x2014;O&#x2014;R, wherein Ris a linear or branched C-Cperfluorinated alkyl group or a linear or branched C-Cperfluorinated alkyl group comprising one or more ether oxygen atoms, said TFE copolymer having a melt flow index comprised between 1.0 and 6.0 g/10 min, as measured according to ASTM D1238 at 372&#xb0; C. under a load of 5 Kg [polymer (F)]; &#x2014;optionally, a second protective layer surrounding said first protective layer, and &#x2014;an armor shell surrounding said first or second protective layer. The invention also pertains to use of the cable in downhole wells.

Downhole cable

The invention pertains to a fluoropolymer composition [composition (C)] comprising:&#x2014;at least one semi-crystalline polymer comprising recurring units derived from ethylene and at least one of chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE) and tetrafluoroethylene (TFE), said polymer having a heat of fusion of at most 35 J/g [polymer (A)]; and&#x2014;from 0.05 to 15% by weight, based on weight of polymer (A), of at least one ethylene copolymer with at least one long chain a-olefin having a number of carbon atoms of 6 or more, and possessing a density of less than 0.900 g/cm3, as determined according to ASTM D792; to a method for its manufacture and to its use for manufacturing cables.

Fluoropolymer composition

The present invention pertains to a fluorosurfactant free aqueous dispersion of an acrylic-modified vinylidene fluoride polymer, possessing a melt viscosity of at least 30 kPoise, and possessing an amount of end groups of formula &#x2014;CH&#x2014;OH of at least 5 mmol/kg, to a method for its preparation and to its use for the manufacture of electrochemical cell components, such as electrodes and/or composite separators.

Fluorinated surfactant-free aqueous dispersion of a vinylidene fluoride copolymer comprising hydroxyl groups

The invention pertains to a fluoropolymer composition including at least a vinylidene fluoride (VDF) homopolymer, a VDF semi-crystalline copolymer, and a polyethylene additive, which is suitable for the manufacture of parts of mobile electronic devices, to a method for the manufacture of said parts, and to a method of manufacturing a mobile electronic device using said parts.

Fluoropolymer composition for mobile electronic device

The invention pertains to foamable thermoplastic fluoropolymer composition comprising:

Foamable fluoropolymer compositions

The present invention pertains to a multilayer assembly, to a process for the manufacture of said multilayer assembly, to a pipe comprising said multilayer assembly and to uses of said pipe in various applications.

Multilayer assembly

The present invention pertains to an aqueous composition comprising: (A) an aqueous latex comprising at least one vinylidene fluoride (VDF) polymer [polymer (F)] comprising recurring units derived from vinylidene fluoride (VDF) and at least one (meth)acrylic monomer (MA) having formula (I) here below: wherein: &#x2014;R, Rand R, equal to or different from each other, are independently selected from a hydrogen atom and a C-Chydrocarbon group, and &#x2014;Ris a hydrogen atom or a C-Chydrocarbon moiety comprising at least one hydroxyl group, (B) at least one powdery electrode material, and (C) optionally, less than 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the aqueous composition, of at least one organic solvent (S), wherein the polymer (F) in the aqueous latex is under the form of primary particles having an average primary particle size of less than 1 &#x3bc;m, as measured according to ISO 13321. The present invention also pertains to a process for manufacturing an electrode using said aqueous composition, to an electrode comprising a metal substrate coated on at least one surface with said aqueous composition and to use of said electrode for manufacturing a non-aqueous-type electrochemical device. 

Aqueous vinylidene fluoride-(meth)acrylic co-polymer latex, electrode and lithium ion secondary battery using the same

The present invention pertains to a fluoropolymer [polymer (F)] comprising: wherein: The invention also pertains to a process for the manufacture of said polymer (F) and to use of said polymer (F) as ferroelectric, piezoelectric, pyroelectric or dielectric material in electrical and electronic devices.

Vinylidene fluoride and trifluoroethylene polymers

The present invention pertains to a process for the manufacture of a grafted fluorinated polymer comprising at least one grafted side chain comprising one or more glycosidic recurring units [polymer (F)], said process comprising polymerizing:

Hydrophilic vinylidene fluoride polymers

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