Daikin Industries, Ltd.

Masaki Irie

Mitsuru Kishine

Kazuyoshi Kawasaki

Takahiro Furutani

Manabu Fujisawa

Satoshi Tokuno

Sadashige Irie

Tsuyoshi Noguchi

Takafumi Yamato

Yosuke Nishimura

Tsuyoshi Itagaki

Katsuhiko Iseki

Yusuke Kamiya

Yousuke Nishimura

Taketo Kato

Kouhei Takemura

Junpei Terada

Akihiro Gotou

Masahiro Kondou

Eisaku Sumino

Yoshinori Hori

Rina Tamai

Soushi Tsuchiya

Riku Yamaguchi

Keisuke Shiomi

Kondou Masahiro

A fluorine-containing elastomer including a vinylidene fluoride unit and an unsaturated ether unit selected from a unit based on a monomer (1) represented by the general formula (1): CH═CFCF—O—Rfand a unit based on a monomer (2) represented by the general formula (2): CH═CF—O—Rf, and having a glass transition temperature of 20° C. or lower, a crosslinkable composition including the fluorine-containing elastomer, and a molded article obtained from the fluorine-containing elastomer or the crosslinkable composition.

Fluorine-containing elastomer, crosslinkable composition and molded article

A method for producing a perfluoroelastomer, which includes carrying out polymerization of a perfluoromonomer in an aqueous medium in the presence of a polymer (1) having a number average molecular weight of 0.3×10or more to provide a perfluoroelastomer, the polymer (1) containing a polymerized unit (1) derived from a monomer represented by the following general formula (1):CX═CY(—CZ—O—Rf-A)  (1)wherein X, Y, Z, Rf and A are as defined herein, with the proviso that at least one of X, Y, and Z contains a fluorine atom.

Method for producing perfluoroelastomer and composition

A member to be compressed for an electrochemical device obtained by crosslinking a crosslinkable composition containing a fluorine-containing elastomer containing a unit based on at least one crosslinkable group-containing monomer selected from the group consisting of a crosslinkable group-containing monomer (1) represented by the general formula (1):CX═CF—Rf—X

Compressed member for electrochemical device

A composition including a fluorine-containing polymer and a cross-linking agent, wherein the fluorine-containing polymer contains a vinylidene fluoride unit, a unit of a fluorine-containing monomer (1) represented by the following general formula (1):CHX═CXRf  (1)wherein one of Xand Xis H, the other is F, and Rf is a linear or branched fluoroalkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and a unit of a monomer providing a crosslinking site. The monomer providing a crosslinking site is a monomer having at least one crosslinkable group selected from a cyano group, a carboxyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group and a hydroxyl group. Also disclosed is a crosslinked rubber molded article obtained by crosslinking the composition.

Composition, crosslinked rubber molded article and fluorine-containing polymer

The present invention provides a process for preparing a fluorine-containing elastomer in a high productivity comparable to that of non-iodine transfer polymerization process by carrying out an iodine transfer polymerization at high pressure. The present invention also provides a fluorine-containing elastomer prepared by this process, and fluorine-containing molded articles. The process is a batch copolymerization process conducted under conditions that the reduced temperature of the critical constant is at least 0.95 and the reduced pressure of the critical constant is at least 0.80 wherein the reduced temperature and the reduced pressure are calculated using the Peng-Robinson formula from the critical temperature, the critical pressure and the composition ratio of each of the monomers in the gaseous phase in a reaction vessel, in which ethylenically unsaturated compounds containing at least one fluoroolefine are copolymerized in the presence of a compound having the formula: R&#xb7;Iwherein Ris a saturated or unsaturated fluorohydrocarbon or chlorofluorohydrocarbon group having 1 to 16 carbon atoms, and x is the number of bonds of Rand an integer of 1 to 4.

Process for preparing vulcanizable fluorine-containing elastomer

The present invention provides the process for preparing a fluorine-containing polymer which can easily and efficiently separate a fluorine-containing polymer and water from an aqueous dispersion of a fluorine-containing polymer, and the fluorine-containing polymer obtained by the mentioned preparation process. Further the present invention provides the molded article obtained by crosslinking a curable composition comprising the above-mentioned fluorine-containing polymer and a crosslinking agent. The preparation process is a process for preparing a fluorine-containing polymer comprising a step for heat-treating an aqueous dispersion of a fluorine-containing polymer having a concentration of 3 to 70% by weight to obtain the fluorine-containing polymer having a water content of not more than 1% by weight.

Process for preparing fluorine-containing polymer and fluorine-containing polymer prepared by said preparation process

To provide a novel crosslinking system of fluorine-containing elastomer giving a crosslinked product particularly having improved mechanical strength and compression set at high temperature. A fluorine-containing rubber composition comprising a fluorine-containing elastomer having carboxyl group and/or alkoxycarbonyl group at an end of a trunk chain and/or branched chain as a crosslinkable group.

Fluorine-containing elastomer and composition thereof for crosslinking

The present invention provides a process for selectively separating HF and like acids present along with water-unstable organic acid fluorides. In particular, the invention provides a process for separating an acid from a system in which the acid and an organic acid fluoride are present, the organic acid fluoride being represented by formula (I):RCOF&#x2003;&#x2003;(I)wherein R is a fluorine atom; a Clinear, branched or cyclic alkyl or halogenated alkyl group that may contain a heteroatom; or a Caryl or halogenated aryl group that may contain a heteroatom; the process comprising using as a deacidifying agent an aromatic heterocyclic compound having a boiling point of at least 50&#xb0; C. and having one or more nitrogen atoms as heteroatom.

Method of separating acid

The present invention provides a process for preparing a fluorine-containing elastomer in a high productivity comparable to that of non-iodine transfer polymerization process by carrying out an iodine transfer polymerization at high pressure. The present invention also provides a fluorine-containing elastomer prepared by this process, and fluorine-containing molded articles. The process is a batch copolymerization process conducted under conditions that the reduced temperature of the critical constant is at least 0.95 and the reduced pressure of the critical constant is at least 0.80 wherein the reduced temperature and the reduced pressure are calculated using the Peng-Robinson formula from the critical temperature, the critical pressure and the composition ratio of each of the monomers in the gaseous phase in a reaction vessel,

The present invention provides a process for preparing a fluorine-containing polymer having few branched chains and little weight change in high temperatures, which is a new process wherein composition distribution substantially does not occur. The fluorine-containing polymer is prepared by a batch copolymerization process conducted under conditions of reduced temperature of at least 0.95 and reduced pressure of at least 0.80 of the critical constant calculated from critical temperature, critical pressure and composition ratio of each monomer in the gaseous phase of the reaction vessel using the Peng-Robinson formula.

Process for preparing fluorine-containing polymer

To provide a solid fluoroelastomer having nitrile group at the, end which gives a crosslinked product being excellent in heat resistance, solvent resistance, chemical resistance, compression set and cleanliness, and an economical process for preparation thereof. The process for preparing a nitrile group-containing fluoroelastomer by converting amide group contained in a polymer molecular chain of a solid fluoroelastomer into nitrile group in the presence of a dehydrating agent.

Nitrile group-containing fluoroelastomer and preparation process of same

Method of chlorination of end of fluorine-containing compound

To provide a solid fluoroelastomer having nitrile group at the end which gives a crosslinked product being excellent in heat resistance, solvent resistance, chemical resistance, compression set and cleanliness, and an economical process for preparation thereof. The process for preparing a nitrile group-containing fluoroelastomer by converting amide group contained in a polymer molecular chain of a solid fluoroelastomer into nitrile group in the presence of a dehydrating agent.

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Masaki Irie