Solvay Specialty Polymers Italy S.p.a.

Matteo Fantoni

Stefano Bossolo

Marco Avataneo

Marco Apostolo

Claudia Manzoni

Giuseppe Marchionni

Aldo Sanguineti

Stefano Arrigoni

Giovanni Comino

Vito Tortelli

Margherita Albano

Pasqua Colaianna

Mattia Bassi

Serena Carella

Valeriy Kapelyushko

Cristiano Monzani

Marco Mirenda

Satchit Srinivasan

Maurizio Biso

Liubov Chernysheva

Eliana Ieva

Bertrand Pavageau

Marco Dossi

Vincent Finsy

Michael J Cox

Martina Corasaniti

Floryan De Campo

Bryan Benson

Luca Cirillo

Kévin Bougis

Terry Michael Kitchens

Francesco Liberale

Riccardo Rino Pieri

Sibdas Singha Mahapatra

Vijay Kadam

Rahul Shingte

Philip Schild

Sean O'KEEFFE

The invention pertains to compositions comprising at least one polymer or precursors thereof, at least one liquid medium and a plurality of microcapsules having a cross-linked polymeric shell and a core containing at least one (per)fuoropolyether compound comprising a (per)fluoropolyoxyalkylene chain being a sequence of recurring units having at least one catenary ether bond and at least one fluorocarbon moiety.

Self-lubricating coating composition

The invention pertains to a fluoroelastomer composition comprising a vinylidene-fluoride based fluoroelastomer, a polyhydroxylated compound, a basic compound, a pyridinium-type salt having an aromatic ring-quaternized nitrogen atom, and comprising at least two groups having a central carbon atom which bears acidic hydrogen atoms; and an accelerant, which possesses an improved molding behaviour, leading to shaped parts possessing less blisters and surface defects.

Fluoroelastomer composition

The invention pertains to a fluoroelastomer having a branched structure including long chain branches and including cure-site monomers, and curable composition thereof, able to provide for cured parts having ability to retain outstanding sealing performances at very high temperatures, up to about 350° C., to a method of curing the same and to cured articles obtained therefrom, which are notably useful as sealing parts in semi-conductors industry.

Fluoroelastomer composition for high thermal rating

The present invention relates to a fluorine-containing thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising a continuous thermoplastic fluorocarbon polymer phase and a dispersed fluorine-containing elastomer phase which are useful, for example, in automotive fuel lines.

Fluorine-containing thermoplastic elastomer composition

The invention pertains to a perfluoroelastomer composition comprising: at least one perfluoroelastomer comprising iodine and/or bromine atoms [perfluoroelastomer (A)]; from 0.5 to 5 weight parts, per 100 parts by weight of said perfluoroelastomer (A), of at least one bis-olefin [bis-olefin (OF)] having general formula (1) wherein R, R, R, R, Rand R, equal or different from each other, are H, a halogen, or a C-Coptionally halogenated group, possibly comprising one or more oxygen group; Z is a linear or branched C-Coptionally halogenated alkylene or cycloalkylene radical, optionally containing oxygen atoms, or a (per)fluoropolyoxyalkylene radical; from 0.1 to 3 weight parts, per 100 parts by weight of said perfluoroelastomer (A), of at least one organic peroxide; from 0.1 to 3 weight parts, per 100 parts by weight of said perfluoroelastomer (A), of at least one organic base [base (B)] selected from the group consisting of: (i) non-aromatic primary amines or amides complying with general formula (B1m) or (Bid): R&#x2014;[C(0)]&#x2014;NH(B1m) HN&#x2014;[C(O)&#x2014;R&#x2014;[C(O)&#x2014;NH(Bid) wherein: each of t, t' and t&#x2033;, equal to or different from each other and at each occurrence is zero or 1; Rbm is a monovalent hydrocarbon non-aromatic group having 12 to 30 carbon atoms; Rdm is a divalent hydrocarbon non-aromatic group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms; and (ii) cycloaliphatic secondary or tertiary amines complying with general formula (II) (B2m) or (B2d) wherein: Cy represents a divalent aliphatic group comprising at least 4 carbon atoms, optionally comprising one or more than one ethylenically unsaturated double bond, and optionally comprising one or more catenary nitrogen atoms, forming a cycle with the nitrogen atom which is connected thereto; Cy&#x2032; represent a trivalent aliphatic group comprising at least 5 carbon atoms, optionally comprising one or more than one ethylenically unsaturated double bond, and optionally comprising one or more catenary nitrogen atoms, forming a cycle with the nitrogen atom which is connected thereto. 

Perfluoroelastomer composition

The invention pertains to a (per)fluoroelastomer composition comprising at least one (per)fluoroelastomer comprising iodine and/or bromine atoms, at least one polyunsaturated compound, at least one organic peroxide and at least one organic compound selected from the group consisting of (thio)urea compounds, cyclic addition products of ammonia or primary amine and aldehyde; (thio)carbamates.

The invention pertains to a method of making cured parts from a composition comprising certain fluoroelastomers and certain bromine-containing compounds under conditions suitable for delivering cured parts possessing outstanding mechanical and sealing properties and incorporating suitable amounts of bromine-containing compounds, so that these cured parts, when submitted to wear/damage would release Br-containing compounds, which can easily detected using appropriate analytical techniques, so as to monitor and anticipate critical failures thereof.

Method of making cured parts

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing of partially fluorinated polymers, notably vinylidene fluoride (VDF)-based polymers, in emulsion polymerization, and to a polymer obtained from said method.

Method for manufacturing partially fluorinated polymers

The invention pertains to a dual cure fluoroelastomer composition including certain nitrile-containing fluoropolyether compounds, able to provide for cured parts having improved thermal and water vapour resistance, to a method of curing the same and to cured articles obtained therefrom.

The invention pertains to a peroxide/nitrile dual cure fluoroelastomer composition able to provide for cured parts having improved thermal and water vapour resistance, to a method of curing the same and to cured articles obtained therefrom.

The invention pertains to a fluoroelastomer composition [composition (C)] comprising: &#x2014;at least one fluoroelastomer [fluoroelastomer (A)]; &#x2014;at least one basic compound [base (B)]; &#x2014;at least one pyridinium-type salt [salt (P)] having at least two groups in ortho or para position to the quaternized nitrogen bearing a reactive hydrogen atom.

The invention pertains to a fluoroelastomer composition comprising:

A (per)fluoroelastomer composition having improved plasma resistance comprising at least one (per)fluoroelastomer [fluoroelastomer (A)] and from 0.1 to 50 weight parts per 100 parts by weight of said fluoroelastomer (A) of alkaline-earth metal carbonate particles [particles (P)]. Each particle comprises a core consisting essentially of at least one alkaline-earth metal carbonate and a shell consisting essentially of at least one Group IV transition metal compound.

The invention relates to the use of 1,5-enediyne compounds of formula (I) as curing agents in polymeric systems. In particular the invention relates to a curable composition comprising a curing agent of formula (I) and a fluorinated polymer suitable to be cross-linked and at least one fluorinated aromatic compound. 

Curable composition

The invention pertains to a hyperbranched (per)fluoroelastomer [fluoroelastomer (B)] comprising recurring units derived from a bis-olefin [bis-olefin (OF)] having general formula (I): wherein R, R, R, R, Rand R, equal or different from each other, are H or C-Calkyl; Z is a linear or branched C-Calkylene or cycloalkylene radical, optionally containing oxygen atoms, preferably at least partially fluorinated, or a (per)fluoropolyoxyalkylene radical, said fluoroelastomer (B) having a slope in G' curve such that the ratio: G&#x2032;/G&#x2032;is of less than 10, when determined at 260&#xb0; C. according to ASTM D4440 standard, wherein G&#x2032;100 is the storage modulus at a shear rate of 100 rad/sec and G&#x2032;is the storage modulus at a shear rate of 0.01 rad/sec, to compositions comprising the same, and to a process for their manufacture.

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