Daikin Industries, Ltd.

Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha

Asahi Kasei E-materials Corporation

Noriyuki Shinoki

Masahiro Kondo

Takashi Yoshimura

Tadashi Ino

Masaharu Nakazawa

Naoki Sakamoto

Naoto Miyake

Takahiko Murai

Toshiya Mantani

Kazuyoshi Ichihara

Kazuhiro Ohtsuka

Takuya Arase

Akinari Sugiyama

Kenji Ishii

Takao Iida

Masahiro Kondou

Kohei Kita

Shinsuke Ohshita

Yuki Yotsumoto

Yuichi Hashikawa

The invention provides a powder that is easily redispersible in a liquid medium such as water. The powder contains a fluoropolymer. The fluoropolymer contains at least one group A selected from the group consisting of &#x2014;SOY, &#x2014;COOR, &#x2014;SOX, &#x2014;SONR, and &#x2014;COOX, wherein Y is a halogen atom; R is a C1-C4 alkyl group; X is Mor NR, where M is a hydrogen atom or an L-valent metal, the L-valent metal being a metal in group 1, group 2, group 4, group 8, group 11, group 12, or group 13 of the periodic table; and Rs are each individually a hydrogen atom or a C1-C4 alkyl group. The powder exhibits a dispersion of 50% or higher. The dispersion is calculated by filtering a composition obtainable by mixing the powder with water through a mesh having an opening of 20 &#x3bc;m.

Fluoropolymer powder and method for producing same

A method for preparing a fluoropolymer aqueous dispersion, including: step (A) of preparing a fluoropolymer aqueous dispersion comprising a fluoropolymer having at least one selected from the group consisting of &#x2014;SOY and &#x2014;COOR (wherein Y is a halogen, and R is a C1 to C4 alkyl) by emulsion polymerization; step (B) of heating the fluoropolymer aqueous dispersion to 50&#xb0; C. or higher; and step (C) of contacting the fluoropolymer aqueous dispersion with an ion exchange resin for cation exchange after step (B), thereby providing a purified fluoropolymer aqueous dispersion, the fluoropolymer aqueous dispersion being adjusted to pH 7 or lower from the end of the polymerization in step (A) to the end of step (C).

Method for producing aqueous fluorine-containing polymer dispersing element, and purified aqueous fluorine-containing polymer dispersing element

A method for producing an electrolyte emulsion, the method including: Step (1) in which an ethylenic fluoromonomer and a fluorovinyl compound having an SOZgroup, wherein Zis a halogen element, are copolymerized at a polymerization temperature of 0&#xb0; C. or higher and 40&#xb0; C. or lower to provide a precursor emulsion containing a fluoropolymer electrolyte precursor; and Step (2) in which a basic reactive liquid is added to the precursor emulsion and the fluoropolymer electrolyte precursor is chemically treated, whereby an electrolyte emulsion with a fluoropolymer electrolyte dispersed therein is provided, wherein the electrolyte emulsion has an equivalent weight (EW) of 250 or more and 700 or less.

Electrolyte emulsion and process for producing same

The present invention provides a fluoropolymer electrolyte material which has improved processability and which is easily produced. The electrolyte emulsion of the present invention comprises an aqueous medium and a fluoropolymer electrolyte dispersed in the aqueous medium. The fluoropolymer electrolyte has a monomer unit having an SOZ group (Z is an alkali metal, an alkaline-earth metal, hydrogen, or NRRRR, and R, R, R, and Reach are individually a C1-C3 alkyl group or hydrogen). The fluoropolymer electrolyte has an equivalent weight (EW) of 250 or more and 700 or less and a proton conductivity at 110&#xb0; C. and relative humidity 50% RH of 0.10 S/cm or higher. The fluoropolymer electrolyte is a spherical particulate substance having an average particle size of 10 to 500 nm. The fluoropolymer electrolyte has a ratio (the number of SOF groups)/(the number of SOZ groups) of 0 to 0.01.

The present invention provides an electrolyte having high conductivity even under high-temperature low-humidification conditions (e.g. at a temperature of 100 to 120&#xb0; C. and a humidity of 20 to 50% RH) and thereby makes it possible to realize a higher performance fuel cell. The present invention is a fluoropolymer electrolyte having an equivalent weight (EW) of not less than 250 but not more than 700 and a proton conductivity of not lower than 0.10 S/cm as measured at a temperature of 110&#xb0; C. and a relative humidity of 50% RH and comprising a COOZ group- or SOZ group-containing monomer unit, wherein Z represents an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, hydrogen atom or NRRRRin which R, R, Rand Reach independently represents an alkyl group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms or hydrogen atom.

Polyelectrolyte and process for producing the polyelectrolyte

The present invention provides a method for producing 3-chloro-pentafluoropropene at a high yield through one reaction step of chlorinating perfluoroallyl fluorosulfate. The present invention directs to a method for producing 3 -chloro-pentafluoropropene, including the step of bringing perfluoroallyl fluorosulfate and an onium chloride compound into contact with each other to produce the 3-chloro-pentafluoropropene.

Method for producing 3-chloro-pentafluoropropene

The present invention provides a method for producing a fluorine-containing halide, comprising reacting a fluorine-containing sulfonyl halide or fluorine-containing disulfonyl chloride with a metal halide or metal component in the present or absence of a solvent. In accordance with the present invention, a fluorine-containing bromide, fluorine-containing iodide or fluorine-containing chloride can be readily produced in high yield at low cost, using an industrially advantageous process.

Method for producing fluorine-containing halide

The present invention relates to a method for producing a water-soluble fluorine-containing vinyl ether which comprises subjecting a fluorine-containing 2-alkoxypropionic acid derivative represented by the following general formula (I): (wherein A represents &#x2014;OMor &#x2014;OM, and Mrepresents an alkali metal and Mrepresents an alkaline earth metal; X represents a halogen atom; Yand Yare the same or different and each represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a perfluoroalkyl group or a fluorochloroalkyl group; n represents an integer of 0 to 3, and n of Ys may be the same or different; m represents an integer of 1 to 5, and m of Ys are the same or different; and Z represents a hydrophilic group) to thermal decomposition at a temperature of not lower than 50&#xb0; C. but lower than 170&#xb0; C. in the presence of a coordinating organic solvent to give a water-soluble fluorine-containing vinyl ether represented by the general formula (II): (wherein Y, Y, Z, n and m are as defined above),

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Noriyuki Shinoki