E.i. Dupont De Nemours and Company

Chronopol, Inc.

Ecological Chemical Products

William George O'Brien

Charles Joseph Noelke

David John Van Bramer

Raymond C Harker

Viacheslav Alexandrovich Petrov

Robert Clayton Wheland

Barry Asher Mahler

Steven Henry Swearingen

Walter Mahler

Jeffrey A Hrivnak

Gilbert Jacob Sloan

Theodore F Wells

Lisa A Cariello

Disclosed is a diffuse reflector comprising a consolidated nonwoven sheet having a thickness standard deviation of about 15 &#x3bc;m or less and a photopic reflectance of at least about 94% over the wavelength range of 380 nm to 780 nm. Further disclosed is a diffuse reflective article and optical display utilizing such a diffuse reflector, a method for producing such a diffuse reflector, and a method of improving light reflectivity utilizing such a diffuse reflector.

Diffuse reflector, diffuse reflective article, optical display, and method for producing a diffuse reflector

A process for reducing fluorosurfactant content of a stabilized fluorosurfactant-containing aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion comprising passing said stabilized fluorosurfactant-containing aqueous fluoropolymer dispersion through a fixed bed of ion exchange resin beads comprising a polymer and functional groups to reduce fluorosurfactant content, the ion exchange resin beads being monodisperse.

Removing fluorosurfactant from aqueous fluoropolymer dispersions using monodisperse ion exchange resin

A continuous process for coating ePTFE with polymer wherein a first coating of fluoropolymer-containing liquid medium is formed on a moving elongate substrate, elongate ePTFE is contacted with the coated substrate to form an inchoate composite structure, and a final coating of fluoropolymer-containing liquid medium is formed on the inchoate composite structure.

Continuous coating process for composite membranes

A process for the production of catalyst coated membranes, especially catalyst coated membranes for use in fuel cells, that includes applying followed by drying of an electrocatalyst coating composition, a polymeric dispersion and a second electrocatalyst coating composition onto the surface of a temporary substrate, followed by separation of the temporary substrate.

Continuous production of catalyst coated membranes

A method for the production of catalyst coated membranes, especially catalyst coated membranes for use in fuel cells, includes raised relief printing a catalyst coating composition () onto the surface of an ion exchange membrane () to form at least one electrode layer.

Production of catalyst coated membranes

Melt crystallization purification of lactide; and separation and purification of lactides existing in more than one isomeric form.

Melt crystallization purification of lactides

The invention provides a polymeric composition comprising a blend of highly fluorinated ion exchange polymer and highly fluorinated nonfunctional polymer, the blend having interpenetrating continuous phases of the highly fluorinated nonfunctional polymer and the highly fluorinated ion exchange polymer. Further the invention provides for liquid compositions comprising a highly fluorinated solvent, a highly fluorinated ion exchange polymer precursor and a highly fluorinated nonfunctional polymer with the polymers being miscible with each other in the solvent. The compositions are useful for making ion exchange membranes. Membranes of the compositions have enhanced tensile properties.

Highly fluorinated ion exchange/nonfunctional polymer blends

Solvents for amorphous fluoropolymers

A process for removing carbon dioxide from a fluorocarbon carbon dioxide mixture in which the fluorocarbon carbon dioxide mixture is contacted with a semipermeable polyimide membrane to form at least one exit stream having an increased concentration of carbon dioxide and at least one exit stream having a reduced concentration of carbon dioxide.

CO.sub.2 removable from fluorocarbons by semipermeable membrane

A process for separating carbon dioxide from an unsaturated fluorinated compound carbon dioxide mixture comprising contacting the unsaturated fluorinated compound carbon dioxide mixture with a semipermeable membrane to form at least one exit stream having an increased concentration of carbon dioxide and at least one other exit stream having a reduced concentration of carbon dioxide.

Separation of CO.sub.2 from unsaturated fluorinated compounds by

An improved process is disclosed for separating and recovering a fluorocarbon and hydrogen chloride (HCl) from a gaseous fluorocarbon/HCl mixture, wherein the fluorocarbon and HCl are difficult to separate by conventional means because of the presence or potential formation of an azeotrope or azeotrope-like composition in the mixture, such process comprising using a semi-permeable membrane unit to form a fluorocarbon-depleted stream and a fluorocarbon-enriched stream which may then be further processed individually by distillation.

Process for separating and recovering fluorocarbons and HCI from gaseous

A process for producing metalized packaging films comprises the step of sputtering a metal, such as aluminum, gold, silver, copper, platinum, nickel, titanium or tantalum onto a biodegradable poly(hydroxy acid), preferably poly(lactic acid) film, which may then be adhered to a cellulosic substrate if desired.

Process for making metalized films and films produced therefrom

An integrated process for the manufacture of lactide from a solution of lactic acid in de-ionized water comprising the sequential steps: A. Dehydrating the aqueous lactic acid in at least two stages to effect condensation polymerization of the lactic acid and the formation of oligomers in which the average number of monomer units is 8-25, the dehydration stages being conducted in equipment fabricated from low ferrous materials; B. Thermally cracking the oligomers in the presence of depolymerization catalyst to form lactide vapor of which the average residence time within the cracking zone is less than 15 seconds; C. Condensing the lactide vapor and fractionally distilling the condensate to remove concentrated lactide as a liquid sidestream; and D. Subjecting the concentrated lactide sidestream to melt crystallization to separate purified lactide having an Acidity Potential less than 6.

Integrated process for the manufacture of lactide

A metered bead extrusion coating apparatus for applying a coating fluid to a moving web includes a drawdown die having a beveled drawdown surface thereon, the angle between the drawdown surface and the axis of the extrusion slot being an obtuse angle.

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Newark, DE, United States of America

William George O'Brien