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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1999
Hyunkook Shin, Wilmington, DE (US);
William H. Tuminello, Newark, DE (US);
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A flash-spun material comprised of at least 90% by weight of polymers selected from the groups A, B, and C; wherein group A comprises polymers with a melting point above 280° C. that are comprised of halocarbon polymers in which at least 20% of the total number of halogen atoms in each halocarbon polymer are fluorine atoms; wherein group B comprises polymers with a melting point above 280° C. that are comprised of oxyhalocarbon polymers in which at least 20% of the total number of halogen atoms in each oxyhalocarbon polymer are fluorine atoms; and wherein group C comprises fully halogenated, highly fluorinated ion exchange polymers. A process for producing such flash-spun material and a solvent for producing such flash-spun material are also provided.