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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2002
Shigeki Kobayashi, Ichihara, JP;
Jun Hoshikawa, Ichihara, JP;
Kazuo Kato, Ichihara, JP;
Hiroki Kamiya, Ichihara, JP;
Hiroyuki Hirai, Ichihara, JP;
Asahi Glass Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A process for producing a tetrafluoroethylene polymer, which comprises polymerizing tetrafluoroethylene in an aqueous medium in the presence of a water-soluble initiator, wherein the water used for the polymerization is regulated to have a TOC of 100 ppb or lower and/or an electrical conductivity of 1.0 &mgr;S/cm or lower. When this process for producing a tetrafluoroethylene polymer is employed, a decrease or fluctuation in the polymerization rate during the polymerization of tetrafluoroethylene will be minimal, and a deterioration in the physical properties of the obtained tetrafluoroethylene polymer will be minimal.