Aqueous Polymerization of Fluorinated Monomers Using Polymerization Agent Comprising Fluoropolyether Acid or Salt and Hydrocarbon Surfactant
申请人:Brothers Paul Douglas
公开号:US20080114121A1
公开(公告)日:2008-05-15
A process for polymerizing at least one fluorinated monomer in an aqueous medium in the presence of initiator and polymerization agent to form an aqueous dispersion of particles of fluoropolymer having a fluoropolymers solids content of at least about 10% by weight. The polymerization agent is a combination of fluoropolyether acid or salt thereof and hydrocarbon surfactant. The aqueous medium contains less than about 300 ppm of perfluoroalkane carboxylic acid or salt fluorosurfactants. The process is preferably performed without adding polymer seed prior to polymerization kick-off.
Reducing the Telogenic Behavior of Hydrocarbon-Containing Surfactants in Aqueous Dispersion Fluoromonomer Polymerization
申请人:Brothers Paul Douglas
公开号:US20120116015A1
公开(公告)日:2012-05-10
A polymerization process is provided, comprising polymerizing fluoromonomer in an aqueous medium to form a dispersion of fluoropolymer particles in the aqueous medium, said polymerizing being carried out in the presence of (i) polymerization initiator, and (ii) hydrocarbon-containing surfactant stabilizing the dispersion of fluoropolymer particles, the hydrocarbon-containing surfactant being passivated to reduce its the telogenic behavior.
Nucleation in Aqueous Polymerization of Fluoromonomer
申请人:Brothers Paul Douglas
公开号:US20120116017A1
公开(公告)日:2012-05-10
A process is provided for polymerizing fluoromonomer in an aqueous medium, wherein a dispersion of essentially surfactant-free hydrocarbon-containing oleophilic nucleation sites is first formed in the aqueous medium, and then polymerization is commenced to form a dispersion of fluoropolymer particles at the oleophilic nucleation sites, wherein the nucleation sites can be derived from hydrocarbon-containing compound. The surfactant used to stabilize the fluoropolymer dispersion can also be hydrocarbon-containing.
Aqueous Polymerization of Perfluoromonomer Using Hydrocarbon Surfactant
申请人:Brothers Paul Douglas
公开号:US20120116003A1
公开(公告)日:2012-05-10
A process is provided for the polymerization of fluoromonomer to an dispersion of fluoropolymer particles in an aqueous medium in a polymerization reactor, by (a) providing the aqueous medium in the reactor, (b) adding the fluoromonomer to the reactor, (c) adding initiator to the aqueous medium, the combination of steps (b) and (c) being carried out essentially free of hydrocarbon-containing surfactant and resulting in the kickoff of the polymerization of the fluoromonomer, and (d) metering hydrocarbon-containing surfactant into the aqueous medium after the kickoff of polymerization, e.g. after the concentration of the fluoropolymer in the aqueous medium is at least 0.6 wt %, the metering being at a rate reducing the telogenic activity of said surfactant while maintaining surface activity.
BRANCHED SECONDARY ALCOHOL ALKOXYLATE SURFACTANTS AND PROCESS TO MAKE THEM
申请人:Maynard Shawn J.
公开号:US20130231508A1
公开(公告)日:2013-09-05
Provided are alkoxylates of the formula I: Also provided is a process for making alkoxylates of formula I. The process provides alkoxylates that exhibit narrow molecular weight distribution and low amounts of residual unreacted alcohol. The alkoxylates have utility in a variety of applications, such as use as surfactants.