Various fluoropolymers have been proposed for imparting oil and water repellency to leather. Commonly, these fluoropolymers are amphiphilic; i.e., they are made from at least one monomer which is hydrophobic and at least one monomer which is hydrophilic. The present invention identifies and remedies disadvantages associated with the ability of amphiphilic fluoropolymers to impart oil and water repellency to leather. Contrary to conventional thinking, it has now been discovered that the incorporation of hydrophilic groups in a fluoropolymer undesirably reduces its ability to impart water resistance to leather. Correspondingly, it has also been discovered that a fluoropolymer incorporating fewer or no hydrophilic groups imparts superior oil and water repellency to leather when compared to fluoropolymers incorporating more hydrophilic groups. Therefore, this invention provides fluoropolymers which incorporate reduced levels of hydrophilic groups.
人们提出了各种含
氟聚合物,用于赋予皮革拒油性和拒
水性。通常,这些含
氟聚合物都是两亲性的;也就是说,它们是由至少一种疏
水性单体和至少一种亲
水性单体制成的。本发明发现并解决了与两亲性含
氟聚合物赋予皮革防油防
水性能有关的缺点。与传统想法相反,现在人们发现,在含
氟聚合物中加入亲
水基团会降低其赋予皮革防
水性的能力,这是不可取的。相应地,人们还发现,与含有较多亲
水基团的含
氟聚合物相比,含有较少亲
水基团或不含亲
水基团的含
氟聚合物可赋予皮革优异的憎油性和憎
水性。因此,本发明提供了含有较少亲
水基团的含
氟聚合物。