Abstract:
Composite binder materials for energy storage applications are disclosed. The composite binder materials include a fluoropolymer, such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), integrated with a conductive additive and a low-melting point thermoplastic. Methods of making the composite binder materials are also disclosed. The methods include providing an emulsion of the fluoropolymer, mixing the low-melting point thermoplastic and the particulate conductive additive into the emulsion of the fluoropolymer to form a mixture, and coagulating the mixture to produce a coagulum including the composite binder material. The disclosure also provides a binder powder for an electrochemical device capable of providing an electrode mixture sheet having excellent uniformity of tensile strength. The disclosure relates to a binder powder for an electrochemical device, containing a non-fibrillated fibrillatable resin and a thermoplastic polymer.
Abstract:
The present invention aims to provide a modified polytetrafluoroethylene fine powder capable of providing a stretched body having high strength, a small pore size, and excellent homogeneity. The modified polytetrafluoroethylene fine powder of the present invention has non-melt-processability, has a standard specific gravity of 2.155 or lower, includes 0.015 mol % or more of a polymer unit derived from perfluoro(methyl vinyl ether) in all the monomer units, is obtained by emulsion polymerizing tetrafluoroethylene and at least the perfluoro(methyl vinyl ether) in the presence of a fluorosurfactant having a LogPOW value of 3.4 or lower, and has an extrusion pressure of 20.0 MPa or lower.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a dielectric waveguide having excellent transmission efficiency. The dielectric waveguide includes a polytetrafluoroethylene molded article that has a permittivity of 2.05 or higher at 2.45 GHz or 12 GHz, a loss tangent of 1.20×10−4 or lower at 2.45 GHz or 12 GHz, and a hardness of 95 or higher.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an aqueous dispersion of a low-molecular-weight polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), which contains an easily removable surfactant, and has a good dispersion stability. Specifically, the present invention provides an aqueous dispersion of a low-molecular-weight PTFE comprising tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) units, or TFE units and modifying monomer units which are copolymerizable with the TFE units, wherein the aqueous dispersion contains from 70 to 9,000 ppm, based on the aqueous dispersion, of a fluorine-containing compound of the formula (1) below: X—(CF2)m—Y (1) where X is H or F; m is an integer from 3 to 5; and Y is —SO3M, —SO4M, —SO3R, —SO4R, —COOM, —PO3M2 or —PO4M2, M being H, NH4 or an alkali metal, and R being an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbons, and the low-molecular-weight PTFE has an average primary particle size of from 100 to 350 nm.
Abstract:
A composition, a mixed power and a material for molding have polytetrafluoroethylene as a main component. Each includes polytetrafluoroethylene that can be fibrillated, a non-hot melt processable component that is not fibrillated, and a hot melt processable component with a melting point of lower than 320° C. that is not fibrillated. The hot melt processable component is contained at equal to or more than 0.1% by weight but less than 20% by weight of a total weight. A filtering medium for an air filter includes a porous membrane made of these components, and an air permeable support. The porous membrane is manufactured, by mixing these components, extruding the mixture, rolling and drawing.
Abstract:
A method for producing a polytetrafluoroethylene particle, which includes subjecting tetrafluoroethylene to suspension polymerization in an aqueous medium to prepare a suspension-polymerized particle of polytetrafluoroethylene, washing and then crushing the suspension-polymerized particle or crushing the suspension-polymerized particle with washing to prepare a crushed particle, dehydrating the crushed particle to prepare a crushed particle having a water content of 40% by mass or less, and subjecting the dehydrated crushed particle to heat treatment to produce a polytetrafluoroethylene particle.
Abstract:
A method for producing polytetrafluoroethylene, which includes polymerizing tetrafluoroethylene in an aqueous medium in the presence of a nucleating agent and a hydrocarbon anionic surfactant to obtain polytetrafluoroethylene. A total amount of the nucleating agent and the hydrocarbon anionic surfactant at the initiation of polymerization is more than 50 ppm based on the aqueous medium.
Abstract:
A method for producing an aqueous dispersion of purified polytetrafluoroethylene, the method including: removing or reducing a compound represented by Formula (1) or (2) below from an aqueous dispersion of polytetrafluoroethylene obtained using a hydrocarbon surfactant:
(H—(CF2)m—COO)pM1; or Formula (1):
(H—(CF2)n—SO3)qM2. Formula (2):
Also disclosed is a composition containing polytetrafluoroethylene substantially free from a compound represented by Formula (3) below and a molded body including the composition:
Abstract:
A method for producing a polytetrafluoroethylene powder, which includes applying an ultrasonic wave to a polytetrafluoroethylene aqueous dispersion containing polytetrafluoroethylene particles to coagulate the polytetrafluoroethylene particles.
Abstract:
A method for producing a fluoropolymer which includes polymerizing a fluoromonomer in an aqueous medium in the presence of a surfactant to provide a fluoropolymer. The surfactant includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a surfactant represented by R1a—CO—R2a—CO—R3a—OSO3Xa and a surfactant represented by R1b—CO—(CR2b2)n—(OR3b)p—(CR4b2)q-L-OSO3Xb.