Abstract:
POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE IS PROVIDED CONTAINING FROM 20 TO 95% BY WEIGHT OF INORGANIC PARTICULATE SOLIDS WHICH ARE CHARACTERIZED BY A PARTICLE DIAMETER OF NO GREATER THAN 0.2 MICRON, BULK DENSITY NO GREATER THAN OF 0.25 GM./CM.3, AND A SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA OF AT LEAST 20 M.2/GM. THE PARTICULATE SOLIDS IMPART A HIGH DEGREE OF MICROPOROSITY AND WETTABILITY WHICH MAKES THE POLYMER USEFUL AS A FILTER OR AS AN ION PERMEABLE SEPARATOR IN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS.