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High purity perfluoroelastomer composites and a processes to produce the same

a perfluoroelastomer composite and high purity technology, applied in the direction of coatings, emulsion paints, etc., to achieve the effect of minimizing corrosion, minimizing contamination, and eliminating metallic contamination

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-11-30
WL GORE & ASSOC INC
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Benefits of technology

This patent is about a new type of rubber that can be used to make highly pure and transparent parts. The rubber is made using a special process that minimizes contamination and corrosion. The process involves using a non-metallic buffer and corrosion-resistant materials. The rubber can be cured without any additional chemicals and has low levels of metallic ions and residual fluorosurfactants. The resulting parts have low compression and are colorless and transparent. Overall, this patent provides a way to make high-quality perfluoroelastomer parts with low levels of contamination.

Problems solved by technology

Known methods for curing elastomeric resin may result in contamination by using compounding steps that add metallic and / or other contaminants, or by corrosion of the compounding equipment, or exposure to environmental contamination.

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[0043] An aqueous emulsion containing 10 g 8-CNVE [CF2═CF—O—(CF2)3—O—CF(CF3)—CN], 135 g deionized (DI) water and 5 g 20 wt % ammonium perfluorooctanoate (APFO) aqueous solution was prepared by using an Omini Mixer Homogenizer (Omini International Co.) for 5 minutes. This solution is designated as “stock solution A”.

[0044] Approximately 1500 g DI water, 300 g 20 wt % APFO aqueous solution and 16 g 8-CNVE were charged into an oxygen-free 4-liter reactor. Then, 190 g TFE and 300 g PMVE were added into the reactor. The reactor was then heated to 70° C. under 2285 KPa and the polymerization reaction was initiated by feeding 202 g ammonium persulfate (APS) aqueous solution (2 g APS dissolved in 200 g DI water) within 2 minutes. As the reaction pressure decreased to 1800 KPa, 105 g stock solution A with 120 g DI water and 20 g TFE were charged into the reactor within 3 minutes. Then, 150.5 g APS solution (0.5 g APS dissolved in 150 DI water) was fed into the reactor within 1 minute. As th...

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[0049] An aqueous solution containing 10 g 8-CNVE [CF2═CF—O—(CF2)3—O—CF(CF3)—CN], 136 g DI water and 4 g of 20 wt % APFO aqueous solution was prepared by using an Omini Mixer Homogenizer for 5 minutes. This solution is designated as “stock solution B”.

[0050] Approximately 1500 g DI water, 300 g 20 wt % APFO aqueous solution and 16 g 8-CNVE were charged into an oxygen-free 4-liter reactor. Then, 190 g TFE and 320 g PMVE were added into the reactor. The reactor was then heated to 70° C. under 2347 KPa and the polymerization reaction was initiated by feeding 200.5 g APS aqueous solution (0.5 g APS dissolved in 200 g DI water) within 1 minute. As the reaction pressure decreased to 1900 KPa, 105 g stock solution B with 120 g DI water and 20 g TFE were charged into the reactor within 2 minutes. As the reaction pressure decreased to 1700 KPa, 45 g stock solution B with 150 g DI water and 20 g TFE were charged into the reactor within 2 minutes. The polymerization reaction was stopped after...

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[0056] An aqueous solution containing 10 g 8-CNVE [CF2═CF—O—(CF2)3—O—CF(CF3)—CN], 480 g DI water and 10 g 20 wt % APFO aqueous solution was prepared by using an Omini Mixer Homogenizer for 5 minutes. This solution is designated as “stock solution C”.

[0057] Approximately 1500 g DI water, 300 g 20 wt % APFO aqueous solution and 16 g 8-CNVE were charged into an oxygen-free 4-liter reactor. Then, 260 g TFE and 300 g PMVE were added into the reactor. The reactor was then heated to 70° C. under 2584 KPa and the polymerization reaction was initiated by feeding 200.2 g APS aqueous solution (0.2 g APS dissolved in 200 g DI water) within 1 minute. Then, stock solution C was fed into the reactor as follows:

Time after reaction initiationStock solution C added(in minutes)(in grams)26016602860406051506160726083809810

[0058] As the reaction pressure decreased to 2120 KPa, 20 g TFE was charged into the reactor within 1 minute. Another 20 g TFE was added into the reactor within 1 minute as the rea...

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Abstract

High purity perfluoroelastomer composites and processes for producing the same are provided. High purity composites may be formed from compositions comprising a crosslinkable fluoroelastomer terpolymer of TFE, PAVE, and CNVE, and functionalized PTFE, which may be crosslinked to form crosslinked composites having low metal content and low compression set. Emulsion mixtures for forming the high purity composites are also provided.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] Perfluoroelastomers have achieved outstanding commercial success and are used in a wide variety of applications in which severe environments are encountered, in particular those end uses where exposure to high temperatures and aggressive chemicals occurs. For example, these polymers are often used in seals for aircraft engines, in semiconductor manufacturing equipment, in oil-well drilling devices, and in sealing elements for industrial equipment used at high temperatures. [0002] The outstanding properties of perfluoroelastomers are largely attributable to the stability and inertness of the copolymerized perfluorinated monomer units that make up the major portion of the polymer backbones in these compositions. Such monomers include tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) and perfluoro(alkyl vinyl) ethers (PAVE). In order to develop elastomeric properties fully, perfluoroelastomers are typically crosslinked, i.e. vulcanized. To this end, a small percentage of cur...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C09D5/02
CPCC08L27/12C08L27/18C08L33/22C08L29/10C08K3/36C08L2205/02C08L2666/04
Inventor XU, PINGHEGENBARTH, JACK
Owner WL GORE & ASSOC INC
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