Curable Composition for Clear Fluorinated Surface-Treating Layer

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing surface-treating agents often form a clouded surface-treating layer on base materials, which affects their water-repellency, oil-repellency, and antifouling properties.

Innovation Solution

A curable composition comprising a compound with a perfluoropolyether group and a curable monomer, where the organic solvent content is minimized to prevent clouding, and the use of specific catalysts like tin, titanium, or zirconium atoms is limited to prevent reaction catalyst effects, forming a clear and effective surface-treating layer.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a surface-treating agent containing fluorine-containing compound is used to form surface-treating layer, then water-repellency, oil-repellency, and antifouling property are improved, but the surface-treating layer becomes clouded

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvewater-repellency, oil-repellency, antifouling propertyVSAvoidclouded state of surface-treating layer
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the chemical structure parameters of the curable monomer by introducing halogen atoms at the α-position to the carbonyl group. This structural modification prevents clouding while maintaining the fluorine-containing compound's water-repellent, oil-repellent, and antifouling properties, thus resolving the contradiction between functionality and transparency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a composite curable composition combining fluorine-containing compounds with specifically designed halogenated curable monomers. This composite approach allows the fluorine-containing compound to provide surface functionality while the halogenated monomer ensures clarity by preventing clouding during curing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Ease of manufacture

If organic solvent is used in the composition, then ease of manufacture and application are improved, but volatile organic compounds increase and clouding occurs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of applicationVSAvoidvolatile organic compounds and clouding
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and eliminates organic solvents from the composition formulation. By designing a solvent-free curable composition using halogenated curable monomers, it removes the source of volatile organic compounds and clouding while maintaining ease of application through the monomers' inherent properties.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces persistent organic solvents with short-lived curable monomers that polymerize upon curing. The halogenated curable monomers serve as temporary carriers that transform into stable crosslinked structures, eliminating volatile organic compound emissions while simplifying the formulation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

3Productivity

If catalysts containing tin, titanium, or zirconium atoms are used to promote reaction, then curing efficiency is improved, but residual metal atoms remain and affect product quality

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecuring efficiencyVSAvoidresidual metal atom content
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and removes metal-based catalysts from the curing system. By using catalyst-free curing mechanisms or alternative catalyst systems that do not leave residual metal atoms, it eliminates contamination while maintaining adequate curing efficiency through the designed molecular structures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs organic-based catalysts or self-curing mechanisms that leave no persistent metal residues. The catalyst system is designed to be consumed or decomposed during curing, ensuring no residual metal atoms remain in the final product, thus improving manufacturing precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The composition forms a clear, water-repellent, oil-repellent, and antifouling surface-treating layer with improved releasability and reduced volatile organic compounds, maintaining the base material's integrity and performance.

Implementation Method 1

a surface-treating layer having excellent water-repellency, oil-repellency, antifouling property

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectHydrophobic effect: Hydrophobe

Implementation Method 2

a surface-treating layer having excellent water-repellency, oil-repellency, antifouling property

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectOleophobic effect: Hydrophobe

Implementation Method 3

a curable composition comprising (A) a compound having a perfluoropolyether group and a curable moiety and (B) a curable monomer

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPhotopolymerization: Photopolymerisation

Data Source

PatentEP3483193B1Curable composition, method for producing same, and article produced therewith
Publication Date: 2023.08.23 DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD
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AI summary

The present invention provides a curable composition comprising a compound having a perfluoropolyether group and a curable moiety, and a curable resin and/or a curable monomer, wherein an organic solvent having no radical reactive group is not substantially contained. The present invention provides a curable composition capable of forming a surface-treating layer that is in a lower clouded state.