Fluorine-containing vinyl polymers

Pittman, M. Ueda, C. Chen, C. Cook, J. Helbert, and J. Kwiatkowski, Synthesis, radiation degradation, and electron beam resist behavior of fluorine containing vinyl polymers, J. Electro chem. Soc. 128, 1759 (1981) M. Kakuchi, S. Sugawara, K. Murase, and K. Matsuyama, Polymeric resist mask composition, U.S. Patent No. 4,125,672 (1978). 

In Sections 8.1-8.3 the optical transparent carbochain polymers for materials with the complete internal light-reflection based on fluorine-containing vinyl and (meth)acryl monomers were discussed. 

In the following data acquisition, the same 163 standard polymer samples used in the former edition were adopted as a set of representative ones utilized in versatile fields, which include representative synthetic polymers [a) polyolefins (homopolymers) (001— 007), b) vinyl polymers with ethylene units (copolymers) (008—015), c) vinyl polymers with styrene units (016—028), d) vinyl polymers with styrene derivatives (029—035), e) acrylate-type polymers (036—049), f) chlorine-containing vinyl polymers (050-059), g) fluorine-containing vinyl polymen (060—066), h) the other vinyl polymers (067—070), i) diene-type elastomers (071—081), j) polyamides (082-090), k) polyacetals and polyethers (091—095), 1) thermosetting polymers (096—106), m) polyimides and polyamide-type engineering plastics (107—114), n) polyesters (115—126), o) the other engineering plastics with phenylene skeletons (127—138), p) sificone polymers (139—143), and q) polyurethanes (144—147)] along with some natural polymers [r) cellulose-type polymers (148-155) and s) the other some natural polymers (156-163)]. 

The inability to process PTFE by conventional thermoplastics techniques has nevertheless led to an extensive search for a melt-processable polymer but with similar chemical, electrical, non-stick and low-friction properties. This has resulted in several useful materials being marketed, including tetrafluoro-ethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer, poly(vinylidene fluoride) (Figure 13.1(d)), and, most promisingly, the copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and perfluoropropyl vinyl ether. Other fluorine-containing plastics include poly(vinyl fluoride) and polymers and copolymers based on CTFE. 

Fluorine-containing Polymers 13.6 POLY(VINYL FLUORIDE) (PVF)... 

In attempts to further improve the stability of fluorine-containing elastomers Du Pont developed a polymer with no C—H groups. This material is a terpolymer of tetrafluoroethylene, perfluoro(methyl vinyl ether) and, in small amounts, a cure site monomer of undisclosed composition. Marketed as Kalrez in 1975 the polymer withstands air oxidation up to 290-315°C and has an extremely low volume swell in a wide range of solvents, properties unmatched by any other commercial fluoroelastomer. This rubber is, however, very expensive, about 20 times the cost of the FKM rubbers and quoted at 1500/kg in 1990, and production is only of the order of 1 t.p.a. In 1992 Du Pont offered a material costing about 75% as much as Kalrez and marketed as Zalak. Structurally, it differs mainly from Kalrez in the choice of cure-site monomer. 

Postelnek,W., Colemann, L. E., and Lovelace, A. M. Fluorine-Containing Polymers. I. Fluorinated Vinyl Polymers with Functional Groups, Condensation Polymers, and Styrene Polymers. Vol. 1, pp. 75— 113. 

Fluorinated polymers, especially polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and copolymers of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) with hexafluoropropylene (HFP) and perfluorinated alkyl vinyl ethers (PFAVE) as well as other fluorine-containing polymers are well known as materials with unique inertness. However, fluorinated polymers with functional groups are of much more interest because they combine the merits of pefluorinated materials and functional polymers (the terms functional monomer/ polymer will be used in this chapter to mean monomer/polymer containing functional groups, respectively). Such materials can be used, e.g., as ion exchange membranes for chlorine-alkali and fuel cells, gas separation membranes, solid polymeric superacid catalysts and polymeric reagents for various organic reactions, and chemical sensors. Of course, fully fluorinated materials are exceptionally inert, but at the same time are the most complicated to produce. 

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