WO2010107494A1 - Expandable tfe copolymers, method of making, and porous, expanded articles thereof - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to fluorocopolymers, as defined herein to denote any fluoropolymer containing tetrafluoroethylene monomer units and at least or more than 1.0% by weight of units of at least one other comonomer,* polymerized to produce an expandable tetrafluoroethylene copolymer of the fine powder type.
- fluorocopolymers as defined herein to denote any fluoropolymer containing tetrafluoroethylene monomer units and at least or more than 1.0% by weight of units of at least one other comonomer,* polymerized to produce an expandable tetrafluoroethylene copolymer of the fine powder type.
- a process of polymerization of these monomers is described, as well as the porous products produced by expansion (stretching under controlled conditions) of the aforesaid copolymers.
- TFE tetrafluoroethylene
- Dispersion polymerization of TFE produces a resin that has come to be known as "fine powder". See, e.g., U.S. Patent 4,016,345 (Holmes, 1977).
- sufficient dispersing agent is introduced into a water carrier such that, upon addition of tetrafluoroethylene monomer in the presence of a suitable polymerization initiator
- the present invention relates, specifically, to the aqueous dispersion polymerization technique, in which the product of the polymerization reaction is the copolymer of the invention dispersed within an aqueous colloidal dispersion.
- tetrafluoroethylene monomer is pressured into an autoclave containing water and polymerization initiators, along with paraffin wax to suppress coagulum formation and an emulsifying agent.
- the reaction mixture is agitated and the polymerization is carried out at suitable temperatures and pressures.
- Polymerization results in the formation of an aqueous dispersion of polymer particles, and the dispersed polymer particles may subsequently be coagulated by techniques known in the art to obtain what has become known as the fine powder form of the polymer.
- Fine powder resins are known to be useful in paste extrusion processes and in stretching (expansion) processes in which the paste-extruded extrudate, after removal of extrusion aid lubricant, is stretched to produce porous, strong products of various cross-sectional shapes such as rods, filaments, sheets, tubes, etc.
- stretching process is disclosed in the pioneering U.S. Pat. No. 3,953,566 (Gore, 1976), assigned commonly with the instant invention.
- copolymer as it has been used in connection with fluoropolymers in the prior art has been inconsistently applied.
- the normal convention of polymer science will be followed, and the term “copolymer” will apply to any fluoropolymer containing more than 1.0% by weight of at least one comonomer in addition to TFE.
- a fluoropolymer containing less than 1.0% comonomer is properly categorized as a "modified” homopolymer (Id.), although the term “copolymer” has been misapplied in the literature when referring, in fact, to "modified” homopolymers.
- the invention provides a true TFE copolymer, of the fine powder type, that is expandable, as defined above, to produce useful, expanded TFE copolymeric products.
- U.S. Patent 4,837,267 discloses a three-component composition termed "core-shell TFE copolymers", which are described as non-melt processible, including chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE) monomer residing in the core and having recurring units of a comonomer of perfluoro(n-alkylvinyl) ether of 3-7 carbon atoms (col. 1 , lines 45-55).
- CTFE chlorotrifluoroethylene
- the total comonomer content in the particles is said to be between 0.001 and 2 weight percent.
- the resins are said to be suitable for paste extrusion to produce cable insulation and highly stretchable, unsintered tapes
- This patent describes fluorinated modifying monomers which are capable of copolymerizing with tetrafluoroethylene, such as perfluoropropene, perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether, and halogen- substituted or hydrogen-substituted fluoroolefins.
- the specification cautions that the total amount of the comonomer modifying agent should be so low that the specific properties of the pure polytetrafluoroethylene are retained, that is, there remains no possibility of processing from the melt because of the extremely high melt viscosity for such modified polymers.
- Products disclosed include modified polymer particles having a core of a polymer of "0.05 to 6% by weight" of at least one modifying fluoroolefin comonomer, a first, inner shell, immediately adjacent the core, of TFE units, and a second, outer shell, immediately adjacent the inner shell, of a polymer comprising "0.1 to 15% by weight” o f units of at least one modifying fluoroolefin (col. 3, 1. 5, et seq.).
- Examples of the "three-shell" products provided in this reference for illustration of the principles disclosed therein show that tapes, upon stretching, after removal of lubricant, developed defects or tore completely at relatively modest stretch ratios. For example, the detailed procedure described in Example 31 , at col. 14, 1. 60 to col. 16, 1. 6, produced a product which developed defects at a 4:1 stretch ratio and tore completely at a stretch ratio of 8:1 ('940 patent, Table III).
- PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
- modified PTFE refers to TFE polymers having such small concentrations of comonomer that the melting point of the resultant polymer is not substantially reduced below that of PTFE.
- concentration of such comonomer is preferably less than 1 weight %, more preferably less than 0.5 weight %.
- the modifying comonomers cited include, for example, hexafluoropropylene (HFP), perfluoro(methyl vinyl ether) (PMVE), perfluoro (propyl vinyl ether) (PPVE), perfluoro ( ethyl vinyl ether) (PEVE), chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE), perfluoro-butyl ethylene (PFBE), or other monomer that introduces side groups into the molecule.
- HFP hexafluoropropylene
- PMVE perfluoro(methyl vinyl ether)
- PPVE perfluoro (propyl vinyl ether)
- PEVE perfluoro ( ethyl vinyl ether)
- CTFE chlorotrifluoroethylene
- PFBE perfluoro-butyl ethylene
- copolymer as contrasted with the term “modified homopolymer”, shall mean any fluoropolymer containing more than 1.0% by weight of at least one comonomer in addition to TFE.
- U.S. Patent 6,127,486 (Burger, et. al., 2000) discloses a blend of a fluoropolymer and a "thermoplastic", wherein the "thermoplastic” is said to include a "PTFE copolymer" (col. 4, I. 46).
- the specification instructs that, for the resins described therein, the amount of comonomer is limited such that the [modified] PTFE exhibits properties of "not being processable in the melt.” (Emphasis in original).
- the PTFE is referred to as modified PTFE "in which the comonomers are contained in an amount below 2, preferably 1 wt. % in PTFE.” (CoI. 4, 1. 50)
- No examples are provided of any copolymer having greater than 1.0 weight % of an additional comonomer, and the patent concerns blends of polymers, a different physical form entirely from the true copolymers which form the subject matter of the present invention.
- JP Japanese application
- JP Korean Patent Application
- the modification is said to be primarily performed in order to improve the paste extrudability of fine powders, for example, to reduce extrusion pressure, and the content of polymerization units based on comonomers, while less than 0.5 wt%, is "still comparatively high in substantial terms" (0.1 wt% or higher). Consequently, the product has substantially no melt moldability and possesses markedly reduced crystallinity.
- the reference describes "another drawback", that such modified PTFE becomes less heatresistant because of the structure of the comonomers introduced.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a PTFE product that has excellent extrudability, can be uniformly stretched, and yields high- strength porous articles.
- This objective is then said to be obtained by limiting the introduction of polymerization units based on comonomers copolymerizable with TFE to an amount that has no discernible effect on processibility.
- a porous polymer article is provided, obtained by a process in which a powder composed of the aforementioned modified PTFE is paste-extruded and then stretched at a temperature of 25O 0 C or higher. This reference, however, specifically cautions against polymerization in which the amount of copolymerized monomer exceeds certain limits.
- the application states, again quoting directly:
- the content of the polymerization units based on fluorinated comonomer in the present invention must be rigorously controlled because of considerations related to stretchability.
- the content of the units in the PTFE must fall within a range of 0.005 to 0.05 mol%.
- a content above 0.05 mol% brings about a slight reduction in polymer crystallinity, results in a lower paste extrusion pressure, and has a markedly adverse effect on stretchability.
- a content below 0.005 mol% makes it substantially more difficult to improve the physical properties of a stretched article or to obtain other modification effects.
- a range of 0.01 to 0.04 mol% is particularly preferred.
- Example 4 of this Asahi reference in which a "high” content (by applicant's definition), 0.42wt%, of perfluorobutylethylene comonomer was employed, the paste extrusion pressure was desirably low, and "excellent" extrudability was obtained. However, a test specimen, on stretching, broke. The specification discloses, at this "high” level of comonomer concentration of 0.42 wt%, "...breakage occurred during stretching, and it was impossible to obtain a porous article.” (p. 12, ⁇ 0050).
- the present invention is directed to true TFE copolymers, all containing in excess of 1.0 weight percent comonomer units, all of which are expandable to form porous expanded articles, to a process for their manufacture, and to the expanded articles produced thereby.
- No known prior art reference discloses or suggests such porous, expanded copolymeric articles or the resins from which they are produced.
- a process is provided for the copolymerization of an expandable tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) copolymer of the fine powder type, the copolymer containing 99.0% or less by weight tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) monomer units and at least, or greater than, 1.0% by weight, of units of at least one other comonomer, that is, other than tetrafluoroethylene.
- the other comonomer is an ethylenically unsaturated comonomer having a sufficiently high reactivity ratio to TFE to enable polymerization therewith.
- the process includes the steps of copolymerizing the TFE monomer and the at least one other monomer in a pressurized reactor by feeding 99.0% or less by weight of the TFE monomer into the reactor, feeding at least or greater than 1.0% by weight of the other comonomer into the pressurized reactor, wherein percentages are based upon total weight of monomers fed, initiating polymerization of the monomers with a free radical initiator, and stopping the feeding of the other monomer at a point in time in the polymerization reaction prior to completion of the reaction.
- excess comonomer is removed (evacuated) from the reactor, as needed, prior to completion of the reaction.
- R 1 and R 2 F or a 1-3 carbon alkyl group containing at least one fluorine, and X, Y may be F 10and/or H; a fluorodioxole of the general formula:
- R f is a perfluoroalkyl carbon of 1-5 atoms, and Ri 1 R 2 may be F and/or CF 3 ;
- R 1 , R 2 may be F and/or a perfluoroalkyl carbon of 1-5 atoms.
- the at least one other comonomer may be a perfluoroalkyl ethylene monomer such as a monomer selected from the group perfluorobutylethylene (PFBE), perfluorohexylethylene (PFHE) and perfluoro-octylethylene (PFOE), or it may be a perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether monomer such as a monomer selected from the group consisting of perfluoro(methyl vinyl ether) (PMVE), perfluoro(ethyl vinyl ether) (PEVE), and perfluoro(propyl vinyl ether) (PPVE). More than one other comonomer may be fed into the pressurized reactor, to produce multicomponent copolymers, i.e., terpolymers, etc.
- the monomer feeds may be introduced as a precharge in the polymerization, or the at least one other comonomer may be introduced incrementally or intermittently during the reaction.
- the process in one embodiment preferably includes stopping the feeding of the at least one other comonomer at less than 90% of the reaction completion.
- Higher concentrations of comonomer in the copolymer produced are achieved by feeding the at least one other comonomer at higher concentration levels, such as at least 1.5% by weight, at least 2.0% by weight, and exceeding 5.0% by weight of the at least one other comonomer to the reactor.
- the aforesaid process produces an expandable tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) copolymer of the fine powder type containing 99.0% or less by weight of polymerized tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) monomer units and at least, or greater than, 1.0% by weight, of polymerized comonomer units of the at least one other comonomer fed into the reaction, based on total weight of polymer produced.
- TFE tetrafluoroethylene
- This true copolymer is expandable to a porous, expanded copolymeric material having a microstructure characterized by nodes 1 interconnected by fibrils 2, as shown in Fig. 1 , described more fully below. Further views of alternative unique node, 1, and fibril, 2, microstructures are shown in Figs. 2 and 3.
- the copolymer produced may include more than one other polymerized comonomer, and the comonomer content in the copolymer always exceeds 1.0% by weight, may exceed 1.5% by weight polymerized units of the other comonomer and, indeed, may exceed 5.0 weight % of polymerized units of the other comonomer(s).
- copolymer materials are produced which exhibit unique adhesion characteristics which cannot be achieved in PTFE homopolymers. That is, the copolymer can be adhered to itself or other materials after subjecting it to lower temperature and/or shorter time and/or lower pressure than what is required for adhering PTFE homopolymer to itself. For example, as described later herein with respect to room temperature adhesion testing, this adhesion, or bonding, can be achieved at temperatures at or below about 29O 0 C with these unique copolymers (hence, at lower temperatures than required for PTFE homopolymers).
- the copolymer of the invention is produced in the form of fine particles dispersed within an aqueous medium which may be coagulated using known techniques to produce fine powder resins.
- Porous, expanded TFE copolymer materials having a microstructure of nodes interconnected by fibrils are further provided according to the invention.
- These porous, expanded copolymeric materials can be produced in the form of shaped articles such as sheets or films, tubes, rods, and continuous filaments, and these articles are generally strong, that is, their matrix tensile strengths in at least one direction exceed 5,000 psi. Matrix tensile strengths in at least one direction can, for certain products, exceed 30,000 psi, thus providing extremely strong, porous, true copolymeric expanded TFE articles useful in many applications.
- the copolymer of the invention is produced in the form of fine particles dispersed within an aqueous medium which may be coagulated using known techniques to produce fine powder resins.
- Porous, expanded TFE copolymer materials having a microstructure of nodes interconnected by fibrils are further provided according to the invention.
- These porous, expanded copolymeric materials can be produced in the form of shaped articles such as sheets or films, tubes, rods, and continuous filaments, and these articles are generally strong, that is, their matrix tensile strengths in at least one direction exceed 5,000 psi. Matrix tensile strengths in at least one direction can, for certain products, exceed 30,000 psi., thus providing extremely strong, porous, true copolymeric expanded TFE articles useful in many applications.
- such expanded TFE materials may be compressed or otherwise processed to achieve a reduction in porosity utilizing processing techniques known in the art.
- the copolymer of the present invention can be used in a wide variety of medical and commercial devices.
- Medical devices include the incorporation of the inventive copolymer into long and short term implantable devices, as well as in disposable, or single use, supplies and devices. These devices include, but are not limited to, vascular grafts (to repair, replace, bypass or augment a blood vessel or another vascular graft), other shunting conduits, surgical and laparoscopic sheets and patches, endoluminal prostheses (e.g., stent-g rafts), components of cell containment devices, and substrates for drug delivery, catheters, space filling or augmentation devices, joint spacers, surface coatings for devices, lenses, work surface or clean room surface coatings, seals, gaskets, blood contact surfaces, bags, containers and fabric liners.
- vascular grafts to repair, replace, bypass or augment a blood vessel or another vascular graft
- other shunting conduits surgical and laparoscopic sheets and patches
- Fig. 1 is a SEM photomicrograph of an expanded sheet of a copolymeric resin produced according the invention herein, taken at 200X magnification, showing the node 1 and fibril 2 microstructure of this material, the respective nodal intersections being interconnected by the multiplicity of fibrils 2;
- Fig. 2 is a SEM photomicrograph of the expanded beading specimen of the copolymeric resin produced in Example 6, taken at 200X magnification, showing the node 1 and fibril 2 microstructure of this material, the respective nodal intersections being interconnected by the multiplicity of fibrils 2;
- Fig. 3 is another SEM photomicrograph of the expanded sheet specimen of the copolymeric resin produced in Example 6, taken at 20,00OX magnification, showing a node 1 and fibril 2 microstructure;
- Figure 4 includes differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) scans showing the melt transition temperature peaks of the materials of Examples 10, 12 and 13, as well as that of a comparative PTFE homopolymer.
- DSC differential scanning calorimetry
- a process for the polymerization of a true tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) copolymer of the fine powder type is provided, wherein the copolymer contains polymerized comonomer units of at least one comonomer other than TFE in concentrations of at least or exceeding 1.0 weight percent, and which can exceed 5.0 weight percent, wherein the copolymer is expandable, that is, the copolymer may be expanded to produce strong, useful, expanded TFE copolymeric articles having a microstructure of nodes interconnected by fibrils.
- TFE true tetrafluoroethylene
- the copolymer of this invention is produced by a polymerization process wherein the copolymerization reaction is started by a suitable initiator, after which initiator addition is stopped, allowing the reaction to slow down and proceed to completion, at a point between 15% and 90% of the progression of the reaction toward completion.
- the initiator addition is stopped at about the mid-point of the reaction, i.e., at 20-60% to completion.
- Substantially non-telogenic dispersing agents are used.
- Ammonium perfluoro octanoic acid (APFO or "C-8") is one acceptable dispersing agent.
- Programmed addition (precharge and pumping) is known and is preferred. Attention must be paid to ingredient purity to achieve the desired properties in polymerizations as described herein. Ionic impurities, which can increase ionic strength, in addition to soluble organic impurities, which can cause chain transfer or termination, must be minimized. It is clearly important to employ ultra pure water in all such polymerization reactions.
- the break strength associated with an extruded and expanded (stretched) TFE polymeric beading produced from a particular resin is directly related to that resin's general suitability for expansion, and various methods have been employed to measure break strength.
- the following procedure was used to produce and test expanded beading specimens made from the copolymers of this invention, the data for which are reported hereinbelow.
- 113.4 g of fine powder resin is blended together with 130 cc/lb (24.5 g) of Isopar® K.
- the blend is aged for about 2 hours at 22°C in a constant temperature water bath.
- a 1-in. diameter cylindrical preform is made by applying about 270 psig of preforming pressure for about 20 seconds.
- the preform is inspected to ensure it is crack free.
- An extruded beading is produced by extruding the preformed, lubricated resin through a 0.100 in. diameter die having a 30 degree included inlet angle.
- the extruder barrel is 1-in. in diameter and the ram rate of movement is 20 in./min.
- the -extruder barrel and die are at room temperature, maintained at 23 0 C, plus or minus 1.5°C.
- the Isopar K is removed from the beading by drying it for about 25 minutes at 225-230 0 C. Approximately the first and last 8 ft. of the extruded beading are discarded to eliminate end effects.
- section of the extruded beading is expanded by stretching at 290 0 C to a final length of 50 in. (expansion ratio of 25:1) and at an initial rate of stretch of 100% per second, which is a constant rate of 2 in. per second.
- Approximately a 1 ft. length from near the center of the expanded beading is removed, and the maximum break load of the removed sample held at room temperature (23°C plus or minus 1.5°C) is measured using an I nstron® tensile tester using an initial sample length of 2 in and a crosshead speed of 12 in/min. Measurements in duplicate are obtained and reported as the average value for the two samples.
- This procedure is similar to that described in U.S. Patent 6,177,533B1.
- the expansion here is carried out at 290 0 C instead of 300°C.
- Core-shell resin structures containing polymerized monomers additional to TFE have been known for some time. See, e.g., U.S. Patents 4,576,869 (Malhotra), 6,541.589B1 (Baillie) and 6,841 ,594B2 (Jones).
- the resins produced according to the present invention are all true copolymers, i.e., comonomer content exceeding 1.0 weight percent, verified using solid state NMR spectroscopy, as well as mass balance and detection of residual monomer in the gas phase of the polymerization batch, through gas chromatography.
- compositions are all expandable to a stretch ratio of at least 25:1 , to form expanded copolymeric articles having their unique node, 1, and fibril, 2, microstructure as shown in Fig. 1, verifiable through SEM examination, as demonstrated below. Further views of alternative unique node, 1, and fibril, 2, microstructures are shown in Figs. 2 and 3.
- Characterization of copolymer materials can be performed via standard analytical techniques available in the art including, but not limited to, DCS, NMR (including fluorine, proton, carbon and other known NMR techniques), TGA, IR, FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, and other suitable techniques.
- DSC Differential Scanning Calorimetry
- the sample was loaded into the pan and the weight was recorded to 0.01 mg precision, with samples ranging from 5.00mg to lO.OOmg. These values were entered into the Thermal Advantage control software for the Q2000.
- the lid was placed on the pan and crimped using a standard press.
- a similar pan for reference was prepared, with the exception of the sample article, and its weight was also entered into the software.
- the pan containing the sample article was loaded onto the sample sensor in the Q2000 and the empty pan was loaded onto the reference sensor.
- the samples were then equilibrated at -5O 0 C and ramped at 20°C/min to 400 0 C. Data were analyzed using Universal Analysis 2000 V.3.9A from TA Instruments.
- the reactor was heated to 83 C and agitated at 60 rpm. Subsequently, 0.8 MPa of VDF was added followed by addition of TFE until the pressure reached 2.8 MPa. At this time, KMNO4 in a Dl water solution (0.063g/L) was injected at 80ml_/min until approximately 2 kg of TFE wa s added. After addition of the 2nd Kg of TFE, the pressure in the reactor was reduced to 50 Kpa using vacuum and pressurized with fresh TFE to 2.8 MPa. The KMnO4 was added at 20mL ⁇ nin for the 3rd Kg of TFE and further reduced to IOmUmin for the 4th Kg of TFE. After the 4th Kg of TFE was added, KMnO4 was no longer added.
- the polymerization reaction was then allowed to continue and the reaction stopped after 14.3Kg of TFE had been added to the reactor.
- the weight of the dispersion produced was 44.73 Kg containing 32.6% solids.
- the dispersion was coagulated with Nitric acid and dried at 170° C.
- the raw dispersion particle size (RDPS) of the polymer particle was 0.296 microns and the standard specific gravity was 2.156.
- the VDF concentration in the copolymer was measured to be 3.48 mol% (2.26 wt %).
- the break strength of the beading was 6.6 lbs.
- the matrix tensile strength of the specimen was measured to be 37,299 psi.
- TrFE trifluoroethylene
- KMNO4 in a Dl water solution 0.1 g/L was injected at 80ml_/min until approximately 0.5 kg of TFE was consumed.
- the rate was reduced to 40 mL/min until a second Kg of TFE was consumed.
- the pressure in the reactor was reduced to 50 Kpa using vacuum and pressurized with fresh TFE to 2.8 MPa.
- the KMnO4 was again added at 40mL/min for the next 0.5 Kg of TFE and continued until 4 Kg of TFE was consumed. After 4 Kg of TFE was consumed, KMnO4 was no longer added.
- the polymerization reaction was then allowed to continue and the reaction stopped after 16Kg of TFE had been added to the reactor.
- the weight of the dispersion produced was 45.74 Kg containing 35.8% solids.
- the dispersion was coagulated with Nitric acid and dried at 170 C.
- the raw dispersion particle size (RDPS) of the polymer particle was 0.283 microns and the standard specific gravity was 2.213.
- the trifluoroethylene concentration in the copolymer was measured to be 3.2 mol% (2.6 wt %).
- the break strength of the beading specimen was 7.24 lbs.
- the matrix tensile strength of the specimen was measured to be 28,602 psi.
- the polymerization reaction was then allowed to continue and the reaction stopped after 16Kg of TFE had been added to the reactor.
- the weight of the dispersion produced was 42.76 Kg containing 29.0% solids.
- the dispersion was coagulated with Nitric acid and dried at 17O 0 C.
- the raw dispersion particle size (RDPS) of the polymer particle was 0.263 microns and the standard specific gravity was 2.157.
- the VDF concentration in the copolymer was measured to be 4.30 mol% (2.80 wt %).
- the PFBE concentration in the copolymer was measured to be 0.03 mol % (0.07 wt %), yielding a total copolymer concentration in the composition of 2.87 wt%.
- the break strength of the beading specimen was 13.6 lbs.
- the matrix tensile strength of the specimen was measured to be 44,878 psi.
- EXAMPLE 4 To a 50-liter, horizontal polymerization reactor equipped with a 3-bladed agitator was added 1.5 Kg wax , 28 Kg of deionized (Dl) water, 18g of ammonium perfluorooctanoic acid (APFO) and 5g of succinic acid dissolved in about 5Og of Dl water. The reactor and contents were heated above the melting point of the wax. The reactor was repeatedly evacuated and pressurized (to about 1 Atm or less) with TFE until the oxygen level was reduced to 20 ppm or less. The contents were briefly agitated at about 60 rpm between evacuation and purge cycles to ensure that the water was deoxygenated.
- Dl deionized
- APFO ammonium perfluorooctanoic acid
- the KMnO4 was again added at 40ml_/min until an additional 0.5 Kg of TFE was consumed and reduced to 20ml_/min until 4Kg of TFE was consumed. After the 4th Kg of TFE wa s added, KMnO4 was no longer added.
- the raw dispersion particle size (RDPS) of the polymer particle was 0.240 microns and the standard specific gravity was 2.159.
- the VDF concentration in the copolymer was measured to be 3.50 mol% (2.20 wt %).
- the PFOE concentration in the copolymer was measured to be 0.03 mol % (0.16 wt %), yielding a total copolymer concentration in the composition of 2.36 wt %.
- the break strength of the beading specimen was 14.1 lbs.
- the matrix tensile strength of the specimen was measured to be 48,236 psi.
- KMnO4 was again added at 80ml_/min until an additional 1 Kg of TFE was consumed at which time it was reduced to 40ml_/min until 4Kg of TFE was consumed. After the fourth Kg of TFE was consumed the pressure in the reactor was reduced to 50 Kpa using vacuum and pressurized with fresh TFE to 2.8 MPa. An additional amount of KMnO4 was added at 10ml_/min until the fifth Kg of TFE was consumed. After the consumption of the fifth Kg of TFE, no more KMnO4 was added.
- the polymerization reaction was then allowed to continue and the reaction stopped after 16Kg of TFE had been added to the reactor.
- the weight of the dispersion produced was 48.8 Kg containing 34.5% solids.
- the dispersion was coagulated with Nitric acid and dried at 170° C.
- the raw dispersion particle size (RDPS) of the polymer particle was 0.234 microns and the standard specific gravity was 2.151.
- the VDF concentration in the copolymer was measured to be 3.15 mol% (2.04 wt %), and the PFBE concentration in the copolymer was measured to be 0.03 mol % (0.07 wt %), yielding a total copolymer concentration in the composition of 2.11 wt %.
- the break strength of the beading specimen was 8.6 lbs.
- the matrix tensile strength of the specimen was 10 measured to be 31 ,342 psi.
- TFE was added until the pressure reached 2.8 MPa.
- KMnO4 in a Dl water solution (0.063g/L) was injected at 80ml_/min until approximately 1 kg of TFE was added.
- the pressure in the reactor was reduced to 50 Kpa using vacuum and pressurized with 0.8 MPa of VDF followed by addition of TFE until the pressure reached 2.8 MPa.
- the KMnO4 was again added at 80mL/min until an additional 2 Kg of TFE was consumed at which time it was reduced to 40ml_/min until 4Kg of TFE was consumed.
- the pressure in the reactor was reduced to 50 Kpa using vacuum and pressurized with fresh TFE to 2.8 MPa.
- An additional amount of KMnO4 was added at 40ml_/min until the fifth Kg of TFE was consumed. After the consumption of the fifth Kg of TFE, no more KMnO4 was added.
- the polymerization reaction was then allowed to continue and the reaction stopped after 16Kg of TFE had been added to the reactor.
- the weight of the dispersion produced was 46.86 Kg containing 35.0% solids.
- the dispersion was coagulated with Nitric acid and dried at 170° C.
- the raw dispersion particle size (RDPS) of the polymer particle was 0.265 microns and the standard specific gravity was 2.158.
- the VDF concentration in the copolymer was measured to be 3.35 mol% (2.17 wt %).
- the break strength of the beading specimen was 6.6 lbs.
- An SEM of the microstructure of the beading specimen is shown in Figure 2.
- the matrix tensile strength of the specimen was measured to be 26,053 psi.
- the copolymer material formed in this example was then blended with lsopar K (Exxon Mobil Corp., Fairfax, VA) in the proportion of 0.196 g/g of fine powder.
- the lubricated powder was compressed into a cylinder to form a pellet and placed into an oven set at 49 0 C for approximately 12 hours.
- the compressed and heated pellet was ram extruded to produce a tape approximately 16.0 cm wide by 0.73 mm thick.
- the extruded tape was then rolled down between compression rolls to a thickness of 0.256 mm.
- the tape was then transversely stretched to approximately 56 cm wide (i.e., at a ratio of 3.5: 1 ) and dried at a temperature of 25O 0 C.
- the dry tape was longitudinally expanded between banks of rolls over a heated plate set to a temperature of 345 0 C.
- the speed ratio between the second bank of rolls and the first bank of rolls was 10:1.
- the width of the expanded tape was 12.1 cm.
- the copolymer was measured to be 4.2 mol% (3.5 wt %), and the PFBE concentration in the copolymer was measured to be 0.03 mol % (0.07 wt %), yielding a total copolymer concentration in the composition of 3.57 wt %.
- the break strength of the beading specimen was 3.48 lbs.
- the matrix tensile strength of the specimen was measured to be 13,382 psi.
- the reactor was heated to 83° C and agitated at 60 rpm. Subsequently, TFE was added until the pressure reached 2.8 MPa. At this time, KMnO4 in a Dl water solution (0.063g/L) was injected at 80mUmin unt i I approximately 1 kg of TFE was added. At this time the pressure in the reactor was reduced to 50 Kpa using vacuum and pressurized with 0.8 MPa of TrFE followed by addition of TFE until the pressure reached 2.8 MPa. The KMnO4 was again added at 80ml_/min until an additional 3 Kg of TFE was consumed.
- the pressure in the reactor was reduced to 50 Kpa using vacuum and pressurized with fresh TFE to 2.8 MPa.
- An additional amount of KMnO4 was added at 40mL/min until the fifth Kg of TFE was consumed. After the consumption of the fifth Kg of TFE, no more KMnO4 was added.
- the polymerization reaction was then allowed to continue and the reaction stopped after 16Kg of TFE had been added to the reactor.
- the weight of the dispersion produced was 47.22 Kg containing 34.8% solids.
- the dispersion was coagulated with Nitric acid and dried at 170° C .
- the raw dispersion particle size (RDPS) of the polymer particle was 0.276 microns and the standard specific gravity was 2.219.
- the matrix tensile strength of the specimen was measured to be 15,329 psi.
- the reactor was heated to 83° C and agitated at 6 0 rpm. Subsequently, TFE was added until the pressure reached 2.8 MPa. At this time, KMnO4 in a Dl water solution (0.063g/L) was injected at ⁇ OmUmin until approximately 1 kg of TFE was added. At this time the pressure in the reactor was reduced to 50 Kpa using vacuum and pressurized with 1.2 Kg of HFP followed by addition of TFE until the pressure reached 1.9 MPa. The KMnO4 was again added at 80ml_/min until an additional three Kg of TFE was consumed.
- the polymerization reaction was then allowed to continue and the reaction stopped after 16Kg of TFE had been added to the reactor.
- the weight of the dispersion produced was 48.54 Kg containing 30.4% solids.
- the dispersion was coagulated with Nitric acid and dried at 170° C.
- the raw dispersion particle size (RDPS) of the polymer particle was 0.302 microns and the standard specific gravity was 2.157.
- the HFP concentration in the copolymer was measured to be 0.77 mol% (1.25 wt%).
- the pressure in the reactor was reduced to 50 Kpa using vacuum and pressurized with fresh TFE to 2.8 MPa.
- An additional amount of KMnO4 was added at 40mL/min until the fifth Kg of TFE was consumed. After the consumption of the fifth Kg of TFE, no more KMnO4 was added.
- the polymerization reaction was then allowed to continue and the reaction stopped after 16Kg of TFE had been added to the reactor.
- the weight of the dispersion produced was 46.9 Kg containing 33.1 % solids.
- the dispersion was coagulated with Nitric acid and dried at 170° C.
- the raw dispersion particle size (RDPS) of the polymer particle was 0.227 microns and the s tandard specific gravity was 2.217.
- the matrix tensile strength of the specimen was measured to be 34,178 psi.
- EXAMPLE 10 To a 50-liter, horizontal polymerization reactor equipped with a 3-bladed agitator was added 1.5 Kg wax, 28 Kg of deionized (Dl) water, 18g of ammonium perfluorooctanoic acid (APFO), 0.2g FeSO4 and 5g of succinic acid dissolved in about 5Og of Dl water. The reactor and contents were heated above the melting point of the wax. The reactor was repeatedly evacuated and pressurized (to about 1 Atm or less) with TFE until the oxygen level was reduced to 20 ppm or less. The contents were briefly agitated at about 60 rpm between evacuation and purge cycles to ensure that the water was deoxygenated.
- Dl deionized
- APFO ammonium perfluorooctanoic acid
- FeSO4 succinic acid
- the reactor was heated to 83° C and agitated at 60 rpm. Subsequently, 0.81 MPa of CTFE was added followed by addition of TFE until the pressure reached 2.8 MPa. At this time, a solution containing 3g ammonium persulfate and 3g sodium hydrosulfite in 200OmL of Dl water was injected at 40mL/min until 2Kg of TFE was consumed. After addition of the second Kg of TFE, the pressure in the reactor was reduced to 50 Kpa using vacuum and pressurized with fresh TFE to 2.8 MPa. Additional initiator solution was again added at 20ml_/Min until a total of 2.5Kg of TFE was consumed. At this time the rate was reduced to 10mL/min. After 3Kg of total TFE was consumed no more initiator was added.
- the polymerization reaction was then allowed to continue and the reaction stopped after 16Kg of TFE had been added to the reactor.
- the weight of the dispersion produced was 48.07 Kg containing 35.0% solids.
- the dispersion was coagulated with Nitric acid and dried at 170° C .
- the raw dispersion particle size (RDPS) of the polymer particle was 0.245 microns and the standard specific gravity was 2.228.
- the CTFE concentration in the copolymer was measured to be 3.9 mol% (4.5 wt %).
- the break strength of the beading specimen was 7.6 lbs.
- the matrix tensile strength of the specimen was measured to be 23,991 psi. Adhesion testing was performed, and the results are reported in Table 2.
- the raw dispersion particle size (RDPS) of the polymer particle was 0.178 microns and the standard specific gravity was 2.247.
- the CTFE concentration in the copolymer was measured to be 3.1 mol % (3.70 wt %) and the PFBE concentration in the polymer was measured to be 0.03 mol % (0.07 wt %), yielding a total copolymer concentration in the composition of 3.77 wt %.
- the reactor was repeatedly evacuated and pressurized ( to about 1 Atm or less) with TFE until the oxygen level was reduced to 20 ppm or less.
- the contents were briefly agitated at about 60 rpm between evacuation and purge cycles to ensure that the water was deoxygenated.
- the reactor was heated to 83° C, and agitated at 60 rpm. Subsequently, 2.0
- the raw dispersion particle size (RDPS) of the polymer particle was 0.321 microns and the standard specific gravity was 2.137.
- the VDF concentration in the copolymer was measured to be 11.8 mol % (7.90 wt %).
- the break strength of the beading specimen was 10.53 lbs.
- the matrix tensile strength of the specimen was measured to be 37,000 psi.
- Adhesion testing was performed, and the results are reported in Table 2.
- a DSC scan for this material is included in Figure 4, which shows a first melt transition for the material at about 185 0 C.
- the reactor was heated to 83 0 C and agitated at 60 rpm. Subsequently, 2.0 MPa of VDF was added followed by addition of TFE until the pressure reached 2.8 MPa. At this time, KMnO 4 in a Dl water solution (0.1 g/L) was injected at 80mUmin until was approximately 4 kg of TFE were added. The KMnO 4 was added at 40ml_/min during the next 2 Kg TFE addition. After 5 Kg of TFE was consumed an additional 20Og of initiator solution was added. The total amount of KMnO 4 solution added was 3.375 Kg.
- the polymerization reaction was then allowed to continue and the reaction stopped after 9Kg of TFE had been added to the reactor.
- the weight of the dispersion produced was 40.18 Kg containing 19.6% solids.
- the dispersion was coagulated with Nitric acid and dried at 170° C.
- the raw dispersion particle size (RDPS) of the polymer particle was 0.339 microns.
- the VDF concentration in the copolymer was measured to be 23.8 mol% (16.7 wt %).
- the Break strength of the beading specimen was 8.62 lbs.
- the matrix tensile strength of the specimen was measured to be 23,511 psi. Adhesion testing was performed, and the results are reported in Table 2.
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