Described herein is method of making branched perfluorinated compounds, specifically (CF.sub.3).sub.2CFCF(CF.sub.3)OCF(CF.sub.3)C(═O)F and (CF.sub.3).sub.2CFCF(CF.sub.3)OCF═CF.sub.2. Also disclosed herein is a fluoropolymer derived from the branched perfluorovinyl ether monomer and methods of making the fluoropolymer.

The invention pertains to a fluoroelastomer composition comprising a vinylidene-fluoride based fluoroelastomer, a polyhydroxylated compound, a basic compound, a pyridinium-type salt having an aromatic ring-quaternized nitrogen atom, and comprising at least two groups having a central carbon atom which bears acidic hydrogen atoms; and an accelerant, which possesses an improved molding behaviour, leading to shaped parts possessing less blisters and surface defects.

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing of partially fluorinated polymers, notably vinylidene fluoride (VDF)-based polymers, in emulsion polymerization, and to a polymer obtained from said method.

The invention provides a molded article containing a specific fluororesin and having excellent hydrophilicity. The molded article containing the fluororesin has a melt flow rate of 1.00 g/10 min or lower and a water contact angle of 90° or smaller. The fluororesin contains at least one copolymer selected from the group consisting of a copolymer containing a tetrafluoroethylene unit and a perfluoro(alkylvinylether) unit and a copolymer containing a tetrafluoroethylene unit and a hexafluoropropylene unit.

Provided are a polymer electrolyte and a lithium-ion battery including the polymer electrolyte. A preparation method of a polymer electrolyte includes: (1) dissolving a functional polymer with an organic solvent, and uniformly mixing to obtain a system A, where the functional polymer has a mass ratio of 0.2%-30% in the system A; (2) uniformly mixing the A system, a lithium salt, and a functional additive to obtain a mixed solution; (3) subjecting the mixed solution to in-situ polymerizing to obtain the polymer electrolyte. The polymer electrolyte has better affinity with anions of the lithium salt and relatively high electrical conductivity, and greatly improves the performance of the semi-solid state battery. The semi-solid state battery prepared is based on the existing lithium-ion battery processing technology, has good processing performance and electrochemical performance, and has certain application prospects.

To provide a fluorinated elastic copolymer excellent in adhesion, processability, mechanical properties, heat resistance and chemical resistance. A fluorinated elastic copolymer having units based on a monomer (a), units based on a monomer (b) and optionally units based on a monomer (c), which has an iodine atom bonded to a terminal of a molecular chain and the unit based on the monomer (b) adjacent to the iodine atom, and which has a proportion of the units based on the monomer (b) of from 0.09 to 2.0 mol % to all units. Monomer (a): monomer selected from the group consisting of tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, vinylidene fluoride, chlorotrifluoroethylene, a perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene; monomer (b): a monomer having at least one type of functional group selected from the group consisting of an epoxy group, a hydroxy group, a carbonyl group-containing group and an isocyanate group; monomer (c): a monomer selected from the group consisting of ethylene and propylene.

There is provided a curable composition comprising a fluorinated block copolymer having (a) at least one A block, wherein the A block is a semi-crystalline segment comprising repeating divalent monomeric units derived from at least a fluorinated monomer; and (b) at least one B block, wherein the B block is a segment comprising repeating divalent monomeric units that comprises at least a fluorinated monomer and a nitrile-containing cure-site monomer.

There is provided a fluorine-containing copolymer comprising tetrafluoroethylene unit, hexafluoropropylene unit, and a perfluoro(ethyl vinyl ether) unit, wherein the copolymer has a content of the hexafluoropropylene unit of 10.5 to 11.6% by mass with respect to the whole of the monomer units, a content of the perfluoro(ethyl vinyl ether) unit of 1.2 to 2.4% by mass with respect to the whole of the monomer units, a melt flow rate at 372° C. of 28.0 to 40.0 g/10 min, and a total number of —CF.sub.2H, carbonyl group-containing terminal groups, —CF═CF.sub.2 and —CH.sub.2OH of 25 or less per 10.sup.6 main-chain carbon atoms.

There is provided a fluorine-containing copolymer comprising tetrafluoroethylene unit, hexafluoropropylene unit and a fluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) unit, wherein the copolymer has a content of the hexafluoropropylene unit of 7.0 to 9.4% by mass with respect to the whole of the monomer units, a content of the fluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) unit of 1.3 to 2.9% by mass with respect to the whole of the monomer units, a melt flow rate at 372° C. of 15 to 40 g/10 min, and the number of functional groups of 90 or less per 10.sup.6 main-chain carbon atoms.

There is provided a fluorine-containing copolymer comprising tetrafluoroethylene unit, hexafluoropropylene unit and a fluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) unit, wherein the copolymer has a content of the hexafluoropropylene unit of 10.4 to 12.0% by mass with respect to the whole of the monomer units, a content of the fluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) unit of 1.3 to 2.9% by mass with respect to the whole of the monomer units, a melt flow rate at 372° C. of 0.7 to 5.0 g/10 min, and the number of functional groups of 70 or less per 10.sup.6 main-chain carbon atoms.