Provided are a curable composition and an application thereof. The curable composition contains: a compound A having a polymerizable group (a) and an oxyfluoroalkylene group; a polymerization initiator; and a compound B having a polymerizable group different from the polymerizable group (a). The polymerizable group (a) in the compound A is at least one selected from the group consisting of a vinylphenyl group, a vinylphenyloxy group, a vinylbenzyloxy group, a vinyloxy group, a vinyloxycarbonyl group, a vinylamino group, a vinylaminocarbonyl group, a vinylthio group, an allyloxy group, an allyloxycarbonyl group, an allylamino group, an allylaminocarbonyl group, an allylthio group, an epoxy group, and an epoxycycloalkyl group.

The invention relates to a composition based on a thermoplastic fluoropolymer powder, in particular on polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) with improved flowability, particularly suitable for manufacturing parts by 3D laser sintering. The invention also relates to a method for agglomerating powder layer by layer, by melting or sintering using said composition. The invention finally relates to a three-dimensional article obtained by implementing said method.

The present invention pertains to a fluoropolymer film comprising at least one fluoropolymer hybrid organic/inorganic composite [polymer (FH)], to a process for the manufacture of said fluoropolymer film and to uses of said fluoropolymer film in various applications, in particular in electrochemical applications.

The present invention provides 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234ze) copolymers comprising 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene and one or more comonomers selected from the group consisting of vinyl fluoride (VF), vinylidene fluoride (VF.sub.2), tetrafluoroethylene (TFE), chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE), hexafluoropropylene (HFP), and perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) (PAVE), wherein said alkyl contains 1 to 5 carbon atoms, the copolymers being a fluoroplastic or a fluoroelastomer, depending upon monomer content.

A resin film containing a fluororesin as a main component has, on at least one surface thereof, a pre-treated surface having a content ratio of oxygen atoms or nitrogen atoms of 0.2 atomic percent or more. A coverlay includes the resin film and an adhesive layer laminated on the pre-treated surface. A substrate for a printed wiring board includes the resin film and a conductive layer laminated on the pre-treated surface. A printed wiring board includes an insulating base layer, a conductive pattern laminated on at least one surface of the base layer, and the coverlay for a printed wiring board, the coverlay being laminated on the conductive pattern.

The copolymer includes divalent units represented by formula —[CF.sub.2—CF.sub.2]—, divalent units represented by formula; and one or more divalent units independently represented by formula: The copolymer has an —SO.sub.2X equivalent weight in a range from 300 to 2000. A polymer electrolyte membrane that includes the copolymer and a membrane electrode assembly that includes such a polymer electrolyte membrane are also provided.

Provided are membranes useful for electrochemical or fuel cells. A membrane may be formed of or include a sulfonated polymer whereby the sulfonated polymer is covalently or ionically associated with a multi-nitrogen containing heterocyclic molecule. The resulting membranes possess excellent ion conductivity and selectivity.

An object of the present invention is to provide a redox flow secondary battery being low in the electric resistance and excellent in the current efficiency as well, and further having the durability. The present invention relates to an electrolyte membrane for a redox flow secondary battery, the electrolyte membrane containing an ion-exchange resin composition containing a fluorine-based polyelectrolyte polymer, and having an ion cluster diameter of 1.00 to 2.95 nm as measured in water at 25° C. by a small angle X-ray method, and to a redox flow secondary battery using the electrolyte membrane.

To provide a method capable of producing fluorinated polymer particles in which formation of fine particles or formation of large aggregates is sufficiently suppressed even in the case of a fluorinated polymer having high solubility in a solvent.

The method comprises the following steps (i) and (ii), being a method for producing particles of a fluorinated polymer (A) which has either one or both of structural units (u1) derived from tetrafluoroethylene and structural units (u2) having no sulfonic acid type functional group and having a cyclic structure and fluorine atoms, and which has structural units (u3) having a sulfonic acid type functional group, wherein the proportion of the structural units (u1) is from 0 to 82 mol % in all structural units (100 mol %) in the fluorinated polymer (A): (i) a step of preparing solution or dispersion of the fluorinated polymer (A) having the above fluorinated polymer (A) dissolved or dispersed in a solvent (B), wherein the following conditions (i-1) and (i-2) are satisfied: (i-1) the solvent (B) contains a good solvent (B2) wherein the solubility of the fluorinated polymer (A) is at least 30%, (i-2) even when the above solution or dispersion of the fluorinated polymer (A) is passed through a filter of 200 mesh made of stainless steel, no residue remains on the filter, (ii) a step of mixing the above solution or dispersion of the fluorinated polymer (A) and a solvent (C) to aggregate the fluorinated polymer (A) to form particles of the fluorinated polymer (A), wherein the following conditions (ii-1) to (ii-3) are satisfied: (ii-1) the solvent (C) contains a poor solvent (C1) whereby the degree of swelling of the fluorinated polymer (A) is at most 100%, (ii-2) the degree of swelling of the fluorinated polymer (A) by a mixed solvent (BC) of the solvent (B) and the solvent (C) is from 70 to 250%, (ii-3) the ratio of the mass (W.sub.C) of the solvent (C) to the mass (W.sub.B) of the solvent (B) is from 1 to 5.

A polymeric molecule having the formula: X—[C(A).sub.2C(B)(B′)].sub.n-Q[CY═C(Z)(Z′)] or [C(A).sub.2=C(B)].sub.n-Q[C(Y)(Y′)—C(Z)(Z′)]—X′, wherein A is either H or F; B and B′ are either H, F, or Cl, and are not necessarily the same; X and X′ are Br, Cl or I (and are not necessarily the same); Y and Y′ are F, Br, Cl or I (and are not necessarily the same); and wherein Z and Z′ are F, Br, Cl or I (and are not necessarily the same); Q is optional and is either oxygen (O) or sulfur (S); and n is at least 1.