Abstract: The invention relates to fluoropolymers that have been modified with low molecular weight, polymeric chain transfer agents, and uses of the modified fluoropolymers. The modified fluoropolymers provide enhanced properties to the fluoropolymer, such as increased adhesion, and hydrophilic characteristics. The modified functional fluoropolymers are useful in many applications, including as binders in electrode-forming compositions and separator compositions, for hydrophilic membranes and hollow fiber membranes, as an aqueous and a solvent cast coating for baked decorative and protective coatings, and as a tie layer between a fluoropolymer layer and an incompatible polymer layer.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 15, 2016
Date of Patent:
May 9, 2023
Assignee:
Arkema Inc.
Inventors:
Ramin Amin-Sanayei, Wensheng He, James F. Coffey, Chris Cavalier, Steven M. Baxter, Sara Reynaud
Abstract: The present invention pertains to a non-linear, copolymer comprising recurring units derived from vinylidene fluoride (VDF) monomer, at least one functional comonomer and optionally at least one fluorinated ethylenic comonomer. The non-linear fluorinated copolymer comprises from 0.01 to 3.0% by moles of recurring units derived from functional comonomer. The non-linear fluorinated copolymer can be used as electrode binder in batteries.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 1, 2022
Date of Patent:
May 9, 2023
Assignee:
Arkema Inc.
Inventors:
Andrew P. Kahn, James T. Goldbach, Daniel B. Kent
Abstract: The invention relates to low density fluoropolymer foam, and preferably polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) foam, such as that made with KYNAR PVDF resins, and articles made of the foam. The foam is produced by adding microspheres containing blowing agents to the polymer and processing it through an extruder. The microspheres consist of a hard shell containing a physical blowing agent. The shell softens at elevated temperatures and allows the expansion of the blowing agent, and microsphere to create larger voids within the polymer matrix. By proper control of the polymer composition, viscosity, processing temperature, blowing agent selection, loading ratio, and finishing conditions, useful articles such as foamed PVDF pipe, tube, profiles, film, wire jacketing and other articles can be produced. The microspheres may be added to the fluoropolymer matrix by several means, including as part of a masterbatch with a compatible polymer carrier.
Abstract: A poly(methyl methacrylate) composition and to the uses of the composition. The composition includes 85 to 98% by weight, relative to the weight of the composition, of poly(methyl methacrylate) having a loss factor tan ? of at least 10; and 2 to 15% by weight, relative to the weight of the composition, of copolymer including polyamide blocks and polyether blocks.
Abstract: Curable compositions contain at least one polymerizable ionic species and, when cured (for example, by photocuring), provide cured compositions which are thermoplastic and yet fragmentable by a protic liquid medium such as water. The polymerizable ionic species corresponds to Formula (I) A+B? wherein A+ is a cationic species having a cationic functional group and a first polymerizable, ethylenically unsaturated functional group; and B? is an anionic species having an anionic functional group and a second polymerizable, ethylenically unsaturated functional group which is the same as or different from the first polymerizable, ethylenically unsaturated functional group. The curable compositions are useful for forming sacrificial or temporary articles, for example by three-dimensional printing methods.
Abstract: A process for manufacturing a solution of a fluorocopolymer in a solvent, the solvent having a boiling point above or equal to 150° C. at 1013 hPa and/or a saturation vapour pressure less than or equal to 5 hPa at 20° C., the process including a step of mixing said fluoropolymer with the solvent in a reactor having a stirring spindle including at least one blade, at a mixing temperature ranging from 40° C. to 100° C., and at a blade tip stirring speed of greater than or equal to 0.1 m/s, until said polymer has dissolved in the solvent. Also, a solution of the copolymer in this solvent that includes no co-solvent having a boiling point strictly below 150° C. at 1013 hPa and/or a saturation vapour pressure strictly greater than 5 hPa at 20° C.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyamide powder having a high glass transition temperature and to the corresponding preparation method. The invention also relates to the articles made therefrom and to a method for the production thereof.
Abstract: A composition including: (A) from 29 to 74% by weight of at least one semi-crystalline aliphatic polyamide, the semi-crystalline aliphatic polyamide obtained from the polycondensation: of at least one C6 to C18 amino acid; or at least one C6 to C18 lactam; or at least one C4 to C36 diamine Ca with at least one C4 to C3 diacid Cb; (B) from 25 to 70% by weight of glass fibers mainly of silica dioxide (SiO2), aluminum oxide (Al2O3) and magnesium oxide (MgO); the glass fibers (B) having from 62 to 66% by weight of SiO2; (C) from 1 to 20% by weight of at least one impact modifier; and (D) from 0 to 2% by weight of at least one additive, excluding copper chromite, zinc sulfide, titanium dioxide, calcium carbonate and a polyolefin-based colored masterbatch; the sum of the various constituents (A) to (D) being 100% by weight.
Abstract: The present invention is directed to a polymerizable composition comprising (A) a reaction product of: (a) diethyleneglycol bischloroformate, ethyleneglycol bischloroformate, or combinations thereof; (b) allyl alcohol; (c) optionally, a cyclic polyol selected from the group consisting of a cycloaliphatic polyol having at least one secondary hydroxyl group, a heterocyclic polyol having primary and/or secondary hydroxyl groups, and mixtures thereof; and (d) optionally, at least one linear or branched aliphatic polyol having two to six hydroxyl groups; and (B) an organic peroxide comprising at least three peroxide groups. A polymerizate and/or an optical article comprising the polymerizable compositions of the invention are also provided.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 18, 2018
Date of Patent:
April 25, 2023
Assignee:
Arkema Inc.
Inventors:
Robert D. Herold, Marco Herrera, Thomas H. Kozel, Leonard H. Palys, Brandy Slezak, Bruno Georges Van Hemelryck
Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid composition comprising a monomer, a (meth)acrylic polymer and at least one flame-retardant substance (FD1) chosen from a phosphorus-based additive. In particular the present invention it relates to a liquid composition comprising a monomer, a (meth)acrylic polymer and at least one flame-retardant substance (FD1) chosen from a phosphorus-based additive that can be used as a syrup and especially as a syrup for impregnation and for the preparation for improving the fire resistance of a thermoplastic polymer or matrix obtained after polymerization of the syrup. Also concerned is a thermoplastic material obtained after polymerization of the liquid composition or syrup. The invention also relates to a process for manufacturing such a liquid composition or syrup. The invention also relates to a process for impregnating a fibrous substrate of long fibers with said liquid composition or syrup.
Abstract: A method for transferring heat using a heat transfer facility containing a heat transfer composition, said heat transfer composition including a refrigerant, which includes 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, and a lubricant. The lubricant includes a polyol ester, and the solubility of the 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene in the lubricant at 0° C. and at an absolute pressure of 2.2 bar is less than the solubility of 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane in the lubricant at 0° C. and at an absolute pressure of 2.0 bar. A method including the successive steps of: evaporating a refrigerant; superheating the refrigerant; and compressing the refrigerant.
Abstract: The invention relates to a wind turbine blade (1) comprising an outer casing formed at least in part of panels (3) of thermoplastic polymer composite, defining a leading edge (4) and a trailing edge (5) of the wind turbine blade, and at least one longitudinal stiffening member (6) made of polymer composite, extending along a longitudinal axis (A) of the wind turbine blade inside said wind turbine blade (1), said stiffening member (6) being arranged between at least one panel defining the leading edge (4) and at least one panel defining the trailing edge (5), characterized in that the thermoplastic polymer composite comprises a fibrous reinforcement and a (meth)acrylic thermoplastic polymer matrix and in that at least one panel (3) of thermoplastic polymer composite is connected to the stiffening member (6) by a weld-type interface (7).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 13, 2018
Date of Patent:
April 11, 2023
Assignee:
ARKEMA FRANCE
Inventors:
Virginia Bozsak, Guillaume R. Cledat, Pierre Gerard, Mark Hiemstra, Henk Minnema, Dirk Jan Kootstra
Abstract: The invention relates to a process (100) for manufacturing an object (1) made of thermoplastic polymer composite from at least two parts (10) made of thermoplastic polymer composite, said thermoplastic polymer composite comprising a fibrous reinforcement and a thermoplastic polymer matrix, said process comprising the steps of: arranging (120) the two parts (10) made of thermoplastic polymer composite adjacently or overlapping at an assembly interface zone (11), and heating (130) to melt the thermoplastic polymer matrix at said assembly interface zone (11), so as to form an object (1) made of thermoplastic polymer composite comprising a welded interface (12).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 13, 2018
Date of Patent:
April 11, 2023
Assignee:
ARKEMA FRANCE
Inventors:
Virginia Bozsak, Guillaume R. Cledat, Pierre Gerard, Michel Glotin
Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous electrolyte composition comprising a sulfonic acid, optionally sulfuric acid, redox metal ions, and at least one inorganic additive (A) comprising at least one phosphorus atom whose degree of oxidation is less than or equal to +5. The present invention also relates to an electrochemical cell comprising said electrolyte composition and an oxidation-reduction battery (also called a redox battery) comprising such a cell.
Abstract: A multilayer structure for transporting hydrogen, including, from the inside, a sealing layer and at least one composite reinforcement layer, an innermost composite reinforcement layer being wound around the sealing layer, the sealing layer being a composition predominantly of: a polyamide thermoplastic polymer PA11, up to less than 15% by weight of impact modifier, up to 1.5% by weight of plasticizer relative to the total weight of the composition, the composition being devoid of nucleating agent and of polyether block amide (PEBA), and at least one of the composite reinforcement layers being a fibrous material in the form of continuous fibers, which is impregnated with a composition predominantly of at least one polymer P2j, (j=1 to m, m being the number of reinforcement layers), the structure being devoid of an outermost layer and adjacent to the outermost layer of a composite reinforcement layer made of a polyamide polymer.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 26, 2021
Publication date:
April 6, 2023
Applicant:
ARKEMA FRANCE
Inventors:
Nicolas DUFAURE, Patrick DANG, Antoine GOUPIL
Abstract: An actinically curable composition includes (a) at least one monomer of formula (I); (b) at least one monomer of formula (II); (c) optionally a urethane (meth)acrylate oligomer; and (d) a photoinitiator, wherein R1, R2, R3, R7, R8 and R9 are as defined. A method of making a three dimensionally printed composite article from the actinically curable composition is also provided.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 25, 2021
Publication date:
March 30, 2023
Applicants:
Arkema France, Continuous Composites, Inc.
Inventors:
Sean A. Nuñez, Amelia Davenport, Neil Brian Cramer
Abstract: A lamp for a photochemical reactor, including: a support member made of a material having a thermal conductivity greater than or equal to 100W/mK at 20° C. and including at least one channel configured to contain a coolant fluid; at least one printed circuit mounted on the support member; and at least one light-emitting diode mounted on the printed circuit. A photochemical reactor including such a lamp, and a method for preparing a cycloalkanone oxime or a lactam using such a lamp.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 22, 2021
Publication date:
March 30, 2023
Applicant:
ARKEMA FRANCE
Inventors:
Thierry AUBERT, Rémi LE BEC, Fernand DELGADO
Abstract: A process for manufacturing an aromatic diether, including the reaction of a compound A including at least two halogenated aromatic groups with a compound B, B being an aromatic alkoxide, optionally in the presence of a compound C acting as reaction solvent, the molar proportion of compound B to compound A being at least 2:1 and the molar amount of compound C to compound A being, where appropriate, not more than 10:1. Also, a process for manufacturing a polyaryl ether ketone.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 18, 2020
Publication date:
March 30, 2023
Applicant:
ARKEMA FRANCE
Inventors:
Philippe BUSSI, Guillaume LE, Anne-Claude GAUMONT, Hashim ALBADRI
Abstract: Example embodiments relates to a film having excellent mechanical properties with excellent optical properties such as refractive index, haze, yellow index, and the like, light transmitting laminate, use as a cover film, a multi-layered electronic device, and the like comprising the same. The film comprises an elastic layer, the elastic layer has a refractive index of 1.48 to 1.58, a low temperature damage index is a difference of a tensile modulus and a tensile strength at a certain temperature, and the elastic layer has a low temperature index of 1,300 MPa or less.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 27, 2022
Publication date:
March 30, 2023
Applicants:
SKC Co., Ltd., ARKEMA FRANCE
Inventors:
Kwangho JANG, Kweonhyung HAN, Jinwoo PARK, Atsushi YOSHITAKE