Abstract: An adsorption process in which high adsorption of C2-C6 fluorine-containing compound can be attained without any morphological change thereof by the use of active carbon; and a desorption process in which active carbon and adsorbed substances can be recycled by desorption from active carbon. A liquid containing the C2-C6 fluorine-containing compound is brought into contact with active carbon to thereby cause the active carbon to adsorb the fluorine-containing compound and thus obtain a liquid of low fluorine-containing compound content. The active carbon having the adsorbed fluorine-containing compound is heated so as to desorb the fluorine-containing compound from the active carbon.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a water-soluble fluorine-containing vinyl ether which comprises subjecting a fluorine-containing 2-alkoxypropionic acid derivative represented by the following general formula (I): (wherein A represents —OM1 or —OM21/2, and M1 represents an alkali metal and M2 represents an alkaline earth metal; X represents a halogen atom; Y1 and Y2 are the same or different and each represents a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a perfluoroalkyl group or a fluorochloroalkyl group; n represents an integer of 0 to 3, and n of Y1s may be the same or different; m represents an integer of 1 to 5, and m of Y2s are the same or different; and Z represents a hydrophilic group) to thermal decomposition at a temperature of not lower than 50° C. but lower than 170° C.