Abstract: The present invention pertains to a fluoropolymer hybrid organic/inorganic composite, to a film comprising said fluoropolymer hybrid organic/inorganic composite and to uses of said film in various applications, especially in electrochemical and in photo-electrochemical applications.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multilayer assembly comprising a metallic layer that is at least partially coated with a hybrid inorganic/organic composition, a method for its preparation and an electrochemical cell comprising said multilayer assembly.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising at least one (per)fluoropolyether base oil and at least one polymer obtained by the copolymerization of (per)fluoropolyether (PFPE), tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) and at least one non-homopolymerizable olefin.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a process for the manufacture of a fluoropolymer film, to the fluoropolymer film obtainable therefrom and to use of said fluoropolymer film in electrochemical and photo-electrochemical devices.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a flexible electrode, to a process for the manufacture of said flexible electrode and to uses of said flexible electrode in electrochemical devices, in particular in secondary batteries.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel liquid electrolyte to be used in lithium batteries, said electrolyte comprising a lithium salt and a (per)fluoropolyether (PFPE) polymer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid electrolyte composition comprising: a) at least one (per)fuoropolyether comprising a (per)fluoropolyoxyalkylene chain [chain (Rpf)] having two chain ends, wherein at least one chain end has formula (I): —[CH(J)CH2O]na[CH2CH(J)O]na?—H??(I) wherein each J is independently H, aryl, straight or branched alkyl, and na and na?, equal to or different from each other, are zero or an integer from 1 to 50, with the proviso that na+na? is from 1 to 50; b) a poly(alkylene oxide) comprising chains of formula (II): R1B—[OCHR1A(CH2)jCHR2A]n—OR2B??(II) wherein each of R1A and R2A is independently a hydrogen atom or a C1-C5 alkyl group, j is zero or an integer of 1 to 2, R1B and R2B is independently a hydrogen atom or a C1-C3 alkyl group, and n is an integer from 5 to 1000, and c) at least one lithium salt.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a process for the manufacture of a polymer electrolyte based on a fluoropolymer hybrid organic/inorganic composite, to a polymer electrolyte obtained thereof and to uses of said polymer electrolyte and membranes obtained therefrom in various applications, especially in electrochemical and in photo-electrochemical applications.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a membrane for an electrochemical device, to a process for manufacturing said membrane and to use of said membrane in a process for manufacturing an electrochemical device.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a process for the manufacture of a dense film. The process includes processing, in a molten phase, a solid composition [composition (C)] comprising; at least one vinylidene fluoride (VDF) fluoropolymer comprising one or more carboxylic acid functional end groups [polymer (F)], at least one poly(alkylene oxide) (PAO) of formula (I): HO—(CH2CHRAO)n—RB??(I) wherein RA is a hydrogen atom or a C1-C5 alkyl group, RB is a hydrogen atom or a —CH3 alkyl group and n is an integer comprised between 2000 and 40000, preferably between 4000 and 35000, more preferably between 11500 and 30000, and -optionally, at least one inorganic filler [filler (I)]; thereby providing a dense film having a thickness of from 5 ?m to 30 ?m. The present invention also pertains to the dense film provided by this process and to the use of the dense film as dense separator in electrochemical devices.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to an electrode-forming composition, to use of said electrode-forming composition in a process for the manufacture of an electrode, to said electrode and to an electrochemical device comprising said electrode. The electrode-forming composition comprises at least one partially fluorinated fluoropolymer comprising recurring units derived from at least one fluorinated monomer and at least one functional hydrogenated monomer comprising at least one carboxylic acid end group, at least one electro-active compound, at least one liquid medium comprising at least one organic carbonate or at least one ionic liquid, and at least one metal salt.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a membrane for an electrochemical device, to a process for manufacturing said membrane and to use of said membrane in a process for manufacturing an electrochemical device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multilayer assembly comprising a metallic layer that is at least partially coated with a hybrid inorganic/organic composition, a method for its preparation and an electrochemical cell comprising said multilayer assembly.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a process for manufacturing a fluoropolymer hybrid organic/inorganic composite, to fluoropolymer hybrid organic/inorganic composites obtained therefrom and to the use of the same in several fields of use.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a fluoropolymer hybrid organic/inorganic composite, to a film comprising said fluoropolymer hybrid organic/inorganic composite and to uses of said film in various applications, in particular in electrochemical and in photo-electrochemical applications.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a lithiated polyamide-imide (LiPAI) polymer, a method of making the LiPAI, an electrode-forming composition comprising the LiPAI, a method of making a negative electrode with the electrode-forming composition; and a lithium-ion battery comprising the negative electrode.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a flexible electrode, to a process for the manufacture of said flexible electrode and to uses of said flexible electrode in electrochemical devices, in particular in secondary batteries.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a composite material comprising a vinylidene difluoride (VDF)-containing copolymer and an electrically non-conductive polymeric material, to a composite material obtainable via said process, to its use in electrochemical cells and to an electrochemical cell comprising said composite.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a mixture of organic solvents and of a hybrid inorganic-organic composition comprising a fluoro co-polymer that comprises recurring units deriving from vinylidene difluoride (VDF), to a process for its preparation and to an electrochemical cell comprising an ionically conductive film manufactured using said composition.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a fluoropolymer hybrid organic/inorganic composite, to a film comprising said fluoropolymer hybrid organic/inorganic composite and to uses of said film in various applications, especially in electrochemical and in photo-electrochemical applications.