Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for exchanging heat with an object said method comprising using a heat transfer fluid wherein said heat transfer fluid comprises one or more chemical compounds having the general formula: Rf—O—CF2—O—CX?CYZ (I) wherein Rf can be any C2-C6 linear, branched or C5C6 cyclic saturated carbon chain which can be partially or fully fluorinated, and can comprise 0-5 Oxygen atoms which, when present, are all engaged in ether bonds, and wherein X, Y and Z can be independently selected from halogens or hydrogen, with the proviso that at least one of X, Y or Z is a halogen.

Abstract: The present invention relates to branched saturated hydrocarbons which are covalently modified with haloalkylene units. Said modified hydrocarbons show low values of wear and friction with respect to the corresponding non modified hydrocarbons and can be conveniently used as lubricants in applications wherein higher resistance to wear and friction is required.

Abstract: The present invention related to a process for the manufacture of hydrogen-based lubricants modified with per(halo)fluorinated aromatic compounds, to the modified lubricants thereby obtained and to the use of the modified lubricants for the preparation of lubricant compositions.

Abstract: Composite polymerization initators are disclosed suitable to prepare polymer brush composites. The composite initators comprise groups of formula (1): -(L)n-CR2—B(RB1)2 ??(1) covalently anchored to the surface of a solid substrate. Disclosed are also a process for the preparation of the composite polymerization initiator as well as the polymerizaton process providing a polymer brush composite from said composite initiator.