Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a composition comprising the steps of: melt-blending a fluorinated polymer, preferably a polyvinylidene fluoride polymer, with a first conductive filler so as to obtain a conductive fluorinated polymer; grinding to powder said conductive fluorinated polymer; mixing the powder of conductive fluorinated polymer with a second conductive filler. The invention also relates to a composition comprising a second conductive filler and particles of conductive fluorinated polymer, wherein the particles of conductive fluorinated polymer comprise a fluorinated polymer matrix in which a first conductive filler is dispersed The invention also relates to a method for producing a bipolar plate and to a bipolar plate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new compositions for bipolar plates and processes for manufacturing said compositions. More particularly, the invention relates to a process for manufacturing a composition, comprising the following steps: —mixing a thermoplastic polymer in the molten state with a first conductive filler in order to obtain a conductive thermoplastic polymer, —grinding said conductive thermoplastic polymer in order to reduce it to powder; —mixing the conductive thermoplastic polymer powder with a second conductive filler.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new compositions for bipolar plates and to methods for manufacturing said compositions. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for manufacturing a composition, comprising the following steps: mixing a thermoplastic polymer in the molten state with a first conductive charge in order to obtain a conductive thermoplastic polymer; grinding said conductive thermoplastic polymer in order to reduce it to a powder; mixing the conductive thermoplastic polymer powder with a second conductive charge.

Abstract: A mixture of solid and hollow glass reinforcers with an alloy of at least one polyamide and of at least one polyolefin, the mixture of solid and hollow glass reinforcers including from 5% to 60% by weight of hollow glass beads relative to the sum of the solid and hollow glass reinforcers, the alloy-mixture proportions being from more than 50% to 75% of said mixture of solid and hollow glass reinforcers, to prepare a composition having a modulus, when dry at 20° C., of from 5 GPa to less than 8 GPa as measured according to ASTM D-2520-13, at a frequency of at least 1 GHz, at 23° C., under 50% RH.

Abstract: An encapsulant of a photovoltaic module, intended for coating a photovoltaic cell, having a composition which does not include any cross-linking agent and including: an ethylene—alkyl acrylate copolymer, the copolymer making up 70% to 96% of the weight of the composition; a silane, making up 0.1% to 2% of the weight of the composition; wherein the composition also includes a terpolymer of ethylene—acrylic ester—maleic anhydride or glycidyl methacrylate, the terpolymer making up 2% to 29.9% of the weight of the composition. Also relates to the use of such an encapsulant in a photovoltaic module as well as to a photovoltaic module including such an encapsulant.

Abstract: The use of a mixture of solid and hollow glass reinforcements with an alloy of at least one polyamide and at least one polyolefin, the mixture of solid and hollow glass reinforcements including from 5 to 50% by weight of hollow glass beads relative to the total of solid and hollow glass reinforcements for the dry preparation at 23° C. of a composition having a modulus at least equal to 8 GPa and a dielectric constant Dk less than or equal to 3.5 as measured according to ASTM D-2520-13, at a frequency of at least 1 GHz, at 23° C., under 50% RH.

Abstract: An impervious breathable film made of a composition that does not include polymers having polyether units and includes one or more polymers, at least one of which is an ethylene copolymer. Said impervious breathable film is moreover made of a comonomer, having the function of an acid or one of the derivatives thereof. In said impervious breathable film, the weight of comonomers, having the function of carboxylic acid or a derivative of said acid, is greater than or equal to 21 wt % in said copolymer. Said impervious film moreover relates to a slip additive. The film has a thickness of 2 to 30 ?m. Also, an impervious breathable structure, containing a fibrous material and said film, and moreover relates to a method for manufacturing said structure. Said film and said structure are advantageously usable as an impervious breathable material for, for example, construction siding.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a composition comprising the steps of: melt-blending a fluorinated polymer, preferably a polyvinylidene fluoride polymer, with a first conductive filler so as to obtain a conductive fluorinated polymer; grinding to powder said conductive fluorinated polymer; mixing the powder of conductive fluorinated polymer with a second conductive filler. The invention also relates to a composition comprising a second conductive filler and particles of conductive fluorinated polymer, wherein the particles of conductive fluorinated polymer comprise a fluorinated polymer matrix in which a first conductive filler is dispersed The invention also relates to a method for producing a bipolar plate and to a bipolar plate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new compositions for bipolar plates and processes for manufacturing said compositions. More particularly, the invention relates to a process for manufacturing a composition, comprising the following steps:—mixing a thermoplastic polymer in the molten state with a first conductive filler in order to obtain a conductive thermoplastic polymer,—grinding said conductive thermoplastic polymer in order to reduce it to powder;—mixing the conductive thermoplastic polymer powder with a second conductive filler.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new compositions for bipolar plates and to methods for manufacturing said compositions. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for manufacturing a composition, comprising the following steps: mixing a thermoplastic polymer in the molten state with a first conductive charge in order to obtain a conductive thermoplastic polymer; grinding said conductive thermoplastic polymer in order to reduce it to a powder; mixing the conductive thermoplastic polymer powder with a second conductive charge.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a binder which can be used in a lithium-ion battery, comprising at least one polyvinylidene fluoride and at least one acrylic copolymer including monomers having functional groups which have an affinity for metals or are capable of fixing to the metals. According to the invention, in a characteristic manner, said polyvinylidene fluoride is such that a solution of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone containing 5 wt % of said polyvinylidene fluoride has a viscosity, measured at 23° C. with an imposed shear rate of 30 rpm, of 125 mPa·s to 1500 mPa·s.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of storing electrical energy in secondary lithium batteries of the Li-ion type. More precisely, the invention relates to an electrode material for a Li-ion battery, to the method for the production thereof, and to the use of same in a Li-ion battery. The invention also relates to Li-ion batteries produced using said electrode material.

Abstract: A polyamide-grafted polyolefin composition in which the grafting rate of the composition is between 41% and 70% by weight. Also, a thermoplastic composition including a polyolefin backbone comprising a residue of at least one unsaturated monomer (X) and a plurality of polyamide grafts, in which: the polyamide grafts are attached to the polyolefin backbone by the residue of the unsaturated monomer (X) comprising a functional group capable of reacting by a condensation reaction with a polyamide having at least one amine end and/or at least one carboxylic acid end, the residue of the unsaturated monomer (X) is attached to the backbone by grafting or copolymerization, wherein the polyamide grafts represent from 41% to 70%, preferably from 45% to 70%, by mass of said polyamide-grafted polymer. Also, a thermoplastic film for encapsulating and/or protecting the back (“backsheet”) of a photovoltaic module that includes said polyamide-grafted polyolefin composition.

Abstract: A composition of a blend of polypropylene, which may be present at between 10% and 90% by weight of the blend, and a polymer having a polyolefin core and polyamide grafts, optionally with an EPDM and/or a functional additive, which may be present at between 10% and 90% by weight of the blend. Also, a multilayer structure including a plurality of adjacent layers, at least one of which is the aforementioned composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a binder which can be used in a lithium-ion battery, comprising at least one polyvinylidene fluoride and at least one acrylic copolymer including monomers having functional groups which have an affinity for metals or are capable of fixing to the metals. According to the invention, in a characteristic manner, said polyvinylidene fluoride is such that a solution of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone containing 5 wt % of said polyvinylidene fluoride has a viscosity, measured at 23° C. with an imposed shear rate of 30 rpm, of 125 mPa·s to 1500 mPa·s.

Abstract: A thermoplastic composition including a mixture of three particular and different polyolefins, including one of a polyamide-grafted polyolefin having particular polyamide grafts (type and quantity), for example, a polyamide-grafted polymer having a polyolefin trunk containing a residue of at least one unsaturated monomer and a plurality of polyamide grafts. Also, a thermoplastic film and, more specifically, a film for encapsulating a photovoltaic module incorporating the polyamide-grafted polyolefin composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of storing electrical energy in secondary lithium batteries of the Li-ion type. More precisely, the invention relates to an electrode material for a Li-ion battery, to the method for the production thereof, and to the use of same in a Li-ion battery. The invention also relates to Li-ion batteries produced using said electrode material.

Abstract: An encapsulant of a photovoltaic module, intended for coating a photovoltaic cell, having a composition which does not include any cross-linking agent and including: an ethylene—alkyl acrylate copolymer, the copolymer making up 70% to 96% of the weight of the composition; a silane, making up 0.1% to 2% of the weight of the composition; wherein the composition also includes a terpolymer of ethylene—acrylic ester—maleic anhydride or glycidyl methacrylate, the terpolymer making up 2% to 29.9% of the weight of the composition. Also relates to the use of such an encapsulant in a photovoltaic module as well as to a photovoltaic module including such an encapsulant.

Abstract: A composition of a blend of polypropylene, which may be present at between 10% and 90% by weight of the blend, and a polymer having a polyolefin core and polyamide grafts, optionally with an EPDM and/or a functional additive, which may be present at between 10% and 90% by weight of the blend. Also, a multilayer structure including a plurality of adjacent layers, at least one of which is the aforementioned composition.

Abstract: A thermoplastic composition including a mixture of three particular and different polyolefins, including one of a polyamide-grafted polyolefin having particular polyamide grafts (type and quantity), for example, a polyamide-grafted polymer having a polyolefin trunk containing a residue of at least one unsaturated monomer and a plurality of polyamide grafts. Also, a thermoplastic film and, more specifically, a film for encapsulating a photovoltaic module incorporating the polyamide-grafted polyolefin composition.