Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an electrode mixture which shows little change in viscosity even after 24 hours from the preparation of the mixture and enables production of an electrode having a high electrode density and excellent flexibility and is capable of giving excellent electric properties to the resulting cell. The present invention relates to an electrode mixture including a powdery electrode material; a binder; and an organic solvent, the binder including polyvinylidene fluoride and a fluorine-containing polymer including a polymer unit based on vinylidene fluoride and a polymer unit based on tetrafluoroethylene, the fluorine-containing polymer including the polymer unit based on vinylidene fluoride in an amount of 80.0 to 90.0 mol % based on all the polymer units, the polyvinylidene fluoride having a number average molecular weight of 150,000 to 1,400,000.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an electrode mixture which shows little change in viscosity even after 24 hours from the preparation of the mixture and enables production of an electrode having a high electrode density and excellent flexibility and is capable of giving excellent electric properties to the resulting cell. The present invention relates to an electrode mixture including a powdery electrode material; a binder; and an organic solvent, the binder including a fluorine-containing polymer including a polymer unit based on vinylidene fluoride and a polymer unit based on tetrafluoroethylene, the fluorine-containing polymer including the polymer unit based on vinylidene fluoride in an amount of 80.0 to 89.0 mol % based on all the polymer units, and the organic solvent being N-methyl-2-pyrolidone and/or N,N-dimethylacetamide.

Abstract: The present invention provides a conductive protective layer-forming paste for current collector laminates which can be used even for high voltage designs to protect current collectors from corroding without loss of cell characteristics, and a current collector laminate, an electrode laminate, and nonaqueous secondary cells (e.g. a lithium secondary cell, an electric double layer capacitor) that include a conductive protective layer formed therefrom. The paste for forming conductive protective layers for current collector protection includes: polytetrafluoroethylene; and a conductive filler (b). The current collector laminate includes: a conductive protective layer (A); and a current collector (B), the conductive protective layer (A) being formed by coating the paste for forming conductive protective layers onto the current collector (B).

Abstract: A binder, including a fluoropolymer, the fluoropolymer including a polymerization unit based on vinylidene fluoride and a polymerization unit based on a monomer having an amide group represented by —CO—NRR? (R and R? are the same as or different from each other and each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group optionally having a substituent group) or an amide bond represented by —CO—NR?— (R? represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group optionally having a substituent group, or a phenyl group optionally having a substituent group) and having a solution viscosity of 10 to 20,000 mPa·s. Also disclosed is a positive electrode mixture and a negative electrode mixture containing the binder, a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a lithium ion secondary cell.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a separator having a high ion conductivity and excellent durability, and a secondary battery. The present invention relates to a separator including a layer that includes a fluoropolymer including a polymer unit based on vinylidene fluoride and a polymer unit based on tetrafluoroethylene, and a porous membrane. The fluoropolymer includes 80.0 to 89.0 mol % of the polymer unit based on vinylidene fluoride in all the polymer units, and has a weight average molecular weight of 50000 to 2000000.

Abstract: The present invention provides a solvent for a nonaqueous electrolyte solution enabling a lithium secondary battery to exhibit an excellent discharge capacity, load characteristics, and cycle characteristics even under high voltages, as well as a nonaqueous electrolyte solution that uses this solvent and a lithium secondary battery. This solvent for a nonaqueous electrolyte solution is a solvent for a nonaqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery, wherein the solvent for a nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains a fluorine-free cyclic carbonate (I), a fluorine-free chain carbonate (II), and a 1,1-di(fluorinated alkyl)ethylene carbonate (III), and wherein with a sum of (I), (II), and (III) being 100 volume %, the fluorine-free cyclic carbonate (I) is 10 to 50 volume %, the fluorine-free chain carbonate (II) is 49.9 to 89.9 volume %, and the 1,1-di(fluorinated alkyl)ethylene carbonate (III) is from at least 0.1 volume % to not more than 30 volume %.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an electrode mixture which shows little change in viscosity even after 24 hours from the preparation of the mixture and enables production of an electrode having a high electrode density and excellent flexibility and is capable of giving excellent electric properties to the resulting cell. The present invention relates to an electrode mixture including a powdery electrode material; a binder; and an organic solvent, the binder including a fluorine-containing polymer including a polymer unit based on vinylidene fluoride and a polymer unit based on tetrafluoroethylene, the fluorine-containing polymer including the polymer unit based on vinylidene fluoride in an amount of 80.0 to 89.0 mol % based on all the polymer units, and the organic solvent being N-methyl-2-pyrolidone and/or N,N-dimethylacetamide.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an electrode mixture which shows little change in viscosity even after 24 hours from the preparation of the mixture and enables production of an electrode having a high electrode density and excellent flexibility and is capable of giving excellent electric properties to the resulting cell. The present invention relates to an electrode mixture including a powdery electrode material; a binder; and an organic solvent, the binder including polyvinylidene fluoride and a fluorine-containing polymer including a polymer unit based on vinylidene fluoride and a polymer unit based on tetrafluoroethylene, the fluorine-containing polymer including the polymer unit based on vinylidene fluoride in an amount of 80.0 to 90.0 mol % based on all the polymer units, the polyvinylidene fluoride having a number average molecular weight of 150,000 to 1,400,000.

Abstract: A binder, including a fluoropolymer, the fluoropolymer including a polymerization unit based on vinylidene fluoride and a polymerization unit based on a monomer having an amide group represented by —CO—NRR? (R and R? are the same as or different from each other and each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group optionally having a substituent group) or an amide bond represented by —CO—NR?— (R? represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group optionally having a substituent group, or a phenyl group optionally having a substituent group) and having a solution viscosity of 10 to 20,000 mPa·s. Also disclosed is a positive electrode mixture and a negative electrode mixture containing the binder, a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a lithium ion secondary cell.

Abstract: The present invention provides a conductive protective layer-forming paste for current collector laminates which can be used even for high voltage designs to protect current collectors from corroding without loss of cell characteristics, and a current collector laminate, an electrode laminate, and nonaqueous secondary cells (e.g. a lithium secondary cell, an electric double layer capacitor) that include a conductive protective layer formed therefrom. The paste for forming conductive protective layers for current collector protection includes: polytetrafluoroethylene; and a conductive filler (b). The current collector laminate includes: a conductive protective layer (A); and a current collector (B), the conductive protective layer (A) being formed by coating the paste for forming conductive protective layers onto the current collector (B).

Abstract: The present invention provides a composite gel electrolyte film for a secondary battery which has improved ion conductivity and excellent ignition resistance and is insusceptible to discoloration. The present invention is a composite gel electrolyte film for a secondary battery comprising: a gel electrolyte for a secondary battery formed of an electrolyte retention film impregnated with a nonaqueous electrolyte; and a porous film formed of at least one resin selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, and polyimide, the electrolyte retention film containing a vinylidene fluoride copolymer resin that includes a vinylidene fluoride unit and a tetrafluoroethylene unit at a molar ratio of 55/45 to 95/5 and further includes 0 to 10 mol % of a hexafluoropropylene unit, the total of the vinylidene fluoride unit, the tetrafluoroethylene unit, and the hexafluoropropylene unit being 100 mol %.

Abstract: The present invention provides a laminated article having improved adhesion of the fluorine-containing resin layer to the elastomer layer. The laminated article comprises a fluorine-containing resin layer (a) formed using a fluorine-containing resin having a carbonyl group, an olefin group or an amino group at an end of a polymer trunk chain or an end of a polymer side chain, and an elastomer layer (b) formed using an elastomer composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides a solvent for a nonaqueous electrolyte solution enabling a lithium secondary battery to exhibit an excellent discharge capacity, load characteristics, and cycle characteristics even under high voltages, as well as a nonaqueous electrolyte solution that uses this solvent and a lithium secondary battery. This solvent for a nonaqueous electrolyte solution is a solvent for a nonaqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery, wherein the solvent for a nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains a fluorine-free cyclic carbonate (I), a fluorine-free chain carbonate (II), and a 1,1-di(fluorinated alkyl)ethylene carbonate (III), and wherein with a sum of (I), (II), and (III) being 100 volume %, the fluorine-free cyclic carbonate (I) is 10 to 50 volume %, the fluorine-free chain carbonate (II) is 49.9 to 89.9 volume %, and the 1,1-di(fluorinated alkyl)ethylene carbonate (III) is from at least 0.1 volume % to not more than 30 volume %.

Abstract: The present invention provides a binder composition for an electrode. The binder composition includes PTFE particles as primary particles uniformly dispersed in an organic solvent at a high concentration. The present invention relates to a binder composition for an electrode, comprising an organosol composition containing PTFE particles (A), a polymer (B), and a fluorine-free organic solvent (C); and no electrode active material (J), wherein the polymer (B) is soluble in the fluorine-free organic solvent (C).

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel fluorine-containing rubber composite material having both of excellent fuel impermeability and excellent cold resistance, a fuel impermeable sealing material comprising the composite material and a process for preparing the composite material. The fluorine-containing rubber composite material comprises crosslinked particles of fluorine-containing silicone rubber dispersed in a fluorine-containing rubber. It is preferable that the fluorine-containing rubber comprises a vinylidene fluoride/tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro vinyl ether copolymer, and the composite material has cold resistance of not more than ?35° C. and fuel permeability of not more than 500 g·mm/m2·day. The fuel impermeable sealing material comprises the composite material. The process for preparing the composite material comprises a step for co-coagulation of a fluorine-containing rubber emulsion and an emulsion of crosslinked fluorine-containing silicone rubber.

Abstract: A fuel hose including a laminated article having: a layer including a thermoplastic polymer composition which includes a fluororesin (A) including a fluorine-containing ethylenic polymer (a) and a crosslinked fluororubber (B) including a fluororubber (b) that has been at least partially crosslinked. The fluorine-containing ethylenic polymer (a), the at least partially crosslinked fluororubber (b) and a weight ratio of the fluororesin (A) to the crosslinked fluororubber (B) are as defined herein. A fuel permeation coefficient and a tensile modulus of elasticity of a molded article including the thermoplastic polymer composition is not more than 20 g·mm/m2·day and is not more than 400 MPa. The fuel hose further includes a layer including at least one crosslinked rubber.

Abstract: The present invention provides a laminated article having improved adhesion of the fluorine-containing resin layer to the elastomer layer. The laminated article comprises a fluorine-containing resin layer (a) formed using a fluorine-containing resin having a carbonyl group, an olefin group or an amino group at an end of a polymer trunk chain or an end of a polymer side chain, and an elastomer layer (b) formed using an elastomer composition.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a thermoplastic polymer composition which is flexible and capable of melt-molding and has excellent heat resistance, chemical resistance and oil resistance. Another object of the present invention is to provide a molded article, a laminated article, a hose for industrial use, a tube for industrial use, a fuel hose and a fuel tube comprising the thermoplastic polymer composition. Further object of the present invention is to provide a process for preparing a thermoplastic polymer composition.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a thermoplastic polymer composition which is flexible and capable of melt-molding and has excellent heat resistance, chemical resistance and oil resistance. Another object of the present invention is to provide a molded article, a laminated article, a hose for industrial use, a tube for industrial use, a fuel hose and a fuel tube comprising the thermoplastic polymer composition. Further object of the present invention is to provide a process for preparing a thermoplastic polymer composition.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a thermoplastic polymer composition which is flexible and capable of melt-molding and has excellent heat resistance and chemical resistance. Further object of the present invention is to provide a molded article, a sealing material, peripheral parts of fuel system, a fuel hose and a fuel container comprising the thermoplastic polymer composition. The present invention relates to a thermoplastic polymer composition comprising a fluororesin (A) containing a fluorine-containing ethylenic polymer (a), a crosslinked fluororubber (B) in which at least a part of at least one kind of fluororubber (b) is crosslinked, and a fluorine-containing thermoplastic elastomer (C).