Inventors:
Paul Gregory Bekiarian - Wilmington DE, 19810
William Brown Farnham - Hockessin DE, 19707
International Classification:
C08F21422
US Classification:
526255, 521 33, 526208, 526227, 526243, 526245, 526247, 526287, 5262921, 5262929
Abstract:
This invention concerns a process for production of copolymers, especially functionalized, or, at least partially fluorinated copolymers by means of a polymerization process comprising: co-polymerizing, in aqueous emulsion, one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of tetrafluoroethylene, trifluoroethylene, vinylidene fluoride, vinyl fluoride, ethylene, chorotrifluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, perfluoromethyl vinyl ether, and perfluoroethyl vinyl ether with a fluorinated co-monomer having limited water solubility, said comonomer being dispersed in the form of droplets of certain sizes.