Fluoropolymer blend and articles thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10358584-B2
Application number	US-201113808395-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 8, 2011
Priority date	Jul 9, 2010
Publication date	Jul 23, 2019
Grant date	Jul 23, 2019

Abstract

Described herein is a composition, article and method thereof, wherein the composition comprises (i) a fluoropolymer and (ii) an ionic liquid.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A composition comprising (i) a fluoropolymer consisting of a fluoroelastomer having a first glass transition temperature and (ii) an ionic liquid, wherein a blend consisting of (i) and (ii) has a single, second glass transition temperature, which is different from the first glass transition temperature, wherein the ionic liquid consists of (a) an alkylammonium cation and (b) a bis-(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide anion, and wherein the composition comprises about 10 parts by mass or more of the ionic liquid per 100 parts total mass of the fluoropolymer and the ionic liquid.

2. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the fluoropolymer is a copolymer.

3. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the alkylmmonium cation is selected from N,N,N-trimethyl-N-propylammonium, N-methyl-N,N,N-tripropylammonium, N,N,N-trimethyl-N-butylammoniuim, N-methyl-N,N,N-tributylammonium, N,N,N-trimethyl-N-hexylammonium, N-methyl-N,N,N-trioctylammonium, N-methyl-N,N,N-tributylammonium, and a combination thereof.

4. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the ionic liquid and the fluoropolymer mixed together has a volume conductivity of greater than 1×10 −10 seimens/meter when measured at 23° C. and 100 volts following ASTM D 257-07.

5. An article comprising the composition according to claim 1 .

6. The article of claim 5 , wherein the article is an adhesive, a hose, a gasket, a seal, or a coating.

7. A method comprising blending (i) a fluoropolymer consisting of a fluoroelastomer having a first glass transition temperature and (ii) an ionic liquid wherein the ionic liquid consists of (a) an alkylammonium cation and (b) a bis-(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide anion, wherein the blend consisting of (i) and (ii) has a single, second glass transition temperature, which is different from the first glass transition temperature, and wherein the amount of the ionic liquid is about 10 parts by mass per 100 parts total mass of the fluoropolymer and the ionic liquid.

8. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises about 25 parts by mass or more of the ionic liquid per 100 parts by mass of the fluoropolymer and the ionic liquid.

9. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition is substantially free of a conductive filler.

10. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises a peroxide curative.

11. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises about 25 parts by mass or more of the ionic liquid per 100 parts by mass of the fluoropolymer.

12. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the fluoropolymer has a first solubility parameter and the ionic liquid has a second solubility parameter and the absolute difference between the first solubility parameter and the second solubility parameter is less than or equal to 4 (cal/cc) 1/2 .

13. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the fluoropolymer is derived from at least one of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE), vinyl fluoride (VF), vinylidene fluoride (VDF), hexafluoropropylene (HFP), pentafluoropropylene, trifluoroethylene, trifluorochloroethylene (CTFE), perfluoromethyl vinyl ether (PMVE), perfluoropropyl vinyl ether (PPVE), and combinations thereof.

14. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the fluoropolymer is a TFE/propylene copolymer, a TFE/propylene/VDF copolymer, a VDF/HFP copolymer, a TFE/VDF/HFP copolymer, a TFE/PMVE copolymer, a TFE/CF 2 ═CFOC 3 F 7 copolymer, a TFE/CF 2 =CFOCF 3 /CF 2 ═CFOC 3 F 7 copolymer, a TFE/CF 2 ═C(OC 2 F 5 ) 2 copolymer, a TFE/ethyl vinyl ether (EVE) copolymer, a TFE/butyl vinyl ether (BVE) copolymer, a TFE/EVE/BVE copolymer, a VDF/CF 2 ═CFOC 3 F 7 copolymer, an ethylene/HFP copolymer, a CTFE/VDF copolymer, a TFE/VDF/PMVE/ethylene copolymer, or a TFE/VDF/CF 2 ═CFO(CF 2 ) 3 OCF 3 copolymer.

15. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition is a solution or liquid dispersion.

16. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the composition further comprises a solvent.

17. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the fluoropolymer is derived from vinylidene fluoride and hexafluoropropylene.

18. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the fluoropolymer is derived from vinylidene fluoride and hexafluoropropylene.

19. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the alkylmmonium cation is selected from N-methyl-N,N,N-tributylammonium.

20. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the alkylmmonium cation is selected from N-methyl-N,N,N-tributylammonium.

Assignees

• Fukushi Tatsuo
• Miyazawa Haruhiko
• Fujita Jun
• Toyota Atsushi
• Lamanna William M
• Chou Shih Hung
• 3M Innovative Properties Co

Inventors

• Fukushi Tatsuo
• Miyazawa Haruhiko
• Fujita Jun
• Toyota Atsushi
• Lamanna William M
• Chou Shih-Hung

Classifications

• C09J127/12

  containing fluorine atoms · CPC title

• C08K5/42

  Sulfonic acids; Derivatives thereof · CPC title

• C08L27/12

  containing fluorine atoms · CPC title

• C08K5/19

  Quaternary ammonium compounds · CPC title

• C08K5/34

  Heterocyclic compounds having nitrogen in the ring · CPC title