Claims
- 1. A process for preparing a heterogeneous copolymer of vinylidene fluoride and chlorotrifluoroethylene, comprised of nodules of a homogeneous copolymeric elastomer of vinylidene fluoride and chlorotrifluoroethylene dispersed in a matrix and chemically bonded thereto, said process comprising copolymerizing vinylidene fluoride and chlorotrifluoroethylene in a first stage, and without interruption, thereafter homopolymerizing vinylidene fluoride in a second stage, wherein the amount of chlorotrifluoroethylene residues in the heterogenous copolymer is from about 5-15 percent by weight.
- 2. The process according to claim 1 wherein in a first stage the vinylidene fluoride and the chlorotrifluoroethylene are copolymerized and in a second stage, after discontinuing the introduction of the chlorotrifluoroethylene, continuing the polymerization of vinylidene fluoride.
- 3. The process according to claim 1 wherein characterized in the copolymerization stage, the proportion by weight of the chlorotrifluoroethylene used in relation to the vinylidene fluoride is at least about 15%.
- 4. The process according to claim 1 wherein the vinylidene fluoride used in the copolymerization stage represents from about 6 to about 50% by weight of the total amount of vinylidene fluoride needed for the combined two stages.
- 5. The process of claim 1 which is conducted by emulsion polymerization.
- 6. The process of claim 1 which is conducted by suspension polymerization.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 146,814 filed Jan. 22, 1988, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,851,479.
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Divisions (1)
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