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3,532,782
Patented Oct. 6, 1970
3,532,782
POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE GRANULAR
POWDER AND PROCESS FOR ITS MANU
FACTURE
8 Claims
agent.
tetrafluoroethylene.
According to the process of the invention, all PTFE
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a drying cabinet and, if required, classi?ed into different
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temperatures with solvents or dispersing agents other than
the aforementioned onesfor example aromatic hydro
EXAMPLE 1
water (free from salt) and then dried in the drying cabinet
1,200-
600
2,000};
2,000;L
1,200}:
11
23
21
Less
300- than
600;].
3001.;
35
34
10
26
27
2G
32
10
25
65
Proportions in:
16.
Granule 0, percent ___
________ _ _ 14__ __ _
EXAMPLE 2
from 50 to 150 C.
1,200
600-
2,000
2,000
1,200
600;].
Less
300- than
19
13
18
35
15
10
25
G5
300p
Proportions in:
The granules, percent _____________ __
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EXAMPLE 3
with 30 liters of glycol and 5 kilograms of a polytetra{es soon, as, the poweer was homogeneously dlstnlfuied
?uoroethylene dispersion polymer modi?ed with about 5 m the hquld the m1xture_was heeted an? the Smrmg
005 to Q1 %of per?uoropropene (in pulverulent form)_
speed of thze ?at paddle mixer havlng a stirring surface
The mixture was vigorously stirred until the particles were
mdlcatlons:
Particle size
More
than
1,200-
600-
Less
300- than
2,000,
2,000a
1,200,
600a
300p.
1. 7
2.0
l. 0
1. 5
35. 5
34.0
30. 0
53. 0
62. 0
63.0
68. 0
44. 5
0. 8
1. 0
1. 0
1. 0
. _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ ..
51
48. 4
O. 6
52
10
46
25
0. 8
6b
Proportions in:
Granule
Granule
Granule
Granule
A, percent _______________________ -_
B, percent.-.
_
C, percent-
_
D, percent...
__
Granule E, percent _ _ _ _ _
cabinet at 140 C. for 20-hours and ?nally classi?ed by 35 powder density of the coarse-grained proportions
screening:
Particle size
More
Less
Than
2,000
1,200
600-
300-
200-
Than
3,000
3,000u
2,000u
1,200
600;].
300p
1. 6
6. 0
23. 4
53. 5
15. 5 ______________________ __
13. 4
26. 1
1501;
150;:
27. 1
17. 0
16. 4
bNo'ir*.3.0Granules of a rather uniform grain size, medium size: about 1,000; starting material: medium size:
a out 3 [1.
EXAMPLE 4
EXAMPLE 6
130 C. for a short period of time and then cooled quick?lled with 2.75 liters of freshly distilled butane-diol-( 1.4),
ly to room temperature. Glycol and granules were sepawas charged, while stirring, with 750 grams of screened
rated in known manner and the granules were afterPTFE-powder (suspension product). The number of rota
treated in the manner described in Example 3. The grain 6O tions of the stirring paddle the surface of which was 4 to
sizes of the product were as follows:
5 cm.2, amounted to 600-700 r.p.m. The contents of the
Particle size
More
than
Less
300- than
600a
300a
50
6. 8
0. 4
4. 3
9. 5
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See Example 3
sion _______________________________________ __
See Example 2
EXAMPLE 5
A four-necked ?ask of a capacity of 6 liters, provided
with a sump thermometer, a stirrer and a cooler, was ?lled
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?ltered from the granules with suction and the granules
Particle size
More
than
1, 200-
600-
300-
Less
than
2,000
2,000p
1,2001,
GOO/p
300p.
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49
30
28
9
13. 7
10
25
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Proportions in:
Granules A, percent ____ __, _______________ __
Granules B, percent _ __ _
_ __
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9. 3
15
20
lowing table:
EXAMPLE 9
An enameled stirring vessel of a capacity of 100 liters
was ?lled with 60 liters of glycol and 15 kilograms of
PTFE-powder (suspension product) were added there
to. A homogeneous suspension was prepared by means
of a turbine stirrer (400-600 r.p.m.) and then the con
tents of the vessel was heated to a temperature of 150
Particle size
More
than
1,200-
600-
Less
300- than
2,000"
2,000};
1,200"
600;
300,1
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63.8
2. 2
40. 8
43
10
58
54
25
1. 2
3
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Proportions in:
Granules A, percent ________ __
Granules B, pereent_
Granules C, percent".-Starting material, percent
EXAMPLE 7
3- C
Particle size
More
than
1,200-
600-
300-
Less
than
2,000#
2,000
1,200,
600a
300a
13. 3
78.0
8. 7
1O
25
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EXAMPLE 8
Particle size
Less
than
150-
200
250-
300-
400-
500-
600-
750-
150/.t
200p
2501;
300p.
400/1
5001,:
600p
750p.
1, 000g.
1, 500p.
1. 5
5. 7
15. 6
50. 7
20. 5
0. 6
0. 2
42. 5
16. 7
22
12
5. 7
1, (J00
0. 2 ______________________ ._
EXAMPLE 10
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?lter. The glycol was recycled into the vessel and the
Particle size
1, 500-
1, 000-
750~
600-
500-
400-
500-
250-
Less
200- than
2, 000;;
1, 500;;
1, 000;;
750;;
600;;
500;;
400;;
300;;
250;; 200;;
4. 9
40. 3
12. 7
13. 1
8. 4
6. 5
3. 8
1. 7
1. 6
1. 1
12. 9
15. 2
4. 7
56. 1
Proportions in the
granules, percent- _.._
Starting material,
percent _________________________________________________________________________ -_
>
Less
than
150-
200-
250
300
400-
500-
600-
750-
150;;
200;;
250;;
300;;
400;;
500;;
600;;
750;;
1, 000;;
0. 2
43. 4
1. 2
16. 2
1. 5
12. 6
3. 7
14. 4
9. 6
11. 8
19. 8
1. 0
22. 8
0. 2
23. 0
0. 2
1, 000
1, 500;;
17. 2
1. 0
0. 2 __________ __
of diethylene glycol. The number of rotations of the 35 its solids proportion also precipitated on the suspended
PTFE-particles, thus also favouring the agglomeration.
1, 000-
750-
600-
500-
400-
300-
250-
200-
Less
150- than
1, 500;;
1, 000;;
750;;
600;;
500;;
400;;
300;;
250;;
200;;
4. 8
1. 0
4. 2
6. 0
1. 4
14. 2
1. 0
13. 2
0. 6 ______________ __
14. 8
14. 6
36. 2
150;;
grain sizes:
Particle size
Less
than
150-
200-
250-
300-
400-
500-
600~
750-
1, 000-
1, 500
150;;
200;;
250;;
300;;
400;;
500;;
600;;
750;;
1, 000;;
1, 500;;
2, 000;;
2. 0
9. 3
14. 3
16. 9
20. 5
31. 8
5. 2
12. 9
0. 9
38. 7
17. 4
14. 7
15. 2
EXAMPLE l2
Afour-necked ?ask of a capacity of 4 liters was ?lled
with a mixture of l'liter of glycol, 1 liter of water and
0. 2 ________________________________________________ ._
EXAMPLE 14
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The granules had the following composition:
Less
750-
600-
500-
400
300-
200-
100-
75
50
than
1, 000,,
700,,
600,,
500,,
400,,
300,,
200,,
100,,
75,,
50,,
24. 8
37. 6
12. 0
10. 0
0. 6
____
5. 6
9. 4 ______________________ __
0. 8
5. 8
l6. 4
29. 4 47. 6
I claim:
1. A process for preparing granulated polytetra?uoro 10 glycol, propane - diol - (1.2), propane-diol-(l.3), butane
diol - (1.3), butane-diol-(1.4), pentane-diol, glycerol, di
ethylene from the powdered feed consisting in thoroughly
admixing:
2. The process of claim 1 wherein the stirring is car 20 in the range of 1:2 and 1:6.
ried out at a temperature in the range of from 40 to
References Cited
150 C.
3,265,679
1,100,388
8/1966
FOREIGN PATENTS
1/1968
Great Britain.
quantity of a per?uoroole?n.
260-875, 92.1
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