Patent 4330654 Issued on May 18, 1982. Estimated Expiration Date: June 11, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
526/243, Fluorine-containing monomer contains a sulfur atom521/27, Membrane or process of preparing526/240, From metal containing monomer526/245, Fluorine containing monomer is a mono-carboxylic acid ester526/247, Fluorine containing monomer is an ether528/392, POLYMER OF AN ETHYLENICALLY UNSATURATED REACTANT WITH A SATURATED REACTANT528/401FROM FLUORINE-CONTAINING REACTANT
Polymers and the process for producing polymers by the polymerization of at least three monomers wherein at least one monomer is selected from the group consisting of tetrafluoroethylene, trifluoromonochloroethylene, trifluoroethylene, vinylidene fluoride, 1,1-difluoro-2,2-dichloroethylene, 1,1-difluoro-2-chloroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropylene, octafluoroisobutylene ethylene, vinylchloride, trifluoronitrosomethane, perfluoronitrosoethane and alkyl vinyl ether,and at least one other monomer is selected from the group represented by the general formula: ##STR1## and at least one monomer is selected from the group of monomers represented by the general formula: ##STR2## These polymers are useful as ion exchange membranes in electrolytic cells, especially chlor-alkali electrolytic cells. Other uses include solid, strong acid catalyst useful in corrosive environments, electrodialysis and other similar membrane separation processes.
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June 11, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
