IP Library Granted Patent US 12,054,566
Granted Patent B2
US 12,054,566 · App. 17/255,343 · Granted Aug 6, 2024

Molded article and production method therefor

Inventors: Hitoshi Imamura (Osaka, JP); Eri Mukai (Osaka, JP); Yuuki Kuwajima (Osaka, JP); Masahiro Kondo (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
C08F214/262B29C48/022B29C48/09B29C71/04C08J7/02C08J7/123B29K2027/18B29K2105/0085C08J2327/18C08J2329/10C08J2427/18C08J2429/10
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Patent No.
US 12,054,566
App. No.
17/255,343
Granted
Aug 6, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A molded article containing a copolymer including a tetrafluoroethylene unit and a perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) unit, wherein a surface roughness Ra of the molded article is 0.20 μm or less, and a water contact angle of the molded article is 80 degrees or less. Also disclosed is a method for producing the molded article.

Claims (14)

1. A molded article comprising a copolymer comprising a tetrafluoroethylene unit and a perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) unit, wherein a surface roughness Ra of the molded article is 0.20 μm or less, and a water contact angle of the molded article is 75 degrees or less.

2. The molded article according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) unit of the copolymer is 3.5 to 7.0% by mass based on all monomer units.

3. The molded article according to claim 1 , wherein a melt flow rate of the copolymer at 372° C. is 1 to 30 g/10 min.

4. The molded article according to claim 1 , which is a tube.

5. The molded article according to claim 1 , which is a tube through which a chemical liquid is passed, wherein a surface roughness Ra of a wetted surface is 0.20 μm or less, and a water contact angle of the wetted surface is 75 degrees or less.

6. A method for producing the molded article according to claim 1 ,

the method comprising performing plasma treatment for a treatment time of 50 seconds or less on the molded article heated to a surface temperature of 150° C. or higher.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the plasma treatment is atmospheric pressure plasma treatment.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein a content of the perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) unit of the copolymer is 3.5 to 7.0% by mass based on all monomer units.

9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein a melt flow rate of the copolymer at 372° C. is 1 to 30 g/10 min.

10. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising obtaining the molded article by extrusion.

11. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the molded article is a tube.

12. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising washing the molded article obtained by the plasma treatment with water.

13. A method for washing a molded article, comprising washing the molded article according to claim 1 with water.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2020
From: IMAMURA, HITOSHI; MUKAI, ERI; KUWAJIMA, YUUKI; KONDO, MASAHIRO
To: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 054766/0024 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2018-120591 · Jun 26, 2018 · national
JP 2019-077862 · Apr 16, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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