PTFE Micropowder Functionalized with Carboxylic Acid Groups

Autor: Uwe Lappan, Uwe Geißler
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Macromolecular Materials and Engineering. 293:538-542
ISSN: 1439-2054
1438-7492
DOI: 10.1002/mame.200800022
Popis: PTFE powder irradiated in air at room temperature was studied by infrared spectroscopy, potentiometric titration with sodium hydroxide, and polyelectrolyte titration with poly(diallyl dimethylammonium chloride). Through the radiation-induced degradation -COF groups are formed in the material, which can be hydrolyzed to -COOH groups. About 10-20% of the -COOH groups are located at the surface of the PTFE particle. The -COOH groups start to decompose under oxidizing conditions at temperatures above 200 °C. The decarboxylation results in the formation of -CF=CF 2 groups, which are oxidized to -COF groups in the presence of air.
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