Environment-friendly Emulsion Copolymerization of Chlorotrifluoroethylene and Vinyl Ethers

Shu-Yu Liu; Shu-Wen Peng; Li-Jun Du; Shu-Guang Yang

doi:10.1007/s10118-025-3309-7

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Environment-friendly Emulsion Copolymerization of Chlorotrifluoroethylene and Vinyl Ethers

RESEARCH ARTICLE | Updated：2025-07-14

- Environment-friendly Emulsion Copolymerization of Chlorotrifluoroethylene and Vinyl Ethers
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 43, Issue 5, Pages: 738-744(2025)
- Affiliations：
  
  a.State Key Laboratory of Advanced Fiber Materials, Center for Advanced Low-Dimension Materials, College of Material Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
  b.Shanghai Huayi 3F New Materials Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200025, China
- Author bio：
  
  dulijun@shhuayi.com (L.J.D.)
  shgyang@dhu.edu.cn (S.G.Y.)
- Funds：
- DOI：10.1007/s10118-025-3309-7
  CLC：
- Received：07 December 2024，
  
  Revised：20 January 2025，
  
  Accepted：23 January 2025，
  
  Published Online：13 March 2025，
  
  Published：30 April 2025
- Accepted：
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Liu, S. Y.; Peng, S. W.; Du, L. J.; Yang, S. G. Environment-friendly emulsion copolymerization of chlorotrifluoroethylene and vinyl ethers. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2025, 43, 738–744

Shu-Yu Liu, Shu-Wen Peng, Li-Jun Du, et al. Environment-friendly Emulsion Copolymerization of Chlorotrifluoroethylene and Vinyl Ethers[J]. Chinese journal of polymer science, 2025, 43(5): 738-744.
Liu, S. Y.; Peng, S. W.; Du, L. J.; Yang, S. G. Environment-friendly emulsion copolymerization of chlorotrifluoroethylene and vinyl ethers. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2025, 43, 738–744 DOI： 10.1007/s10118-025-3309-7.

Shu-Yu Liu, Shu-Wen Peng, Li-Jun Du, et al. Environment-friendly Emulsion Copolymerization of Chlorotrifluoroethylene and Vinyl Ethers[J]. Chinese journal of polymer science, 2025, 43(5): 738-744. DOI： 10.1007/s10118-025-3309-7.

摘要

The emulsion copolymerization of chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE) and vinyl ethers using an environmentally friendly emulsification system to produce waterborne FEVE was investigated. An optimized emulsifier system for FEVE is proposed

and the prepared FEVE latexes exhibit excellent storage stability and film formation ability.

Abstract

Copolymers of fluoroethylene and vinyl ethers (FEVE) are soluble and curable at relatively low temperature

and are used as high-performance coatings and paints. Currently

most market-available FEVE products obtained through solution polymerization contain a large fraction of organic solvent

and hence

volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions cause environmental issues. In this study

the emulsion copolymerization of chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE) and vinyl ethers using an environmentally friendly emulsification system to produce waterborne FEVE was investigated. In addition to mixed nonionic and ionic surfactants

macromolecular monomer with double bond and polyoxyethylene segments were used in the emulsification system. The effect of adding macromolecular monomer and polyoxyethylene segment length of the nonionic surfactant on emulsion copolymerization were analyzed. An optimized emulsifier system for FEVE is proposed

and the prepared FEVE latexes exhibit excellent storage stability and film formation ability.

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