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Aquivion® D72-25BS

PFSA eq. wt. 720 g/mole SO3H, liquid, dispersion, 25% in water, stabilized CF3 polymer chain ends

Synonym(s):

Aquivion® SO3H-form, Tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoro(3-oxa-4-pentenesulfonic acid) copolymer, Ethanesulfonic acid

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Linear Formula:
(C4HF7O4S .C2F4)x
UNSPSC Code:
26111700
NACRES:
NA.23

Quality Level

100

form

dispersion
liquid

eq. wt.

720±20g/mol (SO3H)

concentration

25±1 % (w/w)

density

1.14 g/mL

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General description

Aquivion® PFSA dispersions are based on the short-side-chain (SSC) copolymer of Tetrafluoroethylene and the Sulfonyl Fluoride Vinyl Ether (SFVE) CF2=CF2-O-(CF2)2-SO2F industrially produced by Solvay Specialty Polymers. The resulting perfluoropolymer′s functional groups are in their sulfonic acid form, SO3H.

Application

Aquivion® D72-25BS can be used as a formulation additive for the production of polymer electrolyte fuel cell electrodes, manufacturing or repairing of cation-exchange membranes, surface coatings of PTFE membranes to improve their wetting behavior or for the development of superacid catalysts. The addition of further film-forming and/or other volatile or non-volatile chemicals is necessary to impart the desired processing and end-product characteristics.

Other Notes

Features & Benefits:
Aquivion® D72-25BS is delivered as a colloidal dispersion in highly pure deionized water. It contains the perfluoropolymer′s sulfonic acid form (R-SO3H) of equivalent weight (EW) 720g/mole SO3H at very high solid content of 25% by weight which allows a large variety of subsequent formulations without additional pre-concentration steps.
D72-25BS contains "chemically stabilized" perfluoropolymer in which a large amount of polymer end groups are converted to their inert "CF3" configuration.
Hydrophilicity, swelling and water retention at dry state are more pronounced than for D79-25BS, D83-24B or D98-25BS.

Legal Information

Aquivion is a registered trademark of Syensqo Group

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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