CHEMICAL
PROCESSING
SOLUTIONS
→ THE WORLD PRODUCES
2.8 MILLION TONS OF
HIGHLY CORROSIVE HCl EACH YEAR
To foster the progression and safety of the CPI
market there is a need for extreme chemical
resistance and long-standing performance
paired with high temperature performance.
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Overview
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CPI applications and relevant chemicals
Metal
Pulp & Paper Petrochemicals Food & Beverage Waste Water
Preparation
Chemical
High Alkylation acids, FDA listing,
Bleaching mixtures,
temperature hydrocarbon steam cleaning,
chemicals outdoor
acids mixtures acidic foods
exposure
General Pharmaceutical/
Mining Semi-Conductor Plenum Pipe
Chemicals Biotech
High purity Ozone, steam
High abrasion & Acid waste
pH <1 to13.5 water, acids, cleanable, FDA
chemicals drainage
ozone acids
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Chemical processing ≠ easy
EXTREME à Temperatures Regulations Corrosion
Chemicals
Hydrochloric H
Cl
acid
H
O
Sulfuric
O S O
acid O
H
-
B
Bromide r
Maintenance is costly
à both time and money
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Performance starts at processing
Yellowness after molding of PVDF plates at 230ºC
23
18
Yellowness Index (YI)
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Competition
PVDF 1 PVDF 2 PVDF 3 PVDF 4 PVDF 5 PVDF 6 PVDF 7 PVDF 8 Kynar®
-2
PVDF
Comparative PVDF grades
10 minutes 30 minutes
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Retention of whiteness
Whiteness of plaque before/after 990h at 130ºC
45
t=0 t = 990h
40
35
Yellowness Index (YI)
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
PVDF 1 PVDF 2 PVDF 3 PVDF 4 PVDF 5 PVDF 6 PVDF 7 PVDF 8 Kynar®
-5 PVDF
Comparative PVDF grades
Before After
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Chemical exposure – whiteness retention
Extrusion of thick plates
7 days in 96% H2SO4 at 50ºC
7 days in 37% HCl at 50ºC
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Many fluoropolymers – one standout
PVF PVDF PCTFE PTFE
F H F F F F
Homopolymers C C C
C C C
H H Cl F F F
FEP PFA ETFE E-CTFE
F F F F F F F F
F F C F F C H H C H H C
Copolymers C C C C C C C C
C F C F C F C Cl
F F F F
F C F O H H H H
F F F F
F
C F
F C
C F
F F
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Many fluoropolymers – one standout
PVDF has the best balance of mechanical properties
and melt processability among all the
fluoropolymers
PVDF PTFE PFA FEP ETFE ECTFE PCTFE
Density 1.79 2.18 2.15 2.14 1.76 1.68 2.13
Tensile yield strength
(MPa)
48 14 19 15 28 31 40
Flexural modulus
(MPa)
2000 550 600 620 1100 1700 1500
Dielectric constant 8 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.6
LOI % 44 90 90 90 30 60 90
Decomposition (°C) 340 400 400 ~300 360 ~320 320
Tm (°C) 170 342 305-307 275-295 270 240-247 214
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Chemical exposure – whiteness retention
7 days 50ºC
Control 69.8% HNO3 96% H2SO4 37% HCl
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Kynar® in CPI applications : chemical resistance 93°C
halogenated solvents
5
4,5
strong oxidants 4 esters, ketones
3,5 PVDF PVC HDPE PP PES-GF
3
2,5
2 5 : Excellent resistance
1,5 4 : Fair resistance
3 : Limited resistance
halogens 1 aromatic solvents
2 : Low resistance
0,5
1 : No resistance
0
strong acids aliphatic solvents
strong bases weak bases
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Reduced bacteria & microrganisme build-up
Smooth surface texture
prevents build-up of bacteria
50µm 50µm
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CPI – by the application
Tower Packing,
Stock Shapes (rods, sheets) Tubing, Molding, Plenum Pipe Filters,
Compounds
Kynar® 1000HD Kynar® 1000HD Kynar® 9000HD
Kynar® 740 Kynar® 9000HD Kynar® 720
Kynar® 740
Kynar® 720
For lower viscosity: 4000 series and 6000 series EXTREME WHITENESS AND PERFORMANCE
Kynar® UHM glass filled grades available EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE BALANCE
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Kynar® PVDF vs. suspension PVDF
Property Kynar® PVDF Suspension PVDF
Melting Point 167-172ºC 170-180ºC
HDT (0.45MPa) 145ºC 156ºC
Rockwell 110-115 115
Mechanical Properties Equivalent
Electrical Properties Equivalent
Heat Stability High Decomposition at lower T
Melt Processability Good Surface roughness
Purity High Purity Slightly lower
Chemical Resistance Good Good but color change
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Kynar® ADX for powder coatings
Allows primer less powder coating (direct adhesion to metals)
after standard surface preparation
Can be used easily in the standard application processes:
Dip coating in fluidized bed
Electrostatic spraying
Hot spraying
Product range:
Kynar® ADX 281 :
PVDF copolymer
Natural version ð aspect, easy identification/differentiation
Image courtesy of SALCO PRODUCTS
Strong experience of Kynar® PVDF in CPI applications
Similar chemical resistance as regular Kynar® PVDF
Durable adhesion ensured by thickness enough and low Melt Point (°C) Flex Modulus at Characteristics
permeation of fluids in contact 23°C (Mpa)
156 1000 Thermal cycling
flexibility
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