(19)
(11) EP 2 028 201 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
01.07.2009 Bulletin 2009/27

(43) Date of publication:
25.02.2009 Bulletin 2009/09

(21) Application number: 08012140.3

(22) Date of filing: 04.07.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C08F 214/22(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30) Priority: 31.07.2007 JP 2007199961

(71) Applicant: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
Osaka 530-8323 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Kishine, Mitsuru c/o Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Osaka 566-8585 (JP)
  • Kitaichi, Masanori c/o Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Osaka 566-8585 (JP)
  • Morita, Shigeru c/o Daikin Industries Ltd.
    Osaka 566-8585 (JP)
  • Tanaka, Yoshiki c/o Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Osaka 566-8585 (JP)
  • Ota, Daisuke c/o Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Osaka 566-8585 (JP)

(74) Representative: HOFFMANN EITLE 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastraße 4
81925 München
81925 München (DE)

   


(54) Method for producing a fluoroelastomer


(57) The present invention provides a method for producing a fluoroelastomer using an emulsifier which is inexpensive and hardly remains in product polymers. The present invention is related to a method for producing a fluoroelastomer, wherein vinylidene fluoride and at least one fluoroolefin monomer other than vinylidene fluoride are copolymerized in the manner of an emulsion polymerization in the presence of an emulsifier represented by C5F11COOM, wherein M represents H, NH4 or an alkali metal.