On the Solubility and Stability of Polyvinylidene Fluoride

This literature review covers the solubility and processability of fluoropolymer polyvinylidine fluoride (PVDF). Fluoropolymers consist a carbon backbone chain with multiple connected C–F bonds; they are typically nonreactive nontoxic have good thermal stability. Their processing, recycling reuse rapidly becoming more important to circular economy as fluoropolymers find widespread application in diverse sectors including construction, automotive engineering electronics. The partially fluorinated polymer PVDF is strong demand all these areas; addition its desirable inertness, which typical most fluoropolymers, it also has high dielectric constant can be ferroelectric some crystal phases. However, processing reusing challenging task, this partly due limited solubility. begins discussion on useful properties applications PVDF, followed by known solvents diluents how formed into membranes. Finally, we explore limitations PVDF’s chemical stability, conditions under degrade. Our aim provide condensed overview that will use both chemists engineers who need work PVDF.