Fluoropolymer composite tube and method of preparation

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10354374

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Described herein is a method of preparing a fluoropolymer composite comprising the steps of activating the fluoropolymer substrate and thereafter applying a layer of a different polymer to the activated fluoropolymer substrate. The activation step can be described as a mixed gas plasma discharge or an electrically formed plasma. Also described herein are other methods of surface activation including exposure to excimer laser, gamma rays, x-ray flux, electron beam, sodium naphthalate bath, coupling or curing agents, and others. In particular, described is a fuel pipe comprised of an inner fluorocarbon layer having electrostatic discharge resistance and hydrocarbon evaporative emission resistance chemically bonded to an outer layer of a cross-linked polyethylene polymer. There is no need for additional adhesives. Fluoropolymer layers have excellent chemical resistance.

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PILOT INDUSTRIES INC2319 BISHOP CIRCLE EAST DEXTER MI 48130 MI

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Krause, Edward K Ann Arbor, MI 9 129
Kuenzel, Kenneth J Grass Lake, MI 9 197
Smith, Jerry J Jackson, MI 4 36

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