Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a synthetic fluoropolymer of tetrafluoroethylene, and has numerous applications because it is chemically inert. The...
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1969, Bob Gore stretched heated rods of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and created expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE). His discovery of the right conditions...
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as "cop killer bullets", are bullets that have been coated in polytetrafluoroethylene. In the 1960s, Paul Kopsch (an Ohio coroner), Daniel Turcus (a...
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26, 1910 – May 12, 1994) was an American chemist. He discovered polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), better known as Teflon, in 1938. Plunkett was born in New...
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chloride (PVC) Polystyrene (PS) Nylon, nylon 6, nylon 6,6 Teflon (Polytetrafluoroethylene) Thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) These polymers are often better...
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Teflon is a registered trademark of the Chemours company used for polytetrafluoroethylene (and other fluoropolymers). Teflon may also refer to: Teflon AF...
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fluoropolymer is polytetrafluoroethylene under the brand name "Teflon," trademarked by the DuPont Company. In 1938, polytetrafluoroethylene (DuPont brand...
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(MTV) is a pyrolant. Teflon and Viton are trademarks of DuPont for polytetrafluoroethylene, (C2F4)n, and fluoroelastomer, (CH2CF2)n(CF(CF3)CF2)n. Thermites...
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pan. Non-stick is often used to refer to surfaces coated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), a well-known brand of which is Teflon. In the twenty-first...
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largest producers (by volume) of chloromethane, refrigerants and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). The company was incorporated in 1987, is a subsidiary of...
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flu, is an inhalation fever caused by the fumes released when polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE, known under the trade name Teflon) reaches temperatures...
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manufacturing, and use of nonstick coatings. Hence, materials like Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) are not and cannot be considered as FDA Approved, but...
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processes, electricity, batteries, waste water and treatment. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a synthetic fluoropolymer of tetrafluoroethylene is commonly...
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material type varies depending on the implant area; for example, Polytetrafluoroethylene is preferred for stent implants due to its non-stick properties...
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Film capacitor (redirect from Polytetrafluoroethylene film capacitor)
film capacitor. Polytetrafluoroethylene film capacitors are made with a dielectric of the synthetic fluoropolymer polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), a hydrophobic...
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polyisoprene (natural rubber) 466 CH2=C(Me)CH=CH2 poly(methyl methacrylate) 198 CH2=C(Me)CO2Me polystyrene 395 PhCH=CH2 Polytetrafluoroethylene 1100 CF2=CF2...
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States. Chemours is the manufacturer of Teflon, the brand name of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), known for its anti-stick properties. It also produces titanium...
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Polymer adsorption (section Polytetrafluoroethylene)
respectively. Many polymer applications, such as those which use polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE, or Teflon) require the use of a surface with specific physisorption...
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monochlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22), a precursor in the production of polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) and other fluoropolymers: CHCl3 + 2 HF → CHClF2 + 2 HCl...
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environmental impacts References Perfluorooctanoic acid ( PFOA), Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) Hydrophobic effect Endocrine disruptor Fluorocarbon (PFC)...
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silicone, metal, cork, felt, neoprene, nitrile rubber, fiberglass, polytetrafluoroethylene (otherwise known as PTFE or Teflon) or a plastic polymer (such...
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pyrophoric liquids are often supplied in a glass bottle with a polytetrafluoroethylene-lined septum. Larger amounts are supplied in metal tanks similar...
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the requirements of the circuit. Some of these dielectrics are polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon), FR-4, FR-1, CEM-1 or CEM-3. Well known pre-preg materials...
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are linear polyethylene (PE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) or isotactic polypropylene (PP). Whether or not polymers...
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(CF3)). The properties of these polymers are similar to those of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). Compared to PTFE, PFA has better anti-stick properties...
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application, using various construction materials such as fiberglass, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-coated fabric, and others. In addition to radar protection...
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is permanent press, having been treated with a coating (such as polytetrafluoroethylene) that suppresses wrinkles and creates a smooth appearance without...
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hexafluoropropylene and tetrafluoroethylene. It differs from the polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) resins in that it is melt-processable using conventional...
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bought out Kinetic and marketed several other Freon compounds. Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) was serendipitously discovered in 1938 by Roy J. Plunkett...
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important compounds including pharmaceuticals and polymers, e.g. polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). HF is also widely used in the petrochemical industry as...
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