A fluoropolymer is a fluorocarbon-based polymer with multiple carbon–fluorine bonds. It is characterized by a high resistance to solvents, acids, and...
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Non-stick surface (section Fluoropolymer)
manufacture non-stick pans. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a synthetic fluoropolymer used in various applications including non-stick coatings. Teflon is...
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Polymer fume fever (redirect from Fluoropolymer fever)
Polymer fume fever or fluoropolymer fever, also informally called Teflon flu, is an inhalation fever caused by the fumes released when polytetrafluoroethylene...
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Polytetrafluoroethylene (category Fluoropolymers)
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a synthetic fluoropolymer of tetrafluoroethylene, and has numerous applications because it is chemically inert. The...
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Xylan is a fluoropolymer-based industrial coating, most commonly used in non-stick cookware. Generally, it is applied in a thin film to the target material...
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multinational manufacturing company specializing in products derived from fluoropolymers. It is a privately held corporation headquartered in Newark, Delaware...
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Spectralon (category Fluoropolymers)
Spectralon is a fluoropolymer that has the highest diffuse reflectance of any known material or coating over the ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared...
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Min K. (July 2008). "Optical properties of Teflon® {AF} amorphous fluoropolymers" (PDF). Journal of Micro/Nano Lithography. 7 (3): 033010. doi:10.1117/1...
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diffusion plants required special materials: nickel for membranes, fluoropolymers for seals, and liquid fluorocarbons as coolants and lubricants. This...
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Polymer-bonded explosive (section Fluoropolymers)
used to machine explosive lenses necessary for modern nuclear weapons. Fluoropolymers are advantageous as binders due to their high density (yielding high...
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Polyvinylidene fluoride (category Fluoropolymers)
polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) is a highly non-reactive thermoplastic fluoropolymer produced by the polymerization of vinylidene difluoride. Its chemical...
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Organofluorine chemistry (section Fluoropolymers)
usefulness of fluorous phases and the use of PFOA in processing of fluoropolymers. In contrast to the aliphatic derivatives, perfluoroaromatic derivatives...
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primarily used in refrigerants, foam blowing agents, solvents and fluoropolymers Difluoroethene Dichloroethane This set index article lists chemical...
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String (music) (section Fluoropolymers (aka "Carbon"))
same acoustic properties as gut strings without the tuning problems. Fluoropolymer strings are available for classical guitar, harp, and ukulele. This...
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Fluorochemical industry (section Fluoropolymers)
the replacement refrigerants are often other fluorinated molecules. Fluoropolymers are less than one quarter the size of refrigerant gases in terms of...
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Perfluoroalkoxy alkane (category Fluoropolymers)
Perfluoroalkoxy alkanes (PFA) are fluoropolymers. They are copolymers of tetrafluoroethylene (C2F4) and perfluoroethers (C2F3ORf, where Rf is a perfluorinated...
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ECTFE (category Fluoropolymers)
copolymer of ethylene and chlorotrifluoroethylene. It is a semi-crystalline fluoropolymer (a partly fluorinated polymer), with chemical corrosion resistance properties...
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It is manufactured from a thermoplastic material such as polyolefin, fluoropolymer (such as FEP, PTFE or Kynar), PVC, neoprene, silicone elastomer or Viton...
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structure is F2C=CF2. It is used primarily in the industrial preparation of fluoropolymers. It is the simplest perfluorinated alkene. It was first reported as...
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acid, byproducts of production of the fluoropolymer Nafion; and intermediates used to make other fluoropolymers (e.g. PPVE, PEVE and PMVE perfluoroether)...
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Gore-Tex (category Fluoropolymers)
sheet which can be tailored to match particular applications. PTFE is a fluoropolymer made using an emulsion polymerization process that utilizes the fluorosurfactant...
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water-resistant (hydrophobic). Most factory-applied treatments are fluoropolymer based; these applications are quite thin and not always effective. Durable...
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Fluorinated ethylene propylene (category Fluoropolymers)
Dyneon FEP from Dyneon/3M. FEP is very similar in composition to the fluoropolymers PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) and PFA (perfluoroalkoxy polymer resin)...
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cooker models include a coating of Sumiflon (スミフロン), a self-cleaning fluoropolymer-aluminium composite developed by Sumitomo Electric. "Zojirushi Corp"...
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industrial applications. Polyvinylidene fluoride, PVDF, belongs to the fluoropolymer class of thermoplastics and is known for its high chemical inertness...
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Polyvinyl fluoride (category Fluoropolymers)
raincoats and metal sheeting. Polyvinyl fluoride is a thermoplastic fluoropolymer with a repeating vinyl fluoride unit, and it is structurally very similar...
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polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyurethane (PU), silicone elastomer, or fluoropolymers. Treatment could be either of the fabric during manufacture or of completed...
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faint ether-like odor. It is used as the monomeric precursor to the fluoropolymer polyvinylfluoride. It was first prepared in 1901 by Frédéric Swarts...
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chemical compatibility in other industries.[citation needed] Extruded fluoropolymer tubes such as FKM (Viton, Fluorel, etc.) have good compatibility with...
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lighting. Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF): a nonreactive thermoplastic fluoropolymer known for extreme chemical resistance, ultraviolet stability, and piezoelectric...
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