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Fluoropolymers 2 - Properties (Hardcover, 1999 ed.)
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Fluoropolymers 2 - Properties (Hardcover, 1999 ed.)
Series: Topics in Applied Chemistry
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The fluorine atom, by virtue of its electronegativity, size, and
bond strength with carbon, can be used to create compounds with
remarkable properties. Small molecules containing fluorine have
many positive impacts on everyday life of which blood substitutes,
pharmaceuticals, and surface modifiers are only a few examples.
Fluoropolymers, too, while traditionally associated with extreme
high performance applications have found their way into our homes,
our clothing, and even our language. A recent American president
was often likened to the tribology of PTFE. Since the serendipitous
discovery of Teflon at the DuPont Jackson Laboratory in 1938,
fluoropolymers have grown steadily in technological and marketplace
importance. New synthetic fluorine chemistry, new processes, and
new apprecia tion of the mechanisms by which fluorine imparts
exceptional properties all contribute to accelerating growth in
fluoropolymers. There are many stories of harrowing close calls in
the fluorine chemistry lab, especially from the early years, and
synthetic challenges at times remain daunting. But, fortunately,
modem techniques and facilities have enabled significant strides
toward taming both the hazards and synthetic uncertainties, In
contrast to past environmental problems associated with
fluorocarbon refrigerants, the exceptional properties of fluorine
in polymers have great environmental value. Some fluoropolymers are
enabling green technologies such as hydrogen fuel cells for
automobiles and oxygen selective membranes for cleaner diesel
combustion.
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