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polytetrafluoroethylene

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polytetrafluoroethylene
a synthetic material commonly used as a nonstick lining in domestic cooking utensils (frypans); abbreviated PTFE; called also Teflon. Overheating produces toxic fumes that cause an acute hemorrhagic pneumonitis and death in small caged birds, which are particularly susceptible. Called also polymer-fume fever, kitchen deaths. See also polytef.
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Experimental investigations on electrokinetic phenomena of modified polytetrafluoroethylene membranes (The polytetrafluoroethylene membranes undergo chemical modification, hot-rolling and surface radiation treatment, which make the reprimanding oil abilities and water affinities of the membrane enhanced remarkably and the antipollution abilities also improved) in handling the oily waste water of oilfields are mainly performed in the paper.
Electrokinetic phenomena of modified polytetrafluoroethylene ... by Aiguo, Lin; Yihua, Yao; Gang, Liu; Guozhong, Zhang; Xiufeng, Lin / Journal of Water Resource and Protection (JWARP)
These awards are named after DuPont scientist Roy Plunkett who discovered polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), later branded DuPont Teflon, in 1938.
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For customers, the Product Centre area has proved invaluable thanks to its comprehensive breakdown of all details required to make an informed choice about selecting Donaldson Membranes' range of Tetratex[R] expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membranes.
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