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SUBMITTER: Oshima A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7435272 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Oshima Akihiro A Tanaka Takayuki T Nakaya Hideki H Senba Ryosuke R Satoh Kazuyuki K
Scientific reports 20200818 1
Low-molecular-weight (M<sub>w</sub>) polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) micropowder is added to wax for use in automotive equipment and printing machines and is produced by radiation-initiated degradation under atmospheric conditions. However, pentadecafluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is produced as a by-product in concentrations greater than 25 ppb, which is problematic because PFOA does not degrade in the environment. Herein, we clarify the PFOA-formation mechanism and develop a manufacturing process fo ...[more]