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Pentadecafluorooctanoic-acid-free polytetrafluoroethylene and mechanism of PFOA formation by ?-irradiation.


ABSTRACT: Low-molecular-weight (Mw) 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 for a novel low-Mw PTFE micropowder that does not contain PFOA (less than 5 ppb). The process uses combined irradiation and heat treatment in an oxygen-free atmosphere. Furthermore, PFOA-free PTFE micropowder can be produced on the 10-kg scale.

SUBMITTER: Oshima A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7435272 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Pentadecafluorooctanoic-acid-free polytetrafluoroethylene and mechanism of PFOA formation by γ-irradiation.

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]

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