New research demonstrates a simple, eco-friendly method to break down Teflon—one of the world's most durable plastics—into useful chemical building blocks. Scientists from Newcastle University and the ...
Teflon’s unique molecular structure made it useful in myriad applications, from nuclear weapons laboratories to your kitchen. Illustration by Emily Lankiewicz / Longhua Liao via Getty Images / U.S.
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is one of those chemical innovations that has gone from wonder material to societal scourge. Better known by its brand name, Teflon, PTFE is remarkably unreactive and ...
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