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What is PTFE? It Is A Wonderful Thing Discovered By Mistake

What is PTFE? It Is A Wonderful Thing Discovered By Mistake

by Alan York | Mar 25, 2025 | All News Releases, Blog

Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is another one of those wonderful things that was discovered by complete accident. In 1938, Roy Plunkett of DuPont was attempting to make a new chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant. But, he accidentally stumbled across a waxy, white material...

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