This polymer was discovered in 1938 when a DuPont chemist, Roy Plunkett opened a gas canister of tetrafluoroethylene but noticed that nothing came out.
This polymer was discovered in 1938 when a DuPont chemist, Roy Plunkett opened a gas canister of tetrafluoroethylene but noticed that nothing came out. Inside the vessel he discovered a slippery polymeric material that had a high melting point and was nearly chemically inert. This discovery went unused until World War Two when it was employed to form gaskets that were inert to uranium hexafluoride. FTP, what polymer was later marketed in the 1960's to consumers as nonstick coatings on cookware?
This polymer was discovered in 1938 when a DuPont chemist, Roy Plunkett opened a gas canister of tetrafluoroethylene but noticed that nothing came out.
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