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PFC-116 (C2F6) X PFC-218 (C2F8) PFC-31-10 (C4F10) X PFC-51-144 (C6F14) X

      1Several applications use HFCs and PFCs as components of blends. The other components of these blends are sometimes ODSs and/or non-greenhouse gases. Several HFCs, PFCs and blends are sold under various trade names.

      2Other applications include sterilization equipment, tobacco expansion applications, plasma etching of electronic chips (PFC-116) and as solvents in the manufacture of adhesive coatings and inks.

      3PFC-14 (chemically CF4) is used as a minor component of a proprietary blend. Its main use is for semiconductor etching.

      4PFC-51-14 is an inert material, which has little or nil ability to dissolve soils. It can be used as a carrier for other solvents or to dissolve and deposit disk drive lubricants. PFCs are also used to test that sealed components are hermetically sealed.

Isomer Chemical formula Stereoisomer
IUPAC ACS
R-1234yc CH2F-CF=CF2
R-1234zc CHF2-CH=CF2
R-1234ye(E) CHF2-CF=CHF Entgegen Trans
R-1234ye(Z) CHF2-CF=CHF Zusammen Cis
R-1234ze(E) CF3-CH=CHF Entgegen Trans
R-1234ze(Z) CF3-CH=CHF Zusammen Cis
R-1234yf CF3-CF=CH2

      IUPAC = International Union of Pure and Applied Chemists

      ACS = American Chemical Society

Chemical structures of 1(E)-1,2,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene, or HFO-1234ye(E) and 1(Z)-1,2,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene, or HFO-1234ye(Z).

      Figure 2.1 Two examples of isomeric hydrofluorooelefin [10].

      In this book the term fluoropolymer describes fluorinated polymers and copolymers of a few olefinic monomers that are consumed in significant commercial scale. These monomers include tetrafluoroethylene (CF2=CF2), vinylidene fluoride (CF2=CH2) and chlorotrifluoroethylene (CFCl=CF2) and vinyl fluoride (CHF=CH2). The polymers of the last two are produced at significantly lower volumes than the first two monomers but have been included because of the importance of their applications. Generally, an increase in fluorine content of polymer enhances the desirable properties for which fluorinated polymers are known (Table 2.7).

      Fluoroelastomers consist of a number of high performance synthetic rubbers that are partially or fully fluorinated. Fluoroelastomers are made by copolymerizing various combinations of vinylidene fluoride (CH2=CF2), hexafluoropropylene (CF2=CFCF3), chlorotrifluoroethylene (CF2=CFCl), and tetrafluoroethylene (CF2=CF2). These fluorinated elastomers have outstanding resistance to oxygen, ozone, and heat and to swelling by oils, chlorinated solvent, and fuels.

      Table 2.7 Effect of increasing fluorine content in polymers.

Property Impact
Chemical resistance Up
Melting point Up
Coefficient of friction Down
Thermal stability Up
Dielectric constant Down
Dissipation factor Down
Volume and surface resistivity Up
Mechanical properties Down
Flame resistance Up
Resistance to weathering Up

       2.4.1 Fluoropolymers

      The inception of fluoropolymers as a group dates back to the serendipitous discovery of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) in a DuPont laboratory by Roy Plunket. His research program was aimed at the discovery and development of new refrigerants. The initial testing of the waxy white powder found in a tetrafluoroethylene gas cylinder revealed something

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