Invented by Dr. Roy J. Pluncket, a scientist Dr. Pont Nemours U.S.A. on 6 April 1938. TFE monomer is generally manufactured by synthesis of Calcium Fluoride, Sulphuric Acid & Chloroform. The polymerization of TFE is carried out in carefully controlled conditions to form PTFE.
PTFE is a high performance engineered special polymer. It has a unique position in the polymer Industry due to its versatile characteristics.
PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene) is a synthetic fluoropolymer of tetrafluoroethylene that has numerous applications. PTFE is a fluorocarbon solid, as it is a high-molecular-weight compound consisting wholly of carbon and fluorine. PTFE is hydrophobic: neither water nor water-containing substances wet PTFE, as fluorocarbons demonstrate mitigated dispersion forces due to the high electronegativity of fluorine.
Due to its versatile and wonderful properties, ptfe has diverse applications in various industries, such as chemical, pharmaceutical, electrical, power plants, fertilisers, paper, railways, shipping, aircraft, spacerafts, and machine tool manufacturing etc, practically all kinds of industries are demanding PTFE for existing and new applications due to its unique and exceptional properties.