Mineralisation makes chemical recycling of fluoropolymers a possibility

By Richard Thompson2022-09-27T13:04:00

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By using molten sodium hydroxide, researchers show they can produce fluorite from fluoropolymers in a two-step process

Researchers in Japan have developed a process for converting commonly used fluoropolymers into fluorite (calcium fluoride), a useful starting material for making nearly all fluoride compounds.