The third edition has been updated and expanded, providing industrial chemists, technologists, environmental scientists and engineers with the most accurate, compact, and practical source on fluoropolymers. Highlighting existing and new industrial, military, medical and consumer goods applications, this edition adds more detailed information on equipment and processing conditions. It explores breakthroughs in understanding property-structure relationships, new polymerization techniques and the chemistry underlying polymers, such as melt-processable fluoroplastics. It also expands upon critical environmental aspects of fluoropolymers, including heat and radiation degradation, health effects, and recycling.

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Revised, updated and expanded to continue to provide the most accurate, compact and practical source on fluoropolymers.



Explores breakthroughs in understanding property-structure relationships, new polymerization techniques and the chemistry underlying polymers.



Fluoropolymers are high up on the specialty polymers group and due to their unique properties, are naturally part of the solution to industrial sustainability challenges.



Describes the technology of fluoropolymers, including thermoplastic and elastomeric products.

Expands upon critical environmental aspects of fluoropolymers and recycling of these special polymers