Because PTFE has high temperature and chemical resistance, it is usually used for valve applications. From simple steam / hot water valves to high temperature, fluid handling industries caustic ...

Plastics like Teflon are famously durable—and infamously difficult to recycle. But a breakthrough from researchers at the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) may offer a ...

Ever wonder what happens to those old Teflon-coated frying pans? Not a lot. Most get chucked into landfills. However, a new ...

You might know it as "PTFE”, but it also goes by several other names, including "polytetrafluoroethylene" and its brand name "Teflon." It is a plastic fluoropolymer that makes a vital contribution to ...

Why you should throw away your non-stick pan the second it cracks One surface crack on a PTFE-coated pan releases about 9,100 plastic particles. Carla Delgado Nov 14, 2022 10:00 AM EST ...