Fluoride Recovery in Degradable Fluorinated Polyesters

2025/01/16 by Fornacon-Wood, Christoph, Stühler, Merlin R., Millanvois, Alexandre +6
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paper · doi:10.15495/epub_ubt_00008130

Abstract

We report a new class of degradable fluorinated polymers through the copolymerization of tetrafluorophthalic anhydride and propylene oxide or trifluoropropylene oxide which show up to 20 times quicker degradation than the non-fluorinated equivalents and allow for fluoride recovery.

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