Overview of the development of the fluoropolymer industry

Applied Sciences (Switzerland)

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 496-512

  Teng, Hongxiang ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorine chemistry; Fluorine industry; Fluoropolymer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889094001     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20763417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/app2020496     Document Type: Review

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