PFAS are everywhere—even when they’re not. A recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences is garnering significant media attention for suggesting that a crisis exists ...

Carbon dioxide is an all too common waste product of industry, belched into the air in huge amounts from smokestacks. Now, researchers have developed a new type of fluorinated membrane that can ...

Chinese scientists have announced a significant advancement in lithium battery technology. They have achieved ...

A team has reported on the rapid generation of new fluorinated molecular fragments for drug discovery using organocatalysis. Fluorine is found rarely in naturally occurring organic molecules. However, ...

Fluorinated graphene is a modified form of graphene wherein fluorine atoms are covalently bonded to the carbon lattice, leading to a pronounced alteration of its intrinsic electronic, optical, and ...

Chemists have developed a method to furnish a range of molecules with a trifluoromethyl group attached to a sulfur, nitrogen or oxygen atom. Their procedure avoids the use of PFAS reagents. It thus ...

Public health groups are continuing to push the US Environmental Protection Agency to ban a fluorination process that improves the barrier properties of high-density polyethylene plastic containers.

LES ARCS, France — The ski season in Europe may be coming to a close, but the chemicals left behind by skiers and snowboarders could remain on the Alps forever. The toxic substances used in ...

NEWARK, Del, Dec. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global fluorinated containers market is poised for significant growth, with a projected market size of USD 3,266.5 million in 2024, expected to surge ...