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Is today’s non-stick cookware safe?

Posted on February 10th, 2017 by Laurence W. McKeen in New Materials & Applications

Nonstick coatings have been used on cookware for over 50 years. It’s amazing that its safety continues to be debated. Continue reading “Is today’s non-stick cookware safe?” »

US DuPont Teflon Case Resembles Tronox

Posted on July 28th, 2016 by Matt Weber in Chemical R&D

The Dow-DuPont merger won shareholder approval this week, but is danger looming on the horizon for the fate of the super-merger? Chemours, the 2014 DuPont spin-off, faces significant personal-injury litigation over the use of PFOA as a feedstock in the creation of Teflon. Continue reading “US DuPont Teflon Case Resembles Tronox” »