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fluorotelomer

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Also known as FT

Fluorotelomers are fluorocarbon-based oligomers, or telomers, synthesized by telomerization. Some fluorotelomers and fluorotelomer-based compounds are a source of environmentally persistent perfluorinated carboxylic acids such as PFOA and PFNA, while others are under extended investigation.

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Fluorotelomers

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Fluorotelomers are fluorocarbon-based oligomers, or telomers, synthesized by telomerization. Some fluorotelomers and fluorotelomer-based compounds are a source of environmentally persistent perfluorinated carboxylic acids such as PFOA and PFNA, while others are under extended investigation.

==Types== There are many broad categories of fluorotelomers: Fluorotelomer alcohols (FTOH) Fluorotelomer ethoxylates (FTEO) Fluorotelomer fumarates Fluorotelomer methacrylates (FTMAC) Fluorotelomer sulphonates (FTS)

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