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TFE [4 records]

Record 1 2011-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Plastics Manufacturing
Universal entry(ies)
C2F4
formula, see observation
116-14-3
CAS number
DEF

A compound having the chemical formula C2F4 which is used primarily as a monomer, comonomer and termonomer for polytetrafluoroethylene resins (which are used in mold coatings, electrical insulation, filter cloths, electrical tapes, gaskets and Teflon products) and which is also used as a propellant for food product aerosols.

OBS

tetrafluoroethene: form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry).

OBS

UN 1080; Fluoroplast 4: commercial names.

OBS

Chemical formula: C2F4

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Plasturgie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C2F4
formula, see observation
116-14-3
CAS number
OBS

tétrafluoroéthène : forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée).

OBS

Formule chimique : C2F4

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Labour and Employment
OBS

Purchase of Training program that is presently being run for Human Resources Development Canada (Ontario region) by George Brown College in Toronto.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Travail et emploi

Spanish

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Record 3 1991-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Stock Exchange

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Bourse

Spanish

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Record 4 1985-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique
  • Études et analyses environnementales
CONT

Le point limite d'alcalinité totale (PLAT) (= total fixed end point alkalinity), déterminé par l'utilisation d'un indicateur bromcrésol-vert-méthyl-orange, incolore à pH 4.5, ou d'une titration potentiométrique à pH 4.5.

Spanish

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