The Chemours Company announced a sustainable process innovation to produce Advanced Polymer Architecture (APA) grade Viton fluoroelastomers, without the use of a fluorinated polymerization aid.? With the introduction of this new technology and prior innovations, Chemours now has the capability to manufacture the entire Viton fluoroelastomers portfolio using a non-fluorinated surfactant, and continues its leadership in fluoroelastomer process and product development. Viton APA grade fluoroelastomers enable products and applications critical for several markets?, including transportation, advanced electronics, industrial manufacturing, and oil and gas.?
Designers and engineers recognize the high performance of Viton APA grade fluoroelastomers for their ability to be durable while retaining their flexibility, strength, and shape in the most extreme environments. The new Viton APA grade fluoroelastomers have equivalent performance to the company's other fluoroelastomer products. The team successfully completed research into a non-fluorinated surfactant for this application.
The company is now entering the final phase with customer testing and validation to make it widely available.