Roy j. Plunkett, he is the discoverer of Polytetrafluoroethylene. Roy J. Plunkett was born on June 26, 1910. He died on May 12, 1994 at the age of 83. Teflon was accidentally invented in 1938, at the 'DuPont Jackson Laboratory,' which is located in new Jersey. Roy J. Plunkett had an assistant known as Jack Rebok.
Roy J. Plunkett received the John Scott medal from the city of Philadelphia in 1951, for an invention promoting the "comfort, welfare, and happiness of human kind". He was inducted to the 'Plastic Hall of Fame in 1973 and the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1985.
Roy J. Plunkett received the John Scott medal from the city of Philadelphia in 1951, for an invention promoting the "comfort, welfare, and happiness of human kind". He was inducted to the 'Plastic Hall of Fame in 1973 and the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1985.
During the first 10 years of discovering PTFE Roy J. Plunkett and the 'DuPont' investigated the PTFE to find more information about PTFE. PTFE was found to be most slipperiest substance known to man kind, has high molecular weight, it's hydrophobicity, has a low coefficient of friction against solids, it's thermoplasticity, has a high electronegativity and it has a low chemical reactivity.
Teflon first began being sold initially only used for various industrial and military applications due to the expense of producing TFE. By the 1960s, various forms of Teflon were being used in a variety of ways and applications, such as stain repellent in electrical wire insulation and in fabric. It was also in the 1960s that Teflon began being used in its most publicly known application such as a coating for non-stick cook ware. Today, Teflon or brands that use Teflon use it in windshield wipers, carpets and furniture (as a stain repellent. PTFE is also used in light bulbs, coating on glasses and in various hair products.)
Teflon first began being sold initially only used for various industrial and military applications due to the expense of producing TFE. By the 1960s, various forms of Teflon were being used in a variety of ways and applications, such as stain repellent in electrical wire insulation and in fabric. It was also in the 1960s that Teflon began being used in its most publicly known application such as a coating for non-stick cook ware. Today, Teflon or brands that use Teflon use it in windshield wipers, carpets and furniture (as a stain repellent. PTFE is also used in light bulbs, coating on glasses and in various hair products.)
