C. S. Elsbernd's scientific contributions

Publications (2)

Article
Fluoropolymers are used in many technologically demanding applications because of their balance of high-performance properties. A significant impediment to the synthesis of variants of commercially available amorphous fluoropolymers is their general insolubility in most solvents except chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). The environmental concerns about CF...

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... DeSimone et al. [59] demonstrated for the first time that fluoropolymers can be strongly dissolved in supercritical CO 2 without the assistance of cosolvents and show good thickening properties. Research shows that at 50 • C and 300 bar, 3.7 wt% poly(1,1-dihydroperfluorooctyl acrylate) (PFOA, Mw = 1,400,000) in supercritical CO 2 can increase the viscosity of the system from 0.08 cP to 0.20-0.25 cP. ...