(GIST OF SCIENCE REPORTER) Teflon — Heat Resistant

[November-2020]

Teflon — Heat Resistant

• In 1938, Roy J. Plunkett who was working at the DuPont Company’s Jackson Laboratory, accidentally invented “Teflon” while researching new Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) refrigerants. During his research, he observed a white powder that was chemically inert and heat resistant and possessed low-surface friction. 
• The white powder came to be used as a non-stick coating. It was named Teflon which soon became a household name for kitchenware.

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Courtesy: Science Reporter