Fluoride is an ion of fluorine, one of the most abundant elements on earth. Fluoride is naturally occurring in the groundwater of water supplies worldwide, at varying levels. It has been added to ...

Fluorine chemistry developed rapidly during the Second World War, with American scientists working on the 'Manhattan project' to separate fissionable uranium-235 from uranium-238. Uranium is ...

A high-voltage feedthrough provides the RF energy needed to create a plasma, which knocks fluorine ions out of the process gas. The negatively charged and extremely reactive fluorine ions are ...

which will supply the fluorine for PVDF production as well as meet demand from other parts of the lithium-ion manufacturing industry. The joint venture between Syensqo and Orbia’s fluorinated ...