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Is Tetrafluoroethylene vegetarian?

Tetrafluoroethylene

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Tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) is a synthetic colourless fluorocarbon gas used primarily as the monomer in the industrial production of fluoropolymers such as PTFE (Teflon).

Also known as TFE
INCI name Tetrafluoroethylene
CAS number 116-14-3
EC number 204-126-9
CosIng ID 100302
Last reviewed 9 July 2026

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