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Kyoto’s PFAS-free whiteness: A new textile finishing approach?

Kyoto University-led team has shown DFP can create whiteness and water repellency without titanium dioxide or PFAS-based treatments. Using ultraviolet light and a solvent, DFP forms microscopic pores and has been demonstrated on polyester, other polymers, films and fibres.

Kyoto’s PFAS-free whiteness: A new textile finishing approach?

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Kyoto University-led team has shown DFP can create whiteness and water repellency without titanium dioxide or PFAS-based treatments.

Using ultraviolet light and a solvent, DFP forms microscopic pores and has been demonstrated on polyester, other polymers, films and fibres.

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Kyoto University-led team has shown DFP can create whiteness and water repellency without titanium dioxide or PFAS-based treatments. Using ultraviolet light and a solvent, DFP forms microscopic pores and has been demonstrated on polyester, other polymers, films and fibres.

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