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I'm curious which PFC they are using. A cursory search indicates that PFCs are hazardous to our health. Benzene in particular.
by ghastmaster 5y ago
I'm curious which PFC they are using. A cursory search indicates that PFCs are hazardous to our health. Benzene in particular.
- Brentward 5y agoBenzene is not a PFC as it only contains carbon and hydrogen, not the fluorine that puts the F in PFC. According to Wikipedia [1], "fluoroalkanes are generally inert and non-toxic" and "do not bioaccumulate." That was surprising to me too, but apparently they have many established medical uses, including liquid breathing, which makes this application seem more reasonable. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorocarbon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorocarbon
- ghastmaster 5y agoThanks! I misread the chart in the wiki, not realizing benzene was there as a comparison to hexaflourobenzene.