Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
Guide by: ME Item Storage Cell
The third plastic in progression, made in
How to make PTFE
Tetrafluoroethylene
Pre-LCR
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A@{ img: "https://start-dev-team.github.io/StarT-Wiki/Chemical-Lines/Plastics/PTFE_img/chemical_reactor_tetrafluoroethylene_from_chloroform.png", label: "Chemical Reactor", pos: "t", w: 200, h: 200, constraint: "on" }
B@{ img: "https://start-dev-team.github.io/StarT-Wiki/Chemical-Lines/Plastics/PTFE_img/chemical_reactor_hydrofluoric_acid_from_elements_2.png", label: "Chemical Reactor", pos: "t", w: 200, h: 200, constraint: "on" }
C@{ img: "https://start-dev-team.github.io/StarT-Wiki/Chemical-Lines/Plastics/PTFE_img/chemical_reactor_chloroform_3.png", label: "Chemical Reactor", pos: "t", w: 200, h: 200, constraint: "on" }
D@{ shape: lean-r, label: "12b Chlorine" }
E@{ shape: lean-r, label: "2b Methane" }
F@{ shape: lean-r, label: "4b Hydrogen" }
G@{ shape: lean-r, label: "4b Fluorine" }
H@{ shape: lean-l, label: "12b Hydrochloric Acid" }
I@{ shape: lean-l, label: "1b Tetrafluoroethylene" }
B --4b Hydrofluoric Acid--> A
C --2b Chloroform--> A
A --> I
A --> H
F --> B
G --> B
D --> C
E --> C
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Post-LCR
In

You skip Chloroform and instead use chlorine and methane directly, saving you a step. You still get the extra HCl
Chem Plant
You can use the Chemical Plant in

Polymerisation


Uses of PTFE
You will first use PTFE in


Also used as a sheet in

