PTFE tubing is a kind of fluoropolymer
tubing that most industries cannot have enough of as there is the wide
and diverse use of the same. PTFE tubing is a marked improvement to
existing fluoropolymer tubing, and most PTFEtube manufacturers regard PTFE as an advanced tubing option and they regard
it an integral part of projects that require both chemical inertness, high-temperature use and melt processing.
PTFE tubing is an able substitute for stainless steel tubing. Though PTFE tubing
is quite expensive what works in favor of
it is its unique advantages.
How is PTFE tubing commonly used?
PTFE is used in Pharmaceutical Applications
When quality control is the primary consideration, as it is in the case of the
pharmaceutical industry, companies
require quality tubings that maintain the purity
of the material intact. One such example is the ultra-purified water
used in transport via resin tubing that needs to remain chemically pure
throughout its passage; PFA's or PTFE’s inertness to chemicals, that includes
some of the other dangerous contaminants, usually found in labs such as
sulfuric acid, make it the most sought-after
choice as it is able to meet the high
standards set by pharmaceutical industry.
It holds especially true for pharmaceutical companies that include the use of highly corrosive materials such as nitric
or phosphoric acid, PTFE is easily able to endure the damaging properties of
such corrosive materials.
PTFE fulfills
the requirement of pharmaceutical processing equipment chiefly because
they have great properties such as chemical and thermal resistance. Their
molecules also boast of continuous
non-reactive surfaces and can be congruent with almost all chemicals and
solvents. PTFE is resistant to chemical attack and performs better in such
scenarios over hydrocarbon plastics and conventional chlorinated and its service temperature is also comparatively
high.
PTFE is non-reactive and hence it does not
leave corrosion by-products or extractables
that contaminates processes. PTFE has a hydrophobic surface that is non-wetting
and withstands any biofilm buildup and
can be made a part of the strongest cleaning solutions along with
steam-in-place processes.
PTFE coatings are also very important for
the pharmaceutical industry as they are able to provide over braid seals and
the requisite strength and helps in the cleaning and purging process with ease.
It is to be noted that PTFE tube is
able to do more than just pass muster the impossibly high standards set by the
pharmaceutical industry.
