Chemical Properties
White to off-white solid
Uses
Perfluorooctanesulfo?namide is a longer chain fluorinated surfactant used in polymers. Used in aqueous film firm-forming foam to extinguish hydrocarbon-based fires.
Definition
ChEBI: Perfluorooctanesulfonamide is a perfluorinated compound that is perfluorooctane in which one of the terminal fluorines has been replace by a sulfamoyl group. It has a role as a persistent organic pollutant. It is a sulfonamide and a perfluorinated compound.
Safety Profile
A poison by ingestion.When heated to decomposition it emits toxic vapors of SOx, NOx, and Fí.
