Aquivion® N+ 125D is the first grade in Syensqo’s Aquivion® N+ series to use the company’s non-fluorosurfactant (NFS) technology
Syensqo, a science company focused on developing groundbreaking solutions that support the sustainability ambitions of its customers, has launched Aquivion® N+ 125D, a fluoro-ionomer produced using Syensqo’s proprietary new NFS (non-fluorosurfactant) technology. The new grade is commercially available worldwide and is intended for use in select hydrogen-related applications.
The launch of AquivionⓇ N+ 125D is aligned with the company’s One Planet sustainability roadmap and represents the next step in Syensqo’s ongoing journey to voluntarily phase out the use of fluorosurfactants from the PFAS family of chemicals. This commitment, announced in 2022, involves transitioning to non-fluorosurfactant technology across all our product lines and manufacturing nearly 100% of fluoropolymers without fluorosurfactants by 2026.
We are proud to continue on the transition of our products to Non-Fluorosurfactant technology. This achievement stems from our intensified Research and Innovation efforts over recent years that enabled our commitment to phase out the use of fluorinated surfactants. This is particularly important as we aim to strengthen the role of our essential materials in the emerging hydrogen economy and our sustainability journey.
Launched in 2021, Syensqo’s Green Hydrogen Growth Platform offers material solutions across the entire value chain, from green hydrogen production to usage, that are designed to advance the development of the green hydrogen economy. The platform brings together Syensqo’s advanced materials and competencies, developing innovative solutions that focus on improving system durability, efficiency and total cost of ownership. Aquivion® N+ is the new brand name for the company’s fluoro-ionomer range.
As the green hydrogen economy develops, the platform will continue to partner with customers and key players in the industry to enable the energy transition.
Syensqo is a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that enhance the way we live, work, travel and play. Inspired by the scientific councils which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911, we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers, with a diverse, global team of more than 13,000 associates in 30 countries.
Our solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices and healthcare applications. Our innovation power enables us to deliver on the ambition of a circular economy and explore breakthrough technologies that advance humanity.
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Moving away from Fluorosurfactants
As a company of explorers and innovators, we use science not only to help us identify new opportunities and breakthroughs, but also to reinvent solutions for legacy methods that can be improved.
The development of our non-fluorosurfactant technologies is an example of this innovation at work. These technologies use a new polymerization process that does not require the use of fluorosurfactant process aids from the PFAS family of compounds.