GenX

This article is about the organic chemical. For the open source energy system model, see open energy system models § GenX. For other uses, see GenX (disambiguation).

GenX is a Chemours trademark name for a synthetic, short-chain organofluorine chemical compound, the ammonium salt of hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA). It can also be used more informally to refer to the group of related fluorochemicals that are used to produce GenX.[1][2] DuPont began the commercial development of GenX in 2009 as a replacement for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA, also known as C8).[3]

GenX is one of many synthetic organofluorine compounds collectively known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs).

  1. ^ "C3 Dimer Acid and PFAS". Chemours. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference RIVM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Hogue, Cheryl (2018-02-12). "What's GenX still doing in the water downstream of a Chemours plant?". American Chemical Society (ACS). Retrieved 2019-08-21.