Journal Textile Coloration and Finishing Year / Vol., Issue, Month 2016 / V.28,no.3,Sept Title Chemical Structural Approach to Understand Global Prohibition on Perfluorinated Compounds and their Uses Authors Eun Kyung Choe*, Jinsung Ra, Young Dal Cho, Ki Bong Song1, Suyeong Lee2 and Gwangseol Seok Institution/Affiliations Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, 1National Institute of Chemical Safety, 2National Institut Pages/Total page pp.134 ~ 155 / 22 Language Korean Abstract Abstract Perfluorinated chemicals are highly diverse and widely used. More than 160 substances are pre-registered under REACH and approximately 140 substances are in the existing chemicals list of Korea from this chemical group. Chemical structures of PFCs that are globally prohibited and still in uses are identified with OECD’s classification of PFCs with an overall review on their uses in consumer products including textile products. Case examples for current domestic situation on use of PFCs as a major component of water-repelling agents in textile products as well as a brief summary of eight major PFC manufacturers’ situation are presented from our survey study along the supply chains and the most recent report of EPA stewardship programme, respectively. Keywords Keywords fluorotelomers, PFOA stewardship, perfluorinated chemicals, perfluoroalkyl, precursors, side-chain-fluorinated, water-repellin Download   Reference http://www.koreascience.or.kr/article/ArticleFullRecord.jsp?cn=OSGGBT_2016_v28n3_134&ordernum=