C4F8 2.2 Hazard Class Purity 99.9% Electronic Gases with 500L Cylinder EINECS No 200-941-9

Description:

Octafluoropropane (C3F8) is a fluorocarbon non-flammable greenhouse gas that can be produced either by electrochemical fluorination or by the Fowler process using cobalt fluoride. PERFLUOROPROPANE is a colorless, odorless gas. PERFLUOROPROPANE is relatively inert. The mixture is nonflammable and nontoxic, though asphyxiation may occur because of displacement of oxygen. Exposure of the container to prolonged heat or fire can cause PERFLUOROPROPANE to rupture violently and rocket.

Specifications:

1. Physical properties

2. Typical technical data (COA)

Applications:

In medicine, octafluoropropane may compose the gas cores of microbubble contrast agents used in contrast-enhanced ultrasound. Octafluoropropane microbubbles reflects sound waves well and are used to improve the ultrasound signal backscatter. It is also used in pars plana vitrectomy procedures where a retina hole or tear is repaired. The gas acts to provide a long-term tamponade, or plug, of a retinal hole/tear and allows re-attachment of the retina to occur over the following several days post-op.