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The International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified tetrachloroethylene as a Group 2A carcinogen, which means that it is probably carcinogenic to humans. Tetrachloroethylene dissolves fats from the skin, potentially resulting in skin irritation.
Animal studies and a study of 99 twins by Dr. Samuel Goldman and researchers at the Parkinson's Institute in Sunnyvale, California determined there is a "lot of circumstantial evidence" that exposure to Tetrachloroethlene increases the risk of developing Parkinson's disease ninefold.
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Is tetrachloroethylene a nitrate?
Tetrachloroethylene is not a nitrate.
What is the chemical formula of tetrachloroethylene?
C2Cl4
Why would dry cleaners use nonpolar tetrachloroethylene C2Cl4 to get cheeseburger grease out of your clothes?
Because of the solvent is fat-soluble
What had tetrachloroethylene in it?
Tetrachloroethene is used as a degreasing solvent. Brake cleaner, dry cleaning solvent and dog worming medicine all contain the material.
Where can you buy carbon tetrachloride?
You can try looking for it using its newer name, tetrachloroethylene. Many different online chemical suppliers carry it under that name. Also, several automotive cleaning products use tetrachloroethylene as their primary ingredient, but there are probably other solvents mixed in, so they may not work for your purposes. I'll give a couple of examples. At an auto parts store (or the automotive section of Wal-Mart), look for spray cans of "Electrical Contact Cleaner", and read the fine print on a can to make sure it uses tetrachloroethylene. You can also look for spray cans of "Brake Parts Cleaner", but many of those just use a blend of petroleum-based solvents. If the can says "non-chlorinated", it's the wrong stuff. If it DOESN'T say "non-chlorinated", read the fine print and look for tetrachloroethylene.
Is tetrachloroethylene ionic or covalent?
Organic, aromatic hydrocarbon compound: CH3-C6H5
How can tetrachloroethylene be recycled by distillation?
Of course! (Says this lay person) By using another liquid that has a higher boiling point! Fractional Distillation with a condenser, round bottom flask, and a fume hood. Chemdawg!
What chemicals are used by dry cleaners?
Dry cleaning is a process in which certain chemical solvents are used in place of water. One of the most popular solvents is tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene), which is also known as "perc". In the past, Romans used ammonia, which they obtained from urine.
How is CO2 dry cleaning better than PERC dry cleaning?
PERC dry cleaning produces percholorethylene, PCE, tetrachloroethylene, and tetrachloroethene which has been identified as a toxic contaminant and potential human carcinogen. CO2 does not produce these chemicals it is cleaner and greener.
What has the author Lucie Olivier written?
Lucie Olivier has written: 'Garment cleaning' -- subject(s): Cleaning and dyeing industry, Dry cleaning, Environmental aspects, Environmental aspects of Cleaning and dyeing industry, Environmental aspects of Dry cleaning, Tetrachloroethylene
What are Haloalkenes used for?
Haloalkenes have a number of uses : Chemical Intermediates i.e. as the starting point for other chemicals Monomers i.e. the building block for polymers eg Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) from monochloroethylene Solvents e.g. Perchlorethylene (Tetrachloroethylene) dry cleaning fluid
What is the comparative and superlative to the word dangerous?
More dangerous Most dangerous
