acrolein
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- noun
- /ˈækrəˌlin/
- Specialized
- During chemical manufacturing, acrolein acts as an intermediate to produce other compounds.
Examples
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Acrolein, which is present in minute amounts in automobile exhaust and cigarette smoke, is used industrially in the manufacture of various organic compounds.
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Now, instead of crossing states, acrolein crosses a plant, and a much safer product moves by rail.
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According to Ward, industrial acrolein is produced by Dow in a facility on the Gulf Coast.
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Dow learned, though, that the customer was using acrolein to make an intermediate product, which was safer to handle.
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Ward said one solution, along these lines, brought about a safer way to handle one customer's shipments of acrolein.
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Crotalus acrolein causes radical formation and protein denaturation.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency considers acrolein extremely toxic to humans and warns that it can kill someone who inhales concentrations as low as 10 parts per million.
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In the paper that first defined the ONIOM method, we discussed the addition of acrolein to substituted 1,3-butadienes, where ethylene-butadiene was used as the model system.
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The scientists measured the levels of acrolein in the air to assess its toxicity in industrial areas.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency considers acrolein extremely toxic to humans and warns that it can kill someone who inhales concentrations as low as 10 parts per million.
Synonyms
A colorless strong-smelling poisonous liquid used to make other chemicals and kill harmful organisms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Acrolein comes from the parts acro- 'at the end', as in acrobat, and oleum 'oil', so it was named as the oily product formed when fats break down. So the name fits: acrolein is a sharp, oily-smelling liquid often made when organic matter burns or decomposes.