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ethyl benzene |
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ethyl benzene [′eth·əl ′ben‚zēn] (organic chemistry) C6H5C2H5A colorless liquid that boils at 136°C, insoluble in water; used in organic synthesis, as a solvent, and in making styrene. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| While PET is less toxic than many plastics, the Berkeley Ecology Center found that manufacturing PET generates more than 100 times the toxic emissions--in the form of nickel, ethylbenzene, ethylene oxide and benzene--compared to making the same amount of glass. Tolune, xylene, ethylbenzene, styrene, and isopropylbenzene, among others. Within a minute or two, the first cycle in the dishwasher stripped the water of 96 to 100 percent of toluene, ethylbenzene, and cyclohexane, the researchers report in the July 1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. |
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