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acrylonitrile

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acrylonitrile [‚ak·rə‚lō′nī·trəl]
(organic chemistry)
CH2CHCN A colorless liquid compound used in the manufacture of acrylic rubber and fibers. Also known as vinylcyanide.


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Acrylonitrile was used to carry out the cyanoethylation reaction with sodium hydroxide as the catalyst.
Acrylonitrile and methacrylonitrile--Over 1 million tons of acrylonitrile are used each year in the production of acrylic fibers, elastomers, plastics, and resins.
Jacobs will engineer a system that employs a GE stripping technology that removes contaminants from latex substances with less potentially harmful emissions of acrylonitrile into the environment.
 
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