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methylene chloride [′meth·ə‚lēn ′klȯr‚īd]

(organic chemistry)

CH₂Cl₂A colorless liquid, practically nonflammable and nonexplosive; used as a refrigerant in centrifugal compressors, a solvent for organic materials, and a component in nonflammable paint-remover mixtures.

Methylene Chloride

CH₂C1₂; a colorless liquid with an odor similar to that of chloroform. Boiling point, 40°C ; density, 1.3255 g/cm³ at 20°C . It is miscible with organic solvents; its solubility in water is 1.32 g per 100 g at 25°C . Methylene chloride reacts with water to form an azeotrope (boiling point, 38. TC; 98.5 percent CH₂C1₂).

Methylene chloride is prepared commercially by chlorination of methane, which also produces methyl chloride and chloroform. It is used as a solvent for plastics, rubber, cellulose esters, and fats, as well as in the extraction of essential oils. Methylene chloride has a mild narcotic effect.

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No references found	Years ago, coffee is decaffeinated by steaming the coffee beans for 30 minutes and then followed by treating them with methylene chloride solvents to leach out caffeine. Switch to Decaf Coffee! by Sturat Mitchel / Food/cooking/nutrition community The Paint and Allied Products Manufacturing Area Source rulemaking would apply to paint, ink, and adhesive manufacturing facilities that use cadmium, chromium, lead, nickel, benzene, or methylene chloride, and are categorized as "area sources" [emit less than 10 tons-per-year of a single Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) or less than 25 tons-per-year of a mixture of HAPs]. Paint and Allied Products Manufacturing Area Source rulemaking by JCT CoatingsTech : Conventional coffees are typically decaffeinated using carcinogenic solvents, such as methylene chloride or ethyl acetate. How green is that ... coffee? by Santisi, Jennifer / E	methyl tertiary butyl ether methyl tetradecanoate methyl transferase methyl violet methyl-n-amyl ketone methyl-N-carbamate methylacetic acid methylal Methylamine methylarsinic sulfide methylate methylated cap methylated spirit methylated spirits Methylation methylbenzene methylbenzethonium chloride methylbutynol methylcellulose methylcyclopentadiene dimer Methyldichlorarsine methyldichlorosilane methylene Methylene Blue methylene bromide Methylene Chloride methylene iodide methylene oxide methylene succinic acid Methylene-Urea Fertilizers methylethylcellulose methylheptenone methylidyne methylisothiocyanate methylmercury compound methylmercury cyanide methylmercury nitrile methylnaphthalene methylol riboflavin methylol urea Methylomonadaceae methylortho-benzoylbenzoate methylotrophic bacteria methylpara-cresol methylpentene polymer methylphenol methylphosphoric acid methylsulfonic acid methylsulfonyl Methyltestosterone methylthionine chloride	Methyldichlorarsine Methyldichloroarsine methyldichlorosilane Methyldioxymethamphetamine methyldopa methyldopa methyldopa/methyldopate methyldopate Methyldopate hydrochloride Methyldopate hydrochloride methylene methylene methylene methylene azure Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol methylene blue methylene blue methylene blue Methylene Blue Agar methylene blue dye binding test methylene blue dye binding test methylene blue dye binding test methylene blue light treated Methylene Blue Non-Staining Methylene Blue Reduction Time Methylene Blue Test Methylene Blue-Basic Fuchsin Methylene Blue-Directed Biopsy Methylene bromide Methylene bromochloride Methylene Chloride Methylene Chloride Soluble Organics Methylene dibromide Methylene dichloride Methylene diiodide Methylene Diphenylene Diisocyanate Methylene diphosphonate methylene group Methylene iodide Methylene oxide Methylene oxide Methylene oxide Methylene oxide methylene radical methylene succinic acid Methylene-Bis Methyl Anthranilate Methylene-Blue active Substances Methylene-Urea Fertilizers methylenebis (3, 4, 6-trichlorophenol) Methylenebisacrylamide Methylenedianiline Methylenedioxyamphetamine Methylenedioxyamphetamine Methylenedioxyamphetamine methylenedioxymethamphetamine methylenedioxymethamphetamine methylenedioxymethamphetamine Methylenesuccinic acid Methylenesuccinic acid Methylenetetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase

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Years ago, coffee is decaffeinated by steaming the coffee beans for 30 minutes and then followed by treating them with methylene chloride solvents to leach out caffeine.

Switch to Decaf Coffee! by Sturat Mitchel / Food/cooking/nutrition community

The Paint and Allied Products Manufacturing Area Source rulemaking would apply to paint, ink, and adhesive manufacturing facilities that use cadmium, chromium, lead, nickel, benzene, or methylene chloride, and are categorized as "area sources" [emit less than 10 tons-per-year of a single Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) or less than 25 tons-per-year of a mixture of HAPs].

Paint and Allied Products Manufacturing Area Source rulemaking by JCT CoatingsTech

: Conventional coffees are typically decaffeinated using carcinogenic solvents, such as methylene chloride or ethyl acetate.

How green is that ... coffee? by Santisi, Jennifer / E

methyl tertiary butyl ether

methyl tetradecanoate