Ceteareth 6 is a polyoxyethylene ester where the «6» indicates the average number
of ethylene oxide residues in the polyethylene chain.
The seminar is open to producers, users and transporters
of ethylene oxide, as well as contractors supporting the ethylene oxide industry.
Depending on manufacturing processes, PEGs may be contaminated with measurable amounts
of ethylene oxide and 1,4 - dioxane, which are both carcinogens.
Not exact matches
Quarantine (import): An importer is required to either treat (eg methyl bromide or
ethylene oxide), re-export or destroy an imported commercial consignment
of goods made from natural forest materials, such as bamboo, which has not been treated off - shore and / or is not accompanied by an acceptable treatment certificate.
But, the presence
of carcinogenic 1,4 - dixoane as a result
of using petroleum derived
ethylene oxide doesn't really seem earth friendly to me.
Another type
of anti-redeposition agent, PEG is a polymer made from
ethylene oxide and is similar to some non-ionic detergents.
«I think it's a very clever idea,» says Dean Rosenthal, a molecular biologist at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Van der Schans and Rosenthal say they can also conceive
of skin tests for other chemical agents, such as phosgene, or industrial pollutants such as
ethylene oxide — anything that has a way
of getting under the skin.
Elisseeff J, Anseth KS, Sims D, McIntosh W, Randolph M, Yaremchuk M, Langer R. «Transdermal photopolymerization
of poly (
ethylene oxide)- based injectable hydrogels for tissue - engineered cartilage.»
Elisseeff J, McIntosh W, Anseth K, Riley S, Ragan P, Langer R. «Photoencapsulation
of chondrocytes in poly (
ethylene oxide)- based semi - interpenetrating networks.»
In the presence
of a silver catalyst,
ethylene combines with oxygen to form
ethylene oxide rather than combusting to form carbon dioxide, which is an undesirable product.
The Applied Sterilization Technologies provides the full range
of sterilization technologies, including gamma irradiation; electron, ion beam and x-ray beam treatments; and
ethylene oxide sterilization.