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  2. Glycerol - Wikipedia

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    Triglyceride 3 NaOH / H 2 O Δ 3 × soap 3 × glycerol Triglycerides can be saponified with sodium hydroxide to give glycerol and fatty sodium salt or soap. Typical plant sources include soybeans or palm. Animal-derived tallow is another source. Approximately 950,000 tons per year are produced in the United States and Europe; 350,000 tons of glycerol were produced per year in the U.S. alone ...

  3. Ethylene glycol poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Ethylene glycol poisoning is poisoning caused by drinking ethylene glycol. [1] Early symptoms include intoxication, vomiting and abdominal pain. [1] Later symptoms may include a decreased level of consciousness, headache, and seizures. [1]

  4. Health effects of electronic cigarettes - Wikipedia

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    The primary base ingredients of the liquid solution is propylene glycol and glycerin. [13] About 20% to 27% of propylene glycol and glycerin-based liquid particles are inhaled. [220] A 2016 study found that 6% of nicotine, 8% of propylene glycol, and 16% of glycerin was breathed out by e-cigarette users. [221]

  5. Toxic cough syrup - Wikipedia

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    Since the 1990s, several mass poisonings from toxic cough syrup have occurred in developing countries. In these cases, an ingredient in cough syrup, glycerine (glycerol), was replaced with diethylene glycol, a cheaper alternative to glycerine for industrial applications.

  6. Nitroglycerin - Wikipedia

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    Nitroglycerin (NG) (alternative spelling of nitroglycerine), also known as trinitroglycerol (TNG), nitro, glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), or 1,2,3-trinitroxypropane, is a dense, colorless or pale yellow, oily, explosive liquid most commonly produced by nitrating glycerol with white fuming nitric acid under conditions appropriate to the formation of the nitric acid ester.

  7. Why Every Dermatologist Loves Glycerin

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    Hyaluronic acid is more expensive than glycerin and, as Belkin points out, requires combining it with occlusive-type moisturizers to keep the hydration locked in. “Hyaluronic acid is thinner and ...

  8. Cancer warning labels on alcohol? It's not that simple.

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    The country's top doctor wants a new warning added to alcohol that would alert drinkers about links to cancer, but don't expect cigarette-style warning labels any time soon.. U.S. Surgeon General ...

  9. Glycerol (data page) - Wikipedia

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    Phase behavior Triple point: 291.8 K (18.7 °C), ~99500 Pa Critical point: 850 K (577 °C), 7500 kPa Std enthalpy change of fusion, Δ fus H o: 18.28 kJ/mol Std entropy change