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• n  a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis

• In 1990 more than 100 Nigerian children died from a painkiller that had been made with toxic ethylene glycol instead of propylene glycol.
• E-cigarettes are battery powered and usually come with replaceable cartridges that contain nicotine, a fruit or menthol flavoring and liquid propylene glycol, which is used to .
• Robertson's propylene glycol vapor is odorless, tasteless, nontoxic, non-irritating, cheap, highly bactericidal.

• propene

News & Articles

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• Geismar, La., plant had leak six months before deadly explosion
  GEISMAR, La., June 15 (UPI) -- Workers at the Williams Olefins plant in Louisiana found a propylene leak six months before this week's deadly explosion, officials said.
  June 15, 2013 - UPI
• Geismar disaster: examining the chemicals
  Ethylene and propylene are big names for two raw substances that are essential in making plastic. Almost every plastic is ethylene-based. Propylene is the next most important base ingredient for plastics.
  June 14, 2013 - FOX 8 New Orleans
• Research and Markets: Global Propylene Market Report: 2013 Edition with World Market Outlook and Forecast up to 2017
  Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Propylene: 2013 World Market Outlook and Forecast up to 2
  June 12, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Dale Earnhardt Jr in Winston-Salem Journal (registration)
  Dale Earnhardt Jr. spoke briefly about the chemical: "When I ran Late Models, I would put propylene oxide in my fuel."