1,4-Dioxane Chemistry, Uses, and Occurrence

1,4-Dioxane has many uses beyond its key role as a stabilizer for methyl chloroform. It is used directly in several industrial and commercial processes and is found in a wide range of consumer products. 1,4-Dioxane also occurs as a by-product in the production of certain surfactants, synthetic texti...

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Published inEnvironmental Investigation and Remediation Vol. 1; pp. 77 - 124
Main Author Mohr, Thomas K.G.
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom CRC Press 2020
Taylor & Francis Group
Edition2
Subjects
Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant
Liquid Scintillation Cocktails
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Methyl Ethyl Ketone
Methyl Chloroform
TRI Data
TRI
Synthetic Precipitation Leaching Procedure Test
Cal EPA
Deicing Fluids
Virtually Safe Dose
Ethoxylated Surfactants
Spray Polyurethane Foams
Ethylene Oxide
Ethoxylated Alcohol
National Library
Landfill Leachate
Contraceptive Sponge
TRI Database
Liquid Scintillation
Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent
Reacting Ethylene Glycol
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Summary:1,4-Dioxane has many uses beyond its key role as a stabilizer for methyl chloroform. It is used directly in several industrial and commercial processes and is found in a wide range of consumer products. 1,4-Dioxane also occurs as a by-product in the production of certain surfactants, synthetic textiles, plastics, and resins. 1,4-Dioxane possesses some unique and surprising chemical properties, upon which its industrial utility and environmental fate depend. 1,4-Dioxane was first described by A. V. Lourenco in 1863 as the product of reacting ethylene glycol and 1,2-dibromoethane. Lourenco published his discovery of 1,4-dioxane in Annales de Chimie et de Physique. In the same year, the derivation of 1,4-dioxane from ethylene oxide was described by A. Wurtz in a later issue of the same journal. 1,4-Dioxane is produced from ethylene glycol. The most commonly used process involves heating ethylene glycol to 160°C and reacting it with concentrated sulfuric acid under a vacuum.
ISBN:1138393967
9781138393967
DOI:10.1201/9780429401428-2