Test Kits

INDUSTRIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS
TEST KIT 2
(25 vials)
(Test Kit IE2)

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Code	Chemical	Common Uses	Comments
IE26	Abietic Acid	plastics, paints, varnishes, paper size, detergents	used extensively
IE27	Aniline	antioxidants, rubber manufacture, dyes and pharmaceuticals
IE28	Aviation Gasoline	in air pollution
IE29	Benzene	industrial pollution - given off when petrol put into cars*, industrial solvent, ethylbenzene, cumene, cyclohexane, styrene, phenol, nylon, synthetic detergents, dyes, paints, varnish removers, adhesives, pharmaceuticals
IE30	Bromomethane / Methyl Bromide	fumigates soil, commodities, grain, warehouses and mills	very toxic, widely used
IE31	Capryl Alcohol / 1-Octanol / Secondary Octyl Alcohol	foam-reducing agent, plasticizers, perfumery, cosmetics, solvent, chemical intermediate
IE32	Cellulose Acetate	fibres for clothing and furnishing, lacquer, cellophane, cigarette filters, magnetic tape, spectacle frames, screwdriver handles
IE33	Cetyl Alcohol / Hexadecanol	extensively used in pharmaceutical and cosmetics, gel stabiliser for greases
IE34	Chloromethane / Methyl Chloride	silicones, anti-knock additive in petrol, butyl rubber manufacture, methyl cellulose, blowing agent for polystyrene foam
IE35	Decyl Alcohol / Decanol	plasticizers, detergents	commercially important
IE36	1,2-Diaminoethane / Ethylenediamine	detergents, emulsifying agents, industrial solvent, textiles, paper, coatings, films, adhesives, rubber formulation
IE37	1,2-Dibromoethane / Ethylene Dibromide	leaded petrol, fumigant for stored products, nematocide
IE38	Dichloromethane / Methylene Chloride	industrial solvent, paint remover, degreaser, aerosol propellant
IE39	Diesel Range Organics	air pollution	contains n-decane, n-dodecane, n-tetradecane, n-hexadecane, n-octadecane, n-eicosane, n-docosane, n-tetracosane, n-hexacosane, n-octacosane, n-hexane
IE40	Dimethylamine	manufacture of other chemicals, including solvents, herbicides, fungicides and rubber accelerators
IE41	Dioctyl Phthalate	plastics	most commonly used plasticiser; can migrate into food from packaging
IE42	Ethanol / Ethyl Alcohol / Alcohol / Spirits of Wine	starting point for many other chemicals, in foodstuffs, as solvent , cosmetics, alcoholic drinks, methylated spirit, surgical spirit
IE43	bis (2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate		one of most common phthalates found in food samples. Carcinogenic in mice and rats.
IE44	Glycolic Acid / Hydroxyethanoic Acid / Hydroxyacetic Acid	textile and leather processing, cleaning (metals and dairy sanitation)
IE45	Halazone	sterilisation of drinking water
IE46	Jet Turbine Fuel	air pollution
IE47	Methanoic Acid / Formic Acid	textile dyeing and finishing, leather tanning, intermediate for other chemicals
IE48	Monoethanolamine/ 2-AminoEthyl Alcohol / 2-Hydroxyethylamine	detergents, emulsifying agents, manufacture of cosmetics, toiletries, bactericidal and herbicidal products	great commercial importance
IE49	Nitric Acid	fertilisers, explosives, dyestuffs, wart preparations
IE50	Phthalic Anhydride	dyestuffs, plasticizers, alkyd resins

References:

D.W.A. Sharp The Penguin Dictionary of Chemistry
D J Weatherall et al Oxford Textbook of Medicine Volume 1
P. Cox & P. Brusseau Secret Ingredients
M. Birkin C For Chemicals
J. Emsley The Consumer’s Good Chemical Guide
The Merck Index 1996
Ken Digby of Maidstone, Kent has also contributed information

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