[AR] furfuryl alcohol (was Re: “Transitioning space propulsion...)
- From: Henry Spencer <hspencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Arocket List <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2023 23:33:19 -0400 (EDT)
On Tue, 4 Apr 2023, roxanna Mason wrote:
I got a 5 gallon drum free from quaker oats back around 1986.Stinks and
is toxic, they were glad to get rid of it I'm sure.
Not severely toxic -- a bit more so than methanol -- although there is
some suspicion it may be somewhat carcinogenic (as is gasoline...).
Traces occur in many foods, and in fact small amounts are used as a
flavoring food additive! Not particularly dangerous because its vapor
pressure is quite low and it's not absorbed significantly through the skin
(although it's a skin irritant); just don't drink it...
Henry
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