Difference between revisions of "Anthracene oil"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A coat-tar fraction collected from the distillation range of 279-360C. Anthracene oil is purified to obtained [ | + | A coat-tar fraction collected from the distillation range of 279-360C. Anthracene oil is purified to obtained [[anthracene|anthracene]]. It is also used directly as a [[pesticide|pesticide]] and as a [[wood%20preservative|wood preservative]]. |
== Hazards and Safety == | == Hazards and Safety == | ||
Revision as of 13:18, 7 January 2014
Description
A coat-tar fraction collected from the distillation range of 279-360C. Anthracene oil is purified to obtained Anthracene. It is also used directly as a Pesticide and as a Wood preservative.
Hazards and Safety
Combustible. Carcinogenic.
Authority
- Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976