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diethylene glycol

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diethylene glycol
antifreezing agent. Causes poisoning similar to ethylene glycol.


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Potassium octoate compounds in diethylene glycol for isocyanurate foams.
Examples of chain extenders are ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, butanediol and hexanediol.
Some point to the infamous scandal of 1985, in which roughly 200 Austrian producers and distributors were found to be adding potentially toxic amounts of diethylene glycol, or automotive antifreeze, to their wines to give them extra sweetness and body.
 
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