World production capacity of ethylene oxide is currently ca. 17.1 Mt/a. Most of it ( ca. 75%) is consumed for the production of glycols, namely ethylene glycol (polyesters, antifreezes), diethylene ...

IN recent years, the use of ethylene oxide condensation products as detergents, wetting agents, finishes, and so on, has steadily increased. This makes an analytical method for the determination ...

Nearly 300 people blamed cancers on ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions from a device sterilization facility once operated by a ...

Ethylene is sometimes known as the "king of petrochemicals" because more commercial chemicals are produced from ethylene than from any other intermediate. This unique position of ethylene among other ...

Two years ago, FDA found itself scrambling to prevent shortages after shutdowns of two facilities that use ethylene oxide (also known as EtO, or EO) for medical device sterilization. The threat ...

By contrast, EPA officials said in 2019 that ethylene oxide pollution from the now-closed Sterigenics sterilization plant in ...

Arlington, VA, Nov. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Regulatory and safety concerns are currently a pressing issue for hospital ...