Is the chemical solvent carbon disalfide used to dry clean clothes?
Question:Is it? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Answers:
..uh, huh..sure
I know the cleaners use a chemical called tetrachloroethene (PERC), but I am not sure about carbon disalfide. Being that it is highly flammable, probably not. Besides it is thought to cause cancer to breathe it.
Usual stuff is "Perklone" or dichlorotrifluoroethane.
The chemicals you use for dry-cleaning are now controlled by the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act 1996, which replaces previous laws such as the Dangerous Goods Act 1974 and the Toxic Substances Act 1979.
These are some of the typical chemicals that might be used in the dry cleaning industry:
Solvents
such as perchloroethylene (perc), aromatic hydrocarbon solvents (eg Stoddard solvent), carbon disulfide, dichloroethane, ethyl ether, ethylene glycol, methanol, and propylene dichloride
Bleaches
such as hydrogen peroxide and sodium hypochlorite
Spotting agents
such as acetic acid, amyl acetate, aqueous ammonia, hydrofluoric acid and oxalic acid.
so yes it could, so if you want to stay away from it ask your dry cleaners what chemicals are in the cleaner they use
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