Talk:Propylene oxide

http://www.michaelbreckenridge.com/2007/05/pasteurization-for-raw-california-almonds-stirs-controversy/ http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_5231.cfm I figure if anyone feels like adding to this page, those two articals are good sources of information.

Because its cheaper to use this potentially hazardous chemical to stereolize walnuts, instead of having to clean up all the manure stacked high nearby, or use other methods to clean it, they adopted it. Propylene oxide also adds to the shelf life of walnuts. They are not required to label it as having been treated with it, able to use the label "raw". Dream Focus 04:06, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

Two edits
I made two edits in the "production" paragraph, there were invalid reactions given as production methods. Neither isobutene, nor ethylbenzene or cumene can epoxidize propene to PO; hydroperoxidic compounds are needed therefore (t-Bu hydroperoxide, ethylbenzene hydroperoxide and cumene hydroperoxide respectively). Cheers, --84.163.108.81 (talk) 06:28, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

SUNY incident
I have removed the paragraph which says that propylene oxide is an oxidizer. It is unreferenced and the only mention of it on the web is this article or those derived from it. The claim that PO is a strong oxidizer is very suspect and runs counter to conventional wisdom. PVC incompatability with PO is known. See for example. PO is a good solvent, although this property is overshadowed by its reactivity with nucleophiles and oxidizing agents, and its tendancy to self-polymerize.Silverchemist (talk) 16:05, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Odor
My source of "Dictionary of Organic Compounds" volume 4, page 249, published in 1953 states that the "odour" is ether like. The wiki article as I initially found it says it is benzene like, so did not alter that listing but did insert the "odour" comment in the chemical description. Odors might be hard to discern between people, but benzene seems far off the mark with ether. I leave it up to professional chemists to make any edits, I am just a pharmacist with some pharmaceutical quality control lab experience. I never handled the stuff. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.78.120.97 (talk) 04:08, 14 January 2018 (UTC)

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