Chemistry in its element – carbon tetrachloride
Posted by PhilR on Wed 6 Jun 2012Categories: Podcasts | [2] Comments
At its height, it was as an all-purpose cleaner, refrigerant and even fire extinguisher but we have since learned (the hard way) that it is dangerously toxic. Brian Clegg charts the downfall of carbon tetrachloride in this week’s Chemistry in its element podcast.
Wed 6 Jun 2012 at 3:00 pm
It is a pitty that the article did not discuss how carbon tet works as a fire control chemical.
I am sure that CCl4 works at least in part by altering the free radical chemistry of the flames.
Wed 6 Jun 2012 at 6:05 pm
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