Ethylene glycol is by far the largest volume of the glycol products in a variety of applications. (wikipedia.org)
Availability of DEG will depend on demand for derivatives of the primary product, ethylene glycol, rather than on DEG market requirements. (wikipedia.org)
Diethylene glycol is one of several glycols derived from ethylene oxide. (wikipedia.org)
The LD50 for small mammals has been tested at between 2 and 25 g/kg, less toxic than its relative ethylene glycol, but still capable of causing toxicity in humans (in high concentration only). (wikipedia.org)
At first, scientists thought that DEG metabolized into ethylene glycol, which is poisonous due to the metabolic production of glycolic acid, glyoxylic acid, and ultimately oxalic acid. (wikipedia.org)
The major cause of ethylene glycol toxicity is the accumulation of glycolic acid in the body, but the accumulation of calcium oxalate crystals in the kidneys can also lead to acute kidney failure. (wikipedia.org)
In the case of DEG, observations demonstrated there were no calcium oxalate crystal deposits in the kidneys, implying ethylene glycol is not on the DEG metabolic pathway. (wikipedia.org)
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4 polyethylene glycol These compounds are all hydrophilic, more so than most diols, by virtue of the ether functionality. (wikipedia.org)