A stable, low boiling-point colorless liquid, toxic if inhaled. Used as a solvent or metal decreasing agent, and in other industrial applications.
Usually refers to 1,1,1-trichloroethane, sometimes called methyl chloroform. Once a common ingredient in aerosol sprays, adhesives, spot removers, electrical parts cleaners, and automotive products, TCA has been phased out under the Montreal Accord, an international agreement on protecting the ozone layer. Acute toxicity is only moderate, but chronic exposure can cause birth defects. A serious and frequent groundwater pollutant and an ozone depleting chemical. Moderate skin and severe eye irritant Can cause cardiac sensitization. Neurotoxic. Reproductive effects. Used in some spot removers and art products.
colorless liquid with mild chloroform-like odor. Because it is four times heavier than air, vapors tend to collect in low spaces. Corrosive to aluminum. Repeated dermal exposure may result in skin irritation. Central nervous system depressant. Cardiac sensitizer. The 1,1,1- isomer is also a Class 1 ozone depleter (like CFCs) being phased out under the Clean Air Act. Uses: Solvent, degreaser, spotting fluid, drain cleaner; formerly used as an aerosol propellant.
a heavy colorless highly toxic liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant; causes cancer and liver and lung damage
Also known as methyl chloroform, is widely used as a solvent, for example in correction fluid know as ‘white out'. Concern about the chemical arises principally from its ability to destroy ozone in the stratosphere and partly because it may be a carcinogen.
Trichloroethane (1,1,1-TCA; methylchloroform) is used as a cleaning agent for metals and plastics.
We use 1.1.1 trichloroethane as a solvent for Vaseline. Buy in pint jars from Shape Products Co., (Catalog #8240-1) 1 pint costs $?.
chemical formula C2H3Cl3, trichloroethane is a liquid at room temperature and was at one time widely used as a source of chlorine for furnace cleans. During the cleaning process, Nitrogen gas is bubbled through heated trichloroethane liquid. The nitrogen gas leaves the bubbler carrying vapor of trichloroethane into the furnace where it disassociates into carbon and chlorine. It is very important that sufficient oxygen is present during the cleaning process to suppress the formation of toxic phosgene gas. Trichloroethane vapor pressure ranges from approximately 30mm of Hg at 0oC, 130mm of Hg at 25oC to 350mm of Hg at 50oC. The use of trichloroethane has now largely ended due to ozone depletion issues.
(also methyltrichloromethane, TCA, methyl chloroform, chloroethane) A chlorinated solvent used for cleaning and degreasing, it is known to contribute to depletion of stratospheric ozone and will be phased out by the end of 2002. Trichloroethane is listed in the 1990 Clean Air Act as a hazardous air pollutant and is on the EPA's Community Right-to-Know list.
