Acrylonitrile

Known as: Vinylcyanide, Vinyl Cyanide, Acrylonitrile [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A colorless, volatile liquid with a pungent, onion-like odor. Acrylonitrile is widely used in industry to produce rubber, resins, plastics… (More)
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2010
Highly Cited
2010
Carbon nanotube–polymer composites: Chemistry, processing, mechanical and electrical properties
  • Zdenko Spitalskya, Dimitrios Tasisb, Konstantinos Papagelisb, Costas Galiotisa
  • 2010
Carbon nanotubes have long been recognized as the stiffest and strongest man-made material known to date. In addition, their high… (More)
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2008
2008
Optimization of process parameters for acrylonitrile removal by a low-cost adsorbent using Box-Behnken design.
In the present work, acrylonitrile removal from wastewater was investigated using an agri-based adsorbent-sugarcane bagasse fly… (More)
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2004
2004
Lipase catalysed Michael addition of secondary amines to acrylonitrile.
A new enzymatic process is described. Different preparations of lipase B from Candida antarctica are able to catalyse Michael… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in U.S. mothers' milk.
No previous reports exist on polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congeners in human milk from individual U.S. mothers. This… (More)
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2002
Highly Cited
2002
Structure and stereochemistry of the active metabolite of clopidogrel.
Clopidogrel (SR25990C, PLAVIX) is a potent antiplatelet drug, which has been recently launched and is indicated for the… (More)
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1998
1998
Mortality of industrial workers exposed to acrylonitrile.
OBJECTIVES This study was designed to evaluate the relationship between occupational exposure to acrylonitrile and cancer… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Hemoglobin adducts of acrylamide and acrylonitrile in laboratory workers, smokers and nonsmokers.
Acrylamide is a chemical which is extensively used in research laboratories for the preparation of polyacrylamide gels for… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Activation of chemically diverse procarcinogens by human cytochrome P-450 1B1.
A human cytochrome P-450 (P450) 1B1 cDNA was expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the microsomes containing P450 1B1 were… (More)
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1981
1981
In vitro metabolism of acrylonitrile to 2-cyanoethylene oxide, reaction with glutathione, and irreversible binding to proteins and nucleic acids.
The metabolism of the suspected carcinogen acrylonitrile was studied using subcellular fractions isolated from rats and humans… (More)
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1980
1980
Epidemiologic study of workers exposed to acrylonitrile.
This retrospective cohort study of 1,345 male employees with potential for exposure to acrylonitrile analyzes cancer incidence… (More)
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