Cresylic

1. What is it?
Acids 5. Hazards
 a generic term referring to combinations of Effect Result
both cresols and xylenols along with phenol Assessment
or various other alkylphenols Manufacturing
Methods Acute Toxic if swallowed. Toxic in
 The cresols are obtained from coal tar or Toxicity contact with skin.
petroleum usually as a mixture of the three Toxic if inhaled.
stereoisomers.
Irritation / Corrosive: Causes severe skin
 This mixture is also known as tricresol
Extract from corrosion burns and eye damage.
 Cresylic acids are weak organic acids Coal Assay of
Caustic
Extraction from SensitizationMay cause an allergic skin
which are partly miscible in water. Gastification Napthas
Petroluem reaction
Method
2. Structure Toxicity May cause damage to kidney,
after liver, skin, nervous system
4. Coal Gasification Method repeated through prolonged or repeated
exposure exposure.
Genotoxicity May cause damage to kidney,
/ liver, skin, nervous system
mutagenicity through prolonged or repeated
exposure.
Aquatic Toxic to aquatic life with long
Toxicity lasting effects

6. Uses
 Manufacture of resins and plastics for
circuit boards, can coatings, laminates and
construction materials.
3. Occurunce  The figure shows the schematic of gasification of coal process.  Reactive solvent in applying insulation to
 Coal  This is a thermo-chemical process in which the gasifier's heat magnet wire for transformers and
 Petroluem and pressure break down coal into its chemical constituents. electrical motors of all sizes found in cars,
 Small amounts are present in various foods,  Cresol components are extracted during the purification home appliances, and power tools.
flower extracts, essential oils, wine, tea, process and further converted to cresylic acid.  Solvents, mining and oilfield chemicals,
roasted coffee, wood and tobacco smoke and disinfectants
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