Antifreeze

Antifreeze There are hazards in and around every automotive shop across the world. Among these hazards are the chemicals used in or on the vehicles themselves. With proper training and information, the handler of these chemicals will be able to protect him/herself from experiencing the dangerous potential of these chemicals. Along with a lot of overseen hazardous chemicals is a chemical found in every liquid cooled engine, antifreeze. Over the years our engines inside of our automobiles

ETHYLENE GLYCOL Description Ethylene glycol is a colorless, odorless, sweet-tasting chemical. It is poisonous if swallowed. Ethylene glycol was once thought innocuous; in 1931 it was suggested as being suitable for use as a vehicle or solvent for injectable pharmaceutical preparations. Numerous cases of poisoning have been reported since then, and it has been shown to be toxic to humans. Ethylene glycol poisoning is a relatively common occurrence worldwide. Human poisoning often occurs in isolated

changing a tire, jumper cables, basic tools in a variety of sizes (screwdrivers, wrench, pliers, etc), roadside flares, a tire gauge, and a flashlight with extra batteries. Other supplies that may be useful include two quarts of oil, a gallon of antifreeze, extra fuses, a tire inflator, duct tape, a funnel for adding fluids, and rags or paper towels. These types of supplies can hopefully enable you to get your car moving until you reach the nearest town or service station. Don’t forget to also pack

cold-weather concreting which is antifreeze concrete. They thinks that traditional cold-weather concreting method is expensive and energy in-efficient, because traditional method requires artificial heating of the materials and needs to create a suitable environment for curing normal concrete. This study compare the estimated annual cost in 1991 and in 2011 to show the antifreeze concrete result in saving money and explains an initial laboratory tests to show that “antifreeze concrete mixtures are capable

Lauren- Antifreeze is a coolant solution composed of an ethylene based product that contains a rust inhibitor. Since it is a “dual performance product,” antifreeze can do two main things: stop your car engine from freezing or stop the radiator from overheating. The rust inhibitor that is included in the solution prevents rusting or corrosion in parts of all engines. Without antifreeze, we would not be able to drive on extremely hot or cold days. It does this by lowering the boiling point of

Key Steps to Winterizing Your RV Remember that RV that you spent all summer touring about the country in? Well its that time of year when you need prepare for the long winter months that are ahead of us. It is very important that you take these steps to protect your RV, if you don’t this can result in some very unpleasant discoveries next year when you try to go out on that first trip of the summer. Plumbing Winterizing the plumbing in your RV is probably the most important component to preparing

When the freezing point for water is 32 degrees fahrenheit (0 degrees celsius) what happens to life beneath the ocean when temperatures plummet in Antarctica? There has been recent discoveries of antifreeze proteins in Antarctic fish. Dr. Arthur DeVries was the first to discover such proteins, in the 1960s, and describe how they bind in the blood of fish to ice crystals and prevent the fish from being frozen. DeVries and his colleagues originally went to Antarctica to study respiratory metabolism

vehicle down the road. Transmission Care In order to take care of your transmission, you need to make sure that your vehicle always has enough transmission fluid or antifreeze in it. You can easily check the level of antifreeze by simply looking under your hood at the antifreeze container. If it is low, you can purchase antifreeze yourself and refill it or you can take it to your mechanic for the same job. Also, if you ever notice

When you are dealing with frozen gas lines, it is unlikely that the gasoline actually froze. Gas requires temperatures to get exceptionally cold before freezing, so it is normally the water and water vapor that freezes first. As the water vapor freezes, it prevents the gasoline in the fuel line from reaching the engine. This means that you end up with a vehicle that is impossible to drive until you fix the frozen gas line. Preventing Frozen Fuel Lines Ideally, you will want to prevent your fuel

living in in low temperatures around 0˚C with areas of ice that can be -1.9˚C (DeVries, 1971). The ability for Arctic fish to thrive in such a low temperature environment is made possible by a class of proteins called Antifreeze proteins. Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) and Antifreeze glycoproteins (AFGPs) are polypeptides that are biosynthesized in animals, plants and fungi that prevent ice crystal formation (Griffith & Ewart, 1995). The most widely accepted mechanism for the prevention of ice formation