This rule potentially impacts the University of Houston (UH) community, particularly those who use methylene chloride as a laboratory solvent/reagent, and persons using certain products containing ...

The main concern is that one of the primary methods companies use to decaffeinate coffee involves methylene chloride, a solvent that has been linked to an increased risk of cancer and other ...

The patent details that the reaction solvent can be water, a polar organic solvent, or a combination of both, with examples provided for each category. Additionally, the patent specifies methods for ...

The most common method involves using solvents like methylene chloride or ethyl acetate to extract caffeine. The beans are soaked in the solvent, which selectively removes caffeine, and then dried ...

On the list is methylene chloride, a solvent often used to decaffeinate coffee. There’s no question that methylene chloride is dangerously carcinogenic in large doses. The Environmental ...

Challengers are likely to contest new workplace exposure limits for methylene chloride, a widely used ... which limits ways the cancer-causing solvent can legally be used. AFL-CIO, which ...