The AI-powered English dictionary
plural bisphenols
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds, derived from methylenediphenol, CH2(C6H4OH)2, formed by the condensation of a phenol with an aldehyde or ketone. quotations examples
Researchers analysed samples of nurdles and burnt lumps of plastic from four Sri Lankan beaches for heavy metals and various chemicals, including benzotriazole UV-stabilisers, which are used to prevent discoloration in plastics, bisphenols and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
2022 February 9, Karen McVeigh, “‘Oil spills of our time’: experts sound alarm about plastic lost in cargo ship disasters ”, in The Guardian, Guardian Media Group, retrieved 2022-02-11, Seascape: the state of our oceans