Summary: Selective poisoning has been studied as a means of improving the morphology and rheological properties of high‐impact poly(propylene) copolymer particles. Two different methods of poisoning the catalyst surface in order to avoid the accumulation of ethylene‐propylene rubber (EPR) without influencing the reaction kinetics were tested: a slurry‐phase poisoning step using ethylene glycol dimethyl ether between the homopolymerisation and copolymerisation reaction steps; and direct poisoning via the use of a commercial antistatic agent during the gas‐phase copolymerisation reactor. It was observed that both methods eliminated the formation of rubber on the particle surface without noticeably influencing the kinetics. On the other hand, the use of the products directly in the gas‐phase reaction also contributed to the reduction of static electricity. It can be concluded from these experiments that industrial antistatic agents derive at least part of their effect from poisoning of the active sites on the surface of the catalyst. Furthermore, it appears that in the case of the catalyst used in this study, EPR does not appear to flow out of the growing particles. Most of the EPR found at the surface of the particles is formed close to it.
We describe a case of Mandragora autumnalis poisoning which occurred in a 72-year-old female patient who had eaten the venenous M. Autumnalis, picked near her home, mistaking it for the edible Borago Officinalis. M. Autumnalis is a solanaceous plant, common in the Sicilian countryside, which contains a variable concentration of solanum alkaloids, causing gastrointestinal irritation, and tropane alkaloids, with anticholinergic properties. Unluckily, M. Autumnalis is often mistaken for the edible B. Officinalis, likewise widespread in Sicilian countryside. The diagnosis of Mandragora poisoning was made on the basis of clinical symptoms and signs of anticholinergic syndrome associated with a history of vegetable meal of uncontrolled origin, moreover analysing the vegetable obtained from gastric lavage. Decontamination and symptomatic treatment were useful in our patient to control acute poisoning. 相似文献
Severe poisoning can cause potentially fatal cardiac depression. Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) can support the depressed myocardium, but there are no clear indications or guidelines available on its use in severe poisoning. A review was conducted of relevant papers in the available literature (seven single case reports of both deliberate and accidental ingestion of cardiotoxic drugs and two animal studies). Although CPB is rarely used in the management of poisoning, it may have potential benefits for haemodynamic instability not responding to conventional measures. At present there is insufficient evidence concerning the use of CPB as a treatment for severe cardiac impairment due to poisoning (grade C). This review suggests that in patients with severe and potentially prolonged reversible cardiotoxicity there is potential for full survival with CPB, provided that the patient has not already sustained hypoxic cerebral damage due to resistant hypotension prior to its use. 相似文献