E-liquids linked to US deaths form deadly compound when vaped
Pyrolysis of vitamin E acetate creates organic molecule with effects comparable to first world war chemical weapon
The recent outbreak of vaping-related deaths and illnesses in the US could be down to the pyrolysis, or thermal decomposition, of a vitamin E additive present in some illegal vaping mixtures, according to researchers in Ireland. The team discovered the process can create an extremely reactive organic compound whose effects have been compared to a first world war chemical weapon.