Inadvertent Intrauterine Instillation of Trichloroacetic Acid During Sonohysterography.

Trichloroacetic acid (TCAA) solution is used to treat vulvar condyloma and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Saline infusion sonohysterography (SIS) detects intrauterine pathology and fallopian tube patency in infertile patients. A 33-year-old Caucasian nulliparous fertility patient presented to the emergency department with extensive burns following accidental intrauterine instillation of TCAA during SIS with tubal perfusion.

Overliming detoxification of pyrolytic sugar syrup for direct fermentation of levoglucosan to ethanol.

The application of pyrolytic sugars for biofuel production through fermentation is challenged by inhibitory contaminant compounds. Inhibition is so severe that only 0.25% sugar syrup can be used.