Monoethylene glycol (MEG) is a colorless, odorless, and slightly viscous organic compound widely used in various industries. Primarily known for its role as an essential component in the production of polyester fibers, resins, and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics, MEG serves as a crucial raw material in the manufacture of textiles, packaging materials, and plastic bottles. Additionally, its properties as a coolant and antifreeze make it a common ingredient in automotive and industrial applications, preventing freezing and overheating in engines and mechanical systems. MEG's versatility, solubility, and ability to lower the freezing point of water have established it as a vital compound in diverse sectors, from manufacturing to engineering.
MEG is a clear, colourless, virtually odourless, and slightly viscous liquid. It is miscible with water, alcohols, and many organic compounds, and has the molecular formula C2H6O2, CAS: 107-21-1. It has a specific gravity of 1.115 and a flash point of 110°C.
Application: It is an important raw material for industrial applications. MEG is utilized in the manufacture of polyester (PET) resins, films, fibers, antifreezes, coolants, aircraft anti-icer and deicers and solvents.
It is also utilized as raw material for paper industry, polyester Resins, adhesives and inks, chemical Intermediates, Heat Transfer, Fluids.
Ethylene glycol (IUPAC name: ethane-1,2-diol) is an organic compound with the formula (CH2OH)2. It is mainly used for two purposes, as a raw material in the manufacture of polyester fibers and for antifreeze formulations. It is an odorless, colorless, sweet-tasting, viscous liquid.
Ethylene glycol is a high-production-volume chemical; it breaks down in air in about 10 days and in water or soil in a few weeks.It enters the environment through the dispersal of ethylene glycol-containing products, especially at airports, where it is used in de-icing agents for runways and airplanes. While prolonged low doses of ethylene glycol show no toxicity, at near lethal doses(â?¥1000 mg/kg per day) ethylene glycol acts as a teratogen. "Based on a rather extensive database, it induces skeletal variations and malformations in rats and mice by all routes of exposure." This molecule has been observed in outer space.
Commodity
Ethylene Glycol
Production batch number
3703W7120620
Inspection date
20201218
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The major use of ethylene glycol is as an antifreeze agent in the coolant in for example, automobiles and air-conditioning systems that either place the chiller or air handlers outside or must cool below the freezing temperature of water. In the plastic industry, ethylene glycol is an important precursor to polyester fibers and resins. Ethylene glycol is used in the natural gas industry to remove water vapor from natural gas before further processing. Minor uses of ethylene glycol include the manufacture of capacitors, as a chemical intermediate in the manufacture of 1,4-dioxane, as an additive to prevent corrosion in liquid cooling systems for personal computers, and inside the lens devices of cathode-ray tube type of rear projection televisions.
Sales Specs
Appearance: Colourless Liquid
Purity: 99.1% Min
Diethylene Glycol: 0.6% Max
Acidity: 20 PPM Max
Water: 0.3% Max
Color (Pt-Co): 10 Max
Iron: 1 PPM Max
Packing
507.80 LB drum, 4 drums per pallet
2204.60 LB tote
Chemical Properties
Boiling point 40 C
density 0.967 g/mL at 25 C(lit.)
vapor pressure 23 hPa (195 C)
refractive index 1.439
Fp 82 F
storage temp. Flammables area
solubility Miscible with alcohol, isopropyl alcohol and toluene.
form Oily Liquid
Specific Gravity 0.9671
color Light yellow
Item Specifications
Appearance Colorless transparent or light yellow liquid
Purity % 99.99
Aluminum content % 10.2-12.5
Density ( g/cm3) 0.92-0.97
Diethylene glycol is an organic compound. It is a colorless, practically odorless, poisonous, and hygroscopic liquid with a sweetish taste. It is miscible in water, alcohol, ether, acetone, and ethylene glycol. Compared to MEG, it has a higher boiling point, viscosity and specific gravity.
Application: Polyester resins, polyurethanes, plasticizers, Antifreeze additive, Unsaturated polyester resins, Softening Agent, Solvents Coupler, Heat transfer agents or fluids, Chemical intermediates etc.
Packing: 220 kg Drum, IBC, ISO Tank, Flexi bag.
Item Specification
Appearance : colorless
Purity: 99.8 wt % min
MEG: 0.05 wt % max
TEG 0.05 wt %: max
Water: 0.05 wt % max
Colour (pt-Co): 10 max
Specific Gravity, 20/20 C: 1.1175-1.1195
5% vol: Min 242 C
95% vol: Max 250 C
Acidity (as acetic acid): 50 mg/kg max
Ash: 50 mg/kg max
