Detailed Product Description

 Application areas :

-Polyester :

Polyester fibers, threads, films and polyester resins are produced from the

reaction between MONOETHYLENEGLYCOL with dibasic acids and their esters,

such as terephtalic, oxalic, succinic, glutamic and adipic acids among others.

The polyterephtalate fibers of MONOETHYLENEGLYCOL are widely used in the

textile industry and known commercially as Tergal, Terilene, Dacron and

Trevira among other names.

Due to their high mechanical resistance, excellent dielectric properties and

low hygroscopicity, polyester films are used to produce photographic films,

magnetic tapes and packaging.

MONOETHYLENEGLYCOL is used in the synthesis of polyethylene tereftalate

(PET), which is frequently used in the packaging of foodstuff and carbonated

beverages.

- Resins :

MONOETHYLENEGLYCOL is used in the synthesis of unsaturated polyester resins,

alkyd resins, rosin esters and polyurethane resins.

It acts as a coalescence and anti-freezing agent in emulsified resins. Used

together with adipic acid and other glycols, rubber with a high chemical and

abrasion resistance can be synthesized. Resins produced from oleic acid and

MONOETHYLENEGLYCOL, known as alkyd resins, are used frequently in the

industry of paints and varnishes.

- Wetting and plasticizing agents :

MONOETHYLENEGLYCOL can be used as wetting and plasticizing agent in the

production of cellophane, glues and adhesives, textiles, printing ink, leather,

cosmetics, paper and pharmaceutical products.

-Coolant additives :

MONOETHYLENEGLYCOL is used in industrial refrigeration circuits and internal

combustion engine coolant systems with the purpose of raising the boiling

point and reducing the freezing point of the solution used. For this application,

an anticorrosive must be added to MONOETHYLENEGLYCOL to prevent the

system from suffering water corrosion.

DIETHYLENEGLYCOL can be used in antifreeze formulations in proportions of up

to 10% together with MONOETHYLENEGLYCOL. The various quantitative ratios

between these components are suitable for specific applications in the field of

industrial refrigeration.

-Other uses :

Ethyleneglycols can also be used in the formulation of printing ink, in the

treatment of gases, in the formulation of fire-resistant hydraulic fluids, in the

formulation of cutting oils, in the formulation of surface polishers, in the

formulations of agrochemicals, in the extraction of solvents, in the manufacture

of pigmented pastes and putty for walls, and in the synthesis of explosives.

o Storage conditions :

Under nitrogen blanket and at ambient temperature.

o Packing :