Live Chat
Description
Product Technical bulletin
Specifications for Ethylene Glycol (MEG)
| Parameter | Value |
| Molecular Formula | C2H6O2 |
| Mol Wt | 62.07 |
| CAS # | [107-21-1] |
| Description Clear | colurless liquid |
| Purity (%) | 99 min |
| Sp gravity @ 20/20 deg cel | 1.1151 – 1.1156 |
| Distillation range in deg cel | 194 – 205 |
| Moisture (%) | 0.2 max |
| DEG content (%) | 0.05 max |
| Acidity as acetic acid (%) | 0.005 max |
| Iron in ppm | 0.15 max |
| Chlorides in ppm | 0.2 max |
Uses:
| Industry | Application |
| Process and Manufacturing | As anti-freeze in cooling and heating systems |
| Auto |
In hydraulic brake fluids |
| Industrial Hygiene (I&I) | As humectant |
| Electroplating |
As solvent for boric acid and borates in electrolytic condensers |
| Coating | As solvent in certain decorative paints In mfr of unsaturated ester type alkyd resins |
| Printing Ink | In formulation of offset & liquid inks |
| Adhesive | As softening agent in cellophanes |
| Polymer |
As stabilizer for soya foams used in extinguishing oil and gasoline fires |
| Textile | In mfr of synthetic fibres (PET) |
| Explosive | In mfr of explosives and glyoxals |
| Wax |
In mfr of waxes and plasticizers |
Product label