Main Product
Ethylene Oxide
Segment
Chemicals
Main-Family
Functional Organic Products
Sub-Family
Alkyloxides
Physical State

Gas

Product
Purified Ethylene Oxide-Water mixture
Abbreviation
EO
Names
Epoxyethane; Oxacyclopropane; Dimethylene oxide; 1,2-Epoxyethane; [3]-crown-1 Epoxide

Description

 

A purified Ethylene Oxide-Water mixture is recovered as the bottom-stream from the final distillation column of the Ethylene oxidation process and it can be sent to the EO direct hydrolysis section where EO is converted into glycols.


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Identifiers

logo CAS Number
75-21-8
logo EC Number
200-849-9
logo ECHA InfoCard
100.000.773
logo IUPAC Name
Epoxyethane
logo PubChem ID
6354
Chemical Data

Chemical Formula

C2H4O

Molecular Weight (g/mol)
44.052
Boiling Point (°C)
10.4
Melting Point (°C)
-112.46
Sulfur Content (wt%)
0
Specific Gravity
0.88
Crude Data

API Gravity
29.3
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