Description

Ethylene oxide is an organic compound with the formula C2H4O. It is a cyclic ether and the simplest epoxide: a three-membered ring consisting of one oxygen atom and two carbon atoms. Ethylene oxide is a colorless and flammable gas with a faintly sweet odor. Because it is a strained ring, ethylene oxide easily participates in a number of addition reactions that result in ring-opening. Ethylene oxide is isomeric with acetaldehyde and with vinyl alcohol. Ethylene oxide is industrially produced by oxidation of ethylene in the presence of silver catalyst.
The reactivity that is responsible for many of ethylene oxide’s hazards also makes it useful. Although too dangerous for direct household use and generally unfamiliar to consumers, ethylene oxide is used for making many consumer products as well as non-consumer chemicals and intermediates. These products include detergents, thickeners, solvents, plastics, and various organic chemicals such as ethylene glycol, ethanolamines, simple and complex glycols, polyglycol ethers, and other compounds. Although it is a vital raw material with diverse applications, including the manufacture of products like polysorbate 20 and polyethylene glycol (PEG) that are often more effective and less toxic than alternative materials, ethylene oxide itself is a very hazardous substance. At room temperature it is a very flammable, carcinogenic, mutagenic, irritating, and anaesthetic gas.
Ethylene oxide is a surface disinfectant that is widely used in hospitals and the medical equipment industry to replace steam in the sterilization of heat-sensitive tools and equipment, such as disposable plastic syringes. It is so flammable and extremely explosive that it is used as a main component of thermobaric weapons; therefore, it is commonly handled and shipped as a refrigerated liquid to control its hazardous nature.

Application

Name: C2H4O ethylene oxide EO
SKU: 1646
Availability: InStock

Ethylene oxide is one of the most important raw materials used in large-scale chemical production. Most ethylene oxide is used for synthesis of ethylene glycols, including diethylene glycol and triethylene glycol, that accounts for up to 75% of global consumption.

Ethylene oxide is one of the most commonly used sterilization methods in the healthcare industry because of its non-damaging effects for delicate instruments and devices that require sterilization, and for its wide range of material compatibility.It is used for instruments that cannot tolerate heat, moisture or abrasive chemicals, such as electronics, optical equipment, paper, rubber and plastics.

Industrial Grade

Specification	30%-90%
EO	30%-90%
CO2	70%-10%

Other Grades and Purity Available on Asking

Items	Unit	Quality	Result	Methods
EO	%v/v	≥99.9	99.94	气相色谱法
H2O	m1/m3	≤0.01	0.0008	Coulometry
Acetaldehyde	m1/m3	≤1	≤0.003	Coulometry
CO	m1/m3	≤0.5	≤0.001	Coulometry
CH3COOH	m1/m3	≤0.002	≤0.002	Coulometry
H	m1/m3	≤5.0	≤5.0	Coulometry
O	m1/m3	≤1.0	≤1.0	Coulometry
Chroma/Hazen unit (platinum – cobalt)	m1/m3	≤5.0	≤5.0	Coulometry

Other Grades and Purity Available on Asking

Package Information

纯度	Cylinder Capacity	Weight	Valve
99.9%（3N）	8L	5Kg	QF-2/QF-2C
99.9%（3N）	40L	25Kg	QF-2/QF-2C
99.9%（3N）	100L	70Kg	QF-10
99.9%（3N）	300L	235Kg	QF-10
99.9%（3N）	600L	300kg	QF-10
99.9%（3N）	800L	600kg	QF-10