kenya chemical is one of the leading Ethylene oxide distributors, manufacturers, exporters, and suppliers in Fujairah, Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Kuwait, kenya. We are supplied to various industrial markets including Household, Institutional Cleaning, Personal Care, and Industrial sectors including Oil fields, Agriculture, Lubricants, Marine Industry, Metal Working chemical industry, and Coatings markets.
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 the oxidation of ethylene in the presence of a 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 is often more effective and less toxic than alternative materials. Ethylene oxide itself is a very hazardous substance. At room temperature, it is a flammable, carcinogenic, mutagenic, irritating, and anesthetic 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.
The major use of ethylene oxide is as a chemical intermediate in the manufacture of ethylene glycol. Ethylene oxide is also used as a sterilizing agent for medical equipment and a fumigating agent for spices.
Ethylene Oxide Uses
Manufacturers use EO primarily in producing other chemicals used in consumer and industrial applications. The main chemical created from EO is ethylene glycol, a chemical used in products from brake fluid to industrial solvents. Some studies have found it in e-cigarette liquids.
EO is also used to create health care products and sterilize medical devices.
Ethylene oxide uses include:
Adhesives.
Agricultural insecticide.
Antifreeze.
Chemicals used to create fabrics for clothes, pillows, and carpets.
Cosmetics.
Detergents.
Fiberglass used in jet skis, bowling balls, and other products.
Herbicide.
Household cleaners.
Industrial cleaners.
Medicines.
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic resin used to make packaging and beverage containers.
Shampoos.
Sterilizing medical devices that are too delicate or sensitive for high-heat sterilizing, such as knee implants, bandages, electronics, and devices containing plastic.
Sterilizing spices.
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