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HERO ID
4431467
Reference Type
Book/Book Chapter
Title
Ethylene glycol
Author(s)
Rebsdat, S; Mayer, D
Year
2000
Is Peer Reviewed?
No
Publisher
Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co.
Location
Hoboken, NJ
Book Title
Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry
Volume
13
Language
English
DOI
10.1002/14356007.a10_101
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Ethylene oxide
Abstract
Ethylene glycol [107-21-1,] 1,2-ethanediol, HOCH2CH2OH, Mr62.07, usually called glycol, is the simplest diol. It was first prepared by WURTZ in 1859 [1]; treatment of 1,2-dibromoethane [106-93-4] with silver acetate yielded ethylene glycol diacetate, which was then hydrolyzed to ethylene glycol.
Ethylene glycol was first used industrially in place of glycerol during World War I as an intermediate for explosives (ethylene glycol dinitrate) [2], but has since developed into a major industrial product.
The worldwide capacity for the production of ethylene glycol via the hydrolysis of ethylene oxide [75-21-8] (! Ethylene Oxide) is estimated to be ca. 7x106 t/a.
Ethylene glycol is used mainly as an antifreeze in automobile radiators (--> Antifreezes) and as a raw material for the manufacture of polyester fibers (--> Fibers, 4. Synthetic Organic; -->Polyesters).
Edition
6th
Editor(s)
Elvers, B
ISBN
9783527303854
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